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Skrap Fights 30 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deuce Ferrell (ranked 22967 p4p, 665 weight class) and Hudson Walker (ranked 22632 p4p, 663 weight class). The key to victory for Deuce Ferrell has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Deuce Ferrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hudson Walker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferrell throwing a counter right hand but Walker manages to avoid it.
Ferrell slaps away a takedown attempt from Walker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Walker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ferrell did well to prevent Walker getting side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Walker wants to work for an arm triangle but Ferrell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ferrell looking for submissions off his back.
Walker is nestled in close to Ferrell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Walker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Walker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ferrell is rocked!
Walker moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Ferrell.
Oh Ferrell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands a big left to the face of Ferrell, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Walker and another - Ferrell is out! Walker stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hudson Walker!
Hudson Walker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grape Rita (ranked 23425 p4p, 625 weight class) and Wacco Longbardo (ranked 7735 p4p, 602 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Grape Rita has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Grape Rita seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Grape Rita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wacco Longbardo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rita shoots in but no luck this time.
Longbardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grape Rita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rita looks for a takedown but Longbardo sprawls well.
Longbardo throws a series of punches but Rita avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rita is defended easily by Longbardo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grape Rita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rita is defended easily by Longbardo.
Longbardo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rita with a body shot.
Rita takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Longbardo as he jumps to the side.
Longbardo throws a leg kick but Rita sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rita takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Grape Rita has been cut.
Rita fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbardo moves into the clinch successfully.
Longbardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rita has Longbardo pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Longbardo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rita managing to block the knees to the body from Longbardo.
Longbardo prevents the takedown attempt.
Rita tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rita is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Longbardo is defending well.
Rita has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Longbardo after a bit of a struggle.
Longbardo stops a takedown attempt from Rita.
A short body shot lands from Longbardo as the two fighters clinch.
Longbardo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rita has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rita is looking for a takedown.
Rita tries to score a body lock takedown but Longbardo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rita is breathing heavily.
Longbardo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rita.
Rita wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rita managing to block the knees to the body from Longbardo.
Rita turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rita is looking to take a break and control but Longbardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Longbardo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rita is controlling him well.
Longbardo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Longbardo can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee asks Rita politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rita prefers to stall for the moment though.
Longbardo is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Longbardo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Longbardo regains half guard.
Longbardo is trying to stand back up but Rita is controlling him
Rita is keen to just control but Longbardo is a slippery customer.
Longbardo punching from the bottom.
Longbardo tries to roll over but Rita keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rita is keen to just control but Longbardo is a slippery customer.
Longbardo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rita trying to control but Longbardo is working from the bottom.
Rita won't allow Longbardo to sweep him here.
Rita won't allow Longbardo to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Longbardo wants to sweep but no luck.
Rita slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Longbardo wants to sweep here but Rita controlling him for the moment.
Rita drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rita jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rita trying to control but Longbardo is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Rita fails with the takedown.
Longbardo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rita shoots in looking for a takedown. Longbardo tries to sprawl out of it but Rita keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Longbardo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rita shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Longbardo but Longbardo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rita looks for a takedown but Longbardo sprawls well.
Longbardo throws a counter combo.
Longbardo has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Longbardo tries to clinch but Rita is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Rita as Longbardo shoots in.
Longbardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Rita circles away.
Longbardo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rita shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rita shoots in for a takedown but Longbardo shows good takedown defense.
Longbardo misses with a head kick.
Rita darts in looking for a takedown but Longbardo gets double underhooks and turns Rita into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wacco Longbardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grape Rita's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Longbardo throws a good cross that connects.
Longbardo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Longbardo wants it to stay on the feet.
Longbardo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rita shoots in and drives through. Longbardo sprawls well.
Rita has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rita misses with a takedown attempt
and Longbardo counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grape Rita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Longbardo moves in looking to clinch but Rita pushes him off.
Rita half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rita takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Longbardo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rita shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Longbardo sprawls well. Longbardo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rita gets slowly back to his feet.
As Rita backs off Longbardo throws a huge counter combo but Rita manages to avoid it all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longbardo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rita shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Longbardo but Longbardo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Longbardo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from Longbardo as Rita shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbardo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rita.
Longbardo closes the distance and clinches.
Rita is trying to drag Longbardo to the mat but Longbardo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Rita tries for a takedown but Longbardo manages to get underhooks.
Longbardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Longbardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Longbardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rita has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Longbardo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Longbardo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Longbardo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rita blocks it with crossed arms.
Longbardo landing knees to the head.
Longbardo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Longbardo lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo lands with a short shot to the head.
Rita has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Longbardo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longbardo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rita.
Rita takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Longbardo.
Longbardo breaks the clinch.
Longbardo shoots in but Rita avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Longbardo misses with a wild combination.
Rita shoots in for a takedown but Longbardo shows good takedown defense.
Rita fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rita takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Longbardo misses with a body kick.
Longbardo closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rita drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rita blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Longbardo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rita drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Longbardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rita's elbow.
Longbardo connects with a knee to the head.
Longbardo tries to throw a body punch but Rita avoids it by throwing Longbardo back against the ropes.
Rita has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Longbardo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Longbardo misses with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Longbardo.
Longbardo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A left hand lands to the body for Longbardo.
A knee to the head by Longbardo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Longbardo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rita in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Longbardo digs a right hand underneath Rita's ribcage. Rita let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rita takes a shot to the head.
Longbardo tries to land a knee to the head but Rita blocks with his arms.
Longbardo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longbardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wacco Longbardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Longbardo.
Rita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Longbardo as he jumps to the side.
Rita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Longbardo as he jumps to the side.
Longbardo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Longbardo darts in and clinches Rita up against the ropes.
Longbardo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wacco Longbardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grape Rita's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Longbardo scores with the left hand. Rita knows he should have avoided that one.
Rita circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rita takes one on the button.
Longbardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rita misses with a takedown attempt
and Longbardo counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Rita! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Longbardo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wacco Longbardo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio Regueiro (ranked 1743 p4p, 213 weight class) and Kimmo Kallio (ranked 4575 p4p, 477 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julio Regueiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimmo Kallio!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regueiro throws a looping overhand right but Kallio ducks down to avoid it.
Regueiro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kallio.
Kallio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Regueiro's head.
Regueiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kallio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Regueiro misses with a lunging right hand
and Kallio counters with a straight right hand.
Kallio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Regueiro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Regueiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Regueiro backs off Kallio throws a huge counter combo but Regueiro manages to avoid it all.
Kallio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Regueiro manages to avoid it.
Regueiro slips under a jab.
Kallio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Regueiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Regueiro misses with a hook.
Kallio raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The fighters circling - Regueiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Regueiro.
Regueiro lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Regueiro lands a body shot.
Regueiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kallio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kallio misses with a low kick.
Kallio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro pushes Kallio away with a front kick.
Regueiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kallio moves away.
Kallio appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Regueiro throws a shot to the body.
Regueiro checks a low kick from Kallio.
Regueiro shoots in for a takedown but Kallio shows good takedown defense.
Regueiro scoring well with a low kick there.
Regueiro throws a right and a left that Kallio avoids nicely.
Regueiro scores with the left hand. Kallio knows he should have avoided that one.
Regueiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Regueiro throws a nice looking combination but Kallio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Regueiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Kallio throws out a counter right but Regueiro avoids it with no problem.
Kallio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Regueiro looks to land a right hand but Kallio moved out of range.
Kallio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Regueiro missing with a left hand there. Kallio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Regueiro lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Regueiro scores with a body shot.
Regueiro lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kallio misses with a hook
and Regueiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Regueiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kallio.
Regueiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Regueiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kallio missing with a left hand there. Regueiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kallio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Regueiro misses with an uppercut
and Kallio counters with a nice uppercut.
Kallio throws a lazy uppercut
and Regueiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Regueiro checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Regueiro misses.
It seemed like Kallio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Regueiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kallio.
As Regueiro backs off Kallio throws a huge counter combo but Regueiro manages to avoid it all.
Kallio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Regueiro misses with a hook
and Kallio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Regueiro scores with a one two! Kallio had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kallio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Regueiro misses with a straight right.
Kallio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro scoring well with a low kick there.
Regueiro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kallio throws a big shot that misses.
Kallio slips a straight right by Regueiro.
Regueiro avoids the body shot from Kallio.
Regueiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kallio.
Kallio connects with a looping right hand.
Regueiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kallio.
Kallio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kallio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kallio looks to land a combination but Regueiro avoids it well.
Regueiro throws a big shot that misses.
Kallio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kallio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Regueiro throws a shot to the body.
Julio Regueiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Regueiro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Regueiro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kallio slips a straight right by Regueiro.
Kallio is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallio missing with a left hand there. Regueiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kallio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Regueiro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Regueiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kallio.
Regueiro throws a hook but Kallio blocks it.
Regueiro misses with a head kick.
Regueiro throws out a loose jab but Kallio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Regueiro lands with a good body shot.
Regueiro misses the body punch
and Kallio counters with a nice leg kick.
Regueiro scores with a jab. Kallio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kallio needs to keep his hands up - Regueiro had a free shot at his head there.
Kallio misses the jab.
Regueiro blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Regueiro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Regueiro misses with a shot to the body
and Kallio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A cross from Kallio lands.
Regueiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kallio throws out the jab.
Regueiro looks to throw the jab but Kallio is out of range.
Kallio swings for the body but Regueiro moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Regueiro dominated that round.
That's time! Regueiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kallio misses with a low kick.
Kallio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Regueiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kallio.
A big right from Regueiro misses.
Regueiro throws a lazy right hand but Kallio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kallio moves out of range as Regueiro strikes.
Regueiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kallio takes a swing at Regueiro's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kallio. Regueiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kallio throws a looping overhand right but Regueiro ducks down to avoid it.
Regueiro looks to throw the jab but Kallio is out of range.
Regueiro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Regueiro throws a front kick aimed at Kallio's knee but Kallio avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regueiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kallio.
Kallio tries to move into range but Regueiro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A good leg kick by Kallio.
Julio Regueiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Regueiro tries to move into range but Kallio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kallio staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kallio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Regueiro lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Regueiro.
Regueiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kallio manages to avoid it.
Kallio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Regueiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kallio.
Kallio throws a low kick but Regueiro moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Kallio blocks the leg kick.
Kallio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Regueiro.
Kallio throws a front kick aimed at Regueiro's knee but Regueiro avoids it well.
Regueiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kallio.
Regueiro throws a series of punches but Kallio avoids them all with ease.
Kallio misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut there from Regueiro.
Good standup being displayed there by Kallio as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kallio lands a head shot.
No joy there for Kallio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kallio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Regueiro throws a combination. Kallio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kallio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Regueiro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Regueiro misses with a hook.
Kallio wants to land a leg kick but Regueiro is out of range.
Good work by Regueiro as he checks the leg kick.
Regueiro throws a shot from downtown. Kallio moves away and avoids it.
Regueiro throws a leg kick
and Kallio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kallio throws a big shot that misses.
Regueiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kallio.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Regueiro throws a looping overhand right but Kallio ducks down to avoid it.
Kallio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Regueiro.
Kallio connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kallio misses the target.
Kallio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Regueiro. Regueiro obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kallio.
A good leg kick by Kallio.
No joy there for Regueiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Regueiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kallio was well out of range. Poor timing from Regueiro.
Kallio unleashes a big counter combination but Regueiro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kallio takes one to the chin there.
Kallio jabs at Regueiro's body.
Regueiro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kallio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Regueiro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Regueiro misses.
Regueiro lands with a nice body punch.
Regueiro misses the body punch
and Kallio counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Regueiro.
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!
Regueiro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kallio's corner calls for a 1-2. Kallio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Regueiro connects with a looping right hand.
Regueiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro slips a straight right by Kallio.
Kallio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kallio lands with a good body shot.
Kallio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kallio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kallio with a nice cross.
Kallio walks into a straight right hand from Regueiro.
Kallio throws a shot from downtown. Regueiro moves away and avoids it.
Regueiro checks a low kick from Kallio.
Kallio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Regueiro to score with a decent uppercut.
Regueiro clobbers Kallio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice straight punches there by Regueiro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Regueiro.
Regueiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Kallio.
Kallio connects with a leg kick. Regueiro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Regueiro throws a big shot that misses.
Regueiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Kallio.
Good work by Regueiro as he checks the leg kick.
Kallio walks into a straight right hand from Regueiro.
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 Julio Regueiro will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Regueiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kallio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Regueiro.
Regueiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kallio looks to land a left hand but Regueiro moved out of range nicely.
Kallio checks the leg kick.
Kallio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Regueiro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kallio misses with an uppercut. Regueiro saw that one coming.
Kallio defending well as Regueiro loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Kallio's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kallio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kallio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kallio might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Regueiro has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice defenses there by Regueiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regueiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kallio.
Regueiro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Regueiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kallio looks to score with a jab to the body but Regueiro is just out of range.
Kallio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Regueiro looks to land a right hand but Kallio moved out of range.
Kallio throws out a counter right but Regueiro avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Regueiro fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Regueiro.
Kallio staying out of range there.
Kallio ducks under a wild hook from Regueiro.
Kallio defending well as Regueiro loads up on a big left hand.
Kallio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Regueiro with a body shot.
Kallio throws out a leg kick but Regueiro moves out of range and Kallio only half commits.
Kallio connects with a body shot that sends Regueiro's belly button to the back.
Regueiro throws a good cross that connects.
A nice combination there by Kallio.
Kallio throws a big shot that misses.
Kallio misses the jab.
Kallio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Regueiro is out of range.
Kallio throws a hook to the side of Regueiro's head but Regueiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Regueiro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kallio as he avoids it easily.
Kallio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regueiro throws a hook but Kallio blocks it.
Kallio lands a body shot.
Regueiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kallio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Regueiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kallio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kallio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Regueiro misses with an uppercut. Kallio saw that one coming.
Kallio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kallio ducks under a wild hook from Regueiro.
Regueiro misses with a body shot.
Kallio loads up on a big right hand but Regueiro slips the punch.
Regueiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kallio.
Kallio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kallio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kallio in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kallio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kallio moves away from the strike by Regueiro.
Kallio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kallio misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio slips a jab from Regueiro.
Regueiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donk. Kallio catches Regueiro right on the button with a cross.
Kallio checks a low kick from Regueiro.
Kallio swings for the body but Regueiro moves out of range.
Regueiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kallio.
Regueiro throws out a loose jab but Kallio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Regueiro throws the left hand but Kallio avoids the punch easily.
Kallio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kallio sizes up Regueiro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kallio ducks under a wild hook from Regueiro.
Kallio swings for the body but Regueiro moves out of range.
Regueiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kallio finds it's way round the side to connect with Regueiro's head.
Kallio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Regueiro. Those never looked like landing.
A jab lands there for Kallio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallio throws a leg kick but Regueiro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kallio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kallio throws a series of punches but Regueiro moves out of range.
Kallio throws a low kick, looking for Regueiro's leg but Regueiro calmly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Regueiro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Regueiro slips under a jab.
Regueiro looks to land a right hand but Kallio moved out of range.
Kallio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kallio throws a leg kick but Regueiro checks it.
Kallio swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Regueiro counter with a right hand.
A jab from Regueiro misses.
Regueiro scores with a nice strike.
Regueiro scores with a nice strike.
Kallio defending well as Regueiro loads up on a big left hand.
Kallio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Regueiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kallio misses with a wild body shot.
Regueiro throwing a counter right hand but Kallio manages to avoid it.
Kallio avoids the body shot from Regueiro.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimmo Kallio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Regueiro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Kimmo Kallio!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Julio Regueiro!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Julio Regueiro!
Julio Regueiro wins by split decision!
Julio Regueiro 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rhymin Slayin (ranked 1766 p4p, 252 weight class) and Matola Machava (ranked 2245 p4p, 310 weight class). Machava has chosen Mozambique National Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhymin Slayin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matola Machava!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machava throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slayin misses with a hook. Machava ducked under it nicely.
Slayin throws a shot from downtown. Machava moves away and avoids it.
Slayin moves out of range of the strikes.
Slayin loads up on a big right hand but Machava slips the punch.
Machava throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Machava throws a right hand that misses
and Slayin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Machava connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Slayin momentarily.
Slayin misses with a straight right.
Machava avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machava misses with a low kick.
Slayin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machava lands with a good body shot.
Slayin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Machava.
Slayin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Machava swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machava misses with a low kick as Slayin jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machava misses with a right hand
and Slayin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Machava is predictable there
and Slayin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matola Machava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machava throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machava falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slayin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machava looks to land a body kick but Slayin moved away.
Machava feints and then cracks Slayin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slayin down.
A head kick by Slayin misses
and Machava makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Machava looks to score with a jab to the body but Slayin is just out of range.
Slayin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Machava.
The crowd cheers as Slayin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Machava doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machava misses with a jab to the body
and Slayin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Machava misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machava throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machava misses with a right hand
and Slayin counters with a straight right hand.
Machava misses with a looping right.
A shot to the body from Slayin misses
and Machava counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Machava blocks a leg kick.
Machava takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Machava throws the left hand but Slayin avoids the punch easily.
Machava throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slayin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machava is rocked!
Slayin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machava is still on wobbly legs! Can Slayin finish him?
Machava connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slayin. Slayin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Machava seems to have recovered his senses.
Machava stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A lazy body kick from Machava
and Machava takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slayin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Machava.
Machava misses with a body kick.
Slayin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Slayin throws a shot from downtown. Machava moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machava throws a body shot but no joy.
Slayin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Machava connects with a nice looking jab.
Machava lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slayin at a distance.
Slayin moves forwards but Machava connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Machava thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Slayin if he has to take too many more of those.
Machava swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machava. Slayin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slayin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good leg kick by Machava there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Machava throws an off balance right hand
letting Slayin counter with a right hand.
Machava throws a jab when Slayin was well out of range.
Machava tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slayin was well out of range. Poor timing from Machava.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slayin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Machava.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machava misses with a lunging right hand
and Slayin counters with a crisp right hand that drops Machava! Slayin lets Machava back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Machava is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slayin.
Machava blocks a head kick by Slayin.
Slayin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machava was well out of range. Poor timing from Slayin.
Slayin cracks Machava on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Machava falls backwards against the ropes. Slayin follows up with more strikes that drop Machava to his knees. Slayin keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Machava! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rhymin Slayin!
Rhymin Slayin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Levar Draco (ranked 1982 p4p, 236 weight class) and Luther Anderson (ranked 1364 p4p, 166 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Levar Draco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luther Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Draco swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Draco circles away.
Draco walks into a jab.
Anderson tries to move into range but Draco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Draco keeps it at a distance.
Draco is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson connects with a body shot that sends Draco's belly button to the back.
Anderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Draco misses the shot to the body.
Anderson lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Draco throws a counter high kick but Anderson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Anderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Luther Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Draco keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson with a jab.
Anderson lands a head shot.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Draco circles away and keeps his distance.
Draco tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Draco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Anderson tries to get set, Draco tries to push him back and clinch up but Anderson manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Draco backwards.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draco.
Anderson tries a body shot but Draco blocks it.
I was talking to Draco's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Draco controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draco wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Draco avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the ropes.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Draco's head.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draco jumps guard but Anderson turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Draco missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Draco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Draco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draco has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anderson after a bit of a struggle.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Draco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draco throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Draco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draco.
Draco throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson has Draco up against the ropes in a clinch.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Draco avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the ropes.
Draco is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson prevents Draco from breaking the clinch.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Draco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Draco is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Draco prevents a body shot from Anderson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draco.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Draco blocks an uppercut.
Draco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson gets through Draco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a shot 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!
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Draco avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the ropes.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draco taking a breather.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draco's elbow.
Draco prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Draco's ribcage. Draco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luther Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draco is trying to break free.
Draco looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Draco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Draco blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Draco is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Levar Draco has been cut.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Anderson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDraco.
A chopping leg kick lands by Draco.
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Draco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Anderson.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Draco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Draco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Draco is rocked!
Anderson drives through and clinches with Draco against the ropes.
Oh Draco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Draco to his knees! Anderson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luther Anderson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Waleed Dheeb (ranked 2204 p4p, 264 weight class) and Monkhbat Togoruutan (ranked 4821 p4p, 490 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waleed Dheeb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Monkhbat Togoruutan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Togoruutan.
Togoruutan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dheeb!
Togoruutan swings around for an armbar but Dheeb sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Togoruutan's guard.
Togoruutan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dheeb stacks Togoruutan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dheeb!
Togoruutan tries to improve position but can't.
Dheeb works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Togoruutan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Togoruutan tries to bench press Dheeb off him but Dheeb keeps the position.
Dheeb has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Togoruutan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Togoruutan is looking to regain half guard here but Dheeb keeps moving and retains side control.
Dheeb has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Togoruutan!
Togoruutan is desperately trying to improve his position but Dheeb has a good base and remains in mount.
Dheeb pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dheeb tries to control but Togoruutan wriggling away.
Dheeb lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Togoruutan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Togoruutan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dheeb with a couple of short strikes.
Togoruutan is bucking up trying to escape but Dheeb cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Monkhbat Togoruutan has been cut.
Togoruutan working to try and regain half guard.
Dheeb has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Togoruutan's face.
Togoruutan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dheeb loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Togoruutan scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Dheeb land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Dheeb stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Waleed Dheeb!
Waleed Dheeb gave a mention to CAGED CROW Clothings 50$ in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Mathews (ranked 2460 p4p, 290 weight class) and Buddy Barnett (ranked 1132 p4p, 137 weight class). Mathews comes into the arena with Way Down We Go blaring out of the sound system. Barnett has chosen Move as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Buddy Barnett enters the ring!
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron Mathews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buddy Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathews misses with a series of wild punches.
Mathews lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barnett takes a step back to recover.
Cameron Mathews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathews pushes Barnett up against the ropes in a clinch.
Barnett blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mathews creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnett ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Barnett no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Barnett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barnett has a closed guard, preventing Mathews from standing up.
Mathews stopping the sweep attempt from Barnett.
Mathews has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barnett is proving hard to escape from.
Barnett has control of Mathews's left arm, preventing Mathews from doing any damage.
Mathews would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett looking to control.
Mathews wants to get up but he can't break Barnett's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barnett trying to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mathews wants to get up but he can't break Barnett's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barnett has his foot on Mathews's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mathews works his way back into a safe position though.
Barnett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnett is still trying to improve position.
Barnett is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mathews defends well.
Mathews stands and steps away. Barnett gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mathews throws a series of punches but Barnett avoids them all with ease.
Mathews throws the kick towards the body but Barnett avoids it.
Barnett clinches up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews tries to throw a body punch but Barnett avoids it by throwing Mathews back against the ropes.
I was talking to Mathews's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mathews breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mathews lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mathews working hard to break the clinch.
Barnett jumps guard and drags Mathews to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mathews has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barnett is proving hard to escape from.
Barnett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mathews is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mathews is looking to stand up but Barnett won't let him.
Barnett trying to strike off his back.
Mathews wants to stand but Barnett is controlling his posture from full guard.
Barnett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mathews is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mathews's guard.
Mathews is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnett is controlling him.
Barnett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnett chips away with some ground and pound.
Barnett is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barnett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnett postures up and lands a big shot to Mathews's brow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barnett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mathews keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
Barnett is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mathews is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnett is controlling him.
Mathews avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mathews is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mathews avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnett lands a couple of digs.
Barnett won't allow Mathews to get back to his feet.
Mathews will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mathews working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnett.
Barnett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mathews is looking to stand up but Barnett isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Barnett dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barnett clinches up with Mathews and pushes him back against the ropes.
Barnett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnett manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mathews has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barnett is proving hard to escape from.
Barnett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnett looking for a guillotine here but Mathews defends easily.
Barnett is looking for a triangle but Mathews pushes his legs off easily.
Mathews would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Barnett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barnett looking for a guillotine here but Mathews defends easily.
Mathews wants to stand but Barnett is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews wants to stand and escape but instead Barnett has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mathews is looking to stand up but Barnett isn't so interested in that idea.
Barnett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mathews on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mathews tries to get out of the position.
Barnett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnett stops Mathews from standing up.
Barnett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mathews wants to stand and escape but Barnett is having none of it.
Mathews knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barnett on the ground.
Barnett trying to control but Mathews is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnett slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Mathews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mathews preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mathews is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Barnett dives into side control.
Mathews pushes Barnett away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Barnett gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Barnett cracks Mathews with a big elbow.
Mathews tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Mathews is trying to stand.
Barnett lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathews really wants to buck Barnett off and get back to his feet.
Mathews is bucking up trying to escape but Barnett cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Barnett lands a nice shot to the head.
Mathews wants to get back to his feet.
Barnett raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews trying desperately to get to his feet.
Barnett is landing with some decent strikes but Mathews is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barnett lands a big shot there that rocks Mathews but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mathews is rocked!
Barnett connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oh Mathews is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnett won't let Mathews get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Barnett lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mathews hang on?
Mathews really wants to buck Barnett off and get back to his feet.
Barnett loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Mathews scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Barnett land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Barnett stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buddy Barnett!
Buddy Barnett made sure to mention his sponsor, CAGED CROW Clothings 50$ in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Oriola (ranked 740 p4p, 92 weight class) and Joao Silvera (ranked 1474 p4p, 178 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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21
165 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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21
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Oriola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joao Silvera!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Oriola wants to land a leg kick but Silvera is out of range.
Oriola gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silvera counters with a nice uppercut.
Silvera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silvera throws a counter combo.
Oriola tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silvera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Oriola somewhat.
A little jabbing left from Silvera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oriola thows a leg kick but Silvera checks it
and Silvera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Oriola misses
and Silvera counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oriola throws the kick towards the body but Silvera avoids it.
Silvera unleashes a big counter combination but Oriola bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Oriola shoots in for a takedown but Silvera shows good takedown defense.
Silvera let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Oriola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oriola shoots for a takedown but Silvera saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It seemed like Silvera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oriola misses with a low kick.
Silvera unleashes a big counter combination but Oriola bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oriola tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silvera defends well and Oriola ends up having to push Silvera into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Silvera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Silvera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oriola is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Oriola throws a leg kick
and Silvera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A clash of legs there as Silvera blocks the low kick.
Silvera gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Oriola to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Oriola tries to free his leg and advance position but Silvera is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oriola is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oriola's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Oriola trying to control but Silvera is working from the bottom.
Silvera is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Oriola pulls guard successfully.
Oriola is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silvera is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oriola is looking for a triangle but Silvera pushes his legs off easily.
Oriola manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silvera manages to get himself to full guard.
Oriola trying to move into half guard but instead Silvera has managed to sweep!
Oriola wants to sweep but no luck.
Silvera is looking to stand up but Oriola won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oriola is on top in guard.
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!
Silvera keeping moving, preventing Oriola from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oriola postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silvera is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Oriola, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joao Silvera will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oriola shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silvera as he avoids it easily.
Silvera thinks about the counter body kick.
A lazy body kick from Oriola
enabling Silvera to counter with a crisp jab.
Oriola shoots in for a double leg but Silvera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silvera lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Oriola swings for the body but Silvera moves out of range.
Silvera checks a leg kick.
Silvera lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oriola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oriola misses with a leg kick
and Silvera counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oriola lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silvera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silvera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silvera avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silvera blocks a leg kick.
Oriola throws out a leg kick but Silvera moves out of range and Oriola only half commits.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silvera! But no joy.
Oriola scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Oriola tries to move to full mount but Silvera actually manages to regain half guard.
Silvera felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oriola is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silvera pushes Oriola off looking to stand but Oriola dives back in and keeps control.
Silvera won't allow Oriola to pass to mount.
Oriola is working hard here to advance position.
Oriola wants to control but Silvera is keeping him busy.
Oriola misses with a head shot. Silvera uses the momentum to regain guard.
Oriola pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silvera is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diego Oriola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oriola won't allow Silvera to get back to his feet.
Silvera keeping moving, preventing Oriola from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silvera wants to stand up but Oriola is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Diego Oriola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oriola throws a sloppy head kick and Silvera moves out of range easily.
Oriola is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silvera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Oriola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four 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.
Oriola throws the kick towards the body but Silvera avoids it.
Silvera moves out of range as Oriola throws a body kick.
Silvera doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Good work by Silvera as he checks the leg kick.
Oriola goes for a double leg but Silvera avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Silvera continues to drive forward.
Silvera tries a quick counter leg kick but Oriola is wise to it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oriola closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silvera circles away.
Silvera throws out a counter right but Oriola avoids it with no problem.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oriola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joao Silvera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silvera checks a leg kick.
Oriola scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Oriola is trying to ground and pound but Silvera uses the momentary lack of control by Oriola to regain half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Oriola is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silvera!
Oriola trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvera squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oriola pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Oriola moves to the back position.
Oriola trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Oriola is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oriola patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Silvera is trying to stand back up.
Oriola somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Oriola tries to keep control of the position but Silvera is staying busy.
Oriola working for the choke.
Oriola trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Oriola has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Silvera! Can he survive? No! He's out! Oriola gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Diego Oriola!
Diego Oriola spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duane Whittman (ranked 3008 p4p, 277 weight class) and Hoddy McNeal (ranked 1130 p4p, 119 weight class). Whittman comes to the ring accompanied by Best Day Ever-Mac Miller. Hoddy McNeal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Duane Whittman's chin.
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156 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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150 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duane Whittman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hoddy McNeal!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Whittman misses
and McNeal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whittman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whittman misses with a double jab
and McNeal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Whittman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whittman scores with a head kick. McNeal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Whittman throws a head kick but McNeal moves out of range.
McNeal cracks Whittman with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McNeal has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Whittman to stand back up!
Whittman is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whittman throws a head kick that half lands.
Oh Whittman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whittman misses with a takedown
and McNeal rattles Whittman with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Whittman tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. McNeal dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Whittman stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hoddy McNeal!
An out of breath Hoddy McNeal thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Duane Whittman had this to say: 'I lost, are you sure. I don't remember fighting...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Trump (ranked 645 p4p, 104 weight class) and Harley King (ranked 1324 p4p, 200 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Trump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harley King!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Trump paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King misses the shot to the body.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Trump paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trump lands a jab to the nose.
Trump closes the distance and pushes King back into the ropes.
Trump blocking some punches.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trump softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King blocking some punches.
Trump lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King lands with a left to the head.
King breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trump lands a slapping body shot.
Trump has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Captain Turturro`s Pirate Ship in the buildup to the fight.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
King staying out of range there.
Trump moves into the clinch.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trumps head.
Trump blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump misses with some punches.
Trump misses with a body punch.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by King.
King breaks the clinch.
Trump misses with a body punch
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Trump throws an off balance right hand
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trump lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Trump throws out a powerful jab.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trump scores with a shot to the body.
Trump fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trump connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Trump fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trump throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a nice body shot.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King moves in looking to clinch but Trump pushes him off.
Trump misses with a hook
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trump thinking.
Trump tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
Trump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Trump uses good head movement to avoid it.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trump, pushing him back against the ropes.
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Trump lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trump lands a shot to the body.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Trump.
Trump lands a body punch in the clinch.
Trump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Trump does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trump seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Trump misses with a straight left.
Trump jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Trump throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Trump. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trump.
Trump scores with a punch to the head.
King moves into the clinch.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Trump back against the ropes.
Trump misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
Trump blocks an uppercut.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
King tries to work over Trump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King prevents a body shot from Trump.
A right hook to the body lands for King.
King misses with a body punch.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trump lands an uppercut.
King lands a shoulder strike.
Trump misses with some punches.
King breaks from the clinch.
King gets tackled into the ropes by Trump. Trump maintains the clinch.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from King.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Trump controls the action.
Trump tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King prevents a body shot from Trump.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
King blocks a body shot from Trump.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Trump has double underhooks.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 Donald Trump will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
King ducks right into an uppercut from Trump.
Trump doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Trump fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from King! But no joy.
Donald Trump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Trump throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Trump rather than just go for the knockout.
King gets tackled into the ropes by Trump. Trump maintains the clinch.
King lands with a light punch inside.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trump's elbow.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
Trump looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Trump clinches up with King and pushes him back against the ropes.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Trump back against the ropes.
Harley King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Trump blocks a body shot from King.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Trump controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Trump.
Trump working aggressively here.
Trump lands a body shot.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trump lands the left hand.
Trump throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
King takes a shot to the head.
King lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from King.
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Trump controls the action.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King breaks from the clinch.
King thuds a left hand into Trump's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King moves in looking to clinch but Trump pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King moves away from the strike by Trump.
Trump swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Trump misses the shot to the body.
Trump moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King darts in and clinches Trump up against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
Trump presses King against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
King tries a body shot but Trump blocks it.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King can't break the clinch.
A short left from Trump.
Trump lands a left hand.
Trump lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Trump.
Trump works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
King is breathing heavily.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to throw a body punch but Trump avoids it by throwing King back against the ropes.
King misses with a punch to the body.
Trump struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trump.
Trump lands a shot to the body.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Trump controls his hands.
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trump tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Nice body punch from Trump.
King working hard to break the clinch.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trump's corner calls for a 1-2. Trump obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Trump throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trump looks to clinch
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump fails in his attempt to clinch.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Trump throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Trump paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King wants to clinch up but Trump keeps it at a distance.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trump connects with a right hand. King shakes it off.
King moves away from the strike by Trump.
King misses with a hook to the body
and Trump counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
A shot to the body from Trump misses
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King tests Trump's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trump defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Trump closes the distance and pushes King back into the ropes.
Trump lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Trump.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
Trump lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Trump dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trump has King up against the ropes in a clinch.
King breaks the clinch.
Trump fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donald Trump is winning the standup battle so far.
Trump scores with a hook.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trump.
Trump moves into the clinch.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump lands a body punch in the clinch.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Trump.
Trump lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trump looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King tries to clinch but Trump moves out of range.
Trump has King up against the ropes in a clinch.
King tries to throw a body punch but Trump avoids it by throwing King back against the ropes.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
Trump is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King throws a head punch that misses.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Trump controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump blocks a body shot from King.
King manages to break the clinch.
Trump misses with a body punch
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Trump misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from King! But no joy.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trump misses with a telegraphed body shot
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trump swings away with a body shot that misses
letting King counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trump ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trump lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Trump misses the target.
King appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Trump scores with a body shot.
Trump moves into range and clinches up with King.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Trump struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trump's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Trump controls his hands.
King tries to work over Trump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trump.
Trump lands a nice uppercut.
Trump lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Trump.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King prevents a body shot from Trump.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harley King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donald Trump is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trump lands a nice shot to the body.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
King blocking some punches.
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King lands a body punch.
King tries to break the clinch but Trump is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trump.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trump's elbow.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Trump controls the action.
A short right from Trump.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trump rushes King and presses him up against the ropes.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trump's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trump.
Trump tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Trump showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Trump has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Donald Trump!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Donald Trump!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Donald Trump!
Donald Trump wins by unanimous decision!
Donald Trump was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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