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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Karhu (ranked 23155 p4p, 525 weight class) and Tony Huge (ranked 22709 p4p, 546 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Huge!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu slaps away a takedown attempt from Huge, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jesse Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Huge.
Karhu scores with a body shot.
Karhu lands a glancing blow to the side of Huge's head.
Karhu scores with a jab to the body.
Huge has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Karhu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Karhu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Huge eats them both and turns towards Karhu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Tony Huge has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karhu keeps the fight on the outside.
Huge walks into a jab.
Karhu cracks Huge with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Karhu with a hook.
It looks like Karhu has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Huge fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huge takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Huge tries to clinch but Karhu is having none of it.
Huge fails with a takedown attempt.
Jesse Karhu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Huge.
Huge takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karhu lands a right hook to the body.
Karhu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Huge.
Jesse Karhu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Karhu.
Huge fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huge lands with an uppercut that bounces Karhu off the cage and back into range.
Karhu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Huge takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karhu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Karhu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Huge closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Karhu's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karhu keeping moving, preventing Huge from controlling successfully.
Karhu looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Huge puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Huge works his way into full mount!
Huge jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Karhu manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huge with the ground and pound but Karhu regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Karhu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
My spies in 3Band MMA ($800/week) inform me that Huge has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Huge prevents Karhu from improving his position.
Huge seems to be looking for submissions.
Karhu is concentrating on defense, preventing Huge from advancing position.
Karhu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Huge on the ground.
Karhu is looking to control Huge's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karhu avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Karhu is looking to improve his position.
Huge is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Karhu trying to hold on to Huge's head to control him but Huge postures up.
Karhu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Karhu is trying to get back to full guard.
Karhu is defending against the submission attempts here by Huge.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Karhu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Huge's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Huge has his takedown stuffed
enabling Karhu to counter with a crisp jab.
Karhu throws a one two combo.
Karhu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Karhu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karhu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Karhu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Huge's 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!
Karhu punishes Huge's body with a nice straight punch.
Karhu digs a good body shot into Huge's ribs.
Tony Huge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karhu works Huge's body with a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Karhu.
Huge takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karhu scores with a shot to the body.
Jesse Karhu is winning the standup battle so far.
Huge shoots in looking for a takedown. Karhu tries to sprawl out of it but Huge keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karhu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu lands with a straight right. Huge didn't see that one coming.
Huge is breathing heavily.
Huge takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice sprawl there from Karhu as Huge shoots in.
Jesse Karhu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Huge.
Karhu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karhu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Karhu lands an overhand right.
Karhu scores with a sloppy right hand. Huge should have avoided that one.
Huge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karhu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karhu, as that shot connected.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Huge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Karhu.
Huge is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karhu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Huge is still on wobbly legs! Can Karhu finish him?
Huge gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Karhu gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Karhu!
A very excited looking Jesse Karhu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Tony Huge had this to say: 'Hey maaann'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willy Brandon (ranked 7955 p4p, 567 weight class) and Wussy Destroyer (ranked 22237 p4p, 604 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Willy Brandon has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Willy Brandon seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willy Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wussy Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Destroyer moves away.
Brandon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brandon slips a straight right by Destroyer.
Destroyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brandon throws a body punch but Destroyer moves out of range.
Brandon throws a body punch but Destroyer moves out of range.
Destroyer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brandon eats them both and turns towards Destroyer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Destroyer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Willy Brandon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Destroyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Destroyer stuns Brandon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brandon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Destroyer sprawls well. Destroyer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brandon gets slowly back to his feet.
Destroyer lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Destroyer misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer throws a head kick that misses.
We've been told by Brandon's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Destroyer throws out a loose jab but Brandon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brandon lands in his opponent's guard.
Destroyer manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Destroyer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brandon scoring well with a low kick there.
Brandon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandon is looking to clinch.
Brandon misses with a low kick.
Destroyer wants to counter the offense by Brandon and move into the clinch position.
Brandon just misses with a punch 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!
Destroyer scores with a decent looking hook.
Destroyer slips under a jab from Brandon.
Destroyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brandon.
Destroyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brandon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon wants to clinch.
Brandon throws out a powerful jab.
Brandon instigates a clinch.
Destroyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brandon misses with a knee strike.
Brandon lands a good knee to the midsection. Destroyer won't want to take too many of those.
Destroyer breaks the clinch.
Destroyer cracks Brandon with an open hand slap.
Brandon throws the left hand but Destroyer avoids the punch easily.
Destroyer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Destroyer takes a swing at Brandon's ribcage but misses.
Brandon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brandon avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon misses with an uppercut. Destroyer saw that one coming.
Destroyer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brandon misses with a takedown
and Destroyer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brandon slips a straight right by Destroyer.
Brandon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Destroyer misses with a looping right.
Destroyer throws a shot from downtown. Brandon moves away and avoids it.
Brandon slips under a jab.
Brandon fails to land with a series of punches.
Destroyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Destroyer throws a nice looking combination but Brandon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brandon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Destroyer moves forwards but Brandon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brandon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Destroyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Brandon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Destroyer needs to keep his hands up - Brandon had a free shot at his head there.
Brandon ducks under a wild hook from Destroyer.
Brandon tries to counter by clinching up but Destroyer breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandon is looking to clinch but Destroyer is avoiding it.
Brandon wants to slow Destroyer down by chopping away at his legs.
Brandon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Destroyer.
Brandon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandon. Destroyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Destroyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wussy Destroyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brandon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Destroyer. Destroyer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brandon misses with a takedown attempt - Destroyer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Brandon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Destroyer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Destroyer.
Brandon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brandon throws a lazy uppercut
and Destroyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brandon scores with a head kick. Destroyer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wussy Destroyer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Destroyer misses with a wild body shot.
Brandon misses with a right hand
and Destroyer counters with a nice body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brandon.
Sloppy strikes from Destroyer. Those never looked like landing.
Willy Brandon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandon lands a jab to the nose.
Destroyer lands with a good body shot.
Destroyer works Brandon's body with a nice hook.
Brandon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brandon misses with a body shot.
Destroyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Brandon rushes Destroyer and presses him up against the cage.
Destroyer is trying to break the clinch but Brandon is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destroyer breaks the clinch.
Destroyer loads up on a big right hand but Brandon slips the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Destroyer.
Brandon looks for a takedown but Destroyer sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandon moves into range and clinches up with Destroyer.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brandon.
Brandon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Destroyer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brandon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Destroyer throws a hook but Brandon avoids it easily.
A big left from Destroyer misses.
Brandon has closed the distance and engaged Destroyer in a clinch.
Brandon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Destroyer just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Brandon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Destroyer blocks an uppercut.
Destroyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandon wants to clinch up but Destroyer keeps it at a distance.
Brandon tried to score with a low kick but Destroyer checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon tries to clinch up but Destroyer circles away and keeps his distance.
Destroyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Destroyer misses the shot to the body.
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Destroyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brandon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandon darts in trying to clinch
letting Destroyer counter with a right hand.
Brandon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Destroyer.
Brandon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brandon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Destroyer is fending him off so far but Brandon persists. Nope, Destroyer circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Destroyer misses.
Destroyer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brandon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Destroyer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Destroyer.
Brandon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Destroyer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brandon.
Brandon throws a hook to the side of Destroyer's head but Destroyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Destroyer throws a big shot that misses.
Destroyer misses with a body shot.
Destroyer throws a jab when Brandon was well out of range.
Destroyer loads up on a big right hand but Brandon slips the punch.
Destroyer misses with an uppercut.
Destroyer throws a head kick but Brandon moves out of range.
Brandon misses with a hook.
Brandon moves into range and clinches up with Destroyer.
Brandon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Destroyer is trying to force a seperation but Brandon has the dominant position.
Destroyer breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon lands a nice hook to Destroyer's body. Destroyer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brandon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brandon clinches up with Destroyer and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandon throws an elbow but it misses.
Brandon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Destroyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandon.
Brandon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Destroyer has one foot on Brandon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Brandon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Destroyer motions for Brandon to come forward. Destroyer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brandon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Destroyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wussy Destroyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Destroyer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brandon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brandon lunges at Destroyer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Destroyer's hand.
Destroyer blocks a jab.
Destroyer misses the shot to the body.
Destroyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandon circles away quickly and effectively.
Brandon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Destroyer connects with a jab.
Destroyer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Destroyer blocks a head kick by Brandon.
Destroyer lands with a shot to the body.
Destroyer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Destroyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Destroyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Destroyer thuds a left hand into Brandon's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Destroyer misses with a looping right.
Brandon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Destroyer counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brandon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Destroyer misses with a left hand
letting Brandon counter with a right hand.
Brandon looks to clinch
and Destroyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Destroyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandon slips a jab from Destroyer.
Destroyer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Destroyer.
Wussy Destroyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Destroyer swings for the body but Brandon moves out of range.
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Destroyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Destroyer swings for the body but Brandon moves out of range.
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch but Destroyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brandon moves into the clinch.
Brandon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brandon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Destroyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer is trying to force a seperation but Brandon has the dominant position.
Destroyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brandon trying to land knees to the body.
Brandon misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandon looking to throw knees to the head but Destroyer is blocking nicely.
Brandon prevents Destroyer from breaking the clinch.
Destroyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandon moves forwards but Destroyer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Destroyer throws a chopping leg kick but Brandon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Destroyer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Destroyer lands a nice shot to the body.
Brandon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Destroyer.
Destroyer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brandon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brandon misses with a series of wild punches.
Brandon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Brandon misses the target.
Brandon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Destroyer pinned against the cage. Destroyer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brandon tries a head kick but it misses.
Brandon moves in looking to clinch but Destroyer pushes him off.
Brandon avoids the body shot from Destroyer.
Brandon takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Destroyer. That snapped Brandon's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandon clinches.
Brandon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brandon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brandon obliges.
Destroyer breaks from the clinch.
Destroyer lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Destroyer.
Wussy Destroyer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brandon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Destroyer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Destroyer with the counter takedown but Brandon avoids it easily.
Destroyer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brandon counters with a thumping low kick.
Willy Brandon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab, jab by Brandon - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wussy Destroyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Destroyer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wussy Destroyer!
Wussy Destroyer managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Organic Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryouta Sato (ranked 4457 p4p, 420 weight class) and Buddy Franklin (ranked 23411 p4p, 539 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryouta Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buddy Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin moves in looking to clinch but Sato pushes him off.
Franklin misses with a body kick.
Sato lands a glancing blow to the side of Franklin's head.
Sato scores with a nice head shot.
Sato stuffs the takedown attempt from Franklin. Franklin gets slowly back to his feet.
As Franklin looks to move away, Sato throws a big counter combo but Franklin just gets out of the way.
Franklin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Franklin's sensitive parts.
Sato lands a head shot.
Sato looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Franklin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sato misses the jab.
Franklin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sato scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Franklin has time to react.
Sato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but Sato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Sato was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Franklin has time to react.
Sato misses with a series of wild punches.
Sato scores with a jab. Franklin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Franklin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Franklin is rocked!
Ryouta Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato drops Franklin with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Franklin! Sato dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryouta Sato!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Changggg (ranked 2652 p4p, 309 weight class) and Sergey Burenkov (ranked 7765 p4p, 555 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedro Changggg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Burenkov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Changggg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burenkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burenkov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Changggg tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Burenkov is in Changggg's guard.
Burenkov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Changggg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Burenkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Changggg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burenkov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burenkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Changggg is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burenkov keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burenkov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Changggg keeping full guard, as Burenkov tries to pass.
Burenkov passes Changggg's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Changggg trying to hold on to Burenkov's head to control him but Burenkov postures up.
Changggg is defending against the submission attempts here by Burenkov.
Burenkov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burenkov is looking for a kimura here.
Burenkov is looking for a kimura but Changggg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Burenkov to get the leverage.
Burenkov works his way into full mount!
Burenkov has hold of Changggg's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Changggg manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Changggg has given up his back. Will we see Burenkov going for some submissions?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Changggg defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Burenkov's arms.
Burenkov has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Changggg is in real trouble here. Burenkov gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Changggg is tapping out! Burenkov wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sergey Burenkov!
A relieved looking Sergey Burenkov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Pedro Changggg had this to say: 'FUCK YOU & GO SHOP AT ORGANIC NUTRITION'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomisan Tsuruta (ranked 3019 p4p, 388 weight class) and Gavin Dice Em (ranked 5716 p4p, 541 weight class). Gavin Dice Em has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tomomisan Tsuruta's chin.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomisan Tsuruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gavin Dice Em !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dice Em closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Tomomisan Tsuruta has been cut.
Nice body punch from Dice Em .
Tsuruta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tsuruta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dice Em stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tsuruta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tsuruta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tsuruta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tsuruta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dice Em up against the cage.
Tsuruta blocks a body shot from Dice Em .
Tsuruta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dice Em backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Dice Em .
Dice Em struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsuruta controls his hands.
Dice Em misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dice Em tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've been hearing reports that Tsuruta has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dice Em tries a body shot but Tsuruta blocks it.
Dice Em misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuruta avoiding damage.
Tsuruta lands a shot to the body.
Tsuruta blocks a body shot from Dice Em .
Dice Em misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dice Em fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dice Em slows down the pace here.
Dice Em tries to work over Tsuruta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dice Em doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsuruta has Dice Em pushed against the cage.
Dice Em prevents a body shot from Tsuruta.
Dice Em misses with a punch to the body.
Dice Em doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dice Em tries to work over Tsuruta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dice Em tries a body shot but Tsuruta blocks it.
Dice Em tries to throw a body punch but Tsuruta avoids it by throwing Dice Em back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Dice Em .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta tries to throw a body punch but Dice Em avoids it by throwing Tsuruta back against the cage.
Tsuruta misses with a body punch.
Dice Em stalling against the cage.
Dice Em misses with a punch on the inside.
Dice Em tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Dice Em .
Tsuruta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dice Em lands with a right to the head.
Dice Em is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dice Em misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dice Em misses with some punches.
Tsuruta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dice Em is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The referee calls for Dice Em to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dice Em doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dice Em will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tsuruta up against the cage.
Tsuruta stalls.
Dice Em is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tsuruta is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gavin Dice Em .
Tsuruta has managed to clinch.
Tsuruta's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dice Em has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tsuruta seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dice Em can turn it around.
Tsuruta blocks a body shot from Dice Em .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Dice Em dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomomisan Tsuruta's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dice Em has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dice Em doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsuruta blocks a body shot from Dice Em .
Dice Em goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dice Em misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dice Em trying to stall but Tsuruta improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dice Em .
Tsuruta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dice Em up against the cage.
Tsuruta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dice Em throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
Dice Em blocking some punches.
Dice Em struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsuruta controls his hands.
Good body shot from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta effectively controlling the action here.
Tsuruta prevents a body shot from Dice Em .
Tsuruta has Dice Em pressed against the cage.
Dice Em goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuruta stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dice Em goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Tsuruta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dice Em tries to work over Tsuruta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dice Em tries to throw a body punch but Tsuruta avoids it by throwing Dice Em back against the cage.
Dice Em doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two 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.
Dice Em misses with a body punch.
Dice Em misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuruta looking for a takedown.
Tsuruta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dice Em is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A bit of stalling here from Tsuruta.
Dice Em is leaning against Tsuruta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dice Em scores with a hook to the body.
Tsuruta stalling in the clinch.
Gavin Dice Em seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dice Em gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tsuruta.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomomisan Tsuruta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dice Em misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuruta is trying to drag Dice Em to the mat but Dice Em just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dice Em misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dice Em misses with a punch on the inside.
Dice Em works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dice Em misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuruta lands a right hand.
Tsuruta swings wildly with an uppercut but Dice Em uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dice Em scores with a hook to the body.
Dice Em tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow.
Dice Em tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow.
Tsuruta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuruta blocks a body shot from Dice Em .
Dice Em wants to stall.
Tsuruta stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dice Em swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dice Em .
Dice Em tries to throw a body punch but Tsuruta avoids it by throwing Dice Em back against the cage.
Tsuruta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dice Em leaning against his opponent.
Tsuruta has a couple of punches blocked by Dice Em .
Dice Em goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dice Em stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dice Em goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Dice Em showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tomomisan Tsuruta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dice Em misses with the combination.
Dice Em closes the distance and clinches.
Dice Em lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tsuruta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dice Em struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsuruta controls his hands.
Tsuruta blocks a body shot from Dice Em .
Tsuruta tries a body shot but Dice Em blocks it.
Tsuruta has Dice Em pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dice Em tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow.
Tsuruta blocks a body shot from Dice Em .
Tsuruta being controlled against the cage.
Dice Em tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dice Em prevents it.
Dice Em tries to throw a body punch but Tsuruta avoids it by throwing Dice Em back against the cage.
Dice Em tries to stall but Tsuruta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tsuruta pushes Dice Em back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Come on Tsuruta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dice Em misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Dice Em as the two fighters clinch.
Dice Em presses Tsuruta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dice Em misses with a body punch.
Tsuruta wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dice Em tries to throw a body punch but Tsuruta avoids it by throwing Dice Em back against the cage.
Dice Em tries to throw a body punch but Tsuruta avoids it by throwing Dice Em back against the cage.
Dice Em tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Dice Em .
Dice Em goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dice Em goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dice Em tries a body shot but Tsuruta blocks it.
Tsuruta's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dice Em doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsuruta wants the takedown. Dice Em is fighting it off but Tsuruta persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dice Em 's guard against the cage.
Tsuruta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tsuruta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dice Em trying to keep a closed guard but Tsuruta is proving a slippery customer.
Tomomisan Tsuruta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tsuruta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tsuruta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dice Em can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dice Em is trying to control the position but Tsuruta postures up.
Tsuruta scoring with some ground and pound.
Gavin Dice Em is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsuruta postures up and lands a big shot to Dice Em 's brow.
Dice Em working a defensive guard here.
Tsuruta cracks Dice Em with a solid left hand.
Tsuruta working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dice Em 's head.
Tsuruta stands up over Dice Em , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dice Em keeping full guard, as Tsuruta tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dice Em not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tsuruta works over Dice Em with some ground and pound from guard.
Tsuruta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tsuruta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tsuruta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tsuruta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tsuruta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tsuruta postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Dice Em covers up, he's hurt! Tsuruta keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Tsuruta and the ref steps in to end the fight! Tsuruta can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomomisan Tsuruta!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Kortig (ranked 2763 p4p, 353 weight class) and Jack MaHogOff (ranked 6129 p4p, 559 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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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
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Kortig !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack MaHogOff!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kortig fails in his attempt to clinch.
MaHogOff changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kortig fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but MaHogOff avoids it really well and circles away.
Kortig has closed the distance and engaged MaHogOff in a clinch.
Kortig stops a takedown attempt from MaHogOff.
A short body shot lands from Kortig as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kortig tries to throw a body punch but MaHogOff avoids it by throwing Kortig back against the cage.
MaHogOff is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kortig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MaHogOff looking to score a takedown here. Kortig is defending well but MaHogOff drives through and ends up in Kortig 's guard.
Kortig preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
MaHogOff scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kortig avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MaHogOff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
MaHogOff is looking to work some ground and pound but Kortig has wrist control.
MaHogOff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kortig works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kortig preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kortig on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kortig tries to get out of the position.
MaHogOff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
MaHogOff wants to control from the top but Kortig keeps moving.
MaHogOff connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MaHogOff scoring with punches to the head and body.
MaHogOff throws a big right hand that misses.
MaHogOff landing some decent shots from guard.
Kortig knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for MaHogOff on the ground.
Kortig utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kortig avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kortig working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from MaHogOff.
MaHogOff has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kortig is proving hard to escape from.
MaHogOff cracks Kortig with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MaHogOff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
MaHogOff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
MaHogOff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MaHogOff lands a couple of elbows.
MaHogOff wants to control from the top but Kortig keeps moving.
Kortig controls MaHogOff momentarily but MaHogOff frees himself.
MaHogOff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
My spies in Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym inform me that MaHogOff has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kortig working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from MaHogOff.
MaHogOff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
MaHogOff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kortig working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from MaHogOff.
MaHogOff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
MaHogOff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kortig works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
MaHogOff is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as MaHogOff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
MaHogOff trying to control the position from guard on top but Kortig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MaHogOff with a nice head shot there.
MaHogOff postures up in Kortig 's guard and throws a big left but Kortig blocks it.
MaHogOff passes into half guard.
MaHogOff missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
MaHogOff wants to take a breather but Kortig is having none of it.
MaHogOff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kortig keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
MaHogOff working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
MaHogOff landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack MaHogOff dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kortig misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kortig sets himself, and MaHogOff steps forward looking for the clinch! Kortig avoids it this time.
Kortig tries for a takedown but MaHogOff circles away easily
and MaHogOff counters with a nice double leg into guard.
MaHogOff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jack MaHogOff has got the better of the ground game so far.
MaHogOff trying to control the position from guard on top but Kortig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MaHogOff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
MaHogOff postures up in Kortig 's guard and throws a big left but Kortig blocks it.
MaHogOff scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kortig utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MaHogOff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kortig avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MaHogOff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
MaHogOff distracts Kortig with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
MaHogOff throws a strike but Kortig rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kortig got a little sloppy there for a moment and MaHogOff has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kortig has managed to get both his arms back between MaHogOff's legs - danger averted.
MaHogOff is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Kortig has his hands clasped together but MaHogOff extends and breaks Kortig 's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by MaHogOff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack MaHogOff!
Jack MaHogOff 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Steph Curry (ranked 2627 p4p, 305 weight class) and Adlan Aukhadov (ranked 2936 p4p, 331 weight class). Curry comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. 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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160 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steph Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adlan Aukhadov!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aukhadov throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Curry misses the target.
Curry sets himself, and Aukhadov steps forward looking for the clinch! Curry avoids it this time.
Aukhadov fakes the leg kick and cracks Curry in the body.
Aukhadov shoots in for a takedown but Curry shows good takedown defense.
Curry wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Aukhadov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Aukhadov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Curry's waist but Curry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aukhadov off to one side.
Curry with a jab.
That kick from Aukhadov tenderised Curry's leg. Curry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aukhadov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Curry moves in looking to clinch but Aukhadov pushes him off.
Curry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aukhadov has time to react.
We've been hearing reports that Curry has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Aukhadov lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aukhadov dodges the punch combination from Curry.
Aukhadov moves away from the strike by Curry.
Curry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aukhadov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Aukhadov tries to clinch but Curry moves out of range.
Curry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aukhadov tries a head kick but it misses.
As Aukhadov tries to get set, Curry tries to push him back and clinch up but Aukhadov manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Aukhadov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Curry takes a kick to the side of the head.
Curry tries to clinch but Aukhadov is having none of it.
Steph Curry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aukhadov misses with a hook
and Curry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Curry gets underhooks to prevent Aukhadov's takedown attempt.
Steph Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adlan Aukhadov.
Aukhadov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Curry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Curry struggles to land a body shot inside as Aukhadov controls his hands.
Aukhadov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Curry.
Curry lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Curry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Curry has picked Aukhadov up - he's going for a ride! Curry dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curry trying to control from half guard but Aukhadov is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aukhadov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Curry controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aukhadov working for a triangle but Curry defends it easily.
Curry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Curry postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Aukhadov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Curry has passed into half guard!
Curry tries to pass to full mount but Aukhadov defends it.
Aukhadov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aukhadov wants to control but Curry is keeping busy.
It looks like Curry is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aukhadov is trying to control but Curry passes into side control!
Aukhadov is trying to improve his position.
Curry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aukhadov keeps working.
Aukhadov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steph Curry dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aukhadov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Curry looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Curry regains half guard, as Aukhadov was trying to land strikes.
Aukhadov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Aukhadov is trying to control the action in half guard but Curry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aukhadov is controlling the pace.
Aukhadov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Curry doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aukhadov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aukhadov seems to be looking for submissions.
Aukhadov wants to pass to mount but Curry is defending the position.
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.
Aukhadov is keen to just control but Curry is a slippery customer.
Curry is defending against the submission attempts here by Aukhadov.
Curry is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aukhadov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aukhadov's back!
Aukhadov tries to break free.
Curry wants to control but Aukhadov is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Curry controlling the positon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aukhadov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Curry trying to control.
Aukhadov trying to control but not successfully.
Curry controlling well, preventing Aukhadov from escaping the position.
Steph Curry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Curry controlling the positon.
Aukhadov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Aukhadov is trying to control but Curry manages to pass to mount!
Aukhadov doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aukhadov regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adlan Aukhadov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Curry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aukhadov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aukhadov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curry moves away.
Curry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aukhadov.
Curry moves in looking to clinch but Aukhadov pushes him off.
Curry has Aukhadov up against the cage in a clinch.
Curry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aukhadov backwards.
Aukhadov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aukhadov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aukhadov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Curry is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Aukhadov to the mat. Aukhadov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Curry postures up.
Aukhadov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Curry is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aukhadov keeping full guard, as Curry tries to pass.
Aukhadov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Curry postures up.
Aukhadov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Curry trying to control but Aukhadov is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aukhadov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Curry is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Aukhadov.
Aukhadov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Curry's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Aukhadov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aukhadov wants to improve his position but Curry is controlling well.
Curry with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aukhadov trying to control here.
Curry slows the pace down in half guard.
Aukhadov is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Curry has latched onto it... Big trouble! Curry pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Aukhadov is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Curry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steph Curry!
After the fight, Steph Curry was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Albert Sure (ranked 1558 p4p, 154 weight class) and Christian Cyborg (ranked 2821 p4p, 239 weight class). Christian Cyborg struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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21
142 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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161 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Albert Sure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Sure.
Cyborg catches Sure with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sure misses with an uppercut
and Cyborg counters with a nice uppercut.
Sure looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Sure.
Cyborg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sure sizes up Cyborg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sure throws a sloppy head kick and Cyborg moves out of range easily.
Sure throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cyborg.
Sure chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cyborg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sure tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cyborg throws a nice looking combination but Sure bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sure on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sure looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sure's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sure duly obliges.
Cyborg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cyborg works on Sure's body with a couple of short punches.
Sure wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sure escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cyborg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sure manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sure went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sure throws a hook but Cyborg blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sure cracks Cyborg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sure misses with the combination.
Cyborg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cyborg throws a right and a left that Sure avoids nicely.
Cyborg slips a jab and a cross from Sure.
Cyborg feints the counter takedown.
Sure scores with a one two! Cyborg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jab by Sure.
Sure walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cyborg throws a nice looking combination but Sure bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cyborg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sure throws a head kick that misses.
Cyborg moves into the clinch.
Sure is trying to break the clinch but Cyborg has him pressed against the cage.
Sure manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cyborg or perhaps it was just good defense by Sure, which made it look bad.
Sure gets tackled into the cage by Cyborg. Cyborg maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sure is trying to push Cyborg away but Cyborg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cyborg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cyborg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cyborg throws a shot from downtown. Sure moves away and avoids it.
Sure keeps the fight on the outside.
Sure getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sure misses with a wild body shot.
Cyborg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to the body from Sure misses
and Cyborg counters with a straight right hand.
Sure throws a wild body kick that Cyborg sees coming a mile off.
Sure gets tackled into the cage by Cyborg. Cyborg maintains the clinch.
Cyborg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sure's efforts to push away.
Cyborg misses with a punch to the body.
Sure's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Sure misses.
Cyborg tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sure defends well and Cyborg ends up having to push Sure into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sure throws a jab but it's blocked by Cyborg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sure throws a head kick that misses
and Cyborg counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Sure misses its intended target.
Cyborg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sure throws a sloppy head kick and Cyborg moves out of range easily.
Cyborg rushes Sure and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Sure.
Cyborg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cyborg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sure lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cyborg backs up against the cage.
Sure misses with a kick to the body.
Cyborg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sure tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cyborg is trying to maintain a safe position but Sure gets an underhook and turns Cyborg into the cage.
Sure breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cyborg closes the distance and clinches.
Sure wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cyborg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sure has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sure's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sure tries to circle away but Cyborg has him pinned against the cage.
Sure wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sure wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sure misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cyborg.
Sure wants to get back to striking at distance but Cyborg won't allow it.
Sure swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Cyborg on the inside.
Sure lands with a light punch inside.
Sure struggles to land a body shot inside as Cyborg controls his hands.
Sure misses with a knee to the head.
Cyborg blocking some punches.
Sure is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cyborg is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sure to the mat. Sure regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cyborg wants to control from the top but Sure keeps moving.
Cyborg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sure is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cyborg wants to control from the top but Sure keeps moving.
Cyborg controlling from the top position.
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 Albert Sure will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sure scores with a head kick. Cyborg tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sure throws a right and a left that Cyborg avoids nicely.
Cyborg lands a jab to the nose.
Cyborg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sure in his tracks.
Sure scores with a punch to the head.
Jab by Sure.
Sure misses with a head kick.
Sure gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cyborg to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sure pushes Cyborg off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sure.
Albert Sure is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sure misses with a wild combination.
Sure displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cyborg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sure digs a good hook to Cyborg's body.
Sure jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cyborg throws a leg kick but Sure moved away.
Cyborg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sure.
Sure misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cyborg is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cyborg jabs Sure right on the nose. Sure blinks but takes it well.
Sure takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good shot there by Sure.
Cyborg throws a looping overhand right but Sure ducks down to avoid it.
Sure throws a series of punches but Cyborg moves out of range.
Sure fails to land with a series of punches.
Cyborg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sure circles away quickly and effectively.
Sure missing with a left hand there. Cyborg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cyborg moves out of range of the body kick from Sure.
Albert Sure is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cyborg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Sure misses the target.
Sure lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cyborg tries a body shot but Sure blocks it.
Come on Cyborg - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cyborg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sure.
Sure tries to work over Cyborg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sure gets underhooks to prevent Cyborg's takedown attempt.
Sure wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cyborg has him pressed against the cage.
Cyborg gets through Sure's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sure throws a punch but it's blocked by Cyborg.
Sure misses with a punch to the body.
Cyborg lands an uppercut.
Cyborg tries to work over Sure's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cyborg.
Cyborg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Sure.
Sure swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sure misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sure uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cyborg.
A swing and a miss from Sure.
Sure throws a push kick but Cyborg slaps the foot to one side.
Sure swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sure throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cyborg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cyborg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cyborg lands an overhand right.
Cyborg tries to clinch but Sure is having none of it.
Cyborg misses with a two punch combination.
Sure throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sure fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cyborg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cyborg throws a combination. Sure tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cyborg has closed the distance and engaged Sure in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Cyborg on the inside.
Sure blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cyborg has hold of one of Sure's legs. Sure is fighting the takedown attempt but Cyborg gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cyborg is standing up over Sure. Sure looks to escape but Cyborg dives into side control.
Christian Cyborg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sure throws Cyborg to one side and escapes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg avoids the body shot from Sure.
Cyborg looks to land a left hand but Sure moved out of range nicely.
Cyborg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sure.
Cyborg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sure pushes Cyborg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sure prevents a body shot from Cyborg.
Sure swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cyborg lands a left hand.
Sure breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sure works the jab nicely.
Cyborg moves out of range of the body kick from Sure.
Sure throws a sloppy head kick and Cyborg moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Sure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cyborg clinches with his opponent.
Cyborg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sure is trying to break the clinch but Cyborg has him pressed against the cage.
Sure goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Albert Sure will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cyborg misses with an uppercut.
Cyborg throws a right hand that Sure ducks under and follows up with a left that Sure also avoids with ease.
Cyborg throws the left hand but Sure avoids the punch easily.
Sure ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cyborg moves away.
Sure lands with a right hand.
Cyborg dodges the punch combination from Sure.
Sure throws a lazy head kick
and Cyborg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sure is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cyborg is controlling him.
Cyborg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sure wants to get back to his feet but Cyborg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sure pushes Cyborg off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cyborg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sure fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg closes the distance and clinches.
Sure breaks from the clinch.
Cyborg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sure shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cyborg eats them both and turns towards Sure to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cyborg pushes Sure up against the cage in a clinch.
Sure fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cyborg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sure backwards.
Sure's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Cyborg.
Sure looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cyborg avoiding damage as Sure throws knees to the body.
Sure wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sure looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cyborg lands a hook that snaps the head of Sure backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cyborg lands with a left to the head.
Sure breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sure pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christian Cyborg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Albert Sure is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sure tries to keep at a distance but Cyborg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Christian Cyborg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cyborg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sure tries to land a knee to the head but Cyborg blocks with his arms.
Cyborg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sure is defending well for now.
Sure swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sure is trying to push Cyborg away but Cyborg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cyborg.
A body shot lands from Cyborg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cyborg.
Cyborg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sure's elbow.
Cyborg is trying to drag Sure to the mat but Sure just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sure breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sure uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cyborg.
Cyborg darts in and clinches Sure up against the cage.
Cyborg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cyborg can't find room to land a body shot as Sure controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sure lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cyborg.
Sure tries to circle away but Cyborg has him pinned against the cage.
Cyborg tries to throw a body punch but Sure avoids it by throwing Cyborg back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cyborg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cyborg.
Cyborg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sure or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cyborg.
Sure pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sure tries to break the clinch but Cyborg is controlling the position.
Cyborg can't find room to land a body shot as Sure controls the action.
Cyborg is working Sure over against the cage.
Cyborg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sures head.
Sure lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cyborg lands with a light punch inside.
Sure blocks a body shot from Cyborg.
Sure pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cyborg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sure uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cyborg.
Sure misses with a few strikes there.
Sure throws a right and a left that Cyborg avoids nicely.
Sure throws a sloppy head kick and Cyborg moves out of range easily.
Sure takes one on the button.
Sure throws a wild hook but Cyborg just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Sure gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Cyborg raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Cyborg!
Christian Cyborg 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Bear (ranked 1681 p4p, 201 weight class) and Jim Sterntz (ranked 3236 p4p, 369 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jim Sterntz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bear tries to keep at a distance but Sterntz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sterntz avoiding damage.
Sterntz stalls.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sterntz.
Good body shot from Sterntz.
Bear has picked Sterntz up - he's going for a ride! Bear dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ground and pound from Bear.
Sterntz has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Bear. Oh but Sterntz has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Bear goes limp - he's gone! Sterntz jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jim Sterntz!
A victorious Jim Sterntz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super SuperHeavyWeight (ranked 688 p4p, 20 weight class) and Jimmu Tenno Hantei (ranked 3238 p4p, 79 weight class). Hantei has chosen Triarii - Emperor Of The Sun as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Super SuperHeavyWeight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmu Tenno Hantei!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hantei looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Jimmu Tenno Hantei has been cut.
A jab from SuperHeavyWeight does it's job there.
SuperHeavyWeight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hantei.
SuperHeavyWeight moves out of range as Hantei strikes.
SuperHeavyWeight tries to counter by clinching up but Hantei breaks away and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Hantei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from SuperHeavyWeight misses.
SuperHeavyWeight has managed to clinch.
Hantei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hantei lands a hook to the side of the head.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hantei blocks a body shot from SuperHeavyWeight.
Hantei misses with a body punch.
Hantei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hantei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with some punches.
Hantei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Hantei breaks from the clinch.
SuperHeavyWeight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
SuperHeavyWeight moves into the clinch.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a nice shot to the body.
SuperHeavyWeight tries to throw a body punch but Hantei avoids it by throwing SuperHeavyWeight back against the cage.
Hantei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hantei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, SuperHeavyWeight scores with a nice short uppercut.
SuperHeavyWeight avoiding damage as Hantei throws knees to the body.
Hantei lands an uppercut.
Hantei has SuperHeavyWeight pushed against the cage.
SuperHeavyWeight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hantei has a couple of punches blocked by SuperHeavyWeight.
Hantei scores with a nice hook to the head.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a punch to the body.
Hantei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hantei struggles to land a body shot inside as SuperHeavyWeight controls his hands.
SuperHeavyWeight digs a right hand underneath Hantei's ribcage. Hantei let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Hantei fails to land.
Hantei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
SuperHeavyWeight tries a body shot but Hantei blocks it.
SuperHeavyWeight tries to work over Hantei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hantei blocks a body shot from SuperHeavyWeight.
SuperHeavyWeight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hantei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hantei swings wildly with an uppercut but SuperHeavyWeight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hantei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hantei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hantei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hantei missing with a left hand there. SuperHeavyWeight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
SuperHeavyWeight punishes Hantei's body with a nice straight punch.
SuperHeavyWeight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hantei.
SuperHeavyWeight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hantei manages to avoid it.
Hantei loads up on a big right hand but SuperHeavyWeight slips the punch.
SuperHeavyWeight misses the jab.
Hantei takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hantei misses with a hook.
Hantei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with an uppercut.
SuperHeavyWeight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hantei swings for the body but SuperHeavyWeight moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SuperHeavyWeight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Hantei misses.
Some wild striking there from SuperHeavyWeight.
A big left from SuperHeavyWeight misses.
SuperHeavyWeight moves into the clinch successfully.
Hantei lands with a light punch inside.
SuperHeavyWeight pushes Hantei back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hantei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hantei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hantei.
Hantei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hantei pushes SuperHeavyWeight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hantei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Hantei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from SuperHeavyWeight misses its intended target.
Hantei throws a counter combo.
Hantei throws a one two combo.
It looks like Super SuperHeavyWeight has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hantei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SuperHeavyWeight throws a body shot but no joy.
Hantei appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
SuperHeavyWeight drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hantei walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. SuperHeavyWeight checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a looping right.
Hantei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by SuperHeavyWeight.
Hantei throws an overhand right that lands on SuperHeavyWeight's shoulder, as SuperHeavyWeight tries to avoid the shot.
Super SuperHeavyWeight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
SuperHeavyWeight cracks a nice hook into Hantei's ribs.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a wild body shot.
SuperHeavyWeight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for SuperHeavyWeight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hantei looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hantei throws a looping overhand right but SuperHeavyWeight ducks down to avoid it.
SuperHeavyWeight tries to clinch but Hantei moves out of range.
SuperHeavyWeight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hantei manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hantei clobbers SuperHeavyWeight with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
SuperHeavyWeight seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
SuperHeavyWeight looks to score with a jab to the body but Hantei is just out of range.
SuperHeavyWeight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
SuperHeavyWeight tries to clinch there but Hantei circles away.
SuperHeavyWeight misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmu Tenno Hantei will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hantei scores with a jab to the head.
SuperHeavyWeight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hantei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hantei gets a clinch.
SuperHeavyWeight can't find room to land a body shot as Hantei controls the action.
Jimmu Tenno Hantei seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from SuperHeavyWeight.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Hantei fails to land.
A right hand to the body from SuperHeavyWeight.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from SuperHeavyWeight.
SuperHeavyWeight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hantei swings wildly with an uppercut but SuperHeavyWeight uses good head movement to avoid it.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hantei lands a hook to the side of the head.
SuperHeavyWeight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hantei taking a breather.
SuperHeavyWeight swings wildly with an uppercut but Hantei uses good head movement to avoid it.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hantei or not.
Hantei is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hantei.
A short right hand to the side of the head by SuperHeavyWeight.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hantei misses with a punch to the body.
SuperHeavyWeight working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Hantei fails to land.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a hook that snaps the head of Hantei backwards.
SuperHeavyWeight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
SuperHeavyWeight throws a head punch that misses.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a hook to the side of the head.
SuperHeavyWeight lands with a right to the head.
SuperHeavyWeight tries to throw a body punch but Hantei avoids it by throwing SuperHeavyWeight back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from SuperHeavyWeight fails to land.
SuperHeavyWeight pushes Hantei back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
SuperHeavyWeight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a hook to the ribs.
SuperHeavyWeight tries to throw a body punch but Hantei avoids it by throwing SuperHeavyWeight back against the cage.
SuperHeavyWeight works on Hantei's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a nice uppercut.
SuperHeavyWeight lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from SuperHeavyWeight.
SuperHeavyWeight tries to work over Hantei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
SuperHeavyWeight gets through Hantei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That has opened up Jimmu Tenno Hantei's cut even more.
SuperHeavyWeight lands with a right to the head.
SuperHeavyWeight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from SuperHeavyWeight.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a body shot.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a hook to the side of the head.
SuperHeavyWeight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
SuperHeavyWeight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hantei tries to break the clinch but SuperHeavyWeight is controlling the position.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a punch to the body.
Hantei misses with a short punch on the inside.
SuperHeavyWeight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by SuperHeavyWeight.
SuperHeavyWeight lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a nice shot to the body.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a body punch in the clinch.
SuperHeavyWeight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
SuperHeavyWeight struggles to land a body shot inside as Hantei controls his hands.
SuperHeavyWeight pushes Hantei back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
SuperHeavyWeight scores with a hook to the body.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The cut above Jimmu Tenno Hantei's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice left hand lands by SuperHeavyWeight.
Hantei prevents a body shot from SuperHeavyWeight.
Hantei misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from SuperHeavyWeight.
SuperHeavyWeight pushes Hantei against the cage. SuperHeavyWeight is working some dirty boxing. SuperHeavyWeight pushes off with a quick right hook! Hantei goes down! Hantei tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! SuperHeavyWeight moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Super SuperHeavyWeight!
Super SuperHeavyWeight is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious Super SuperHeavyWeight thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Jimmu Tenno Hantei spoke after the fight, saying 'Being brave means to know something is scary, difficult, and dangerous, and doing it anyway, because the possibility of winning the fight is worth the chance of losing it.'.
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