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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Karhu (ranked 3590 p4p, 321 weight class) and Colt Gunn (ranked 3188 p4p, 298 weight class). Jesse Karhu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn misses with an uppercut.
Gunn connects with a body shot.
Gunn misses with an uppercut. Karhu saw that one coming.
Karhu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karhu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karhu looks to land a right hand but Gunn moved out of range.
No joy there for Karhu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunn lands a jab to the nose.
Gunn misses with a left hand
and Karhu counters with a left to the body.
Karhu cracks Gunn with a good jab.
Karhu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Karhu swinging wildly here.
A lazy left from Gunn finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Karhu is out of range.
Karhu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karhu seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big left from Gunn misses.
A jab lands there for Karhu.
Gunn staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn throws a body punch but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gunn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karhu throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Gunn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karhu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gunn. Gunn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gunn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karhu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gunn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karhu in his tracks.
Karhu slips under a jab.
Karhu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karhu.
Karhu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Malmi Aitta in the buildup to the fight.
Karhu misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Gunn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karhu misses with a straight right.
Karhu scores with a decent looking hook.
Gunn lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karhu tries to bum rush Gunn with a series of wild strikes but Gunn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karhu missing with a left hand there. Gunn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gunn finds it's way through Karhu's defenses.
Gunn lands a right hook to the body.
Gunn throws a looping overhand right but Karhu ducks down to avoid it.
Gunn avoids the body shot from Karhu.
Gunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karhu.
Gunn lands the left hand.
Gunn throws a jab but it's blocked by Karhu.
Karhu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Colt Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Karhu is out of range.
Gunn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gunn throws a body punch but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu blocks a jab.
Karhu is looking for a counter combo.
Gunn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gunn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karhu throws a nice looking combination but Gunn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gunn throws a lazy uppercut
and Karhu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Karhu. Beautiful body shot.
Gunn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karhu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a looping overhand right but Karhu ducks down to avoid it.
Karhu misses the jab.
Gunn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gunn takes a swing at Karhu's ribcage but misses.
Gunn throws a shot from downtown. Karhu moves away and avoids it.
Karhu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gunn! But no joy.
Gunn scores with a nice right hand.
Gunn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karhu loads up on a big right hand but Gunn slips the punch.
Gunn misses with a straight left.
Gunn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karhu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Karhu.
Karhu slips a straight right by Gunn.
Karhu appears to be looking for a big counter.
Karhu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gunn at a distance.
Gunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karhu sizes up Gunn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn drops his hands momentarily and Karhu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gunn jabs at Karhu's body.
Karhu throws a jab when Gunn was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu throws a series of punches but Gunn moves out of range.
Karhu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karhu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunn throws a shot from downtown. Karhu moves away and avoids it.
Karhu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karhu cracks Gunn with an open hand slap.
Karhu misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Gunn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gunn looks to land a combination but Karhu avoids it well.
Karhu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gunn connects with a nice looking jab.
Gunn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gunn misses with a hook. Karhu ducked under it nicely.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karhu moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunn lands with a straight right. Karhu didn't see that one coming.
Gunn lands a really nice looking cross but Karhu seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunn misses the target.
Gunn misses with an uppercut.
Karhu misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Colt Gunn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big right from Gunn misses.
Gunn tries to move into range but Karhu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Colt Gunn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gunn connects with a right hand. Karhu shakes it off.
Gunn scores with a decent looking hook.
Karhu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karhu slips under a jab.
Gunn misses with a looping right.
Karhu throws a shot from downtown. Gunn moves away and avoids it.
Karhu walks into a straight right hand from Gunn.
Karhu misses the shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Karhu.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunn moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karhu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gunn cracks Karhu with a good jab.
Gunn throws a jab when Karhu was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Gunn. Beautiful body shot.
Karhu slips a jab from Gunn.
Gunn misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu scores with a shot to the body.
Gunn misses with a hook
enabling Karhu to counter with a crisp jab.
Karhu misses with a series of wild punches.
Karhu moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karhu.
Karhu missing with a left hand there. Gunn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gunn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gunn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karhu's hands.
A jab lands there for Karhu.
Karhu throws a jab but it's blocked by Gunn.
Gunn cracks Karhu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunn.
Karhu fails to land with a series of punches.
Gunn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Karhu misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gunn finds it's way through Karhu's defenses.
Gunn misses with a two punch combination.
Gunn misses with a looping left.
Gunn defending well as Karhu loads up on a big left hand.
Gunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karhu.
Gunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gunn lands a nice shot that snaps Karhu's head back.
Karhu throws a lazy right hand but Gunn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karhu slips a jab from Gunn.
Gunn ducks under a wild hook from Karhu.
Karhu defending well as Gunn loads up on a big left hand.
Karhu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karhu blocks a jab.
Karhu throws a big shot that misses.
Gunn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karhu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gunn.
Karhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunn manages to avoid it.
Karhu loads up on a big right hand but Gunn slips the punch.
Karhu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu scores with a nice head shot.
Gunn throws a looping overhand right but Karhu ducks down to avoid it.
Gunn misses with a looping left.
Gunn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gunn moves out of range of the strikes.
Karhu looks to land a combination but Gunn avoids it well.
Gunn throws a hook to the side of Karhu's head but Karhu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karhu misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Gunn misses.
Karhu misses with a looping left.
Gunn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karhu throws a hook to the side of Gunn's head but Gunn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Gunn.
Gunn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karhu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karhu slips under a jab from Gunn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karhu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn missing with a left hand there. Karhu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Karhu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunn with a hook.
Gunn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice body punch from Karhu.
Gunn jabs Karhu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karhu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gunn. Gunn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karhu moves out of range as Gunn strikes.
Gunn misses with a hook.
Gunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karhu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Karhu defending well as Gunn loads up on a big left hand.
Gunn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gunn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunn needs to keep his hands up - Karhu had a free shot at his head there.
Gunn lands the left hand.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karhu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karhu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Colt Gunn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gunn throws a hook but Karhu avoids it easily.
Gunn throws a hook but Karhu blocks it.
Karhu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gunn throws a jab when Karhu was well out of range.
Gunn slips a straight right by Karhu.
Karhu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karhu looks to land a right hand but Gunn moved out of range.
Gunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karhu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karhu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Gunn throws a hook but Karhu avoids it easily.
Gunn throws a shot from downtown. Karhu moves away and avoids it.
Karhu throws a big counter combination but Gunn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karhu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karhu blocks a jab.
A cross from Gunn lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunn. Karhu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karhu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu walks into a jab.
Karhu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Karhu misses.
Karhu swings for the body but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn throws a hook but Karhu blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gunn.
Gunn misses with an uppercut.
Gunn misses the shot to the body.
Karhu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gunn under the eye.
Karhu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karhu misses the shot to the body.
Karhu slips a jab from Gunn.
Karhu cracks Gunn with an open hand slap.
Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Gunn.
Karhu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice straight punches there by Gunn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gunn.
Karhu staying out of range there.
Jesse Karhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn misses with an uppercut. Karhu saw that one coming.
Karhu is looking to counter punch.
Gunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karhu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunn lands a head shot.
Gunn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gunn tests Karhu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gunn slips under a jab from Karhu.
It seemed like Gunn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gunn cracks Karhu with an open hand slap.
Karhu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunn throws out the jab.
Gunn avoids the body shot from Karhu.
Karhu scores with a nice strike.
Karhu jabs Gunn right on the nose. Gunn blinks but takes it well.
Gunn lands a jab.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Gunn.
Gunn lunges at Karhu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karhu's hand.
Gunn throws a hook but Karhu blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karhu.
Gunn staying out of range there.
Karhu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunn.
Gunn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karhu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gunn to score with a decent uppercut.
Gunn lands with a good body shot.
Karhu avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Gunn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karhu's head.
Gunn misses with a looping left.
Gunn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karhu.
Jab by Gunn.
Gunn looks to land a right hand but Karhu moved out of range.
Gunn slips under a jab.
Gunn misses with an uppercut. Karhu saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Karhu misses its intended target.
Gunn throws a hook but Karhu avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karhu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gunn to score with a decent uppercut.
Gunn lands a glancing blow to the side of Karhu's head.
Karhu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gunn throws a big shot that misses.
Karhu appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Karhu is out of range.
Gunn looks to land a left hand but Karhu moved out of range nicely.
Karhu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karhu.
Gunn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gunn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karhu.
Karhu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gunn.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karhu.
Colt Gunn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karhu cracks Gunn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gunn misses with a hook. Karhu ducked under it nicely.
Gunn blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Karhu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Gunn. Beautiful body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colt Gunn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gunn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colt Gunn!
After winning the bout, Colt Gunn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rawse (ranked 3165 p4p, 297 weight class) and Desi Kraag (ranked 3521 p4p, 316 weight class). Desi Kraag is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Rawse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desi Kraag!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Rawse.
Kraag looks to throw the jab but Rawse is out of range.
Kraag throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kraag swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kraag slips under a jab from Rawse.
Jab, jab by Kraag - just one landing.
Kraag works Rawse's body with a nice hook.
Kraag scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rawse connects with a single shot there.
Kraag connects with a crisp jab.
Kraag tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rawse was well out of range. Poor timing from Kraag.
Kraag avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rawse missing with a left hand there. Kraag was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kraag defending well as Rawse loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraag misses with a wild body shot.
Rawse throws a hook but Kraag blocks it.
Rawse rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kraag counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kraag takes a swing at Rawse's ribcage but misses.
Kraag scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rawse doesn't seem bothered though.
Kraag just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Rawse on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rawse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kraag moves out of range of the strikes.
Kraag stuns Rawse with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rawse is breathing heavily.
Kraag throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kraag scores with a body shot.
Desi Kraag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rawse avoids the body shot from Kraag.
Kraag scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraag scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kraag's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rawse under the eye.
Kraag throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rawse is looking to counter punch.
Kraag misses with a wild body shot.
Kraag fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rawse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kraag throws a body punch but Rawse moves out of range.
It looked like Rawse wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kraag throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rawse misses with a hook. Kraag ducked under it nicely.
Kraag drops Rawse with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rawse looks back up at him and smiles so Kraag waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kraag misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Rawse to counter with a crisp jab.
Kraag throws a sloppy body shot
and Rawse counters by moving into the clinch.
Kraag breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraag scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rawse avoids the body shot from Kraag.
Kraag swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rawse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rawse is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kraag. Rawse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kraag dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kraag fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rawse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kraag wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kraag punishes Rawse's body with a nice straight punch.
Kraag misses the shot to the body.
Rawse throws a body punch but Kraag moves out of range.
Kraag throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rawse stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kraag scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kraag fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rawse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kraag coming out on top.
Kraag lands a big right hand that sends Rawse crashing to the mat! Kraag stays standing though and waves Rawse back to his feet!
Rawse is rocked!
Rawse takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh Rawse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kraag lands with a good body shot.
Kraag is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rawse rather than just go for the knockout.
Rawse takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kraag works Rawse's body with a nice hook.
Kraag connects with a body shot that sends Rawse's belly button to the back.
Kraag fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rawse seems to have got his legs back now.
Kraag cracks Rawse with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Rawse falls to his knees and Kraag doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desi Kraag!
Our winner, Desi Kraag, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franck Kodjia (ranked 1512 p4p, 182 weight class) and Jorge Cruz Jr (ranked 1640 p4p, 188 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franck Kodjia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Cruz Jr!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz Jr cracks Kodjia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kodjia throws a head kick that misses.
Kodjia throws a head kick but Cruz Jr moves out of range.
Cruz Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kodjia has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
Kodjia throws a body punch but Cruz Jr moves out of range.
Kodjia takes one on the button.
Kodjia throws a hook but Cruz Jr blocks it.
Cruz Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cruz Jr avoids the head kick by Kodjia.
As Kodjia backs off Cruz Jr throws a huge counter combo but Kodjia manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Cruz Jr.
It looks like Franck Kodjia has been cut.
Cruz Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cruz Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodjia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruz Jr lands with an overhand left.
Cruz Jr moves out of range as Kodjia throws a body kick.
Cruz Jr tries to bum rush Kodjia with a series of wild strikes but Kodjia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kodjia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz Jr avoids the head kick by Kodjia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz Jr takes a swing at Kodjia's ribcage but misses.
Kodjia walks into a jab.
Kodjia throws a body punch but Cruz Jr moves out of range.
Cruz Jr ducks under a wild hook from Kodjia.
Cruz Jr follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kodjia throws a head kick but Cruz Jr moves out of range.
Cruz Jr avoids the head kick by Kodjia.
A cross from Cruz Jr lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kodjia looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz Jr is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz Jr scores with a jab. Kodjia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cruz Jr lands an overhand right.
Cruz Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kodjia throws a hook to the side of Cruz Jr's head but Cruz Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kodjia throws the left hand but Cruz Jr avoids the punch easily.
Cruz Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Kodjia misses.
Cruz Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kodjia.
Cruz Jr lands a big right hand that sends Kodjia crashing to the mat! Cruz Jr stays standing though and waves Kodjia back to his feet!
Franck Kodjia's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kodjia throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz Jr counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jorge Cruz Jr!
After winning the bout, Jorge Cruz Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kron Diego (ranked 759 p4p, 95 weight class) and Altansarnai Shinjo (ranked 2131 p4p, 229 weight class). Shinjo has chosen DJ KATCH - The Horns as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kron Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Altansarnai Shinjo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Shinjo slips the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Diego as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Altansarnai Shinjo has been cut.
Diego rushes Shinjo and presses him up against the cage.
Shinjo breaks the clinch.
Shinjo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego misses with a jab to the body
and Shinjo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Diego there.
Shinjo is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Diego moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kron Diego!
The defeated Altansarnai Shinjo had this to say: 'I'm not completely useless, I can still serve as a bad example.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bug Turd (ranked 1077 p4p, 153 weight class) and Torcadall Sailcirc (ranked 1223 p4p, 170 weight class). Torcadall Sailcirc has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bug Turd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torcadall Sailcirc!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turd throws a body kick that misses
and Sailcirc counters with a takedown into side control.
Sailcirc is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Turd has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Turd's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Turd's coaches at Listerman's Club have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Sailcirc is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Turd is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Turd is looking to regain half guard here but Sailcirc keeps moving and retains side control.
Sailcirc controlling from side mount.
Sailcirc wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turd keeps working.
Turd on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Turd tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turd is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailcirc thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sailcirc tries for a kimura but Turd is defending well.
Turd is not content to let Sailcirc control the position.
Sailcirc looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Turd gets back to half guard.
Sailcirc seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Turd does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sailcirc prevents Turd from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc tries to pass to full mount but Turd defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sailcirc looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sailcirc wants to pass the guard but Turd is defending well.
Turd is controlling Sailcirc's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sailcirc is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Turd sees it coming and defends easily.
Sailcirc is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sailcirc is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turd keeping control of the position.
Turd is looking to control Sailcirc's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turd avoid being mounted?
Sailcirc is looking to take a break and control but Turd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turd is controlling Sailcirc's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sailcirc is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sailcirc is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Turd doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sailcirc.
Turd is pressing down on Sailcirc's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Turd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sailcirc trying to control but Turd is working from the bottom.
Turd looking to control.
Turd keeping full guard, as Sailcirc tries to pass.
Sailcirc drops back looking for a leg! Turd is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Turd manages to kick Sailcirc off! Sailcirc jumps back into Turd's guard.
Turd wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sailcirc is now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sailcirc is thwarting Turd's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torcadall Sailcirc dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Turd throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Sailcirc to counter with a crisp jab.
Turd is looking to land body kicks.
Sailcirc tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Turd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Turd wants it to stay on the feet.
Turd throwing a counter right hand but Sailcirc manages to avoid it.
Turd avoids the body shot from Sailcirc.
Sailcirc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turd misses with a body shot.
Sailcirc is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sailcirc has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turd takes one to the side of the head.
Sailcirc looks to score with a jab to the body but Turd is just out of range.
Turd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sailcirc throws a jab but it's blocked by Turd.
Turd cracks the inside of Sailcirc's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turd displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sailcirc digs a good hook to Turd's body.
Turd misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turd tries to work over Sailcirc's front leg with a kick but Sailcirc checks it.
And Sailcirc tries to counter it with a takedown but Turd pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sailcirc cracks Turd with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sailcirc.
Sailcirc digs a good body shot into Turd's ribs.
Turd lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sailcirc takes a step back to recover.
Sailcirc slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Turd gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Torcadall Sailcirc has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turd trying to keep a closed guard but Sailcirc is proving a slippery customer.
Sailcirc advances to half guard.
Sailcirc seems to be looking for submissions.
Sailcirc wants to work for an arm triangle but Turd is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Turd is looking to control Sailcirc's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turd avoid being mounted?
Sailcirc looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turd is trying is best to control the position here.
Sailcirc is working for a submission of some sort.
Sailcirc has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Turd defend it? Sailcirc steps over the head and cranks it - Turd is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sailcirc!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Torcadall Sailcirc!
An out of breath and clearly excited Torcadall Sailcirc thanked Pit Bull Development for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Bug Turd stepped up to the mic, saying 'Gran Chin'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ian Maan (ranked 932 p4p, 132 weight class) and Allan Kurma (ranked 1732 p4p, 234 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Someday. Allan Kurma told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ian Maan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Allan Kurma!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maan misses with a shot to the body
and Kurma counters with a body kick that stops Maan in his tracks momentarily.
Kurma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maan.
Kurma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maan.
Kurma lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kurma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maan throws out the jab.
Maan with a nice cross.
Kurma walks into a jab.
Maan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kurma on the side of the head.
Maan's corner calls for a 1-2. Maan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kurma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maan looks to land a right hand but Kurma moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maan moves away.
Maan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maan avoids the head kick by Kurma.
Maan throws the left hand but Kurma avoids the punch easily.
Maan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurma slips under a jab.
Maan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kurma in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Kurma does no damage.
Kurma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurma is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Maan with a body shot.
Maan misses with a left hand
and Kurma counters with a body kick.
Kurma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maan.
Maan tries for a takedown but Kurma circles away easily
and Kurma counters with a one-two to the body.
Maan throws a poor cross that misses
and Kurma counters with a head kick that drops Maan to the mat! Maan scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Maan is rocked!
A big right from Maan misses.
Kurma shapes to counter with a head kick.
Oh Maan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kurma lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Maan up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Kurma from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Maan's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Allan Kurma!
Allan Kurma decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Iota Knox (ranked 1471 p4p, 74 weight class) and Glass Joe (ranked 791 p4p, 40 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by The Blacker The Berry | Kendrick Lamar. Joe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: La Marseillaise. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Glass Joe enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iota Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Glass Joe!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Joe misses
and Knox counters with a three punch combo that has Joe backing up. Joe nods at Knox to acknowledge the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Joe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knox. Knox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joe misses the body punch
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Joe clinches up against the cage.
Joe lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
Joe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Joe scores with a hook to the body.
Joe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox scores with a body shot.
Knox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joe lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knox is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knox is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Joe. Beautiful body shot.
Joe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That kick from Knox tenderised Joe's leg. Joe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Glass Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Knox.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe digs a good body shot into Knox's ribs.
Joe misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Joe looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Joe.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Joe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Joe throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Joe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
Oh Knox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Joe punishes Knox's body with a nice straight punch.
Joe cracks Knox with a hook to the temple - Knox is on wobbly legs here! Joe swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Knox falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Joe wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Glass Joe!
Glass Joe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Farina (ranked 351 p4p, 51 weight class) and Keone Kapisi (ranked 1018 p4p, 137 weight class). Farina comes into the arena with Combichrist - Today I Woke to the Rain of Blood blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Farina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keone Kapisi!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapisi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Farina lands a nice shot to the body.
Kapisi throws a hook but Farina blocks it.
Farina jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Keone Kapisi has been cut.
Kapisi is looking to clinch.
It looked like Farina wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kapisi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kapisi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Farina scores with a jab. Kapisi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kapisi throws a jab but it's blocked by Farina.
It looked like Farina was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kapisi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kapisi catches Farina with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kapisi feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Farina sprawling to the canvas! Farina rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kapisi finish him?!
Farina is rocked!
Farina lands a jab to the head.
Farina cracks Kapisi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Farina has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kapisi to stand back up!
Kapisi is rocked!
Farina scores with a body shot.
Kapisi is still on wobbly legs! Can Farina finish him?
Kapisi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farina.
Oh Farina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keone Kapisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kapisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farina.
Farina seems to have got his legs back now.
Kapisi seems to have recovered his senses.
Farina cracks Kapisi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Farina has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kapisi to stand back up!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapisi misses with a straight right.
Farina was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kapisi lunges at Farina with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Farina's hand.
Kapisi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farina moves away.
Farina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kapisi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Farina counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kapisi! Farina lets Kapisi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kapisi slips under a jab from Farina.
Kapisi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farina throws a jab when Kapisi was well out of range.
Farina lands a big right hand that sends Kapisi crashing to the mat! Farina stays standing though and waves Kapisi back to his feet!
Kapisi throws an off balance right hand
and Farina counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kapisi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farina lands a big uppercut and Kapisi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kapisi looks OK. Farina waves Kapisi back to his feet!
Kapisi misses with a left hand
and Farina counters with a big left hand that crumples Kapisi! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mario Farina!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mario Farina waved his t-shirt featuring Groove Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy HeavyWeight (ranked 364 p4p, 54 weight class) and Jose Canseco (ranked 1373 p4p, 170 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Canseco 's choice of entrance music: Lisa Gerrard, Peter Bourke - Meltdown. Heavy HeavyWeight could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jose Canseco 's chin.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Heavy HeavyWeight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Canseco !
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canseco lands a right hook to the body.
HeavyWeight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Canseco .
HeavyWeight with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Canseco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Canseco .
It looks like Heavy HeavyWeight has been cut.
Canseco throws a combination that misses
and HeavyWeight counters by clinching up.
HeavyWeight scores with a nice hook to the head.
HeavyWeight lands a left hand.
Canseco misses with a body punch.
HeavyWeight can't find room to land a body shot as Canseco controls the action.
Canseco can't find room to land a body shot as HeavyWeight controls the action.
A hook to the body from HeavyWeight.
Canseco works on HeavyWeight's body with a couple of short punches.
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 short right hand to the side of the head by HeavyWeight.
HeavyWeight misses with a body punch.
HeavyWeight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Canseco 's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for HeavyWeight.
Canseco looks winded!
HeavyWeight lands a shoulder strike.
Canseco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from HeavyWeight.
HeavyWeight lands a shoulder strike.
HeavyWeight lands a body punch.
I was talking to HeavyWeight's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
HeavyWeight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Canseco backwards.
HeavyWeight works on Canseco 's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
HeavyWeight presses Canseco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for HeavyWeight.
HeavyWeight is working Canseco over against the cage.
Canseco has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. HeavyWeight seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Canseco can turn it around.
HeavyWeight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
HeavyWeight lands a shoulder strike.
HeavyWeight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from HeavyWeight.
Canseco is rocked!
HeavyWeight lands with a left to the head.
Canseco is still on wobbly legs! Can HeavyWeight finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, HeavyWeight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
HeavyWeight unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Canseco ! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but HeavyWeight is unloading with more strikes now! Canseco drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heavy HeavyWeight!
After winning the bout, Heavy HeavyWeight thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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