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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dzoko Dzoker (ranked 2898 p4p, 136 weight class) and Michael MP (ranked 2779 p4p, 131 weight class). MP has chosen Whitesnake - Is This Love? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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396 lbs
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274 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
29 - 30 - 0, fighting out of London, Dzoko Dzoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MP!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzoker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in MP's guard.
MP 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.
Dzoker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dzoker got a little sloppy there for a moment and MP has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dzoker has managed to get both his arms back between MP's legs - danger averted.
Dzoker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
It looks like Michael MP has been cut.
Dzoker stands and throws MP's legs to the side, diving into side control.
MP is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
MP regains half guard, as Dzoker was trying to land strikes.
MP is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dzoker lands with a punch from half guard.
Dzoker working over MP with some ground and pound. MP looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That has opened up Michael MP's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MP wants to get back to full guard but Dzoker has passed into side control.
MP is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dzoker off and has taken his back!
Dzoker trying to control the hands but MP breaks the grip.
Dzoker manages to reverse the position and now he's in MP's guard. Nice work there by Dzoker.
Dzoker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
MP has momentary wrist control but Dzoker slips an elbow through the middle.
Michael MP's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael MP's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dzoko Dzoker!
Our winner, Dzoko Dzoker, 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.
Michael MP spoke after the fight, saying 'That was unexpected. Give me another 5 minutes and that dude is getting wrecked.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Putin (ranked 3784 p4p, 383 weight class) and Brian Grimes (ranked 2467 p4p, 279 weight class). Putin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is IAMX - Happiness. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 lbs
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184 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlad Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin rushes Grimes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Putin lands an elbow just above Grimes 's eye.
Putin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Putin lands a nice uppercut.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grimes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Putin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Putin tries to land knees in the clinch but Grimes avoids the damage to the body.
Putin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Putin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grimes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Putin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin moves into the clinch successfully.
Putin lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Putin.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Grimes blocks it.
Grimes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Grimes manages to break the clinch.
Grimes misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes misses with a double jab.
Putin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grimes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Putin lands an uppercut.
Grimes dodges an elbow strike from Putin.
Grimes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grimes thuds a left hand into Putin's body.
Grimes throws a sloppy body shot
and Putin counters with a stiff right hand.
Putin moves into the clinch.
Putin lands an elbow inside that Grimes shrugs off.
It looks like Brian Grimes has been cut.
Putin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grimes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Putin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grimes avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
Grimes prevents a body shot from Putin.
Putin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Putin.
Putin scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes struggles to land a body shot inside as Putin controls his hands.
Putin with a knee to the head.
Putin misses with a body punch.
Putin trying to land knees to the body.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grimes wants to break free but Putin has control.
Grimes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grimes manages to break the clinch.
Brian Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grimes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Putin obliges.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grimes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Putin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grimes scores with a three punch combo!
Putin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Putin blocks a head kick by Grimes.
Grimes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Putin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Grimes avoids it.
Putin looks to clinch
and Grimes counters with a nice uppercut.
Putin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Putin darts in and clinches Grimes up against the cage.
Grimes tries to break the clinch but Putin is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by Putin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
Grimes scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grimes is defending well for now.
Grimes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Putin keeps control of Grimes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grimes is defending well for now.
Putin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grimes managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Grimes blocks with his arms.
A short right from Grimes on the inside.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Putin lands a knee to the body.
Grimes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Putin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Grimes blocks it.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Grimes avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grimes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grimes scores with a shot to the side of Putin's head.
Grimes struggles to land a body shot inside as Putin controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Putin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Grimes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Putin wants to clinch.
Grimes throws a jab when Putin was well out of range.
Grimes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Putin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Putin has managed to clinch.
Putin lands a right hand.
Putin lands an elbow inside.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Grimes misses with a body punch.
Grimes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin drives through and clinches with Grimes against the cage.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grimes's face.
Grimes stalling.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes is trying to push Putin away but Putin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Putin 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.
Putin with a knee to the head.
Putin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grimes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Putin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grimes's defenses.
Putin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grimes can do to turn this around?
Grimes lands a right hand.
Putin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Putin misses with the head strike.
Putin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grimes is trying to break free.
Grimes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grimes throws a looping overhand right but Putin ducks down to avoid it.
Grimes looks to throw the jab but Putin is out of range.
Vlad Putin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grimes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grimes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Putin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grimes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Putin darts in and clinches Grimes up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grimes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Putin misses with a punch to the body.
Putin takes a shot to the head.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Grimes blocks it.
Grimes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimes slowing the pace effectively.
Grimes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grimes avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Grimes blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grimes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grimes cracks Putin with a nice body shot.
Grimes blocks an elbow strike.
Putin misses with a body punch.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Grimes blocks with his arms.
Grimes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Putins head.
Grimes tries to work over Putin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grimes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grimes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Putin's elbow.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Grimes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Putin is rocked!
Putin presses Grimes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh Putin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grimes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Putin is looking to clinch but Grimes is avoiding it.
Grimes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Putin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grimes throws out a counter right but Putin avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Grimes misses.
Putin switches off momentarily and Grimes cracks him with a monster right hand! Putin topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Grimes dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Grimes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Grimes!
In his post fight interview, Brian Grimes 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Atanase Teodor (ranked 1319 p4p, 164 weight class) and Head Coach (ranked 1788 p4p, 215 weight class). Teodor comes to the cage accompanied by Pots and pans banging . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class MT
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atanase Teodor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 24 - 3, fighting out of London, Head Coach!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teodor blocks a head kick by Coach.
Teodor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coach throws a good cross that connects.
Coach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coach's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Teodor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Coach scrambles back to his feet.
Coach throws a right hand that misses
and Teodor makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Coach really felt that one!
Teodor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Coach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teodor.
Coach takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Teodor slips under a jab.
Teodor scores with a head kick. Coach tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teodor throws out a powerful jab.
Coach is rocked!
Coach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teodor.
Coach is still on wobbly legs! Can Teodor finish him?
Teodor lands with a hook. Coach tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Teodor cracks Coach with a hook to the temple - Coach is on wobbly legs here! Teodor swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Coach falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Teodor wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Atanase Teodor!
Atanase Teodor is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Atanase Teodor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Head Coach spoke after the fight, saying 'Thats it for me boys! I'm hanging them up...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vunny Bin (ranked 1624 p4p, 83 weight class) and Sir Reginald Beefcake (ranked 1572 p4p, 81 weight class). Vunny Bin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunny Bin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sir Reginald Beefcake!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin throws a leg kick but Beefcake checks it.
Beefcake throws out a counter right but Bin avoids it with no problem.
Bin lands with a nice body punch.
Beefcake moves out of range of the body kick from Bin.
Beefcake takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bin 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 Beefcake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beefcake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bin lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've been informed that Beefcake has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice uppercut lands for Bin. That snapped Beefcake's head back.
It looks like Sir Reginald Beefcake has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Bin as he connects with a hook.
Beefcake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bin drops Beefcake with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Beefcake looks back up at him and smiles so Bin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Beefcake is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beefcake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beefcake throws a fast counter high kick but Bin manages to duck under it in time.
Beefcake is still on wobbly legs! Can Bin finish him?
Bin lands a body shot.
Beefcake seems to have recovered his senses.
Beefcake looks winded!
Crunch! Bin slams his shin into Beefcake's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin thuds his shin into the meat of Beefcake's side.
Beefcake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bin.
Bin clinches up with Beefcake and pushes him back against the cage.
Bin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beefcakes head.
Bin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bin digs a right hand underneath Beefcake's ribcage. Beefcake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bin lands a shoulder strike.
Bin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beefcake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bin scores a nice knee to the body.
Bin lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Bin on the inside.
That has opened up Sir Reginald Beefcake's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Bin.
Bin with a knee to the head.
Bin lands with a light punch inside.
Beefcake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bin avoids it.
Bin missing with knees to the body.
Bin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beefcake or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bin working Beefcake over with knees to the body.
Bin has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Beefcake - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Bin, and another! Beefcake is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Vunny Bin!
Our winner, Vunny Bin, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Fidnhasieunch (ranked 3184 p4p, 176 weight class) and Talon Cape (ranked 1596 p4p, 80 weight class). Talon Cape will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Fidnhasieunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Talon Cape!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fidnhasieunch shoots in looking for a takedown. Cape tries to sprawl out of it but Fidnhasieunch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cape manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cape is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cape scores with a head kick.
Cape ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fidnhasieunch tries for a takedown but Cape circles away easily
and Cape counters with a straight right hand.
Cape scores with a shot to the body.
Fidnhasieunch dives in and scores a takedown into Cape's guard.
Cape is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fidnhasieunch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fidnhasieunch preventing the sweep.
Cape preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fidnhasieunch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fidnhasieunch drops back looking for a leg! Cape is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cape manages to kick Fidnhasieunch off! Fidnhasieunch jumps back into Cape's guard.
Cape pulls Fidnhasieunch in to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cape can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cape is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fidnhasieunch is controlling him.
Fidnhasieunch landing some decent shots from guard.
Fidnhasieunch wants to pass the guard but Cape is keeping the position.
Fidnhasieunch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fidnhasieunch with a nice head shot there.
Cape keeping moving, preventing Fidnhasieunch from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fidnhasieunch distracts Cape with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fidnhasieunch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fidnhasieunch trying to control but Cape is working from the bottom.
Cape doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cape is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fidnhasieunch postures up and lands a big shot to Cape's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cape controls Fidnhasieunch momentarily but Fidnhasieunch frees himself.
Fidnhasieunch scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cape is trying to control the position but Fidnhasieunch postures up.
Cape pulls Fidnhasieunch in close to prevent any damage.
Cape is trying to keep Fidnhasieunch in close.
Cape is adopting a defensive guard.
Fidnhasieunch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cape is keeping the position for now.
Fidnhasieunch lands a couple of elbows.
Cape is trying to control the position but Fidnhasieunch postures up.
Fidnhasieunch won't allow Cape to sweep him here.
Fidnhasieunch chips away with some ground and pound.
Fidnhasieunch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fidnhasieunch landing with the ground and pound.
Fidnhasieunch distracts Cape with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cape looking for a sweep. Not yet Cape, not yet.
Fidnhasieunch keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cape's head.
Cape wants to stand and escape but Fidnhasieunch is having none of it.
Fidnhasieunch working some strikes from top position.
Fidnhasieunch distracts Cape with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fidnhasieunch postures up.
Cape looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fidnhasieunch is one step ahead there.
We've been hearing that Fidnhasieunch has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cape controls Fidnhasieunch momentarily but Fidnhasieunch frees himself.
Fidnhasieunch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cape not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fidnhasieunch wants to control from the top but Cape keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cape looking to control.
Fidnhasieunch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cape swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cape controls Fidnhasieunch momentarily but Fidnhasieunch frees himself.
Cape pulls Fidnhasieunch in close to prevent any damage.
Fidnhasieunch trying to control the position from guard on top but Cape is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fidnhasieunch scoring with some ground and pound.
Fidnhasieunch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fidnhasieunch slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cape is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fidnhasieunch connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Fidnhasieunch dominated that round.
That's time! Fidnhasieunch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cape keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cape lands with a nice combination. Fidnhasieunch backs away looking to recover.
Fidnhasieunch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cape can do to turn this around?
Cape lands a two punch combo.
Cape has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fidnhasieunch is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fidnhasieunch dives in and scores a takedown into Cape's guard.
Cape preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fidnhasieunch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cape tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fidnhasieunch stands up over Cape, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cape looking to control.
Fidnhasieunch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cape pulls Fidnhasieunch in to control the position.
Fidnhasieunch wants to control from the top but Cape keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fidnhasieunch with a nice head shot there.
Cape wants to sweep here but Fidnhasieunch controlling him for the moment.
Fidnhasieunch trying to control but Cape is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fidnhasieunch is in close to Cape's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cape trying to control the position.
Fidnhasieunch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cape swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cape trying to control the position.
Fidnhasieunch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fidnhasieunch is working Cape over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fidnhasieunch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cape seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cape looking to control.
Fidnhasieunch is fighting to break Cape's control of his arms but Cape is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fidnhasieunch chips away with some ground and pound.
Fidnhasieunch pushes down on Cape's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cape wants to get back to full guard.
Cape on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fidnhasieunch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cape with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cape trying to control from the bottom.
Cape wants to get back to full guard.
Fidnhasieunch wants to free his trapped foot but Cape is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fidnhasieunch lands a nice short elbow.
Fidnhasieunch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fidnhasieunch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cape keeps working.
Fidnhasieunch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fidnhasieunch prevents Cape from improving his position.
Fidnhasieunch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cape with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cape is rocked!
William Fidnhasieunch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fidnhasieunch working the head and body with strikes.
Cape is still in real trouble! Can Fidnhasieunch finish him?
Fidnhasieunch is nestled in close to Cape, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fidnhasieunch working Cape over with strikes.
Fidnhasieunch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cape tries to roll over but Fidnhasieunch keeps him under control.
Fidnhasieunch is thwarting Cape's attempts to control the position.
Fidnhasieunch drops an elbow to the side of Cape's head.
Fidnhasieunch lands with a punch from half guard.
Fidnhasieunch works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cape takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fidnhasieunch lands a big shot to the head and Cape winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). William Fidnhasieunch!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mika Saarenpaa (ranked 624 p4p, 82 weight class) and Alessandro Rizzuto (ranked 1670 p4p, 194 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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181 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
44 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mika Saarenpaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alessandro Rizzuto!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzuto throws a right and a left that Saarenpaa avoids nicely.
Saarenpaa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saarenpaa cracks a nice hook into Rizzuto's ribs.
Saarenpaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rizzuto scores with a punch to the head.
Saarenpaa takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Saarenpaa fails to land.
Saarenpaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rizzuto lands a right hand.
Saarenpaa taking a breather.
Saarenpaa tries a body shot but Rizzuto blocks it.
A body shot lands from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rizzuto or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saarenpaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saarenpaa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rizzuto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saarenpaa manages to break the clinch.
Rizzuto 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.
Rizzuto is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Saarenpaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saarenpaa lands an overhand right.
Saarenpaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saarenpaa lands with a cross.
Saarenpaa throws a shot from downtown. Rizzuto moves away and avoids it.
Rizzuto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saarenpaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rizzuto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saarenpaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzuto.
Rizzuto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saarenpaa can pounce on him.
Saarenpaa connects with a solid leg kick.
Saarenpaa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rizzuto's hands.
Saarenpaa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rizzuto's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarenpaa clinches.
Saarenpaa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Saarenpaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzuto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saarenpaa misses with a body punch.
Rizzuto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saarenpaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saarenpaa tries a body shot but Rizzuto blocks it.
Saarenpaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rizzuto backwards.
Rizzuto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saarenpaa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saarenpaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saarenpaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Rizzuto controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Saarenpaa fails to land.
Rizzuto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rizzuto goes for a takedown attempt but Saarenpaa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Saarenpaa scores with a nice head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saarenpaa. That's going to slow Rizzuto down.
Mika Saarenpaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rizzuto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saarenpaa.
Rizzuto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzuto throws a head kick that misses.
Rizzuto misses with a left hand
enabling Saarenpaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Saarenpaa throws out a leg kick but Rizzuto moves out of range and Saarenpaa only half commits.
Rizzuto missing with a left hand there. Saarenpaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rizzuto throws a big shot that misses.
Rizzuto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saarenpaa circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Saarenpaa does it's job there.
Saarenpaa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saarenpaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rizzuto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rizzuto throws a head punch that misses.
Rizzuto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saarenpaa avoids it.
Saarenpaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saarenpaa tries to work over Rizzuto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rizzuto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saarenpaas head.
Saarenpaa pushes Rizzuto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rizzuto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saarenpaa lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rizzuto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa tries to throw a body punch but Rizzuto avoids it by throwing Saarenpaa back against the cage.
Saarenpaa has a couple of punches blocked by Rizzuto.
Saarenpaa can't find room to land a body shot as Rizzuto controls the action.
Saarenpaa avoiding damage as Rizzuto throws knees to the body.
Saarenpaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rizzuto's elbow.
Saarenpaa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Saarenpaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saarenpaa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rizzuto or not.
Saarenpaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saarenpaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saarenpaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Rizzuto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saarenpaa digs a right hand into Rizzuto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rizzuto's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saarenpaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Saarenpaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rizzuto backwards.
Saarenpaa blocks an uppercut.
Saarenpaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Saarenpaa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rizzuto misses with a body shot.
Mika Saarenpaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Rizzuto looks to land a right hand but Saarenpaa moved out of range.
Saarenpaa lands a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick from Rizzuto misses.
Crunch! Saarenpaa slams his shin into Rizzuto's torso.
Saarenpaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saarenpaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rizzuto working aggressively here.
Rizzuto goes for a takedown attempt but Saarenpaa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rizzuto moves out of range as Saarenpaa strikes.
Saarenpaa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Saarenpaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rizzuto can do to turn this around?
Rizzuto won't allow Saarenpaa to get back to his feet.
Rizzuto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzuto is looking for a kimura but Saarenpaa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rizzuto to get the leverage.
Rizzuto wants to take a breather but Saarenpaa is having none of it.
Rizzuto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rizzuto is looking to stall here but Saarenpaa recovers full guard.
Rizzuto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rizzuto scoring with some ground and pound.
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.
Rizzuto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Saarenpaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rizzuto throws a big elbow that misses.
Rizzuto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saarenpaa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saarenpaa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rizzuto is controlling him.
Rizzuto throwing strikes but missing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rizzuto wants to control from the top but Saarenpaa keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rizzuto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzuto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saarenpaa.
Nice defenses there by Rizzuto.
Rizzuto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Saarenpaa throws a hook but Rizzuto blocks it.
Rizzuto throws a lazy right hand but Saarenpaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rizzuto misses with a straight right.
Rizzuto throws an off balance right hand
and Saarenpaa counters with a right hand to the body.
Saarenpaa tries to clinch but Rizzuto is having none of it.
Saarenpaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saarenpaa takes one to the chin there.
Rizzuto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rizzuto catches Saarenpaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saarenpaa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rizzuto missing with a left hand there. Saarenpaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saarenpaa is looking to counter punch.
Saarenpaa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rizzuto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saarenpaa thuds a left hand into Rizzuto's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzuto lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saarenpaa's corner calls for a 1-2. Saarenpaa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rizzuto with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Saarenpaa counter with a right hand.
Rizzuto tries to move into range but Saarenpaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saarenpaa.
Some wild striking there from Rizzuto.
Saarenpaa connects with a right hand. Rizzuto shakes it off.
Saarenpaa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rizzuto in his tracks.
Saarenpaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saarenpaa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rizzuto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saarenpaa avoids the head kick by Rizzuto.
Rizzuto connects with an inside leg kick.
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 Mika Saarenpaa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Saarenpaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rizzuto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rizzuto takes one to the chin there.
Rizzuto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saarenpaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rizzuto.
Rizzuto connects with a crisp jab.
Rizzuto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saarenpaa.
A jab from Rizzuto misses.
Saarenpaa wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Saarenpaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rizzuto.
Rizzuto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saarenpaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzuto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rizzuto missing with a left hand there. Saarenpaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rizzuto throws a leg kick that misses.
Saarenpaa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rizzuto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saarenpaa drops his hands momentarily and Rizzuto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rizzuto tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rizzuto on the side of the head.
That kick from Saarenpaa tenderised Rizzuto's leg. Rizzuto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rizzuto thows a leg kick but Saarenpaa checks it
and Saarenpaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saarenpaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rizzuto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saarenpaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rizzuto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rizzuto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Some bone on bone action there as Saarenpaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Saarenpaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rizzuto's calf.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick which misses Rizzuto's front leg but catches the back leg as Rizzuto tries to avoid it.
Rizzuto throws a body kick that misses.
Rizzuto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Saarenpaa does it's job there.
Rizzuto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzuto throws a head kick but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Saarenpaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Alessandro Rizzuto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rizzuto misses the target.
Saarenpaa connects with a looping right hand.
Rizzuto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Saarenpaa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Saarenpaa pushes Rizzuto off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Rizzuto throws an overhand right that lands on Saarenpaa's shoulder, as Saarenpaa tries to avoid the shot.
Saarenpaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saarenpaa with a nice cross.
Rizzuto throws a hook but Saarenpaa blocks it.
Saarenpaa lands the left hand.
Rizzuto thows a leg kick but Saarenpaa checks it
and Saarenpaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Saarenpaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rizzuto's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saarenpaa.
A telegraphed right hand from Rizzuto misses the target.
Mika Saarenpaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa misses with a body kick.
Saarenpaa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rizzuto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saarenpaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Rizzuto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rizzuto digs a good body shot into Saarenpaa's ribs.
Saarenpaa slips under a jab.
Rizzuto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saarenpaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rizzuto at a distance.
Rizzuto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saarenpaa scores with the left hand. Rizzuto knows he should have avoided that one.
Rizzuto throws a head kick but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Saarenpaa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Saarenpaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Rizzuto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarenpaa connects with a right hand. Rizzuto shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa misses with a body kick.
Saarenpaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
A low kick from Rizzuto is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Saarenpaa works the jab nicely.
Rizzuto takes one to the chin there.
Saarenpaa lands a really nice looking cross but Rizzuto seems unphased.
Saarenpaa lands a jab.
Saarenpaa connects with a right hand. Rizzuto shakes it off.
Saarenpaa throws a right and a left that Rizzuto avoids nicely.
Saarenpaa connects with a leg kick. Rizzuto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizzuto tries to land a front kick but Saarenpaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rizzuto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rizzuto misses with a lunging right hand
and Saarenpaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mika Saarenpaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saarenpaa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mika Saarenpaa!
Our winner, Mika Saarenpaa, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Molokai Built (ranked 874 p4p, 47 weight class) and Santana Blaze (ranked 1993 p4p, 105 weight class). Santana Blaze told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Molokai Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santana Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built scores with a nice strike.
Blaze throws a head kick but Built moves out of range.
Built tries to clinch
and Blaze counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Built stuns Blaze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Built ducks under a wild hook from Blaze.
A right-left combo lands from Blaze.
Built throws a jab when Blaze was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blaze! But no joy.
Blaze avoids the head kick by Built.
Molokai Built seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze takes one on the button.
Blaze scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've been told by Built's head coaches at 3Band MMA ($700/week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Built rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Built uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blaze.
Built misses with a looping right.
Blaze feints a jab promting Built to slip. Blaze then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Built slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blaze tried to score with a low kick but Built checks it.
Built changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built tries to bum rush Blaze with a series of wild strikes but Blaze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blaze is looking for the big counter here.
Blaze moves into range and connects with a jab.
Built is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Built jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaze. Built does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaze defending well as Built loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Blaze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Built. Beautiful body shot.
Blaze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Built moves out of range as Blaze strikes.
Built dodges the punch combination from Blaze.
Built was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Built misses with a low kick.
Built slips a jab and a cross from Blaze.
Blaze avoids the body shot from Built.
Blaze throws out a counter right but Built avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built looks to land a right hand but Blaze moved out of range.
Blaze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Built takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Built showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaze.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze scores with a crisp jab that stopped Built in his tracks.
A big right from Blaze misses.
Blaze moves out of range as Built strikes.
Blaze blocks a head kick by Built.
Built moves into the clinch.
Built lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Built.
Built throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaze.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blaze is trying to break the clinch but Built has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blaze wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Built has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Built.
Blaze is trying to break free.
Built swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaze wants to break free but Built has control.
Built has a couple of punches blocked by Blaze.
Blaze slowing the pace effectively.
Built works on Blaze's body with a couple of short punches.
Built digs a right hand underneath Blaze's ribcage. Blaze let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blaze wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Built has him pressed against the cage.
Built escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blaze ducks under a wild hook from Built.
Built pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaze sizes up Built with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Blaze.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Built misses the target.
Blaze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Built.
Built throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Blaze's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Blaze is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Built throws a head kick that misses
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Built throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaze avoids the head kick by Built.
Blaze scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Built scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blaze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Built.
Built throws a shot from downtown. Blaze moves away and avoids it.
Built misses with a low kick.
Built lands with a hook. Blaze tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Built throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blaze lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Built avoids nicely.
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 Molokai Built will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Built fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blaze.
Built tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaze was well out of range. Poor timing from Built.
Blaze misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Built.
Blaze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaze misses with a head kick.
Built rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blaze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Built lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Built avoids nicely.
Blaze throws a series of punches but Built moves out of range.
Built staying out of range there.
Santana Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Built listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Built's corner calls for a 1-2. Built obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blaze is rocked!
It looks like Santana Blaze has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built has Blaze up against the cage in a clinch.
Blaze is still on wobbly legs! Can Built finish him?
Built breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Built fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Blaze to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Blaze looks to clinch but Built throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Blaze taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Molokai Built!
In his post fight interview, Molokai Built started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Santana Blaze spoke after the fight, saying ' '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between TJ Kaczmarek (ranked 1646 p4p, 193 weight class) and Simon Budimon (ranked 1248 p4p, 148 weight class). Simon Budimon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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176 lbs
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184 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, TJ Kaczmarek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Budimon!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kaczmarek, as that shot connected.
Budimon clobbers Kaczmarek with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kaczmarek takes one to the chin there.
Budimon 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.
Kaczmarek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Budimon misses the jab.
Budimon tries to land a front kick but Kaczmarek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Budimon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Budimon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek throws the left hand but Budimon avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Kaczmarek misses.
Budimon scores with a nice right hand.
Budimon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Kaczmarek misses the target.
Kaczmarek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Budimon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kaczmarek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaczmarek wants to slow Budimon down by chopping away at his legs.
A little jabbing left from Budimon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budimon takes a swing at Kaczmarek's ribcage but misses.
Kaczmarek throws a series of punches but Budimon moves out of range.
Kaczmarek misses with an uppercut. Budimon saw that one coming.
Budimon throws a leg kick which misses Kaczmarek's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaczmarek tries to avoid it.
Kaczmarek throws the left hand but Budimon avoids the punch easily.
Budimon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Budimon cracks Kaczmarek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kaczmarek misses with an uppercut. Budimon saw that one coming.
A big left from Kaczmarek misses.
Kaczmarek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kaczmarek has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Farm in the buildup to the fight.
Kaczmarek moves out of range as Budimon strikes.
Kaczmarek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Budimon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kaczmarek throws a shot from downtown. Budimon moves away and avoids it.
Kaczmarek 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Budimon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budimon lands a nice shot to the body.
Kaczmarek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Budimon.
An attempted straight right counter from Kaczmarek misses the target.
Kaczmarek scores with a three punch combo!
Budimon lands a head shot.
Budimon stuns Kaczmarek with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kaczmarek will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kaczmarek misses with a double jab.
Kaczmarek gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Budimon.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Budimon, as that shot connected.
Kaczmarek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Budimon circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaczmarek throws a shot from downtown. Budimon moves away and avoids it.
Budimon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kaczmarek throws a wild body kick that Budimon sees coming a mile off.
Kaczmarek looks to land a left hand but Budimon moved out of range nicely.
Budimon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budimon swings for the body but Kaczmarek moves out of range.
Budimon blocks a leg kick.
Budimon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kaczmarek had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Budimon throws a big shot that misses.
Kaczmarek is looking to counter punch.
Kaczmarek misses with a hook. Budimon ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Budimon misses.
Kaczmarek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Budimon tests Kaczmarek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Budimon tests Kaczmarek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Budimon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kaczmarek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Budimon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kaczmarek misses with an uppercut. Budimon saw that one coming.
Kaczmarek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Kaczmarek slips a straight right by Budimon.
Budimon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Budimon lands a nice shot to the body.
Budimon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Budimon.
Kaczmarek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Budimon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kaczmarek walks into a left hand.
Budimon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Budimon counters with a straight right hand.
Kaczmarek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Budimon thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Kaczmarek misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaczmarek looks to throw the jab but Budimon is out of range.
Good shot there by Budimon.
Kaczmarek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Budimon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Kaczmarek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Budimon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Budimon.
Budimon ducks under a wild hook from Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Budimon throws the left hand but Kaczmarek avoids the punch easily.
Budimon misses with a wild body shot.
Kaczmarek seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kaczmarek missing with a left hand there. Budimon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaczmarek backing away here, and Budimon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Budimon throws a head kick that misses.
Kaczmarek cracks Budimon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Budimon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaczmarek.
Budimon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Budimon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaczmarek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaczmarek misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Kaczmarek misses its intended target.
Kaczmarek tried to score with a low kick but Budimon checks it.
Budimon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kaczmarek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Budimon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Kaczmarek scores with a four punch combination!
Kaczmarek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Budimon.
Kaczmarek 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.
Kaczmarek connects with a good right hand that stumbles Budimon. Budimon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Budimon throws a jab when Kaczmarek was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Kaczmarek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simon Budimon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Budimon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Budimon lands a head kick. Kaczmarek smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kaczmarek blocks a head kick by Budimon.
Budimon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaczmarek. That did some damage!
Budimon misses with a right hand
and Kaczmarek counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Kaczmarek fails to land.
Budimon presses Kaczmarek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Budimon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Budimon.
Budimon tries a body shot but Kaczmarek blocks it.
Kaczmarek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Budimon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Budimon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Budimon scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Budimon misses its intended target.
Budimon cracks Kaczmarek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Budimon checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Budimon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kaczmarek throws a big shot that misses.
Budimon looks to throw the jab but Kaczmarek is out of range.
Budimon misses with a looping left.
Budimon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Budimon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kaczmarek misses with a straight left.
Budimon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kaczmarek looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaczmarek throws a hook to the side of Budimon's head but Budimon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Budimon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kaczmarek attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Budimon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kaczmarek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Budimon was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaczmarek.
Budimon staying out of range there.
Budimon is looking for the big counter here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Budimon!
Budimon cracks Kaczmarek with an open hand slap.
Kaczmarek looks to land a combination but Budimon avoids it well.
Kaczmarek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kaczmarek throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Budimon cracks Kaczmarek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kaczmarek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Budimon can pounce on him.
Budimon loads up on a big right hand but Kaczmarek slips the punch.
Kaczmarek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Budimon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaczmarek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budimon slips under a jab.
Kaczmarek lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Budimon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kaczmarek moves out of range as Budimon strikes.
Kaczmarek is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Budimon works over Kaczmarek's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like TJ Kaczmarek has been cut.
Kaczmarek loads up on a big right hand but Budimon slips the punch.
A good leg kick by Budimon.
Kaczmarek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaczmarek misses with a hook.
Kaczmarek throws the left hand but Budimon avoids the punch easily.
Budimon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Budimon throws a head kick but Kaczmarek moves out of range.
Budimon loads up on a big right hand but Kaczmarek slips the punch.
It looked like Kaczmarek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Budimon misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Budimon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on TJ Kaczmarek's cut.
That's time! Kaczmarek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A big left from Budimon misses.
Kaczmarek wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kaczmarek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Budimon.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Budimon.
A jab from Kaczmarek misses.
A left lands for Kaczmarek.
Budimon blocks a jab.
It seemed like Budimon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kaczmarek throws out a loose jab but Budimon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Budimon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kaczmarek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Budimon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Budimon blocks a head kick by Kaczmarek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaczmarek looks to land a left hand but Budimon moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Budimon.
Budimon throws a sloppy head kick and Kaczmarek moves out of range easily.
Kaczmarek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kaczmarek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budimon lands with an uppercut that bounces Kaczmarek off the cage and back into range.
Kaczmarek avoids the head kick by Budimon.
Kaczmarek throws an overhand right that lands on Budimon's shoulder, as Budimon tries to avoid the shot.
Budimon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kaczmarek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kaczmarek throws an off balance right hand
letting Budimon counter with a right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Budimon blocks the leg kick.
Kaczmarek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sloppy strikes from Kaczmarek. Those never looked like landing.
Kaczmarek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kaczmarek misses with a looping right.
Kaczmarek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Budimon.
Budimon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Budimon ducks under a wild hook from Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek backing away here, and Budimon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Simon Budimon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Budimon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Budimon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Budimon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Budimon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kaczmarek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Budimon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Budimon counters with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Budimon.
Budimon scores with a jab.
Budimon moves out of range as Kaczmarek strikes.
Budimon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Budimon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kaczmarek throws a series of punches but Budimon moves out of range.
Kaczmarek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A good leg kick by Budimon.
Kaczmarek throws a leg kick but Budimon checks it.
Budimon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaczmarek blocks a jab.
Kaczmarek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Budimon connects with a leg kick. Kaczmarek looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Budimon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaczmarek.
Budimon tries to bum rush Kaczmarek with a series of wild strikes but Kaczmarek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Budimon blocks a head kick by Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek misses with a lunging right hand
and Budimon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Budimon.
Kaczmarek is looking to counter punch.
Kaczmarek moves away from the strike by Budimon.
Budimon tries to move into range but Kaczmarek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Budimon scores with a nice head shot.
Budimon punishes Kaczmarek's body with a nice straight punch.
Budimon takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budimon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaczmarek.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Budimon lands with a right hand.
Budimon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kaczmarek eats them both and turns towards Budimon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kaczmarek throws the left hand but Budimon avoids the punch easily.
Kaczmarek throws a body punch but Budimon moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Budimon! But no joy.
TJ Kaczmarek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Budimon swings for the body but Kaczmarek moves out of range.
Budimon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kaczmarek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A low kick from Kaczmarek misses
and Budimon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Budimon cracks Kaczmarek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Budimon misses the shot to the body.
Budimon throws a sloppy head kick and Kaczmarek moves out of range easily.
Budimon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Donk. Budimon catches Kaczmarek right on the button with a cross.
Budimon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Budimon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Budimon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Budimon!
Simon Budimon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Pato (ranked 1252 p4p, 175 weight class) and Tom Kruiz (ranked 2127 p4p, 289 weight class). Kruiz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ZARILA KANDZE. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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193 lbs
35 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Kruiz!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruiz with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Pato to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Kruiz.
A low kick from Kruiz misses
and Kruiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pato throws a body shot but no joy.
Pato doesn't manage to clinch there - Kruiz circles away.
Pato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Pato misses with a body shot
so Kruiz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pato manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kruiz manages to get himself to full guard.
Pato has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruiz keeping moving, preventing Pato from controlling successfully.
Pato is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kruiz has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Pato is looking to defend but Kruiz has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Pato! Kruiz pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Pato taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tom Kruiz!
Tom Kruiz spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Mir (ranked 463 p4p, 69 weight class) and Mario Jones (ranked 1026 p4p, 154 weight class). Yoel Mir is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoel Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Jones!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones defending well as Mir loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mir.
Mir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mir throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Mir throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jones drives through and clinches with Mir against the cage.
Mir tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Mir manages to break the clinch.
Jones clinches up with Mir and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mir lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Mir.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones misses with some punches.
Mir trying to land knees to the body.
Mir lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Mario Jones has been cut.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones trying to stall but Mir improves his position.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mir's elbow.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mir blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Mir using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mirs head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir misses with a knee strike.
Jones digs a right hand into Mir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mir's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Mir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mir lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mir or not.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Mir lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands a body punch.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Mir throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Mir is just out of range.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Jones swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Mir moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Mir's shoulder, as Mir tries to avoid the shot.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
Jones takes a swing at Mir's ribcage but misses.
Mir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Mir.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jones thumps Mir with a low kick.
Mir looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones is looking to slow Mir down with leg kicks.
Mir tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Mir checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mir scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mir walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mir.
Mir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Mir.
Mir pushes Jones away with a front kick.
Mir lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mir throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mir lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mir throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Mir only half commits.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mir connects with a body shot.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Good shot there by Jones.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Mir moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Mir's leg but Mir calmly moves out of range.
Mario Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mir takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Mir throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mir.
Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Mir connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mir misses with a leg kick.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Mir appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mir blocks a jab.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Mir wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mir is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Mir chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Mir is out of range.
Mir connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Mir's knee but Mir avoids it well.
Mir blocks a jab.
Mir jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mir tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Mir moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a hook but Mir avoids it easily.
Mir avoids the body shot from Jones.
Mir uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mir.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mir takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mir rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mir's sensitive parts.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Mir throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mir counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones is rocked!
Mir feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Jones collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yoel Mir!
In his post fight interview, Yoel Mir started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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