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RFL-60 Orndorf vs. Antonovich PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Rinaldi (ranked 22864 p4p, 659 weight class) and Chris Omega (ranked 22578 p4p, 657 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustav Rinaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Chris Omega!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omega darts in and clinches Rinaldi up against the cage.
Omega has picked Rinaldi up - he's going for a ride! Omega dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Omega stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch but Rinaldi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Omega gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Omega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rinaldi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Omega is defending well.
Rinaldi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Omega is defending well.
Rinaldi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Omega avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Rinaldi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rinaldi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Omega is defending well.
Omega putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rinaldi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rinaldi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Omega is defending well.
Omega pressing his opponent against the cage.
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!
Omega manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've been hearing that Rinaldi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Omega controls Rinaldi momentarily but Rinaldi frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinaldi stopping the sweep attempt from Omega.
Omega looking for a guillotine here but Rinaldi defends easily.
Omega looking for a guillotine here but Rinaldi defends easily.
Rinaldi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Omega looking to control.
Omega throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rinaldi preventing the sweep.
Rinaldi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Omega bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rinaldi's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Omega is trying to control the position but Rinaldi postures up.
Rinaldi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Omega working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Omega looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rinaldi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Omega tries to clinch up.
Omega gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Omega manages to pull guard.
Omega throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rinaldi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Omega dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Omega closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rinaldi's guard.
Rinaldi pushes Omega off and gets back to his feet.
Rinaldi feints and as Omega raises his hands in defense, Rinaldi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rinaldi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rinaldi forces his way into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omega tries to roll over but Rinaldi keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Rinaldi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Omega looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Omega desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Omega wants to control the action here but instead Rinaldi manages to pass to full mount!
Rinaldi controlling the pace for now.
Omega is working to get back to half guard.
Rinaldi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rinaldi controlling from mount.
Omega keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rinaldi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Omega has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rinaldi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rinaldi working for a guillotine from mount but Omega is in no mood to give up.
Gustav Rinaldi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Omega tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Omega tries to lock up and control but Rinaldi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rinaldi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Rinaldi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Omega wants to clinch up but Rinaldi keeps it at a distance.
Rinaldi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Omega rushes Rinaldi and presses him up against the cage.
Rinaldi is looking for a takedown.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Omega prevents the takedown attempt.
Rinaldi tries to score a body lock takedown but Omega shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Rinaldi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rinaldi is working for takedown but Omega is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rinaldi is trying to drag Omega to the mat but Omega just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Omega.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Omega prevents a takedown attempt there.
Omega lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega jumps into guard, dragging Rinaldi to the mat.
Omega looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Omega escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rinaldi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Omega is trying to control the position but Rinaldi postures up.
Rinaldi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rinaldi looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega working a defensive guard here.
Rinaldi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rinaldi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Omega has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rinaldi has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rinaldi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rinaldi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Omega is trying to stand.
Well, if Rinaldi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rinaldi is thwarting Omega's attempts to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Omega closes the distance and clinches.
Omega stalls.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Omega obliges.
Omega manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Omega is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rinaldi defends well.
Omega is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Omega throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rinaldi escapes and throws Omega's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Omega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Omega has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Omega!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lazar Markov (ranked 5043 p4p, 476 weight class) and Van Der Veer (ranked 22720 p4p, 597 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazar Markov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Van Der Veer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Veer both land. Nice combination.
Markov misses with a takedown
and Veer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Markov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Veer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Veer is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Markov is controlling him well.
Markov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Veer tries to escape but Markov is in control.
Markov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
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!
Veer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Markov connects with a decent elbow.
Veer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Markov connects with a decent elbow.
Veer is rocked!
Markov crunches a massive hammerfist down on Veer - he's out! Markov Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lazar Markov!
Lazar Markov 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vince Foster (ranked 6194 p4p, 216 weight class) and Richard Weed (ranked 7443 p4p, 228 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Weed!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weed lands the left hand.
Foster swings widly with a right hand
and Weed counters with a left and a right that stings Foster.
Weed tries to clinch up.
Weed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weed takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Foster gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Foster gets through Weed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Foster manages to break the clinch.
Foster throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weed misses with a straight left.
Foster walks into a stiff left hand from Weed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weed lands a jab-cross combination.
Weed takes one to the side of the head.
Weed throws a series of punches but Foster moves out of range.
Weed wants to clinch.
Weed misses with a two punch combination.
Foster drops Weed with a big left hand! Weed is injured, injured bad! Foster jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vince Foster!
Vince Foster 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keone Kapisi (ranked 3596 p4p, 404 weight class) and Crazy Lobo (ranked 3882 p4p, 419 weight class). Crazy Lobo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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250 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keone Kapisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Crazy Lobo!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapisi moves into range and clinches up with Lobo.
A right hand to the body from Kapisi.
Nice body punch from Kapisi - that landed with a thud.
Lobo looks winded!
Kapisi stalling the fight.
Lobo takes a shot to the head.
Kapisi lands a hook that snaps the head of Lobo backwards.
It looks like Crazy Lobo has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kapisi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lobo is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kapisi.
I was talking to Kapisi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kapisi cracks Lobo with a nice body shot.
Lobo told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A short uppercut from Kapisi.
Lobo is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Kapisi as the two fighters clinch.
Lobo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kapisi finish him?
Kapisi creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lobo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lobo drops to his knees and Kapisi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keone Kapisi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit (ranked 1006 p4p, 48 weight class) and Kisada Hida (ranked 2793 p4p, 135 weight class). Hida has chosen Noisestorm - Crab Rave as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisada Hida!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hida throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Hida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Hida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Hida throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Hida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hida misses with a looping right.
Hida throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hida lands a slapping body shot.
Hida misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hida.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Hida moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Hida takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big right from Hida misses.
As Hida backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Hida releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hida throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
letting Hida counter with a right hand.
Hida stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hida looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Hida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Hida's legs.
Hida misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hida walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Hida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Hida does no damage.
Hida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sitsongrit rather than just go for the knockout.
Hida throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hida 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.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Hida as he connects with a hook.
Hida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hida throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Hida shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hida lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Hida looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
A solid body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit jabs Hida right on the nose. Hida blinks but takes it well.
Hida misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Sitsongrit finds it's target.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit catches Hida with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hida is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hida misses with a looping right.
Hida is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit wants to slow Hida down by chopping away at his legs.
Hida seems to have recovered his senses.
Some bone on bone action there as Hida checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hida misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Hida connects with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Hida.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Hida avoids it.
Hida misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hida swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Hida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hida throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hida thinking.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Hida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hida scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hida avoids a kick to the body.
Hida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
Hida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hida is out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hida takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Hida's defenses.
Hida throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Hida counters with a straight right hand.
Hida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Hida lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hida takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Hida has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hida fails to land with a series of punches.
Hida catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Hida throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Hida manages to avoid it.
Hida throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hida drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hida throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Hida saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Hida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Hida - just one landing.
Hida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Hida takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hida misses the body punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hida looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but Hida moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild combination.
Hida throws a lazy uppercut
and Hida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Hida.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hida can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hida throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hida.
And Sitsongrit counters with a quick kick to the body but Hida blocks it.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hida moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Hida.
Hida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hida throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand to the body.
Hida throws a one two combo.
Sitsongrit stuns Hida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hida is breathing heavily.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Hida has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hida throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hida takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Hida swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Hida.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hida doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Hida is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Sitsongrit moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Kisada Hida stepped up to the mic, saying 'I wonder why his fists keeps getting bigger until I got hit.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Burns (ranked 1735 p4p, 262 weight class) and Gargan Morus (ranked 2491 p4p, 339 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gargan Morus!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morus.
Burns is looking to counter punch.
Burns misses with an uppercut
and Morus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morus misses with some punches.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Morus controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morus.
Burns lands a nice uppercut.
Morus swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morus backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morus working aggressively here.
Burns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Morus.
A head punch on the inside from Morus fails to land.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Burns.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morus.
A short right from Burns on the inside.
Burns digs a right hand into Morus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morus's gas tank.
Morus working aggressively here.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Morus.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morus backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns lands with a right to the head.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Morus.
Morus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moruss head.
Morus is rocked!
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Morus.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Morus misses with some punches.
Burns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morus is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
Burns misses with the head strike.
Morus misses with a punch on the inside.
Morus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Morus.
Morus blocks an uppercut.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Morus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morus seems to have recovered his senses.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Morus controls his hands.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morus breaks from the clinch.
Burns walks into a left hand.
Morus swings widly with a right hand
and Burns counters with a left to the body.
Morus throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morus moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns swings for the body but Morus moves out of range.
Morus throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morus misses with a straight right.
A big left from Morus misses.
As Morus looks to move away, Burns throws a big counter combo but Morus just gets out of the way.
Morus loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Morus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
Morus unleashes a big counter combination but Burns bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with an uppercut
letting Morus counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Morus swings widly with a right hand
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morus walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Morus limp body while Burns jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cornelius Burns!
Cornelius Burns thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Gargan Morus spoke after the fight, saying 'I lose...I learn....I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Alison (ranked 801 p4p, 107 weight class) and Frank Granger (ranked 1373 p4p, 174 weight class). Alison comes to the cage accompanied by The Greatest (I am). Granger has chosen Primal Concrete Sledge as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Alison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Granger!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger connects with a body shot.
Frank Granger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Granger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alison shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Granger scores with the left hand. Alison knows he should have avoided that one.
Granger lands with a shot to the body.
Alison looks to score with a jab to the body but Granger is just out of range.
Alison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alison walks into a jab.
Granger has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alison misses with a looping right.
Alison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Granger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Granger.
Alison misses with a hook.
Granger sends Alison crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Granger is motioning to the referee to let Alison up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Granger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alison.
Granger digs a good hook to Alison's body.
Alison connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger misses with a hook. Alison ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Granger.
Granger scores with a jab to the head.
Granger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Granger misses with a left hand
enabling Alison to counter with a crisp jab.
Alison moves out of range as Granger strikes.
Alison is looking to counter punch.
Granger swings for the body but Alison moves out of range.
Granger is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alison had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Alison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Granger.
Granger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alison.
Alison ducks under a wild hook from Granger.
Alison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granger was well out of range. Poor timing from Alison.
Alison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Granger with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Granger, as that shot connected.
Granger lands a big uppercut and Alison crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Alison looks OK. Granger waves Alison back to his feet!
Alison is rocked!
Granger might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger drops Alison with a big left hand! Alison is injured, injured bad! Granger jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Granger!
Frank Granger 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Gusmao (ranked 195 p4p, 25 weight class) and Ronald Mateo Suarez (ranked 1091 p4p, 112 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henrique Gusmao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronald Mateo Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusmao blocks a jab.
Suarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gusmao.
Gusmao misses with an uppercut. Suarez saw that one coming.
Gusmao has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gusmao misses with a body shot
and Suarez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gusmao thinking.
Gusmao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gusmao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gusmao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suarez throws out the jab.
Suarez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gusmao tries to avoid it but Suarez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gusmao to the ground. Gusmao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gusmao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Gusmao.
Nice body punch from Gusmao.
Suarez looks to land a right hand but Gusmao moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gusmao.
Gusmao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Suarez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gusmao throws a shot from downtown. Suarez moves away and avoids it.
Suarez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gusmao misses with a hook.
Suarez throws a counter combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gusmao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Gusmao. No joy for Suarez on that attempt.
Suarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gusmao defending well as Suarez loads up on a big left hand.
Gusmao throwing a counter right hand but Suarez manages to avoid it.
Suarez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Suarez showed some decent athleticism there.
Gusmao wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gusmao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao is trying to stand up here but Suarez is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Suarez throws a body punch but Gusmao moves out of range.
Gusmao wants to clinch up but Suarez keeps it at a distance.
Suarez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gusmao defends it well.
Gusmao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henrique Gusmao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gusmao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gusmao.
Gusmao moves into range and clinches up with Suarez.
A short right from Gusmao on the inside.
Suarez can't get the takedown.
Henrique Gusmao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Mateo Suarez.
Gusmao misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gusmao is pressed up against the cage. Suarez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gusmao down to the mat. Gusmao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Suarez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Suarez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Suarez showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suarez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao wants to get back to his feet.
Suarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gusmao tries to kick Suarez off but Suarez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Suarez throwing shots but Gusmao is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Suarez there.
Gusmao looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gusmao on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gusmao makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Gusmao moves into the clinch.
Suarez blocks a body shot from Gusmao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao can't find room to land a body shot as Suarez controls the action.
Suarez has Gusmao pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gusmao manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gusmao scores with a shot to the side of Suarez's head.
Suarez can't get the takedown.
Gusmao prevents a takedown attempt there.
Suarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Gusmao.
Suarez tries for a takedown but Gusmao manages to get underhooks.
Gusmao works on Suarez's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gusmao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Suarez takes a shot to the head.
Suarez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gusmao gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Suarez prevents a body shot from Gusmao.
Gusmao is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Suarez looks winded!
Gusmao prevents the takedown attempt.
Suarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suarez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gusmao lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Gusmao.
Suarez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gusmao gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Gusmao dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gusmao looks to score with a jab to the body but Suarez is just out of range.
Gusmao clinches up with Suarez and pushes him back against the cage.
Suarez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gusmao gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Suarez tries to score a body lock takedown but Gusmao shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Suarez takes a shot to the head.
Suarez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gusmao prevents it.
Henrique Gusmao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Mateo Suarez.
Gusmao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Suarez is working for takedown but Gusmao is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gusmao scores with a hook to the body.
Gusmao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Suarez backwards.
Gusmao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Suarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gusmao gets through Suarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gusmao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Suarez is breathing heavily.
Gusmao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gusmao lands with a left to the head.
Suarez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gusmao avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Gusmao.
A body shot lands from Gusmao.
Suarez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Still in the clinch, Gusmao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gusmao lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Gusmao.
Henrique Gusmao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gusmao lands with a left to the head.
Suarez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gusmao gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gusmao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gusmao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Suarez backwards.
Gusmao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suarez is rocked!
A short right from Gusmao on the inside.
Suarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Gusmao finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gusmao digs a right hand underneath Suarez's ribcage. Suarez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gusmao gets through Suarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gusmao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gusmao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gusmao.
Good body shot from Gusmao.
A body shot lands from Gusmao.
A right hand to the body from Gusmao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Gusmao as the two fighters clinch.
Suarez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gusmao gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Gusmao.
A body shot lands from Gusmao.
Gusmao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gusmao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Suarez backwards.
Gusmao scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Gusmao.
A short uppercut from Gusmao.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gusmao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Gusmao scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Suarez pressed against the cage. Gusmao frees himself up and cracks Suarez with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Suarez crumples to the floor, out cold! Gusmao jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henrique Gusmao!
Henrique Gusmao retains his featherweight title!
Henrique Gusmao decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Slaughter (ranked 922 p4p, 115 weight class) and Cody Brinks (ranked 1100 p4p, 136 weight class). Slaughter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bring your Daughter to the Slaughter - Iron Maiden. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Slaughter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Brinks!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brinks cracks Slaughter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brinks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Slaughter drives through and clinches with Brinks against the cage.
Brinks pushes Slaughter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Slaughter has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice body punch from Brinks.
Brinks lands a body punch.
Brinks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brinks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brinks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brinks lands with a light punch inside.
Slaughter tries a body shot but Brinks blocks it.
Brinks misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Brinks on the inside.
Brinks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slaughter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slaughter misses with a punch to the body.
Brinks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brinks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brinks works on Slaughter's body with a couple of short punches.
Brinks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slaughter backwards.
Brinks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brinks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brinks lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brinks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Brinks.
Slaughter is breathing heavily.
A short right from Brinks on the inside.
Brinks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slaughter dodges an elbow strike from Brinks.
Brinks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slaughter.
Slaughter blocks a body shot from Brinks.
Brinks struggles to land a body shot inside as Slaughter controls his hands.
Brinks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Brinks.
Brinks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slaughters head.
Brinks digs a right hand underneath Slaughter's ribcage. Slaughter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brinks lands a left hand.
Slaughter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brinks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slaughter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Slaughter as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Brinks.
Brinks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slaughter backwards.
Brinks lands with a right to the head.
Slaughter is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brinks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brinks lands an uppercut.
Oh Slaughter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slaughter struggles to land a body shot inside as Brinks controls his hands.
Slaughter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slaughter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slaughter seems to have got his legs back now.
Brinks tries to land a knee to the head but Slaughter blocks with his arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Brinks.
A shot in the inside from Brinks.
Brinks misses with a punch to the body.
Brinks digs a right hand underneath Slaughter's ribcage. Slaughter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brinks.
Brinks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Slaughter takes a shot to the head.
Brinks lands with a left to the head.
Brinks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slaughter blocks it with crossed arms.
Brinks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slaughter backwards.
Brinks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slaughter or not.
Brinks cracks Slaughter with a nice body shot.
Brinks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Brinks.
Brinks has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Slaughter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brinks can turn it around.
Brinks misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brinks is working Slaughter over against the cage.
Brinks digs a right hand into Slaughter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slaughter's gas tank.
Brinks presses Slaughter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Brinks.
Brinks lands a left hand.
Brinks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brinks lands a shoulder strike.
Brinks dips a shoulder and cracks Slaughter with a mighty uppercut! Slaughter falls back against the cage and Brinks unloads with a barrage of strikes! Slaughter is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Brinks screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Brinks!
After winning the bout, Cody Brinks thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Orndorf (ranked 232 p4p, 33 weight class) and Petr Antonovich (ranked 1113 p4p, 174 weight class). Orndorf comes to the cage accompanied by Wrecking Ball - Andrew Baena. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Orndorf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petr Antonovich!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orndorf throws a jab when Antonovich was well out of range.
A shot to the body from Orndorf misses
and Antonovich counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Daniel Orndorf has been cut.
Orndorf misses with a left hand
and Antonovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orndorf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antonovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orndorf looks to throw the jab but Antonovich is out of range.
Antonovich looks to land a right hand but Orndorf moved out of range.
Orndorf misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Orndorf misses the target.
Orndorf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antonovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Orndorf.
Antonovich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Orndorf throws a jab when Antonovich was well out of range.
Antonovich throws a counter combo.
Orndorf scores with a three punch combo!
Orndorf avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orndorf chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antonovich can pounce on him.
Antonovich moves away from the strike by Orndorf.
Orndorf looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Antonovich misses.
Orndorf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Antonovich throws a nice looking combination but Orndorf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonovich misses with a straight left.
Orndorf throws a big shot that misses.
Antonovich looks to land a right hand but Orndorf moved out of range.
Orndorf slips under a jab from Antonovich.
A big left from Orndorf misses.
Orndorf throws a big shot that misses.
Orndorf looks to land a right hand but Antonovich moved out of range.
Orndorf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orndorf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Antonovich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Antonovich feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Orndorfs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Antonovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orndorf.
Orndorf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orndorf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antonovich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Orndorf throws a hook but Antonovich avoids it easily.
Orndorf slips a straight right by Antonovich.
Orndorf just misses with a punch to the body.
Orndorf looks to score with a jab to the body but Antonovich is just out of range.
Orndorf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antonovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Orndorf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orndorf walks into a jab.
Antonovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orndorf.
Orndorf moves away from the strike by Antonovich.
Orndorf misses with a straight right.
Antonovich throws out a counter right but Orndorf avoids it with no problem.
Antonovich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Orndorf.
A cross from Antonovich lands.
Daniel Orndorf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antonovich stalks Orndorf and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Orndorf's face. Orndorf staggers backwards, shaken.
Antonovich throws a lazy right hand but Orndorf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antonovich throws a shot from downtown. Orndorf moves away and avoids it.
Orndorf swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Antonovich.
Antonovich throws a shot from downtown. Orndorf moves away and avoids it.
Antonovich lands a slapping body shot.
Orndorf smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Antonovich misses with a looping right.
Antonovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orndorf is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Antonovich staying out of range there.
Orndorf backing away here, and Antonovich unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Antonovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orndorf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orndorf misses with an uppercut. Antonovich saw that one coming.
Antonovich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orndorf.
Decent striking displayed by Orndorf there.
Antonovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orndorf.
Orndorf throws a big shot that misses.
Orndorf throws out a loose jab but Antonovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antonovich misses with an uppercut. Orndorf saw that one coming.
Orndorf swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Orndorf feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Antonovich's calf.
Antonovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Orndorf.
Orndorf moves away from the strike by Antonovich.
Orndorf misses the jab.
Antonovich misses with a lunging right hand
and Orndorf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Orndorf looks to throw the jab but Antonovich is out of range.
Orndorf blocks a low kick nicely.
Orndorf takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antonovich throws a shot from downtown. Orndorf moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orndorf moves out of range as Antonovich strikes.
Orndorf tries a head kick but it misses.
Orndorf bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Antonovich's head backwards.
Antonovich misses with an uppercut
and Orndorf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Antonovich slips a jab from Orndorf.
Antonovich misses with a looping right.
Orndorf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antonovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orndorf misses with a wild body shot.
Orndorf misses with a hook.
Orndorf smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Orndorf misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orndorf throws a body shot but no joy.
Antonovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orndorf moves away.
Orndorf appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Orndorf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antonovich.
Orndorf takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orndorf throws a hook but Antonovich blocks it.
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 Daniel Orndorf will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Orndorf'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.
Orndorf lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Antonovich scores with a jab to the head.
Orndorf looks to score with a jab to the body but Antonovich is just out of range.
Antonovich misses with an uppercut
and Orndorf counters with a stiff right hand.
Orndorf misses with a hook
and Antonovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orndorf looks to throw the jab but Antonovich is out of range.
Antonovich slips under a jab.
Orndorf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orndorf slips under a jab from Antonovich.
Antonovich ducks under a wild hook from Orndorf.
Orndorf looks to land a body kick but Antonovich moved away.
Orndorf misses with a looping left.
Antonovich goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Daniel Orndorf's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orndorf takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Orndorf is rocked!
Orndorf throws a poor cross that misses
letting Antonovich counter with a right hand.
Oh Orndorf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Antonovich connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Orndorf out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Petr Antonovich!
Petr Antonovich is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Petr Antonovich thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Daniel Orndorf was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back. I will reclaim what's mine.'.
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