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CEC 691 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julian Gniewek (ranked 1659 p4p, 183 weight class) and Boyko Kersikov (ranked 2024 p4p, 199 weight class). Boyko Kersikov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julian Gniewek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Boyko Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gniewek cracks Kersikov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Gniewek slips the punch.
Kersikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kersikov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kersikov misses with a leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a combination
and Gniewek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've been informed that Kersikov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kersikov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half 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!
Gniewek works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kersikov wants to control from the top but Gniewek keeps moving.
Gniewek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kersikov stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Gniewek has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Kersikov manages to get his head free but now Gniewek has transitioned to an armbar! Kersikov grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Gniewek! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julian Gniewek!
Julian Gniewek seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Darko (ranked 1263 p4p, 168 weight class) and Marvin Vettori (ranked 1400 p4p, 187 weight class). Darko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ominous Drumming. Vettori has chosen Police On My Back- The Rocketz as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Vlad Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marvin Vettori!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vettori cracks Darko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vettori takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vettori connects with a good right hand that stumbles Darko. Darko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Darko connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body kick from Darko.
Vettori misses with a right hand
and Darko counters with a nice uppercut.
Darko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darko. That's going to slow Vettori down.
Darko scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Darko.
Darko cracks the inside of Vettori's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko connects with a solid leg kick.
Vettori misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Darko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vettori throws a series of punches but Darko moves out of range.
Vettori scores with a decent looking hook.
Darko scores with a nice right hand.
Darko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vettori tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darko 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 Vettori has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vettori and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Vettori blocks the low kick.
Vettori misses with an uppercut.
Darko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darko throws a head kick but Vettori moves out of range.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Darko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some bone on bone action there as Vettori checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vettori lands a glancing blow to the side of Darko's head.
Vettori's jab looks to have found its range, popping Darko under the eye.
Vettori connects with a high kick.
Darko is rocked!
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Darko misses with an uppercut. Vettori saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Vettori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darko looks up at the clock. Bad move! Vettori lands a right hand from hell, dropping Darko. Vettori pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Vettori!
A relieved looking Marvin Vettori thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Archie Griffiths (ranked 484 p4p, 61 weight class) and Finnish Experiment (ranked 691 p4p, 84 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Archie Griffiths!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Griffiths throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Experiment.
A big right from Experiment misses.
Griffiths blocks the body kick.
Experiment throws a leg kick that is checked
and Griffiths counters with a left to the body.
Griffiths throws a leg kick that misses.
Experiment throws a wild body kick that Griffiths sees coming a mile off.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Experiment checks it.
Experiment moves out of range of the strikes.
Experiment 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.
Griffiths lands a jab to the nose.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffiths misses with a hook.
Experiment checks a leg kick.
Griffiths scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment clinches up with Griffiths and pushes him back against the cage.
Experiment stalling the fight.
Experiment trying to control the position but instead, Griffiths has worked for underhooks and has pushed Experiment into the cage.
Experiment lands a damaging elbow.
Griffiths taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Griffiths taking a breather.
Griffiths lands a hook that snaps the head of Experiment backwards.
Griffiths has had enough of the clinch but Experiment keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Experiment as Griffiths tries to tie him up.
Griffiths lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Experiment stalling.
Experiment is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Griffiths is keeping busy.
Griffiths is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Experiment is keeping busy.
Griffiths lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Griffiths tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment's elbow.
Griffiths tries to stall but Experiment uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Experiment has Griffiths pushed against the cage.
Experiment lands a body punch.
Griffiths working aggressively here.
Experiment blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment throws an elbow but it misses.
Griffiths tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment's elbow.
Griffiths takes an elbow to the forehead.
Experiment lands a body shot in the clinch.
Griffiths dodges an elbow strike from Experiment.
Griffiths blocks the elbow strike.
Experiment content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Griffiths scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Experiment pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Experiment takes a shot to the head.
Griffiths lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Experiment.
Experiment struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffiths controls his hands.
Griffiths tries a body shot but Experiment blocks it.
Griffiths's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Experiment checks the leg kick.
Experiment lands a front kick.
Nice defenses there by Experiment.
Experiment scores with a head kick.
Griffiths scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Experiment.
Experiment throws a leg kick but Griffiths sees it coming and moves out of range.
Experiment misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffiths.
Griffiths thinks about countering with a head kick.
Experiment has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a hook to the side of Experiment's head but Experiment sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffiths sets himself, and Experiment steps forward looking for the clinch! Griffiths avoids it this time.
Good work by Experiment as he checks the leg kick.
Griffiths moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griffiths, right into the meat.
Experiment fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Griffiths checks it well.
Griffiths throws a counter high kick but Experiment was just alert enough to avoid it.
Griffiths looks for the body kick but Experiment saw that one coming.
Experiment throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archie Griffiths seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiment looks to land a left hand but Griffiths moved out of range nicely.
Griffiths lunges at Experiment with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Experiment's hand.
Griffiths lands a nice looking body kick.
Griffiths 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.
Griffiths lands a nice looking body kick.
Experiment tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Griffiths manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Experiment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Experiment.
Experiment ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Experiment throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griffiths.
Griffiths throwing a counter right hand but Experiment manages to avoid it.
Experiment throws a leg kick which misses Griffiths's front leg but catches the back leg as Griffiths tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Experiment. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Griffiths tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffiths lands a leg kick that knocks Experiment off balance momentarily.
Griffiths throws a low kick, looking for Experiment's leg but Experiment calmly moves out of range.
Griffiths scores with a push kick.
Experiment clinches.
Griffiths lands a nice uppercut.
Griffiths has Experiment pushed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Experiment - that landed with a thud.
Experiment lands an elbow inside that Griffiths shrugs off.
Experiment blocks a body shot from Griffiths.
Griffiths struggles to land a body shot inside as Experiment controls his hands.
Experiment looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Griffiths breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Experiment shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Archie Griffiths will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A solid body kick from Experiment.
Archie Griffiths is winning the standup battle so far.
Experiment staying out of range there.
Experiment lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffiths at a distance.
Experiment gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Experiment throws a leg kick but Griffiths checks it.
Experiment has taken the fight to the clinch.
Griffiths is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Experiment holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Griffiths looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Griffiths tries to throw a body punch but Experiment avoids it by throwing Griffiths back against the cage.
Experiment tries to throw a body punch but Griffiths avoids it by throwing Experiment back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffiths tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griffiths lands a nice uppercut.
Griffiths scores with a shot to the side of Experiment's head.
Finnish Experiment seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Experiment stalling the fight.
Griffiths is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Griffiths struggles to land a body shot inside as Experiment controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Experiment.
Griffiths takes an elbow to the temple.
Experiment is leaning against Griffiths and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Griffiths breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Experiment tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Griffiths throws a chopping leg kick but Experiment manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Griffiths throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Experiment.
A clash of legs there as Griffiths blocks the low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Griffiths checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Griffiths misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffiths jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Experiment throws a fast counter high kick but Griffiths manages to duck under it in time.
Experiment lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Griffiths.
Experiment keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Experiment throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Experiment moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Griffiths.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffiths.
Experiment takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
Experiment throws the kick towards the body but Griffiths avoids it.
The fighters circling - Griffiths throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Experiment throws a leg kick but Griffiths sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Experiment moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A shot to the liver by Griffiths. Beautiful body shot.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Griffiths does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Griffiths!
Griffiths swats away the attempt to clinch by Experiment.
Experiment scores with a jab to the jaw.
Griffiths listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Griffiths fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Griffiths connects with a body shot that sends Experiment's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Griffiths misses.
Griffiths misses with a straight left.
Experiment blocks a head kick by Griffiths.
Experiment's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A leg kick checked by Griffiths.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Experiment pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Griffiths takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Experiment checks it.
Griffiths checks a low kick from Experiment.
Griffiths is looking to slow Experiment down with leg kicks.
Experiment misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffiths.
Experiment tries to work over Griffiths's front leg with a kick but Griffiths checks it.
Experiment throws a right hand that Griffiths ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffiths also avoids with ease.
Griffiths lands with a shot to the body.
Griffiths throws a head kick that Experiment semi-blocks.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffiths.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griffiths's hands.
Griffiths avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffiths lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot by Griffiths.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Experiment wants to counter the offense by Griffiths and move into the clinch position.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Experiment misses with an uppercut.
Griffiths takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Experiment wants to clinch but Griffiths slips to the side
and Griffiths counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffiths's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Experiment connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griffiths scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Experiment. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Griffiths tenderised Experiment's leg. Experiment is trying to keep his angry face on.
Experiment tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffiths goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffiths. That's going to slow Experiment down.
Experiment throws a hook but Griffiths blocks it.
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 Archie Griffiths will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Griffiths keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Experiment.
Griffiths goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Experiment checks the leg kick.
Griffiths misses with a right hand
and Experiment counters with a thumping low kick.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Experiment throws a sloppy head kick and Griffiths moves out of range easily.
Experiment lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Experiment throws a low kick but Griffiths moves out of range easily.
Griffiths quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Experiment on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Experiment jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffiths pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffiths sets himself, and Experiment steps forward looking for the clinch! Griffiths avoids it this time.
Griffiths looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths throws a body punch but Experiment moves out of range.
Experiment checks a leg kick.
Experiment tries to counter with a clinch but Griffiths shakes him off and moves away.
Experiment tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Experiment tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Experiment.
Griffiths just misses with a punch to the body.
Experiment tries to counter by closing the distance.
Griffiths misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Experiment throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffiths.
Griffiths goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Experiment sees it coming and moves out of range.
Griffiths slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Experiment slips under a jab.
Experiment thinks about the counter body kick.
Griffiths throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Experiment there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A combination from Experiment does no damage.
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Experiment.
Experiment pivots, looking for a leg kick but Griffiths is out of range and Experiment settles back down.
Experiment lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Griffiths keeps Experiment at a distance using the push kick.
Griffiths swats away the attempt to clinch by Experiment.
Griffiths feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Experiment thuds a left hand into Griffiths's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a body punch but Experiment moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Experiment moves out of range as Griffiths throws a body kick.
Experiment blocks a leg kick.
Griffiths misses the shot to the body.
Griffiths shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Experiment tries to work over Griffiths's front leg with a kick but Griffiths checks it.
Experiment lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Griffiths takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffiths on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Griffiths misses with a head kick.
Experiment lands with a good body shot.
Experiment throws a right and a left that Griffiths avoids nicely.
Experiment scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Griffiths doesn't seem bothered though.
Experiment forces Griffiths back against the cage and clinches.
Experiment throws an elbow that misses.
Griffiths blocks the elbow strike.
Archie Griffiths is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths blocks an elbow strike.
Griffiths lands a right hand that snaps the head of Experiment backwards.
Griffiths throws a punch but it's blocked by Experiment.
Griffiths working aggressively here.
Experiment gets through Griffiths's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Experiment throws an elbow but it misses.
Griffiths lands a right hand.
Griffiths has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Experiment lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Griffiths lands with a left to the head.
Experiment tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffiths's elbow.
Finnish Experiment has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Experiment misses with an elbow strike.
Experiment doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Experiment lands an elbow that stopped Griffiths in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Griffiths as Experiment tries to tie him up.
Griffiths takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment can't find room to land a body shot as Griffiths controls the action.
Griffiths stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Experiment misses with a punch to the body.
Experiment tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffiths's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Griffiths.
Experiment throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Experiment misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Experiment lands a nice elbow.
Griffiths misses with a punch on the inside.
Experiment creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finnish Experiment comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Griffiths has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Griffiths!
A victorious Archie Griffiths thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Finnish Experiment had this to say: 'I tried something new.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taz McKane (ranked 494 p4p, 68 weight class) and Joan Vila (ranked 917 p4p, 119 weight class). Joan Vila has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taz McKane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joan Vila!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKane moves out of range as Vila throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from McKane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McKane misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Vila misses the target.
It looked like McKane was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vila.
McKane avoids the head kick by Vila.
McKane thows a left - swing and a miss!
McKane rushes Vila and presses him up against the cage.
McKane working aggressively here.
Vila has a couple of punches blocked by McKane.
McKane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vila tries to stall but McKane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vila tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McKane prevents Vila from breaking the clinch.
McKane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vila has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKane tries to throw a body punch but Vila avoids it by throwing McKane back against the cage.
Vila tries to circle away but McKane has him pinned against the cage.
Vila breaks from the clinch.
McKane jabs Vila to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McKane blocks a jab.
A nice combination there by Vila.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vila tries to move into range but McKane moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane clobbers Vila with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKane.
Vila is looking for the big counter here.
Vila ducks under a wild hook from McKane.
Vila looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vila will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Vila.
Vila lands with a cross.
McKane fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKane. Vila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vila looks to land a combination but McKane avoids it well.
McKane scores with a jab to the head.
Vila rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McKane counters with a straight right hand.
Vila swinging wildly here.
Vila looks to score with a jab to the body but McKane is just out of range.
Joan Vila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vila misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by McKane.
McKane misses with a looping right.
McKane ducks under a wild hook from Vila.
Vila misses with an attempted mid kick.
McKane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vila.
McKane throws a jab but it's blocked by Vila.
Vila throws a series of punches but McKane moves out of range.
Vila moves out of range as McKane strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vila! But no joy.
McKane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McKane jabs Vila to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKane.
Vila fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McKane on the side of the head.
McKane defending well as Vila loads up on a big left hand.
Vila lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vila takes a swing at McKane's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for McKane. That snapped Vila's head back.
Vila swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McKane counters with a right hand to the body.
Vila lands a slapping body shot.
McKane throws a big shot that misses.
McKane thuds his right hand into Vila's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vila scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vila takes one to the chin there.
McKane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McKane moves into range and clinches up with Vila.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McKane.
Vila wants to stall.
Vila blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from McKane fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Vila's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McKane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vila is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKane misses with the head strike.
McKane throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from McKane - that landed with a thud.
McKane works on Vila's body with a couple of short punches.
Vila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vila misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McKane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McKane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vila connects with a nice looking jab.
McKane cracks Vila with an open hand slap.
Vila throws a right hand that McKane ducks under and follows up with a left that McKane also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - McKane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKane.
McKane has closed the distance and engaged Vila in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vila tries to circle away but McKane has him pinned against the cage.
Vila's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McKane throws a head punch that misses.
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 Taz McKane will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McKane lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKane. Vila does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKane lands a lovely overhand right.
Vila looks to throw the jab but McKane is out of range.
Vila misses with a hook to the body
and McKane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McKane checks the leg kick.
Vila takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That kick from Vila tenderised McKane's leg. McKane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vila throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from McKane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vila connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vila punishes McKane's body with a nice straight punch.
Vila throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Vila.
McKane appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A left lands for McKane.
Vila jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for McKane.
Joan Vila is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane scores with a jab to the jaw.
McKane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vila.
McKane moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vila connects with a looping right hand.
Vila fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McKane.
McKane slips a jab and a cross from Vila.
Vila misses with a hook.
Vila swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheers as McKane lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vila doesn't seem phased though.
Vila digs a good hook to McKane's body.
McKane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vila under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vila gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McKane.
McKane moves out of range as Vila throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from McKane misses.
Joan Vila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McKane lands with a good body shot.
Vila misses with a two punch combination.
McKane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vila slips a jab from McKane.
The fighters circling - McKane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McKane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vila was well out of range. Poor timing from McKane.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vila. McKane does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKane moves out of range of the body kick.
McKane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vila.
Vila slips a straight right by McKane.
McKane throws a hook but Vila blocks it.
McKane misses the shot to the body.
Vila misses with a hook. McKane ducked under it nicely.
Vila pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A lazy left from Vila finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vila throws a head kick that misses.
McKane swings widly with a right hand
and McKane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vila throws a right hand that McKane ducks under and follows up with a left that McKane also avoids with ease.
Vila misses with a two punch combination.
McKane misses with a shot to the body
and Vila counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vila ducks under a wild hook from McKane.
A nice side step and Vila releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McKane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vila lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McKane circles away quickly and effectively.
McKane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McKane throws a hook to the side of Vila's head but Vila sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vila clobbers McKane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vila misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vila throws a lazy body kick
and McKane counters with a nice uppercut.
McKane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vila throws a good cross that connects.
Vila lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKane misses with a hook. Vila ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Vila was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vila throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McKane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McKane moves in looking to clinch but Vila pushes him off.
McKane misses with a straight right.
McKane takes a jab right on the kisser.
A solid body kick from Vila.
Vila lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vila throws a head kick but McKane moves out of range.
Vila looks for the body kick but McKane saw that one coming.
McKane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McKane.
McKane clobbers Vila with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McKane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vila lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joan Vila will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vila throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vila misses with the body kick
and McKane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McKane steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vila. That one must have hurt.
Vila uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McKane.
McKane backing away here, and Vila unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Vila has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McKane clinches.
Vila blocks a body shot from McKane.
Vila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McKane swings widly with a right hand
and McKane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McKane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vila uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McKane has time to react.
McKane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vilas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McKane throws a jab but it's blocked by Vila.
Nice defenses there by McKane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Vila.
McKane throws a jab when Vila was well out of range.
Vila throws a lazy uppercut
and McKane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane wants to clinch.
Vila only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vila will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McKane with a hook.
Vila staying out of range there.
Vila moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vila throws a solid leg kick but McKane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vila.
McKane throwing a counter right hand but Vila manages to avoid it.
Vila throws out a loose jab but McKane uses good head movement to avoid it.
A lazy left from Vila finds it's target.
McKane slips under a jab from Vila.
McKane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vila scores with a punch to the head.
Vila takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane throws a shot from downtown. Vila moves away and avoids it.
Vila throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vila moves out of range as McKane strikes.
Vila uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McKane.
Vila scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice shot by McKane.
McKane slips under a jab from Vila.
Danga de danga de dang - Vila scores with a four punch combination!
McKane is rocked!
A right-left combo lands from Vila.
Oh McKane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A swing and a miss from Vila.
Vila throws a nice looking combination but McKane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vila throws a leg kick but McKane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vila throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McKane counters with a straight right hand.
Vila staying out of range there.
Vila misses with a wild combination.
Vila is looking to chop away at McKane's legs.
Vila looks to score with a jab to the body but McKane is just out of range.
Vila throws a good cross that connects.
McKane looks to land a right hand but Vila moved out of range.
Vila defending well as McKane loads up on a big left hand.
Vila jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McKane is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vila ducks under a wild hook from McKane.
Vila scores with a jab to the head.
Vila throws out a loose jab but McKane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vila misses with a double jab.
Vila on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McKane misses with an uppercut.
Vila unleashes a big counter combination but McKane bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McKane loads up on a big right hand but Vila slips the punch.
McKane throws a hook but Vila blocks it.
Vila looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vila throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vila throws a sloppy head kick and McKane moves out of range easily.
Vila misses with a jab, cross combination.
McKane scores with a jab to the body.
McKane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vila avoids the body shot from McKane.
McKane seems to have got his legs back now.
Vila throws a low kick, looking for McKane's leg but McKane calmly moves out of range.
Vila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Vila.
McKane looks to score with a jab to the body but Vila is just out of range.
Vila shapes to counter with a head kick.
Vila moves out of range as McKane strikes.
It seemed like Vila was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McKane lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKane lands with a straight right. Vila didn't see that one coming.
Vila throws a jab but it's blocked by McKane.
McKane connects with the punch.
Vila has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vila there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vila bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McKane jabs Vila right on the nose. Vila blinks but takes it well.
Vila is rocked!
McKane darts in and clinches Vila up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vila fails to land.
A short uppercut from McKane.
Vila is still on wobbly legs! Can McKane finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by McKane.
McKane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by McKane.
Vila breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKane lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Vila falls backwards - clearly groggy! McKane dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taz McKane!
In his post fight interview, Taz McKane started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Joan Vila stepped up to the mic, saying 'Salieri stopped these hands, but they will be back! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Polliisi Partio (ranked 191 p4p, 30 weight class) and Ram Rocker (ranked 538 p4p, 78 weight class). Rocker has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Polliisi Partio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ram Rocker!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Partio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rocker's head backwards.
Partio moves out of range as Rocker strikes.
Partio connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Partio.
Rocker lands with a straight right. Partio didn't see that one coming.
Rocker throws a front kick aimed at Partio's knee but Partio avoids it well.
Partio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rocker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rocker throws a head kick but Partio moves out of range.
Partio is looking to counter the offense by Rocker and move into the clinch.
Partio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Partio drops his hands momentarily and Rocker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Partio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Partio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rocker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Partio throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Rocker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rocker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rocker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Partio's sensitive parts.
Partio looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocker is just out of range.
Rocker steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker misses with a looping left.
Rocker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rocker throws a shot from downtown. Partio moves away and avoids it.
Partio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rocker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Partio was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocker.
Partio swings for the body but Rocker moves out of range.
Rocker closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Partio's guard.
Partio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rocker trying to control but Partio is working from the bottom.
Partio is trying to control the position but Rocker postures up.
Rocker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rocker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rocker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio working for a triangle but Rocker defends it easily.
Rocker looking to pass the guard.
Partio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rocker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Partio has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Rocker should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Partio has tightened it up now! Rocker should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Polliisi Partio!
Polliisi Partio 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oswald Cobblepot (ranked 122 p4p, 18 weight class) and Ceaser El Toro Jr (ranked 562 p4p, 78 weight class). Ceaser El Toro Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
29 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oswald Cobblepot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ceaser El Toro Jr!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cobblepot.
Cobblepot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cobblepot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cobblepot throws a nice looking combination but El Toro Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
El Toro Jr misses the shot to the body.
Cobblepot misses the shot to the body.
El Toro Jr throws a lazy right hand but Cobblepot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
El Toro Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cobblepot's calf.
Cobblepot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cobblepot definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - El Toro Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobblepot darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
El Toro Jr throws a shot from downtown. Cobblepot moves away and avoids it.
Cobblepot thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cobblepot throws a hook but El Toro Jr blocks it.
Oswald Cobblepot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobblepot swings away with a body shot that misses
and El Toro Jr counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Toro Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
El Toro Jr defending well as Cobblepot loads up on a big left hand.
El Toro Jr slips under a jab from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot loads up on a big right hand but El Toro Jr slips the punch.
El Toro Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobblepot manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobblepot throws a jab when El Toro Jr was well out of range.
Cobblepot takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - El Toro Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
El Toro Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cobblepot throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobblepot thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like El Toro Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cobblepot throws a low kick, looking for El Toro Jr's leg but El Toro Jr calmly moves out of range.
El Toro Jr missing with a left hand there. Cobblepot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
El Toro Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Cobblepot misses.
Cobblepot misses with a body shot.
It seemed like El Toro Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
El Toro Jr looks to throw the jab but Cobblepot is out of range.
Cobblepot lands a jab.
El Toro Jr scores with the left hand. Cobblepot knows he should have avoided that one.
El Toro Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
El Toro Jr throws out a counter right but Cobblepot avoids it with no problem.
El Toro Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobblepot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Toro Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
El Toro Jr throws a looping overhand right but Cobblepot ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from El Toro Jr. Cobblepot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Cobblepot.
El Toro Jr drops his hands momentarily and Cobblepot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
El Toro Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cobblepot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Toro Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobblepot.
El Toro Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cobblepot lands a nice leg kick that just misses El Toro Jr's sensitive parts.
A nice combination there by Cobblepot.
Cobblepot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cobblepot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut there from Cobblepot.
El Toro Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobblepot lands with a good body shot.
Cobblepot misses with a hook.
Cobblepot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and El Toro Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cobblepot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
El Toro Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
El Toro Jr lands with a nice body punch.
El Toro Jr avoids the body shot from Cobblepot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from El Toro Jr! But no joy.
Cobblepot throws a series of punches but El Toro Jr avoids them all with ease.
El Toro Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Cobblepot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Toro Jr moves away.
Cobblepot is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cobblepot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from El Toro Jr.
Nice body kick from El Toro Jr.
Cobblepot throws a big shot that misses.
El Toro Jr throws out a counter right but Cobblepot avoids it with no problem.
El Toro Jr dips to his left and cracks Cobblepot with an uppercut!
El Toro Jr throws a shot from downtown. Cobblepot moves away and avoids it.
Cobblepot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cobblepot is looking to chop away at El Toro Jr's legs.
El Toro Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Cobblepot both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Cobblepot misses.
El Toro Jr misses with a hook. Cobblepot ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cobblepot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobblepot blocks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Cobblepot tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobblepot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from El Toro Jr.
Jab, jab by El Toro Jr - just one landing.
Cobblepot throws a low kick but El Toro Jr avoids it.
Cobblepot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between El Toro Jr's hands.
Cobblepot bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - El Toro Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobblepot lands the left hand.
Cobblepot throws a hook but El Toro Jr avoids it easily.
El Toro Jr avoids the head kick by Cobblepot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobblepot throws a body punch but El Toro Jr moves out of range.
El Toro Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Cobblepot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
El Toro Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Cobblepot punishes El Toro Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswald Cobblepot dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cobblepot thows a left - swing and a miss!
El Toro Jr misses with an uppercut. Cobblepot saw that one coming.
Cobblepot does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cobblepot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
El Toro Jr with a jab.
El Toro Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from El Toro Jr misses its intended target.
As El Toro Jr backs away, Cobblepot returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobblepot. El Toro Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Toro Jr feints a counter leg kick.
Cobblepot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobblepot throws a good cross that connects.
Cobblepot moves out of range as El Toro Jr strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Cobblepot misses the target.
Oswald Cobblepot is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - El Toro Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobblepot fires out a quick counter leg kick but El Toro Jr just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cobblepot. Cobblepot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cobblepot cracks El Toro Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cobblepot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cobblepot misses with a telegraphed body shot
and El Toro Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Toro Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobblepot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobblepot lands with a good body shot.
Nice jab there from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot lands with a slapping head kick.
Cobblepot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cobblepot moves in looking to clinch but El Toro Jr pushes him off.
Cobblepot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that El Toro Jr can do to turn this around?
Cobblepot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Toro Jr manages to avoid it.
Cobblepot ducks under a wild hook from El Toro Jr.
Cobblepot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr misses with a hook. Cobblepot ducked under it nicely.
El Toro Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cobblepot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! El Toro Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Cobblepot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cobblepot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobblepot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
El Toro Jr moves away from the strike by Cobblepot.
Cobblepot misses with a looping right.
El Toro Jr misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cobblepot throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
El Toro Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
El Toro Jr moves away from the strike by Cobblepot.
Cobblepot slips a straight right by El Toro Jr.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but El Toro Jr might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cobblepot has got the better of the exchanges.
Cobblepot throws a big shot that misses.
Cobblepot scores with a leg kick.
Cobblepot blocks a jab.
El Toro Jr looks to land a right hand but Cobblepot moved out of range.
Cobblepot misses with an uppercut
and El Toro Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - El Toro Jr coming out on top.
El Toro Jr jabs Cobblepot to the body, keeping him at a distance.
El Toro Jr lands with a cross.
Cobblepot on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cobblepot is rocked!
El Toro Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Cobblepot.
Oh Cobblepot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
El Toro Jr cracks Cobblepot with a hook to the temple - Cobblepot is on wobbly legs here! El Toro Jr swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Cobblepot falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! El Toro Jr wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ceaser El Toro Jr!
Our winner, Ceaser El Toro Jr, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Andreev (ranked 99 p4p, 14 weight class) and Humbert Humbert (ranked 309 p4p, 46 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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32
188 lbs
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34
185 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Andreev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Humbert Humbert!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humbert throws a jab when Andreev was well out of range.
Humbert misses with a double jab.
Andreev ducks under a wild hook from Humbert.
Andreev dives in for a single leg takedown but Humbert sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Humbert throws an off balance right hand
letting Andreev counter with a right hand.
Humbert takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andreev with a hook.
Humbert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andreev lands with an overhand left.
Humbert scores with a sloppy right hand. Andreev should have avoided that one.
It looks like Alexey Andreev has been cut.
Humbert lands a jab to the head.
Humbert Humbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Humbert throws a sloppy body shot
and Andreev counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andreev scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Humbert to see if he's OK.
Andreev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Humbert is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Humbert has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Humbert some visible discomfort.
Andreev moves into full mount!
Humbert is trying to stand.
Humbert really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Andreev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Andreev.
Andreev breaks from Humbert's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Humbert is in a horrible position here. Andreev smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Andreev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev controlling the pace for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andreev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Andreev raining down shots from the mount!
Andreev breaks from Humbert's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Andreev landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Andreev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Humbert is rocked!
Andreev dominating with strikes here.
Humbert is still in real trouble! Can Andreev finish him?
Andreev with the ground and pound from mount.
Andreev swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Humbert is now in Andreev's guard. A big mistake from Andreev there, giving up the dominant position!
Humbert seems to have recovered his senses.
Humbert passes Andreev's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humbert prevents Andreev from improving his position.
Andreev 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.
Humbert not doing much here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Humbert seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Andreev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Andreev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Humbert trying to control but Andreev is working from the bottom.
Humbert wanted to stand there but Andreev had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Andreev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Humbert is aware though and is defending well.
Andreev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Andreev working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Humbert has passed into half guard!
Andreev is trying to get back to full guard.
Andreev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Andreev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Andreev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A lazy left from Humbert finds it's target.
Humbert throws a shot from downtown. Andreev moves away and avoids it.
Humbert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Humbert. Andreev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andreev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Humbert takes one to the chin there.
Andreev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andreev with a nice cross.
Humbert throws a shot from downtown. Andreev moves away and avoids it.
Andreev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Humbert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andreev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Humbert misses with an uppercut. Andreev saw that one coming.
Humbert loads up on a big right hand but Andreev slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Andreev.
Humbert looks to throw the jab but Andreev is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Andreev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Andreev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Andreev throws a good cross that connects.
Humbert throws a hook but Andreev blocks it.
Humbert connects with a body shot that sends Andreev's belly button to the back.
Humbert misses with a body shot.
Humbert takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Humbert scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andreev in his tracks.
Humbert might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Andreev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Andreev connects with a crisp jab.
Humbert Humbert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andreev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Humbert cracks Andreev with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Humbert has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Andreev to stand back up!
Andreev is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev leaves his chin hanging out and Humbert seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Andreev crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Humbert Humbert!
After the fight, Humbert Humbert was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Puno (ranked 93 p4p, 13 weight class) and Enitan Arendse (ranked 4 p4p, 1 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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158 lbs
15 - 6 - 2 |
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29
155 lbs
28 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Manny Puno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enitan Arendse!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arendse wants to clinch.
Arendse throws a big shot that misses.
Arendse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puno takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arendse dips to his left and cracks Puno with an uppercut!
Puno slips a jab from Arendse.
Arendse throws a body shot but no joy.
Arendse takes the fight into the clinch.
Arendse misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Puno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that Puno has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arendse is trying to push Puno away but Puno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Puno tries to throw a body punch but Arendse avoids it by throwing Puno back against the cage.
Puno tries to work over Arendse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arendse lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Puno or not.
Puno jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arendse walks away with a smile on his face. Puno gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Arendse thuds his right hand into Puno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arendse lands a really nice looking cross but Puno seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheers as Arendse lands an impressive looking overhand right. Puno doesn't seem phased though.
Arendse throws a looping overhand right but Puno ducks down to avoid it.
Puno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arendse.
Puno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arendse moves away.
Puno missing with a left hand there. Arendse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arendse throws a front kick that sends Puno stumbling back into the cage.
Arendse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puno.
Arendse connects with a jab.
Arendse jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arendse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arendse has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Arendse misses with a body shot.
Arendse lands a nice shot that snaps Puno's head back.
Arendse darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Puno misses.
Puno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arendse.
Arendse missing with a left hand there. Puno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puno appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arendse darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Arendse connects with a leg kick. Puno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Arendse finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Puno throws an overhand right that lands on Arendse's shoulder, as Arendse tries to avoid the shot.
Arendse slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arendse lands with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arendse.
Nice uppercut there from Arendse.
Arendse lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puno at a distance.
Puno throws a hook to the side of Arendse's head but Arendse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arendse throws a big shot that misses.
Arendse smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arendse thuds his right hand into Puno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arendse misses with an uppercut.
Arendse throws a wild body kick that Puno sees coming a mile off.
Arendse keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Puno is just out of range.
Puno is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Arendse's half guard.
Arendse has one foot on Puno's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Puno throws a jab but it's blocked by Arendse.
A swing and a miss from Puno.
Arendse scores with a shot to the body.
Puno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arendse 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!
Puno throws an overhand right that lands on Arendse's shoulder, as Arendse tries to avoid the shot.
Arendse looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Puno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Puno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arendse looks to land a body kick but Puno moved away.
Puno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arendse just misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse moves in looking to clinch but Puno pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse throws a good cross that connects.
Enitan Arendse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puno throws a body punch but Arendse moves out of range.
Arendse fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arendse feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puno's calf.
Puno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arendse manages to avoid it.
Arendse staying out of range there.
Arendse paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Arendse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puno swings for the body but Arendse moves out of range.
Arendse ducks under a wild hook from Puno.
Arendse catches Puno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arendse is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Puno had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Puno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Arendse. Puno shrugs it off though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puno. Arendse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puno scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arendse in his tracks.
Puno shoots in looking for a takedown but Arendse manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Puno's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Arendse was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enitan Arendse dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Puno moves out of range of the strikes.
Arendse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Arendse.
Puno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arendse appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Arendse misses.
Arendse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puno takes one to the side of the head.
Enitan Arendse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arendse scores with a nice head shot.
Arendse lands with a straight right. Puno didn't see that one coming.
Puno tries for a takedown but Arendse sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Arendse scores with a shot to the body.
Arendse moves away from the strike by Puno.
Puno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arendse moves out of range of the strikes.
Puno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puno looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arendse lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Puno needs to keep his hands up - Arendse had a free shot at his head there.
Enitan Arendse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arendse throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno swats away the attempt to clinch by Arendse.
Arendse connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Puno fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Arendse just misses with a punch to the body.
Puno misses with a takedown attempt - Arendse sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Puno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arendse tests Puno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arendse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arendse.
Arendse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arendse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse scores with a punch to the head.
Arendse lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puno tries to counter with a takedown but Arendse is quick to defend against it.
Arendse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Puno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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 big right from Puno misses.
Puno throws a big shot that misses.
Arendse throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arendse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arendse uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puno.
Arendse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puno.
And Arendse responds with a good body kick, but Puno manages to step out the way in time.
Arendse scores with a decent looking hook.
Puno scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Arendse has one foot on Puno's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse throws a body shot but no joy.
Arendse lands a head kick. Puno smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Puno takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Arendse fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Arendse thumps Puno with a low kick.
Arendse throws out a powerful jab.
Arendse lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Arendse throws a sloppy head kick
and Puno counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Arendse has one foot on Puno's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arendse darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Puno slips a jab from Arendse.
Arendse throws a body shot but no joy.
Arendse cracks a nice hook into Puno's ribs.
Arendse throws a hook to the side of Puno's head but Puno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puno feinted with a counter takedown.
Arendse connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse misses with a hook. Puno ducked under it nicely.
Puno cracks Arendse with an open hand slap.
Arendse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puno manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Puno.
Puno moves out of range of the body kick from Arendse.
Arendse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puno was well out of range. Poor timing from Arendse.
Arendse ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Puno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Puno connects with a nice looking jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Puno.
Arendse flicks out a counter leg kick but Puno steps away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puno takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arendse throws a hook to the side of Puno's head but Puno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arendse turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enitan Arendse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice body punch from Arendse.
Arendse lands with a straight right. Puno didn't see that one coming.
Arendse tries to sprawl but Puno drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Arendse is refusing to be controlled, as Puno sits in half guard.
Puno is pressing down on Arendse's thigh, looking to free his foot. Arendse is holding on for now.
Arendse trying to control here.
Puno slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arendse has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Puno is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse is not content to let Puno control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arendse keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Puno takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Puno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Arendse won't allow Puno to pass to mount.
Puno wants to take a breather but Arendse is having none of it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Puno slips a nice elbow through Arendse's hands, connecting with Arendse's forehead.
Puno thows a huge punch but Arendse dodges it nicely.
Puno trying to control the action but Arendse is working from the bottom.
Puno stops Arendse from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Puno decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Puno looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Puno trying to mount his opponent but Arendse defends it.
Puno prevents Arendse from standing back up.
Arendse avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Puno.
Puno trying to control the action but Arendse is working from the bottom.
Puno wants to free his trapped foot but Arendse is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Arendse wants to control but Puno is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Puno.
Puno controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Arendse avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Enitan Arendse has got the better of the ground game so far.
Puno works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Puno missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Puno trying to control from half guard but Arendse is working away.
Puno seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Puno is stalling here. Arendse is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Puno seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Arendse has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno gets back to half guard.
Puno manages to get to full guard.
Puno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puno looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arendse won't allow Puno to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Puno clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arendse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arendse misses with a low kick as Puno jumps back.
Nice uppercut there from Puno.
Puno takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Puno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Arendse connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arendse connects with a looping right hand.
Arendse looks to land a left hand but Puno moved out of range nicely.
Puno looks to throw the jab but Arendse is out of range.
Arendse staying out of range there.
Arendse bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Puno is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Arendse's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arendse makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Arendse.
Puno trying to control the position from guard on top but Arendse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Puno presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Puno lands with a short shot to the head.
Arendse lands a left hand.
Arendse lands with a short shot to the head.
Puno'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.
Arendse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arendse misses with some punches.
Puno swings wildly with an uppercut but Arendse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arendse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puno is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Arendse lands with a light punch inside.
Arendse works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arendse scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arendse lands a body shot in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arendse.
Puno blocks an uppercut.
Puno misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puno.
Puno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arendse.
Puno tries to work over Arendse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arendse.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arendse.
Arendse scores with a shot to the side of Puno's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arendse.
Arendse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arendse lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puno backwards.
Puno is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Arendse as the two fighters clinch.
Oh Puno is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno just leaning against Arendse, taking a breather.
Puno seems to have got his legs back now.
Puno blocking some punches.
Arendse tries to work over Puno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puno tries to pull guard but Arendse holds him up against the cage and eventually Puno drops back down to his feet.
Puno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arendse backwards.
Arendse throws a punch but it's blocked by Puno.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arendse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Puno struggles to land a body shot inside as Arendse controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Puno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puno blocks an uppercut.
Arendse scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puno misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Arendse fails to land.
Puno pulls guard effortlessly.
Puno 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Puno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arendse tries to free his leg and advance position but Puno is retaining full guard.
Puno is trying to control the position but Arendse postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Puno throws an overhand right that lands on Arendse's shoulder, as Arendse tries to avoid the shot.
Arendse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arendse darts in and clinches Puno up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enitan Arendse dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Puno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arendse. Arendse circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Puno throws a hook but Arendse avoids it easily.
Arendse looks to land a body kick but Puno moved away.
Puno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arendse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arendse darts in and clinches Puno up against the cage.
Arendse is trying to break the clinch but Puno is controlling him.
Arendse misses with some punches.
Puno tries a body shot but Arendse blocks it.
Puno misses with some punches.
Puno gets control of Arendse's arms and successfully pulls guard. Puno will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Arendse trying to stand up but can't free himself from Puno's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno is trying to keep Arendse in close.
Puno wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Arendse wants to control from the top but Puno keeps moving.
Puno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arendse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arendse tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arendse connects with a looping right hand.
Arendse slips under a jab.
Puno misses with a takedown attempt - Arendse sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Arendse catches Puno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arendse misses with a body kick.
Arendse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arendse.
Arendse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Arendse as he connects with a hook.
Puno throws a lazy right hand but Arendse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arendse slips a jab from Puno.
Puno shoots in for a takedown but Arendse shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arendse moves away from the strike by Puno.
Puno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arendse connects with a crisp jab.
Puno misses with a hook.
Arendse plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Arendse ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arendse throws a body punch but Puno moves out of range.
Puno throws a hook but Arendse blocks it.
Arendse ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arendse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puno moves away.
No luck for Puno with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Puno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Puno is just out of range.
Puno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puno appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Puno is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Arendse throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arendse throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arendse lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Puno fails to land the takedown.
Puno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arendse.
Arendse scores with a nice head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arendse. That's going to slow Puno down.
Puno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arendse scores with a hook to the body. Puno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Manny Puno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arendse connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enitan Arendse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arendse 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enitan Arendse! Enitan Arendse retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Kuklinsky (ranked 77 p4p, 15 weight class) and Peleki Tuala (ranked 25 p4p, 5 weight class). Tuala has chosen Dock of Fiji as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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267 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Kuklinsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Peleki Tuala!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Kuklinsky.
Tuala looks to throw the jab but Kuklinsky is out of range.
As Tuala looks to move away, Kuklinsky throws a big counter combo but Tuala just gets out of the way.
Tuala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tuala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Kuklinsky tries to clinch up but Tuala circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuklinsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuklinsky walks into a straight right hand from Tuala.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tuala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuklinsky blocks the body kick.
A big right from Kuklinsky misses.
Tuala now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tuala takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinsky swings widly with a right hand
enabling Tuala to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Richard Kuklinsky has been cut.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook. Tuala ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Tuala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tuala 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.
Kuklinsky lands with a good body shot.
Kuklinsky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tuala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuklinsky at a distance.
Tuala just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Kuklinsky wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kuklinsky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tuala.
Tuala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kuklinsky momentarily.
Kuklinsky avoids the body shot from Tuala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tuala scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuklinsky in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuala fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tuala fakes the leg kick and cracks Kuklinsky in the body.
Kuklinsky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tuala scores with a jab.
Kuklinsky misses with a body shot.
Tuala circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Tuala counter with a right hand.
Richard Kuklinsky's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky moves out of range of the body kick from Tuala.
Kuklinsky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tuala misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuklinsky counters with a left to the body.
Tuala throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kuklinsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuala.
Kuklinsky is looking to counter punch.
Kuklinsky throws a body punch but Tuala moves out of range.
Tuala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuklinsky darts in trying to clinch
and Tuala counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky darts in trying to clinch
and Tuala counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tuala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kuklinsky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kuklinsky sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kuklinsky tries to clinch up
and Tuala counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peleki Tuala dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuklinsky moves out of range of the leg kick from Tuala.
Kuklinsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kuklinsky slips under a jab from Tuala.
Tuala keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Tuala misses its intended target.
Tuala misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala throws a head kick that misses
and Kuklinsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tuala.
Tuala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuklinsky lands a glancing blow to the side of Tuala's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuala scores with a spinning back kick!
Tuala slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tuala throws a leg kick
and Kuklinsky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tuala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
Kuklinsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuklinsky blocks a body shot from Tuala.
Tuala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tuala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tuala blocks an uppercut.
Tuala digs a right hand underneath Kuklinsky's ribcage. Kuklinsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuala struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuklinsky controls his hands.
Kuklinsky misses with a punch to the body.
Kuklinsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Tuala controls his hands.
Tuala blocking some punches.
Tuala throws a head punch that misses.
Kuklinsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuklinsky trying to control the position but instead, Tuala has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kuklinsky into the cage.
Tuala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuklinsky lands an uppercut.
Kuklinsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tuala's elbow.
Tuala misses with some punches.
Tuala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Tuala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuklinsky lands a right hand.
Tuala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuklinsky scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuklinsky blocking some punches.
Kuklinsky tries to work over Tuala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuala can't find room to land a body shot as Kuklinsky controls the action.
Kuklinsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Tuala swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuklinsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuklinsky.
Tuala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuala lands with a left to the head.
Tuala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tuala.
A hook to the body from Tuala.
Kuklinsky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tuala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tuala lands a shot to the body.
Tuala pushes off an throws an elbow but Kuklinsky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tuala lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Tuala.
A short right from Tuala on the inside.
Tuala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Tuala.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Tuala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tuala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
Tuala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kuklinsky is rocked!
Tuala cracks Kuklinsky with a nice body shot.
Oh Kuklinsky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuala misses with a body punch.
Kuklinsky seems to have got his legs back now.
Tuala scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Tuala scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Tuala.
Tuala drops Kuklinsky onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kuklinsky is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A left hand lands to the body for Tuala.
Tuala pushes Kuklinsky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tuala misses with a punch to the body.
Tuala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tuala pushes Kuklinsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but Kuklinsky avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
Tuala can't find room to land a body shot as Kuklinsky controls the action.
Tuala can't find room to land a body shot as Kuklinsky controls the action.
Tuala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tuala throws a hook to the side of Kuklinsky's head but Kuklinsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tuala defending well as Kuklinsky loads up on a big left hand.
Tuala doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuala lands a big uppercut and Kuklinsky crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kuklinsky looks OK. Tuala waves Kuklinsky back to his feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuala. Kuklinsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuklinsky 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.
Peleki Tuala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kuklinsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tuala misses the jab.
Tuala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tuala sizes up Kuklinsky with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kuklinsky drives through and clinches with Tuala against the cage.
Kuklinsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Tuala.
Kuklinsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuklinsky tries to work over Tuala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but Kuklinsky avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
Tuala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tuala scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuklinsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Tuala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuala scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuklinsky working aggressively here.
Kuklinsky blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Tuala.
Tuala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tuala lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Tuala.
Tuala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
Tuala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tuala tries a body shot but Kuklinsky blocks it.
A short uppercut from Tuala.
Tuala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tuala struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuklinsky controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Tuala.
Tuala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Tuala.
Tuala misses with some punches.
Tuala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but Kuklinsky avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
Tuala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuklinsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuala uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuala pushes Kuklinsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuklinsky lands with a short shot to the head.
Tuala throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuklinsky.
Tuala scores with a hook to the body.
Tuala misses with a body punch.
Tuala can't find room to land a body shot as Kuklinsky controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuala.
Tuala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
Tuala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Tuala on the inside.
Kuklinsky throws a head punch that misses.
Tuala drops Kuklinsky onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kuklinsky is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Tuala dips a shoulder and cracks Kuklinsky with a mighty uppercut! Kuklinsky falls back against the cage and Tuala unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kuklinsky is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Tuala screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
A very excited looking Peleki Tuala made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Richard Kuklinsky stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congrats, you just had a very hard time beating up a girl.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 17 p4p, 4 weight class) and Heavy Rain (ranked 63 p4p, 12 weight class). Rain has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Heavy Rain is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kimbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rain throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Slice 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 Rain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Slice misses with an uppercut
and Rain counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Slice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slice staying out of range there.
Rain throws a sloppy head kick and Slice moves out of range easily.
Slice connects with an inside leg kick.
Rain connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body punch from Slice.
Slice throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rain.
As Slice backs off Rain throws a huge counter combo but Slice manages to avoid it all.
Slice thumps Rain with a low kick.
Slice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice misses with a hook
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Kimbo Slice has been cut.
Rain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Heavy Rain has been cut.
Slice lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slice cracks Rain with a right hand to the side of the head.
Slice fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rain is out of range.
Rain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Slice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slice appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Slice connects with a leg kick. Rain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Slice swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Rain appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rain misses with a kick to the body
and Slice counters with a straight 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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Slice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain moves out of range as Slice strikes.
Rain moves away from the strike by Slice.
Rain is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Slice throws a body shot but no joy.
Rain now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good exchange - Rain coming out on top.
Slice cracks Rain with an open hand slap.
Slice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slice is looking to counter punch.
Slice feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rain scores with a hook.
Rain lands with a slapping head kick.
Slice pounces like a tiger and cracks Rain with a vicious hook! Rain is down but not out! Slice follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kimbo Slice!
Kimbo Slice retains his heavyweight title!
Kimbo Slice bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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