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DKCW 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Konstantine (ranked 3961 p4p, 413 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 8112 p4p, 590 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Konstantine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konstantine shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Konstantine showed some decent athleticism there.
Konstantine blocks the strikes from Jaa.
Konstantine looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jaa told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jaa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konstantine sitting in guard here, content to control.
Konstantine pushing down on Jaa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jaa is looking for a sweep. Konstantine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantine takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Konstantine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jaa keeps working.
Konstantine wants to pass to mount but Jaa is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaa tries to roll over but Konstantine keeps him under control.
Konstantine trying to mount his opponent but Jaa defends it.
Jaa wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Konstantine trying to control the action but Jaa is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Konstantine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaa stuffs the takedown.
Konstantine feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Konstantine controls from within his opponent's guard.
Konstantine forces his way into half guard.
Konstantine stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jaa trying to control from the bottom.
Konstantine is working for a submission of some sort.
Konstantine is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jaa wants to control but Konstantine is keeping busy.
Konstantine is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jaa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Konstantine.
Konstantine seems to be looking for submissions.
Jaa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Konstantine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Konstantine slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Konstantine dominated that round.
That's time! Konstantine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Konstantine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Konstantine is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jaa fails to land the takedown.
Jaa thumps Konstantine with a low kick.
Tony Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Konstantine looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jaa wants to stand back up but Konstantine manages to pass into side control.
Konstantine wants to control but Jaa is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaa tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jaa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jaa is looking for a sweep.
Konstantine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaa can do to turn this around?
Konstantine tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Konstantine moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jaa prevents Konstantine from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jaa wants to control but Konstantine postures up.
Konstantine wants to control but Jaa is keeping him busy.
Jaa is looking for a sweep.
Konstantine is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jaa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Konstantine tries to move to mount but Jaa blocks the move with his legs.
Jaa seems a little lost for a moment, as Konstantine dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konstantine wants to control but Jaa is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Jaa stuffs the takedown attempt from Konstantine. Konstantine gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jaa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Konstantine actively working from the bottom here.
Konstantine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Konstantine is looking for a sweep. Jaa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jaa trying to control from half guard but Konstantine is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Jaa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jaa enables Konstantine to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jaa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Jaa manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Jaa is stalling here.
Konstantine changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jaa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jaa shoots in and drives through. Konstantine sprawls well.
Jaa scores with a takedown into Konstantine's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa won't allow Konstantine to sweep him here.
Jaa trying to control but Konstantine is working from the bottom.
Jaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Konstantine looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jaa defends it easily.
Konstantine is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Konstantine keeping moving, preventing Jaa from controlling successfully.
Konstantine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jaa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jaa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jaa throwing strikes from guard but Konstantine blocks nicely.
Konstantine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jaa defends well.
Jaa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Konstantine looking for a guillotine here but Jaa defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konstantine wants to sweep here but Jaa controlling him for the moment.
Jaa gets to his feet - Konstantine follows without any prompting.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Konstantine pushes him off.
Konstantine decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jaa is trying to maintain the position but Konstantine is very close to passing his half guard.
Konstantine takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konstantine passes into side control, despite Jaa's attempt to control the position.
Konstantine tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Jaa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Konstantine tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jaa pushes Konstantine away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Konstantine gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Jaa.
I think Jaa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Jaa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Transporter (ranked 4915 p4p, 564 weight class) and Taskill Leofwine (ranked 3219 p4p, 427 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Transporter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Phil Collins in the air tonight . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Transporter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taskill Leofwine!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leofwine looks to land a combination. Transporter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Jason Transporter has been cut.
Transporter moves into the clinch successfully.
Transporter is trying to trip Leofwine. He has hold of a leg but Leofwine is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Transporter persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Transporter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Transporter wants to control from the top but Leofwine keeps moving.
Transporter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leofwine can't keep his opponent in guard - Transporter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leofwine trying to control here.
Transporter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leofwine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Transporter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Transporter wants to work for an arm triangle but Leofwine is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Leofwine is looking to control Transporter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leofwine avoid being mounted?
Transporter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leofwine defends it well.
Transporter seems to be working for a kimura but Leofwine defends the submission attempt.
We've been hearing that Transporter has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Transporter working over Leofwine with some ground and pound. Leofwine looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Transporter trying to control from half guard but Leofwine is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leofwine tries to roll over but Transporter keeps him under control.
Transporter controlling the pace.
Leofwine wants to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Leofwine won't allow Transporter to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leofwine tries to roll over but Transporter keeps him under control.
Transporter passes to side control.
Transporter working away.
Leofwine is working to avoid the ground and pound but Transporter connects with a decent elbow.
Leofwine wants to control but Transporter postures up.
Leofwine managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Transporter.
Transporter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Leofwine is trying to control Transporter's posture but Transporter avoids it.
Transporter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leofwine keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Transporter tries for a kimura but Leofwine is defending well.
Leofwine is trying to get back to half guard.
Transporter looks up at the clock and then as Leofwine takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Transporter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Transporter connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Leofwine some visible discomfort.
Transporter tries to move into full mount but can't pass Leofwine's legs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Transporter landing a few strikes.
Leofwine regains half guard there - taking advantage of Transporter's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Transporter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Transporter's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Leofwine throws a right hand that Transporter ducks under and follows up with a left that Transporter also avoids with ease.
Leofwine misses with the combination.
Transporter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Transporter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leofwine can do to turn this around?
A right-left combo lands from Leofwine.
Leofwine blocks a jab.
Leofwine looks to score with a jab to the body but Transporter is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Transporter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Transporter throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Leofwine tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Transporter is in Leofwine's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Transporter postures up.
Jason Transporter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Transporter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Transporter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Transporter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leofwine controls Transporter momentarily but Transporter frees himself.
We've been informed that Leofwine has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Transporter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leofwine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Transporter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Transporter stopping the sweep attempt from Leofwine.
Leofwine working a defensive guard but Transporter passes into half guard.
Transporter seems to be working for a kimura but Leofwine defends the submission attempt.
Nice strikes from Transporter there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Transporter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Transporter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Transporter is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Leofwine!
Transporter lands a couple of good shots and Leofwine has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
It looks like Taskill Leofwine has been cut.
Transporter trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Transporter has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Leofwine has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Transporter keeps control of the position as Leofwine tries to break free.
Transporter has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Leofwine has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Transporter misses with punches from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Transporter is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Leofwine has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Transporter working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Leofwine is doing well to defend. Transporter seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Leofwine is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jason Transporter!
A very excited looking Jason Transporter 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Buriak (ranked 2718 p4p, 382 weight class) and Donald Trump (ranked 1020 p4p, 160 weight class). Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitri Buriak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump has Buriak up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Buriak.
A short right from Trump on the inside.
Buriak pushes Trump back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buriak prevents a body shot from Trump.
Trump scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buriak tries to throw a body punch but Trump avoids it by throwing Buriak back against the cage.
Buriak misses with a body punch.
Trump is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Trump blocking some punches.
Buriak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trump slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump lands a hook that snaps the head of Buriak backwards.
Trump blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buriak lands with a left to the head.
Buriak misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buriak gets through Trump's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buriak scores with a hook to the body.
Buriak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trump controlling the action here for a moment.
Trump is struggling to control the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buriak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buriak tries to throw a body punch but Trump avoids it by throwing Buriak back against the cage.
Trump blocks an uppercut.
Buriak misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Trump blocks an uppercut.
Buriak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trump's elbow.
Trump has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Buriak seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Trump can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buriak.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buriak misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Buriak fails to land.
Trump blocks a body shot from Buriak.
Buriak prevents the takedown attempt.
Buriak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Buriak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump wants a takedown but no success here.
Buriak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trump slowing the pace effectively.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Trump stalling the fight.
Buriak lands a body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Trump takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Trump is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trump.
Good body shot from Buriak.
A nice left hand lands by Buriak.
Buriak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Buriak.
Buriak throws a punch but it's blocked by Trump.
Trump throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buriaks head.
A right hand to the body from Trump.
Buriak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buriak.
Trump prevents a body shot from Buriak.
Buriak has a couple of punches blocked by Trump.
Buriak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trump or not.
Trump has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Buriak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dimitri Buriak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Trump.
Buriak tries to work over Trump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by Buriak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buriak lands with a light punch inside.
Buriak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trump tries to work over Buriak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buriak throws a head punch that misses.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buriak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trump blocking some punches.
Trump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buriak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buriak misses with a punch on the inside.
Trump misses with some punches.
Buriak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buriak scores with a hook to the body.
Buriak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Buriak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trump is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buriak.
Trump looks winded!
Buriak has a couple of punches blocked by Trump.
Trump is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Buriak dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Trump drops his hands momentarily and Buriak takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Buriak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trump can do to turn this around?
Trump avoids the body shot from Buriak.
Buriak has managed to clinch.
Buriak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but Buriak avoids it by throwing Trump back against the cage.
Trump tries to work over Buriak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trump lands with a short shot to the head.
Buriak throws a head punch that misses.
Buriak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buriak.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by Buriak.
Buriak can't find room to land a body shot as Trump controls the action.
Dimitri Buriak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by Buriak.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buriak.
Buriak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trump is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Buriak as Trump tries to tie him up.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Buriak uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buriak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buriak tries to throw a body punch but Trump avoids it by throwing Buriak back against the cage.
Buriak tries to work over Trump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Buriak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buriak scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Buriak on the inside.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Trump makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Buriak.
Trump blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buriak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trump stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Trump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Buriak.
Buriak misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buriak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trump prevents a body shot from Buriak.
Trump is working Buriak over against the cage.
Trump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buriak backwards.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Buriak tries to throw a body punch but Trump avoids it by throwing Buriak back against the cage.
Trump is trying to maintain a safe position but Buriak gets an underhook and turns Trump into the cage.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Trump has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Buriak after a bit of a struggle.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Buriak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trump working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buriak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Buriak.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buriak tries a body shot but Trump blocks it.
Buriak misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Buriak.
Buriak working aggressively here.
Buriak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buriak is pressed up against the cage. Trump has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Buriak down to the mat. Buriak avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Trump clinches up with Buriak and pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Buriak.
Buriak tries to work over Trump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Buriak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buriak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buriak tries to throw a body punch but Trump avoids it by throwing Buriak back against the cage.
Buriak tries a body shot but Trump blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buriak.
Buriak misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buriak lands a left hand.
Trump is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Buriak pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dimitri Buriak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Trump.
Buriak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trump is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Buriak is keeping busy.
Buriak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Buriak lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Buriak.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buriak.
Buriak scores with a shoulder strike.
Buriak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Buriak misses with some punches.
Trump takes a shot to the head.
Buriak gets through Trump's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Buriak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Buriak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trump is rocked!
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Buriak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buriak cracks Trump with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Buriak dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Trump takes one to the chin there.
Trump takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buriak keeps the fight on the outside.
Buriak drops Trump with a beautiful combination! Trump stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Buriak is looking for the KO!
Trump is still on wobbly legs! Can Buriak finish him?
Buriak throws a shot to the body.
Trump walks straight into a right hand from Buriak - that's dropped him! Buriak jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Trump from any more punishment! Trump complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dimitri Buriak!
A less than humble Dimitri Buriak misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Jordan (ranked 2356 p4p, 226 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 1855 p4p, 191 weight class). Yuri Boyka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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230 lbs
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240 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boyka missing with a left hand there. Jordan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Boyka.
Boyka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boyka misses with a series of wild punches.
Jordan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Boyka 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.
Nice cross by Boyka.
Jordan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyka.
Boyka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jordan is able to avoid easily.
A combination from Jordan does no damage.
Jordan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jordan ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
Boyka throws a body shot but no joy.
Boyka digs a good hook to Jordan's body.
Boyka throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy body kick from Boyka
and Jordan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boyka's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Boyka misses.
Jordan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jordan slips a jab and a cross from Boyka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Boyka misses the target.
Boyka throws a lazy right hand but Jordan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boyka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boyka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boyka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jordan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jordan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Jordan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boyka doesn't seem phased though.
Jordan slips a straight right by Boyka.
Boyka lands with an uppercut that bounces Jordan off the cage and back into range.
A right-left combo lands from Jordan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jordan.
Boyka wants to slow Jordan down by chopping away at his legs.
Boyka throws a shot from downtown. Jordan moves away and avoids it.
Boyka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jordan.
Jordan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyka.
Nice defenses there by Jordan.
Jordan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boyka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jordan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jordan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boyka with the counter takedown but Jordan avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Boyka scores with a four punch combination!
Boyka scores with a three punch combo!
Boyka loads up on a big right hand but Jordan slips the punch.
Boyka drops his hands momentarily and Jordan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jordan scores with a decent looking hook.
Boyka throws a leg kick but Jordan moved away.
Jordan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boyka swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Jordan counter with a right hand.
Jordan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boyka's sensitive parts.
Jordan throws a jab when Boyka was well out of range.
Boyka misses with a few strikes there.
Boyka scores with a jab.
Boyka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jordan.
Boyka missing with a left hand there. Jordan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Jordan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boyka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan slips under a jab.
Jordan is looking to counter punch.
Boyka digs a good hook to Jordan's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jordan misses.
Boyka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jordan misses with a body kick.
Boyka throws a leg kick
and Jordan counters with a leg kick.
Boyka throws a series of strikes that have Jordan backpedaling.
Some bone on bone action there as Jordan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boyka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boyka misses with a lunging right hand
and Boyka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boyka moves out of range as Jordan strikes.
Boyka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick from Jordan lands but Boyka takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boyka slips a jab from Jordan.
A left lands for Boyka.
Jordan cracks Boyka with a good jab.
Boyka misses with a double jab.
Jordan tries to bum rush Boyka with a series of wild strikes but Boyka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jordan was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyka.
Boyka throws a leg kick
and Jordan counters with a nice leg kick.
Jordan looks to land a left hand but Boyka moved out of range nicely.
Jordan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyka.
Boyka misses with a double jab.
Jordan throws a series of strikes that have Boyka backpedaling.
A combination from Jordan does no damage.
Boyka throws a shot from downtown. Jordan moves away and avoids it.
Boyka misses the jab.
Boyka scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Boyka misses.
Jordan misses the jab.
Boyka throws a head kick but Jordan moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyka defending well as Jordan loads up on a big left hand.
And Boyka tries to counter it with a takedown but Jordan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boyka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jordan throws a right and a left that Boyka avoids nicely.
A jab from Boyka misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuri Boyka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boyka tries to move into range but Jordan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boyka lands a really nice looking cross but Jordan seems unphased.
Jordan lands with an uppercut that bounces Boyka off the cage and back into range.
Jordan moves forwards but Boyka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jordan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boyka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jordan to score with a decent uppercut.
Jordan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Boyka walks into a left hand.
Boyka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jordan counters with a straight right hand.
Boyka is rocked!
It looks like Jordan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A big right from Boyka misses.
Boyka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boyka is still on wobbly legs! Can Jordan finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka throws a sloppy head kick and Jordan moves out of range easily.
Boyka seems to have recovered his senses.
Boyka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jordan.
Jordan scores with a nice strike.
Boyka just misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan throws a shot from downtown. Boyka moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Boyka. That snapped Jordan's head back.
Boyka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Jordan misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka cracks Jordan with a good jab.
Boyka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boyka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jordan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyka connects with a nice looking jab.
Boyka looks to throw the jab but Jordan is out of range.
Jordan cracks Boyka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boyka with a hook.
Yuri Boyka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boyka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jordan.
Boyka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jordan momentarily.
A jab from Jordan misses.
Boyka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jordan.
Jordan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yuri Boyka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jordan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyka throws out the jab.
Jordan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good exchange - Jordan coming out on top.
Jordan misses with a looping left.
Boyka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boyka throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boyka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boyka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyka misses with an uppercut. Jordan saw that one coming.
It looked like Jordan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jordan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jordan dodges the punch combination from Boyka.
Jordan seems to be stalking Boyka here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Boyka drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matt Jordan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Banner (ranked 2693 p4p, 303 weight class) and Herbert Mullin (ranked 3327 p4p, 362 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herbert Mullin!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullin throws an off balance right hand
and Banner counters with a left to the body.
Banner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mullin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mullin tries to bum rush Banner with a series of wild strikes but Banner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Banner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mullin ducks under a wild hook from Banner .
Banner looks to throw the jab but Mullin is out of range.
Mullin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Banner in his tracks.
Banner throws a push kick but Mullin slaps the foot to one side.
Banner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banner throws a big shot that misses.
Mullin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Banner throws a right hand that Mullin ducks under and follows up with a left that Mullin also avoids with ease.
Banner cracks Mullin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mullin tests Banner 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner takes a swing at Mullin's ribcage but misses.
Banner throws the left hand but Mullin avoids the punch easily.
Banner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mullin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullin avoids the body shot from Banner .
Banner misses with a looping left.
Mullin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banner lands a really nice looking cross but Mullin seems unphased.
Mullin scores with the left hand. Banner knows he should have avoided that one.
Banner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Mullin misses its intended target.
Banner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mullin doesn't seem bothered though.
Banner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mullin misses the shot to the body.
Mullin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mullin slips under a jab from Banner .
Banner takes a swing at Mullin's ribcage but misses.
Mullin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Banner connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mullin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mullin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullin misses with the combination.
Mullin cracks Banner with an open hand slap.
Mullin misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Mullin. That snapped Banner 's head back.
Mullin throws a body shot but no joy.
Mullin throws a hook but Banner avoids it easily.
Mullin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Banner with a jab.
Banner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Banner tests Mullin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mullin moves out of range of the strikes.
Banner moves into range and clinches up with Mullin.
Mullin working aggressively here.
Mullin tries a body shot but Banner blocks it.
Banner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mullin fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullin scores with a shot to the side of Banner 's head.
Mullin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mullin punishes Banner 's body with a nice straight punch.
Banner throws a lazy right hand but Mullin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mullin misses with the combination.
Banner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Banner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mullin.
Mullin misses with a hook.
Banner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mullin momentarily.
Mullin loads up on a big right hand but Banner slips the punch.
Banner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Banner misses with a looping left.
Banner wants to land a leg kick but Mullin is out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Mullin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner throws a big shot that misses.
Banner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Banner misses the jab.
Banner throws out a loose jab but Mullin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banner drops his hands momentarily and Mullin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mullin misses with a straight right.
Mullin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Banner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Banner has managed to clinch.
Banner struggles to land a body shot inside as Mullin controls his hands.
Mullin scores with a shoulder strike.
Mullin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banner .
Mullin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mullin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mullin throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banner .
Banner has a couple of punches blocked by Mullin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Herbert Mullin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Banner misses with a wild body shot.
Banner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mullin throws out a powerful jab.
Banner has managed to clinch.
Banner throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mullin.
Mullin scores with a hook to the body.
Banner manages to break the clinch.
Banner throws out a loose jab but Mullin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mullin throws a hook to the side of Banner 's head but Banner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mullin just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBanner .
Mullin just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner throws a poor cross that misses
and Mullin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Banner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Banner is rocked!
Banner throws out a loose jab but Mullin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Banner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mullin throws a series of punches but Banner avoids them all with ease.
Jab from Mullin.
Mullin pounces like a tiger and cracks Banner with a vicious hook! Banner is down but not out! Mullin follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Herbert Mullin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackin Off (ranked 2746 p4p, 263 weight class) and Arnaldur Hjoervarsson (ranked 3210 p4p, 298 weight class). Hjoervarsson has chosen The Only as his entrance music. Jackin Off could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arnaldur Hjoervarsson's chin.
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245 lbs
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280 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackin Off!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnaldur Hjoervarsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Off throws a body shot but no joy.
Hjoervarsson throws out a counter right but Off avoids it with no problem.
Hjoervarsson misses with a head kick.
Off is looking to counter the offense by Hjoervarsson and move into the clinch.
Hjoervarsson digs a good hook to Off's body.
Hjoervarsson misses with a body kick.
Hjoervarsson cracks a nice hook into Off's ribs.
Off takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hjoervarsson lands a really nice looking cross but Off seems unphased.
A shot to the body from Hjoervarsson misses
and Off holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Off tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hjoervarsson's elbow.
Hjoervarsson trying to land knees to the body.
Off working aggressively here.
Hjoervarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Off backwards.
Hjoervarsson lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Off misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hjoervarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Off scores with a shot to the side of Hjoervarsson's head.
Off misses with a short punch on the inside.
Off lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjoervarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Offs head.
Hjoervarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Off ducks under a wild hook from Hjoervarsson.
Hjoervarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Off moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Off, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hjoervarsson connects with a right hand. Off shakes it off.
Hjoervarsson misses with an uppercut.
Hjoervarsson jabs Off right on the nose. Off blinks but takes it well.
Hjoervarsson throws a leg kick
and Off counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Off.
A left hand lands to the body for Hjoervarsson.
Off lands a right hand.
Off can't find room to land a body shot as Hjoervarsson controls the action.
Good body shot from Hjoervarsson.
Off scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hjoervarsson misses with a body punch.
Hjoervarsson cracks Off with a nice body shot.
Off is breathing heavily.
Off has a couple of punches blocked by Hjoervarsson.
Hjoervarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hjoervarsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hjoervarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Off is just out of range.
Hjoervarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Off.
Hjoervarsson connects with a body shot that sends Off's belly button to the back.
We've been told by Off's head coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Off shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Off clinches.
Hjoervarsson pushes Off back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Hjoervarsson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hjoervarsson.
A bit of stalling here from Hjoervarsson.
Hjoervarsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Off.
Hjoervarsson blocks an uppercut.
Hjoervarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Off misses with a punch on the inside.
Hjoervarsson prevents a body shot from Off.
Hjoervarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hjoervarsson scores with a shot to the side of Off's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjoervarsson lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hjoervarsson.
Hjoervarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Off controls his hands.
Hjoervarsson tries to throw a body punch but Off avoids it by throwing Hjoervarsson back against the cage.
Hjoervarsson scores with a shot to the side of Off's head.
Hjoervarsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Off is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Off.
Off misses with a punch on the inside.
Hjoervarsson blocks a body shot from Off.
Hjoervarsson prevents a body shot from Off.
Hjoervarsson presses Off against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hjoervarsson.
Hjoervarsson lands a nice uppercut.
Hjoervarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Off backwards.
Off is rocked!
Off has a couple of punches blocked by Hjoervarsson.
Oh Off is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hjoervarsson lands an uppercut.
Hjoervarsson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Off with a big uppercut! Off tries to clinch up but Hjoervarsson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Off to the mat! Off covers up and Hjoervarsson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arnaldur Hjoervarsson!
A very excited looking Arnaldur Hjoervarsson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wife Beater (ranked 2685 p4p, 292 weight class) and Tyrell Williams (ranked 4697 p4p, 432 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wife Beater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrell Williams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beater drops Williams with a beautiful combination! Williams stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Beater is looking for the KO!
It looks like Tyrell Williams has been cut.
Williams slips a straight right by Beater.
Williams 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.
Beater misses with a hook.
Beater swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams counters with a good low kick that Beater was not able to check.
Wife Beater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beater.
Beater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beater has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beater missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beater.
Williams only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've been told by Beater's head coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
An inside leg kick from Williams misses.
Williams defending well as Beater loads up on a big left hand.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beater misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a good low kick that Beater was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams slips a straight right by Beater.
Beater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beater throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beater is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Beater lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beater with a body shot.
Beater throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beater misses with a looping left.
Williams shapes to counter with a head kick.
Beater scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Beater off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beater scores with a hook.
Beater throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Williams misses.
Beater is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Beater misses.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Beater counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beater throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Beater throws a right hand that misses
and Williams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Beater blocks a low kick nicely.
Beater misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Beater.
Williams slips a straight right by Beater.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater slips under a jab.
Beater misses with a wild body shot.
Beater takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beater misses with a right hand
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Wife Beater has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Beater misses the target.
Beater throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beater walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beater is rocked!
Beater misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams counters with a big left hand that crumples Beater! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyrell Williams!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Popkov (ranked 1999 p4p, 297 weight class) and Desmond Okafor (ranked 2526 p4p, 358 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Popkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desmond Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Popkov throwing a counter right hand but Okafor manages to avoid it.
Okafor lands a nice looking body shot.
Popkov misses with a double jab.
Popkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Okafor scores with a nice body kick.
Okafor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Okafor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Popkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Okafor misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Okafor is just out of range.
Okafor only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Okafor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okafor has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Popkov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Desmond Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popkov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Popkov misses with a few strikes there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Okafor. That's going to slow Popkov down.
Popkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Okafor.
Popkov lands a jab.
Popkov throws out a loose jab but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okafor replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Popkov blocks it well.
Okafor misses with an uppercut. Popkov saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Popkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okafor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okafor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Popkov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Popkov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Popkov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Okafor scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor looks to throw the jab but Popkov is out of range.
It looked like Popkov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Okafor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Popkov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okafor circles away quickly and effectively.
Okafor throws out a counter right but Popkov avoids it with no problem.
Popkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Popkov is out of range and Okafor settles back down.
Okafor cracks Popkov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Okafor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Okafor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Okafor throws out a leg kick but Popkov moves out of range and Okafor only half commits.
Popkov misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor jabs at Popkov's body.
Popkov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Popkov throws a hook but Okafor avoids it easily.
Okafor lands with a kick to the ribs.
Okafor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Popkov.
Okafor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Popkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Popkov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Okafor moves forwards but Popkov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Okafor connects with an inside leg kick.
Okafor scoring well with a low kick there.
Okafor scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four 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!
Okafor ducks under a wild hook from Popkov.
Popkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Okafor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Okafor.
Oooooh!!! Okafor has knocked Popkov down with a huge combo! Okafor steps away and waves a wobbly Popkov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Popkov is rocked!
Popkov 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.
Popkov misses with a shot to the body
and Okafor counters with an outside leg kick.
Popkov misses with an uppercut
and Okafor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Okafor swings widly with a right hand
and Okafor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okafor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Popkov is out of range and Okafor settles back down.
Popkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okafor moves away.
Okafor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Okafor 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.
Okafor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Okafor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Okafor throws a lazy head kick
and Okafor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okafor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Popkov checks it well.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Popkov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Okafor - the referee stops the clock and Popkov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Okafor. Popkov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Okafor throws a hook but Popkov avoids it easily.
Okafor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Popkov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Popkov scores with a jab to the head.
Popkov misses with an uppercut. Okafor saw that one coming.
Okafor shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popkov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Popkov duly obliges.
Okafor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Desmond Okafor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okafor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Popkov throws an overhand right that lands on Okafor's shoulder, as Okafor tries to avoid the shot.
Okafor lands a leg kick that knocks Popkov off balance momentarily.
Popkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
Popkov throws a jab when Okafor was well out of range.
Okafor throws out a counter right but Popkov avoids it with no problem.
Popkov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Popkov ducks under a wild hook from Okafor.
Mikhail Popkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Popkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Okafor counters with a body kick.
Okafor cracks a nice hook into Popkov's ribs.
Popkov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okafor.
Popkov cracks Okafor with an open hand slap.
Popkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okafor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Popkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Okafor misses with a low kick as Popkov jumps back.
Okafor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Popkov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Okafor, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popkov needs to keep his hands up - Okafor had a free shot at his head there.
Okafor gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Okafor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Popkov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okafor counters with a straight right hand.
Popkov's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A leg kick checked by Popkov.
Popkov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Okafor.
Okafor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Popkov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That kick from Okafor tenderised Popkov's leg. Popkov is trying to keep his angry face on.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Okafor.
Okafor scores with a leg kick.
Okafor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Okafor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Popkov misses with a looping right.
Okafor defending well as Popkov loads up on a big left hand.
Okafor was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Okafor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Okafor throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Okafor. Popkov shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Okafor there.
Popkov looks to throw the jab but Okafor is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Okafor. Beautiful body shot.
Okafor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Popkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Okafor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Okafor scores with a body shot.
Okafor misses with a low kick as Popkov jumps back.
Popkov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Okafor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Popkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Popkov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Okafor. That one must have hurt.
Popkov throws an off balance right hand
and Okafor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Popkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Popkov walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Okafor swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Desmond Okafor!
Desmond Okafor decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Valentine (ranked 1343 p4p, 169 weight class) and Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 2137 p4p, 260 weight class). Valentine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bloodborne OST - Gehrman, The First Hunter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Valentine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Valentine misses its intended target.
Valentine closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rodriguez did well to prevent Valentine getting side control.
Rodriguez is refusing to be controlled, as Valentine sits in half guard.
Valentine is pressing down on Rodriguez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rodriguez is holding on for now.
Valentine is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Valentine wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
Rodriguez is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine moves nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rodriguez, who protects the arm well.
Valentine is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rodriguez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine is trying to get an arm triangle but Rodriguez is defending well.
Rodriguez prevents Valentine from moving into mount.
Valentine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Valentine thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rodriguez tries to bench press Valentine off him but Valentine keeps the position.
Rodriguez struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rodriguez tries to buck Valentine off but Valentine is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Rodriguez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rodriguez prevents Valentine from moving into mount.
Valentine is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rodriguez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Valentine thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rodriguez can't do much from the bottom here.
Valentine tries to move to mount but Rodriguez blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine taking a breather here.
Rodriguez is trying to control Valentine's posture but Valentine avoids it.
Valentine tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rodriguez is not content to let Valentine control the position.
Rodriguez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valentine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rodriguez is trying to improve his position.
Rodriguez wants to control but Valentine postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rodriguez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Valentine is keen to just control but Rodriguez is a slippery customer.
Rodriguez is concentrating on defense, preventing Valentine from advancing position.
Valentine trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Valentine seems to be looking for submissions.
Valentine uses his free foot to push down on Rodriguez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rodriguez.
Valentine wants to finish this one by submission but Rodriguez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Valentine.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valentine looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rodriguez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Valentine 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.
Valentine tries for a takedown but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Valentine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rodriguez's waist but Rodriguez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valentine off to one side.
Valentine fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez connects with a body shot.
Rodriguez leaves Valentine with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Valentine cracks Rodriguez with an open hand slap.
Valentine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Valentine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rodriguez can pounce on him.
Rodriguez throws a looping overhand right but Valentine ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine dives in and scores a takedown into Rodriguez's guard.
Alex Valentine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Valentine tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriguez is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Valentine forces his way into half guard.
Rodriguez is defending against the submission attempts here by Valentine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to control but can't.
Rodriguez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Valentine haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rodriguez wants to improve his position but Valentine is controlling well.
Valentine trying to pass the guard but Rodriguez defending well.
Valentine wants to take a breather but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Valentine tries to pass to full mount but Rodriguez defends it.
Rodriguez is looking to control Valentine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rodriguez avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Valentine is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rodriguez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Valentine.
Valentine trying to pass the guard but Rodriguez defending well.
Valentine is working hard here to advance position.
Valentine is trying to control the action in half guard but Rodriguez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez tries to roll over but Valentine keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is refusing to be controlled, as Valentine sits in half guard.
Rodriguez trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Valentine fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice takedown defense from Rodriguez. No joy for Valentine on that attempt.
Rodriguez scores with a body shot.
Rodriguez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Valentine is out of range and Rodriguez settles back down.
Valentine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Rodriguez to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Alex Valentine has been cut.
Valentine shoots in looking for a takedown. Rodriguez tries to sprawl out of it but Valentine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rodriguez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodriguez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rodriguez throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodriguez sprawls well. Rodriguez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valentine gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Valentine.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez throws a body kick that misses.
Valentine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rodriguez's waist but Rodriguez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valentine off to one side.
Rodriguez scores with a nice right hand.
Valentine with a poor takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valentine is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez slaps away a takedown attempt from Valentine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oh Valentine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valentine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodriguez lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Valentine up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Rodriguez from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Valentine's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Rodriguez!
Ryan Rodriguez is the new lightweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Ryan Rodriguez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Volkov (ranked 939 p4p, 107 weight class) and Piss Moan (ranked 1744 p4p, 179 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Piss Moan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexei Volkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piss Moan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Piss Moan has been cut.
Volkov stuns Moan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Volkov connects with a body shot.
Volkov jabs Moan right on the nose. Moan blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from Moan misses its intended target.
Moan moves out of range of the strikes.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moan throws a right hand that misses
and Volkov counters with a straight right hand.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Moan is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Moan misses.
Volkov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moan misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Volkov counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov ducks right into an uppercut from Moan.
It looks like Alexei Volkov has been cut.
Moan throws out a loose jab but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moan avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Moan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Volkov with a body shot.
Moan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moan lands with a nice body punch.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moan was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Moan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moan takes one on the button.
Volkov throws a body punch but Moan moves out of range.
Volkov throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Volkov misses.
Moan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Volkov throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Moan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moan moves away.
A shot to the liver by Moan. Beautiful body shot.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
Volkov throws a jab when Moan was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moan throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Volkov misses with an uppercut. Moan saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Moan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
It looks like Volkov has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Volkov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alexei Volkov's cut is getting worse.
Moan tries to close the distance and clinch but Volkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moan misses with a body shot.
Volkov throws a shot to the body.
Moan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Volkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moan cracks Volkov with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Volkov tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Moan pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Volkov is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piss Moan!
Piss Moan is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Piss Moan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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