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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Brahms (ranked 681 p4p, 73 weight class) and Nando Vasquez (ranked 2028 p4p, 204 weight class). Brahms comes to the cage accompanied by 40 : 1 - Sabaton. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Johannes Brahms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nando Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brahms changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vasquez tries to avoid it but Brahms manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vasquez to the ground. Vasquez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vasquez throws a hook but Brahms avoids it easily.
Vasquez cracks Brahms with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brahms takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vasquez misses with a jab to the body
and Brahms counters with a leg kick.
Vasquez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brahms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brahms throws a looping overhand right but Vasquez ducks down to avoid it.
Nando Vasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brahms shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vasquez but Vasquez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes Brahms. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brahms moves away from the strike by Vasquez.
Vasquez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vasquez missing with a left hand there. Brahms was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vasquez scores with a nice strike.
Brahms fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brahms drives through with a takedown into Vasquez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vasquez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nando Vasquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brahms looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vasquez!
Vasquez bucks up and tries to throw Brahms off but instead Brahms has got his back!
Vasquez trying to control but not successfully.
Brahms lands a shot to the head.
Brahms lands punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahms misses with an elbow to the head.
Brahms looking for the choke but no joy.
Brahms working for the choke.
Vasquez is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Brahms gets his way!
Brahms 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.
Brahms looking for the RNC.
Brahms has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Vasquez's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahms missing with punches from the back.
Brahms punishes Vasquez with strikes from the back mount.
Brahms is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Vasquez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Vasquez fending off the submission attempt from Brahms.
Brahms is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Vasquez is defending well though. Brahms let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nando Vasquez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brahms's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vasquez misses with an uppercut
and Brahms cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vasquez misses with a leg kick
letting Brahms counter with a right hand.
Brahms has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vasquez finds it's way round the side to connect with Brahms's head.
Vasquez lands a leg kick that knocks Brahms off balance momentarily.
Vasquez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vasquez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vasquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vasquez misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez blocks a body shot from Brahms.
Vasquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brahms stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vasquez.
Vasquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brahms counters with a nice uppercut.
Vasquez is rocked!
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!
Brahms gets tackled into the cage by Vasquez. Vasquez maintains the clinch.
Vasquez is still on wobbly legs! Can Brahms finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez breaks from the clinch.
Brahms takes one on the button.
Brahms tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vasquez seems to have recovered his senses.
Brahms drops Vasquez with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Vasquez! Brahms dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johannes Brahms!
Johannes Brahms 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 Boris Bulletzowich (ranked 1268 p4p, 159 weight class) and Anti Half Assed (ranked 748 p4p, 98 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bulletzowich might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to THUNDERCAT - THEM CHANGES. Boris Bulletzowich had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Bulletzowich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anti Half Assed!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Half Assed misses with a wild body shot.
Half Assed connects with a body shot.
Bulletzowich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Half Assed throws a body shot but no joy.
Bulletzowich tries to keep at a distance but Half Assed has taken the fight into the clinch.
Half Assed throws a punch but it's blocked by Bulletzowich.
Half Assed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bulletzowich connects with a nice looking jab.
Half Assed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Half Assed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bulletzowich but Bulletzowich pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bulletzowich changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bulletzowich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Half Assed stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Half Assed misses with an uppercut. Bulletzowich saw that one coming.
Half Assed throws a hook but Bulletzowich avoids it easily.
Half Assed thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bulletzowich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Half Assed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bulletzowich throws a combination that misses
letting Half Assed counter with a right hand.
Bulletzowich throws a lazy right hand but Half Assed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Half Assed just misses with a punch to the body.
Half Assed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bulletzowich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bulletzowich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Half Assed 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.
Bulletzowich staying out of range there.
Bulletzowich defending well as Half Assed loads up on a big left hand.
Bulletzowich shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bulletzowich was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Half Assed is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Half Assed wants to control but Bulletzowich postures up.
Half Assed is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Bulletzowich.
Half Assed is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bulletzowich throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Half Assed wants to control but Bulletzowich postures up.
Half Assed manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Half Assed controlling the position for now.
Bulletzowich is thwarting Half Assed's attempts to control the position.
Half Assed looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Half Assed wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Half Assed moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bulletzowich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Half Assed looking to control.
Bulletzowich got a little sloppy there for a moment and Half Assed has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bulletzowich has managed to get both his arms back between Half Assed's legs - danger averted.
We've been hearing good reports from Bulletzowich's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Half Assed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Half Assed pulls Bulletzowich in close to his closed guard and prevents Bulletzowich from doing any damage or advancing position.
Half Assed is trying to keep Bulletzowich in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Half Assed looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Half Assed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bulletzowich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Half Assed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Half Assed wants to sweep but no luck.
Half Assed is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Half Assed 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anti Half Assed will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Half Assed misses.
Half Assed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bulletzowich pinned against the cage. Bulletzowich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Half Assed takes a swing at Bulletzowich's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Half Assed lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bulletzowich doesn't seem phased though.
Half Assed misses with a straight left.
Bulletzowich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Half Assed takes a jab right on the kisser.
Half Assed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bulletzowich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Half Assed's head backwards.
Bulletzowich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Half Assed as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulletzowich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bulletzowich looking to score a takedown here. Half Assed is defending well but Bulletzowich drives through and ends up in Half Assed's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Half Assed has his foot on Bulletzowich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bulletzowich works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bulletzowich defends it easily.
Half Assed looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bulletzowich passes into side control.
Half Assed gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bulletzowich is thwarting Half Assed's attempts to control the position.
Half Assed has hold of Bulletzowich's hands but Bulletzowich slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Half Assed gets back to full guard.
Half Assed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich throwing strikes but missing.
Half Assed looking to control.
Half Assed is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Half Assed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bulletzowich defends it easily.
Half Assed looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bulletzowich passes into side control.
You can see the frustration on Half Assed's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed is looking for a sweep.
Half Assed gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Half Assed actively working from the bottom here.
Half Assed trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Half Assed wants to hold on but Bulletzowich pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Half Assed moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Half Assed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Half Assed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bulletzowich got a little sloppy there for a moment and Half Assed has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bulletzowich has managed to get both his arms back between Half Assed's legs - danger averted.
Half Assed manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bulletzowich manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Half Assed wants to control from the top but Bulletzowich keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Bulletzowich dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Half Assed throws the left hand but Bulletzowich avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Half Assed. That snapped Bulletzowich's head back.
The fighters circling - Bulletzowich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bulletzowich slips a jab from Half Assed.
Anti Half Assed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Half Assed slips under a jab.
Half Assed misses with a hook. Bulletzowich ducked under it nicely.
Bulletzowich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bulletzowich missing with a left hand there. Half Assed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Half Assed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bulletzowich at a distance.
Bulletzowich lands a body shot.
Half Assed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Half Assed there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulletzowich tries to clinch there but Half Assed circles away.
Half Assed feints the counter takedown.
Half Assed throws a body shot but no joy.
Half Assed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bulletzowich's head.
Bulletzowich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bulletzowich lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed throws the left hand but Bulletzowich avoids the punch easily.
Nice cross by Bulletzowich.
Half Assed has taken the fight to the clinch.
Half Assed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice jab there from Half Assed.
Bulletzowich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Half Assed.
Bulletzowich takes one on the button.
Half Assed misses with a body shot.
Bulletzowich changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bulletzowich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bulletzowich throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Half Assed tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bulletzowich is in Half Assed's guard.
Boris Bulletzowich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Half Assed looking for subs off his back but Bulletzowich has passed one foot through into half guard.
Half Assed is trying to maintain the position but Bulletzowich is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed is trying to get back to full guard.
Half Assed looking for submissions off his back.
Bulletzowich working Half Assed over with strikes.
Half Assed tries to get to full guard but Bulletzowich has control of the leg.
Bulletzowich wants to take a breather but Half Assed is having none of it.
Half Assed trying to control but Bulletzowich postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich prevents Half Assed from improving his position.
Well, if Bulletzowich is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Half Assed regains full guard. Nicely done.
Half Assed has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bulletzowich has passed into side control.
Half Assed tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Half Assed is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Half Assed sneaks back into half guard.
Bulletzowich works his way into side control.
Half Assed manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Half Assed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bulletzowich.
Half Assed tries to roll over but Bulletzowich keeps him under control.
Bulletzowich working Half Assed over with strikes.
Half Assed regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bulletzowich.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anti Half Assed.
I think Half Assed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anti Half Assed!
As Anti Half Assed got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: YOU LIKE THAT!?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Darwin (ranked 669 p4p, 79 weight class) and Verneri Ahma (ranked 826 p4p, 102 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darwin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Ahma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darwin moves out of range of the body kick from Ahma.
A quick step to the side and Darwin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darwin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Ahma finds it's way through Darwin's defenses.
Ahma avoids the body shot from Darwin.
Decent striking displayed by Darwin there.
Darwin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ahma blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd cheers as Darwin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ahma doesn't seem phased though.
Ahma stuns Darwin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahma avoids the body shot from Darwin.
The crowd cheers as Darwin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ahma doesn't seem phased though.
Ahma connects with a leg kick. Darwin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ahma misses with a hook
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ahma misses with a leg kick
and Darwin counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ahma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darwin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darwin throws a head kick that half lands.
Darwin throws a sloppy head kick and Ahma moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Darwin. Those never looked like landing.
Ahma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darwin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ahma defending well as Darwin loads up on a big left hand.
A jab lands there for Ahma.
Ahma blocks a leg kick.
Ahma slips a jab and a cross from Darwin.
Darwin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ahma is able to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahma has Darwin up against the cage in a clinch.
Darwin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Darwin can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Darwin can't break the clinch.
Ahma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
Ahma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
Ahma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
Ahma misses with the head strike.
Ahma throws a punch but it's blocked by Darwin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahma.
Ahma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahma blocks an uppercut.
Darwin misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ahma fails to land.
Ahma misses with the head strike.
Darwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ahma uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darwin.
Ahma lands a nice uppercut.
Ahma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
Ahma working aggressively here.
Ahma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darwin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ahma.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darwin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ahma misses with a punch on the inside.
Darwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ahma.
Ahma wants the takedown. Darwin is fighting it off but Ahma persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Darwin's guard against the cage.
Ahma wants to control from the top but Darwin keeps moving.
Ahma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ahma trying to control the position from guard on top but Darwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darwin is trying to keep Ahma in close.
Darwin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Darwin looking to control.
Darwin wants to get back to his feet but Ahma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ahma postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Darwin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Darwin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ahma controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Darwin is pulling down on Ahma's head to control his posture.
Darwin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Darwin keeping moving, preventing Ahma from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ahma accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Darwin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Darwin keeping moving, preventing Ahma from controlling successfully.
Ahma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Verneri Ahma will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Darwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Ahma.
Darwin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ahma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darwin moves out of range as Ahma throws a body kick.
Charlie Darwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Darwin takes one to the side of the head.
Darwin looks to throw the jab but Ahma is out of range.
Darwin throws a shot from downtown. Ahma moves away and avoids it.
Darwin avoids the body shot from Ahma.
Darwin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Darwin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darwin, right into the meat.
Ahma closes the distance and pushes Darwin back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Darwin.
Darwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darwin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ahma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin misses with an uppercut
and Ahma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darwin.
Darwin lands with a kick to the temple. Ahma shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ahma looks for a takedown but Darwin sprawls well.
Darwin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Darwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahma.
Darwin tries to land a body kick
and Ahma counters with a nice uppercut.
Darwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charlie Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahma ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
Ahma missing with a left hand there. Darwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darwin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ahma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darwin tries to land a front kick but Ahma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ahma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Darwin throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws out a leg kick but Ahma moves out of range and Darwin only half commits.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses.
Darwin checks a low kick from Ahma.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahma just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Darwin. Darwin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ahma misses with a kick to the body.
Darwin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darwin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ahma throws the kick towards the body but Darwin avoids it.
Ahma throws out a leg kick but Darwin moves out of range and Ahma only half commits.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darwin, as that shot connected.
Ahma is looking to score with low kicks.
Darwin defending well as Ahma loads up on a big left hand.
Ahma takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darwin lands a leg kick that knocks Ahma off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Ahma.
Ahma misses with an uppercut. Darwin saw that one coming.
Darwin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ahma to score with a decent uppercut.
Darwin feints and then cracks Ahma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ahma down.
Ahma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darwin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darwin.
Ahma rushes Darwin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Darwin working aggressively here.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ahma tries to work over Darwin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Ahma fails to land.
Darwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ahma.
Verneri Ahma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Darwin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ahma backwards.
Ahma misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin tries to circle away but Ahma has him pinned against the cage.
Ahma lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ahma 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 Ahma fails to land.
A short left from Ahma.
Ahma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahma.
Ahma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ahma working aggressively here.
Darwin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahma struggles to land a body shot inside as Darwin controls his hands.
Ahma swings wildly with an uppercut but Darwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahma lands with a left to the head.
Ahma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Darwin misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Ahma - that landed with a thud.
Darwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Verneri Ahma 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!
Ahma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahma misses with a body kick.
Ahma throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darwin.
Ahma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darwin.
Ahma blocks a head kick by Darwin.
Darwin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Darwin drops his hands momentarily and Ahma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Darwin is rocked!
Ahma throws a chopping leg kick but Darwin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darwin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahma cracks Darwin on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Darwin falls backwards against the cage. Ahma follows up with more strikes that drop Darwin to his knees. Ahma keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Darwin! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Verneri Ahma!
An out of breath Verneri Ahma thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Diaz (ranked 1185 p4p, 160 weight class) and Mohsin Zaidi (ranked 957 p4p, 137 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Mohsin Zaidi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaidi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz thumps Zaidi with a low kick.
Diaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zaidi's calf.
Zaidi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zaidi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zaidi throws a chopping leg kick but Diaz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zaidi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zaidi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've been informed that Zaidi 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.
Diaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zaidi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Mohsin Zaidi has been cut.
Diaz jabs Zaidi right on the nose. Zaidi blinks but takes it well.
Zaidi shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diaz misses with a leg kick.
Zaidi wants to land a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zaidi shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaidi rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zaidi eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Zaidi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've been hearing good reports from Diaz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaidi working the head with strikes.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaidi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Zaidi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Zaidi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Diaz to see if he's OK.
Zaidi landing a few strikes.
Diaz is trying to buck Zaidi off.
Diaz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Diaz is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaidi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Diaz pushes Zaidi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Zaidi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Zaidi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oh Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zaidi cracks Diaz with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Zaidi immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Diaz is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Zaidi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohsin Zaidi!
Mohsin Zaidi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mika Allu (ranked 759 p4p, 95 weight class) and Mike Murhaa (ranked 1888 p4p, 197 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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229 lbs
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292 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mika Allu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa throws a lazy right hand but Allu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Allu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Allu throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
Allu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Murhaa to the mat! Murhaa manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allu trying to control the position from guard on top but Murhaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allu throwing strikes from guard but Murhaa blocks nicely.
Allu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Allu cracks Murhaa with a solid left hand.
Allu wants to control from the top but Murhaa keeps moving.
Allu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allu throwing strikes from guard but Murhaa blocks nicely.
Murhaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allu advances position into side control!
Allu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Murhaa is trying to control Allu's posture but Allu avoids it.
Allu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Allu 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.
Murhaa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Allu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
I wouldn't like to be where Murhaa is right now.
Murhaa is looking for a sweep.
Murhaa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Allu.
You can see the frustration on Murhaa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Allu lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Murhaa keeps Allu under control for a moment.
Murhaa felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Murhaa tries to improve position but can't.
Allu wants to control but Murhaa is keeping him busy.
Murhaa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Murhaa tries to bench press Allu off him but Allu keeps the position.
Allu working away.
Allu controlling the position from side mount.
Allu scores with punches from side control.
Murhaa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Allu is holding on to half guard well.
Murhaa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murhaa is nestled in close to Allu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Allu manages to get to full guard.
Murhaa is looking to work some ground and pound but Allu has wrist control.
Murhaa preventing the sweep.
Allu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murhaa manages to get himself to full guard.
Murhaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Allu working some strikes from top position.
Allu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murhaa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Allu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murhaa's head.
Murhaa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Allu.
Allu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murhaa trying to control the position.
Allu throws a big elbow that misses.
Allu landing with the ground and pound.
Allu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murhaa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Allu throwing strikes from guard but Murhaa blocks nicely.
Allu trying to control the position from guard on top but Murhaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Allu dominated that round.
That's time! Allu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murhaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Allu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Allu appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Allu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murhaa can do to turn this around?
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Murhaa clinches up against the cage.
Allu jumps guard but Murhaa stands there with Allu around his waist. Allu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Murhaa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Allu can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mika Allu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Allu.
Allu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
Murhaa pushes Allu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allu misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Allu.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Allu tries a body shot but Murhaa blocks it.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Allu here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Allu tries to score a body lock takedown but Murhaa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Allu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Allu.
Murhaa tries to work over Allu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allu wants to take the fight to the mat but Murhaa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Allu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Murhaa is defending well.
Murhaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allu backwards.
Murhaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Murhaa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murhaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Allu.
Murhaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Murhaa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Murhaa.
Allu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa lands a shot to the body.
Murhaa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Allu or not.
A hook to the body from Murhaa.
Allu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Allu lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Murhaa tries to roll over but Allu keeps him under control.
Murhaa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Allu being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa keeping moving, preventing Allu from controlling successfully.
Murhaa wants to sweep but no luck.
Murhaa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murhaa is controlling Allu's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allu preventing the sweep.
Allu chips away with some ground and pound.
Murhaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murhaa has his hands on Allu's head, controlling the position.
Murhaa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Murhaa seems keen to control Allu's posture.
Allu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Murhaa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Allu.
Allu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Allu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mika Allu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murhaa keeping moving, preventing Allu from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Allu is fighting to break Murhaa's control of his arms but Murhaa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Murhaa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Allu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Murhaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Allu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Allu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa takes a swing at Allu's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allu was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Allu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A slow jab from Allu misses its intended target.
Murhaa fails with a takedown attempt.
Allu appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allu avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa looks to throw the jab but Allu is out of range.
Murhaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allu throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Murhaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Murhaa is looking to clinch.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allu.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the body
enabling Allu to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allu manages to avoid it.
Mike Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Allu does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Allu misses the target.
Murhaa has Allu up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Murhaa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Allu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murhaa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Murhaa takes the fight into the clinch.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Allu blocks it.
Allu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Murhaa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allu's elbow.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
Murhaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Allu is rocked!
Murhaa lands a big right hand that drops Allu! The killer instinct kicks in and Murhaa finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Murhaa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Murhaa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japa Koniu (ranked 793 p4p, 97 weight class) and Maxim Menshikov (ranked 979 p4p, 111 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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36
235 lbs
20 - 16 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Menshikov!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menshikov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Japa Koniu has been cut.
Menshikov misses with a straight right.
Menshikov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Koniu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Koniu missing with knees to the body.
Koniu tries a knee to the head but Menshikov blocks it.
Menshikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Menshikov pushes Koniu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Menshikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koniu struggles to land a body shot inside as Menshikov controls his hands.
Menshikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Menshikov prevents a body shot from Koniu.
Koniu throws a punch but it's blocked by Menshikov.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koniu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Menshikov's brow.
Menshikov tries a body shot but Koniu blocks it.
Koniu trying to land knees to the body.
Koniu tries to work over Menshikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Menshikov pushes Koniu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koniu blocking some punches.
Menshikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Koniu.
Menshikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Koniu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koniu tries to throw a body punch but Menshikov avoids it by throwing Koniu back against the cage.
Menshikov scores with a shot to the side of Koniu's head.
Menshikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Menshikov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koniu misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Menshikov.
Koniu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Menshikov.
Koniu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Menshikov throws a jab when Koniu was well out of range.
Koniu slips a jab from Menshikov.
Koniu moves away from the strike by Menshikov.
Koniu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Menshikov.
Koniu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koniu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Japa Koniu's cut is getting worse.
Menshikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Menshikov lands a nice shot to the body.
Menshikov looks to land a right hand but Koniu moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Menshikov.
Koniu throwing a counter right hand but Menshikov manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menshikov connects with a nice looking jab.
Menshikov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koniu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koniu tries to counter by clinching up but Menshikov breaks away and moves out of range.
Koniu throws a shot from downtown. Menshikov moves away and avoids it.
Menshikov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Menshikov. Koniu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Menshikov!
Koniu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Menshikov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oooooh!!! Menshikov has knocked Koniu down with a huge combo! Menshikov steps away and waves a wobbly Koniu back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Koniu is rocked!
Japa Koniu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Koniu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Koniu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Menshikov closes the distance and clinches.
Koniu seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov misses with some punches.
Menshikov avoiding damage as Koniu throws knees to the body.
Koniu lands with a short shot to the head.
Menshikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Konius head.
Menshikov slowing the pace effectively.
Menshikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jeez, Japa Koniu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Koniu blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Menshikov - that landed with a thud.
Menshikov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Menshikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koniu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Menshikov tries a body shot but Koniu blocks it.
Menshikov blocks the elbow strike.
Koniu tries to work over Menshikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koniu lands a knee to the head.
Koniu misses with a punch to the body.
Koniu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Menshikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menshikov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koniu backwards.
A hook to the body from Koniu.
Koniu is looking to control Menshikov's arms but Menshikov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koniu has his back to the cage.
Koniu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Menshikov's defenses.
Koniu can't find room to land a body shot as Menshikov controls the action.
Koniu blocks an uppercut.
Menshikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Menshikov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Menshikov finds it's way through Koniu's defenses.
Menshikov lands with a shot to the body.
Menshikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koniu is looking to counter the offense by Menshikov and move into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koniu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Japa Koniu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maxim Menshikov!
Maxim Menshikov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wamberto Boaz (ranked 323 p4p, 19 weight class) and Quân Lê (ranked 334 p4p, 20 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Preciso me encontrar. This should be fireworks!
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31
136 lbs
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30
137 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Wamberto Boaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Quân Lê!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lê lands a front kick.
Boaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lê throws a poor cross that misses
and Boaz counters with a left to the body.
Lê throws a body punch but Boaz moves out of range.
Boaz throwing a counter right hand but Lê manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Boaz.
Lê misses with an uppercut
and Boaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boaz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boaz takes a swing at Lê's ribcage but misses.
Boaz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters circling - Boaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lê wants to slow Boaz down by chopping away at his legs.
Boaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lê.
Boaz throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Lê on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Boaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boaz throws a body punch but Lê moves out of range.
Lê thinks about the counter body kick.
Lê throws a leg kick but Boaz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lê throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lê misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lê.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lê uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lê.
Lê is looking to land body kicks.
Lê avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lê shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lê lands a front kick.
Boaz blocks a jab.
Lê looks to score with a jab to the body but Boaz is just out of range.
Lê misses with a body shot.
Boaz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lê moves away.
Boaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boaz throws a lazy right hand but Lê sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boaz. Lê does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lê.
Boaz swings for the body but Lê moves out of range.
Lê displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boaz throws out the jab.
Lê uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lê.
Boaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lê moves away.
Lê misses with an uppercut. Boaz saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Lê.
Boaz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lê sprawls and moves away.
A head kick misses from Lê.
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!
Boaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lê.
Boaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Lê is just out of range.
Boaz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Boaz not doing much here.
Boaz wants to pass to mount but Lê is defending the position.
Boaz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boaz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lê is squirming around, avoiding Boaz's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lê wants to hold on but Boaz pushes him away.
Lê has given up his back.
Boaz keeps control of the position easily here as Lê tries to buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boaz is hanging on to Lê's back as he tries to escape.
Boaz controls the action.
Boaz wants to control but Lê is keeping busy.
Boaz has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Lê has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Boaz wants to control but Lê is keeping busy.
Lê is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wamberto Boaz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boaz digs a good body shot into Lê's ribs.
Quân Lê has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lê.
Lê throws a leg kick but Boaz checks it.
Boaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boaz throws a good cross that connects.
Boaz takes a swing at Lê's ribcage but misses.
Boaz stuns Lê with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice cross by Boaz.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boaz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boaz keeps control of Lê as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lê can do to turn this around?
Boaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Boaz lands with a right to the head.
Lê misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lê misses with a punch to the body.
Lê misses with the head strike.
Lê throws a head punch that misses.
Boaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lê prevents it.
Lê lands a nice uppercut.
Lê misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lê throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boazs head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lê creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lê lands a nice shot to the body.
Boaz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lê after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wamberto Boaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lê breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boaz wants to take a breather but Lê is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz is pressing down on Lê's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lê is holding on for now.
Boaz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lê can't escape the position.
Lê holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Boaz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boaz is looking to work his way around to Lê's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boaz working for a submission but Lê is keeping him at bay.
Lê really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lê wants to hold on but Boaz pushes him away.
Boaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lê is looking to escape.
Boaz controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz tries to control but Lê wriggling away.
Boaz controlling his opponent.
Lê is controlling an arm, preventing Boaz from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Wamberto Boaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lê manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wamberto Boaz dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Boaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lê in his tracks.
Wamberto Boaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Boaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lê is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boaz.
Lê ducks under a wild hook from Boaz.
Lê takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boaz misses the shot to the body.
Boaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boaz slips a straight right by Lê.
Boaz is looking to wear down Lê with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boaz tries to clinch up but Lê circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Lê was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lê drives through and clinches with Boaz against the cage.
Lê struggles to land a body shot inside as Boaz controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaz lands a shoulder strike.
Boaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lê has him pressed against the cage.
Lê misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Lê - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Lê.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boaz takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lê lands a shot to the body.
Boaz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lê is defending well.
Lê doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lê breaks the clinch.
Boaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lê has time to react.
Lê misses with a body kick.
Boaz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lê is not content to let Boaz control the position.
Boaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boaz seems to be working for a kimura but Lê defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lê knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boaz wants to take a breather but Lê is having none of it.
Lê desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Boaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lê does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boaz throwing shots but Lê is blocking nicely.
Lê controlling the position well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz scores with a jab to the head.
Lê misses with a hook. Boaz ducked under it nicely.
Boaz lands with a straight right. Lê didn't see that one coming.
Boaz misses with a body shot.
Boaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lê doesn't seem bothered though.
Boaz throws a big shot that misses.
Lê throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lê moves out of range of the strikes.
Boaz takes a swing at Lê's ribcage but misses.
Boaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lê throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lê looks to throw the jab but Boaz is out of range.
Lê lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lê ducks under a wild hook from Boaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lê tries to move into range but Boaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lê can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boaz misses with a straight right.
Lê gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boaz clinches up against the cage.
Lê can't find room to land a body shot as Boaz controls the action.
Boaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lê fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lê lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boaz backwards.
Boaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lê tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lê lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Boaz.
Boaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lê prevents it.
A short right from Lê.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lê.
Boaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wamberto Boaz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wamberto Boaz!
Our winner, Wamberto Boaz, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lito Alcala (ranked 134 p4p, 6 weight class) and Felix Jaroslav (ranked 139 p4p, 7 weight class). Jaroslav is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Sound of Running Feet. On his way into the cage it seems that Lito Alcala has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lito Alcala seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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138 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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137 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lito Alcala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Jaroslav!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaroslav slips under a jab from Alcala.
Jaroslav lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alcala moves into the clinch successfully.
Jaroslav lands a shot to the body.
Alcala prevents a body shot from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav lands with a light punch inside.
Alcala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alcala gets tackled into the cage by Jaroslav. Jaroslav maintains the clinch.
Jaroslav tries to throw a body punch but Alcala avoids it by throwing Jaroslav back against the cage.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alcala misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Alcala fails to land.
Alcala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alcala misses with a hook. Jaroslav ducked under it nicely.
Jaroslav avoids the head kick by Alcala.
Jaroslav moves into the clinch.
Alcala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alcala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaroslav blocks a body shot from Alcala.
Alcala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alcala breaks the clinch.
A big right from Alcala misses.
Jaroslav now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alcala fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jaroslav, pushing him back against the cage.
Alcala is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alcala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alcala throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alcala keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alcala cracks Jaroslav with an open hand slap.
Jaroslav connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alcala momentarily.
Jaroslav ducks under a wild hook from Alcala.
Nice straight punches there by Alcala. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alcala.
Alcala is looking to score with low kicks.
Jaroslav misses the shot to the body.
Alcala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaroslav moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alcala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaroslav connects with an inside leg kick.
Alcala checks a leg kick.
Alcala lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcala moves out of range as Jaroslav throws a body kick.
Nice body punch from Jaroslav.
Alcala moves into the clinch.
Jaroslav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alcala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaroslav blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Alcala.
Alcala blocks a body shot from Jaroslav.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaroslav is looking to clinch.
We've been told by Alcala's head coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jaroslav, right into the meat.
Good standup being displayed there by Alcala as he connects with a hook.
Jaroslav throws a lazy right hand but Alcala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alcala fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alcala scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alcala throws a sloppy head kick and Jaroslav moves out of range easily.
Jaroslav thumps Alcala with a low kick.
Jaroslav lands a jab.
Alcala misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alcala attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Jaroslav was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alcala connects with a body shot that sends Jaroslav's belly button to the back.
Alcala takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alcala throws out a loose jab but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaroslav lands a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Jaroslav misses its intended target.
Jaroslav scores with a push kick.
Jaroslav finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Alcala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alcala connects with a crisp jab.
Alcala lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alcala misses with a looping right.
Alcala scores with a sloppy right hand. Jaroslav should have avoided that one.
Jaroslav blocks a jab.
Jaroslav throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Alcala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jaroslav uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alcala loads up on a big right hand but Jaroslav slips the punch.
Alcala lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alcala is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alcala.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaroslav throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alcala walks into a left hand.
Alcala defending well as Jaroslav loads up on a big left hand.
Alcala misses with a lunging right hand
and Jaroslav counters with a leg kick.
Jaroslav darts in and clinches Alcala up against the cage.
Alcala scores with a shot to the side of Jaroslav's head.
A shot in the inside from Jaroslav.
Alcala wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alcala misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaroslav throws the kick towards the body but Alcala avoids it.
Alcala takes a swing at Jaroslav's ribcage but misses.
Jaroslav tries to land a leg kick but Alcala saw it coming and moves away.
Jaroslav throws a hook but Alcala avoids it easily.
Alcala throws a right and a left that Jaroslav avoids nicely.
Alcala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alcala lands a nice shot to the body.
Alcala throws a shot to the body.
Jaroslav jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Jaroslav misses its intended target.
Jaroslav connects with a solid leg kick.
Alcala moves out of range as Jaroslav throws a body kick.
Jaroslav cracks Alcala with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alcala blocks a leg kick.
Alcala slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaroslav darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaroslav. Alcala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaroslav throws a chopping leg kick but Alcala manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jaroslav staying out of range there.
Jaroslav misses with a low kick as Alcala jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lito Alcala dominated that round.
That's time! Alcala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alcala just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaroslav scores with a hook.
Jaroslav staying out of range there.
Jaroslav wants to counter with a clinch but Alcala pushes him away.
Jaroslav throws a big shot that misses.
Alcala scores with a push kick.
Jaroslav takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alcala blocks a jab.
Jaroslav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alcala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaroslav lands with a kick to the temple. Alcala shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jab by Jaroslav.
Alcala throws out a loose jab but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaroslav throws a head kick but Alcala moves out of range.
Alcala takes one on the button.
Jaroslav misses with a hook. Alcala ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Alcala.
Jaroslav misses with an uppercut. Alcala saw that one coming.
Alcala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alcala checks a leg kick.
Jaroslav is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alcala.
Jaroslav blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Alcala.
Lito Alcala is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav scores with a nice right hand.
Jaroslav throws a hook but Alcala avoids it easily.
Jaroslav ducks under a wild hook from Alcala.
Jaroslav throws a lazy right hand but Alcala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaroslav takes one on the button.
Alcala's corner calls for a 1-2. Alcala obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - Jaroslav throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jaroslav throws a leg kick but Alcala checks it.
Alcala throws the left hand but Jaroslav avoids the punch easily.
Alcala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaroslav sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Jaroslav.
Alcala feints and then cracks Jaroslav's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jaroslav down.
Alcala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaroslav manages to avoid it.
Jaroslav throws a head kick that misses.
Alcala slips a straight right by Jaroslav.
A big left from Alcala misses.
Jaroslav doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcala. Jaroslav does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaroslav misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alcala.
Alcala misses with an uppercut. Jaroslav saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jaroslav.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alcala with a hook.
Jaroslav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alcala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Decent striking displayed by Alcala there.
Jaroslav looks to throw the jab but Alcala is out of range.
A jab from Jaroslav does it's job there.
Alcala looks to throw the jab but Jaroslav is out of range.
Jaroslav takes one to the side of the head.
Alcala swings for the body but Jaroslav moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Alcala.
Jaroslav misses with a straight right.
Alcala checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alcala connects with a nice looking jab.
Alcala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alcala forces Jaroslav back against the cage and clinches.
Alcala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
Jaroslav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alcala blocks a body shot from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alcala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala prevents a body shot from Jaroslav.
A right hook to the body lands for Alcala.
Alcala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alcala scores with the left hand. Jaroslav knows he should have avoided that one.
Jaroslav tried to score with a low kick but Alcala checks it.
Jaroslav slips under a jab from Alcala.
Alcala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alcala.
Alcala tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaroslav uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alcala.
Jaroslav misses the shot to the body.
Jaroslav throws a low kick but Alcala avoids it.
Alcala tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jaroslav has managed to clinch.
Alcala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jaroslav lands with a light punch inside.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alcala struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaroslav controls his hands.
Jaroslav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Alcala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaroslav misses with some punches.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alcala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jaroslavs head.
Jaroslav lands a shoulder strike.
Jaroslav digs a right hand underneath Alcala's ribcage. Alcala let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alcala has a couple of punches blocked by Jaroslav.
A body shot lands from Jaroslav.
Alcala misses with some punches.
Jaroslav is working Alcala over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Jaroslav scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jaroslav throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alcala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaroslav connects with a jab.
Jaroslav throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alcala looks to land a right hand but Jaroslav moved out of range.
Alcala throws a jab when Jaroslav was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Jaroslav misses.
Alcala checks a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alcala crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jaroslav - the referee stops the clock and Alcala gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jaroslav. Alcala manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jaroslav lands a jab to Alcala's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Felix Jaroslav will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jaroslav moves away from the strike by Alcala.
Jaroslav moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alcala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaroslav.
Alcala moves away from the strike by Jaroslav.
Alcala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav lands a jab to the nose.
Jaroslav takes a swing at Alcala's ribcage but misses.
Jaroslav takes one to the chin there.
Alcala misses with a series of wild punches.
Jaroslav connects with a single shot there.
Jaroslav slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jaroslav throws a sloppy head kick and Alcala moves out of range easily.
Alcala takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaroslav. Alcala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaroslav avoids the head kick by Alcala.
A little jabbing left from Jaroslav on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jaroslav moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alcala misses with an uppercut
and Alcala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jaroslav misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alcala throwing a counter right hand but Jaroslav manages to avoid it.
Alcala connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alcala misses with a straight right.
Jaroslav has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jaroslav lands a nice looking body shot.
Jaroslav misses the shot to the body.
As Jaroslav backs away, Alcala returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Alcala thuds a left hand into Jaroslav's body.
Jaroslav misses with an uppercut.
Jaroslav throws the kick towards the body but Alcala avoids it.
Alcala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaroslav moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alcala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alcala tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alcala takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jaroslav is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alcala.
Alcala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jaroslav.
Alcala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jaroslav only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jaroslav finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alcala tries to counter by clinching up but Jaroslav breaks away and moves out of range.
Jaroslav lands a head shot.
Jaroslav scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alcala throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaroslav.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcala throws a hook to the side of Jaroslav's head but Jaroslav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaroslav is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A big right from Alcala misses.
Jaroslav doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alcala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaroslav blocks a jab.
Jaroslav throws an off balance right hand
and Alcala counters with a stiff right hand.
Jaroslav throws a low kick, looking for Alcala's leg but Alcala calmly moves out of range.
Alcala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaroslav was well out of range. Poor timing from Alcala.
Alcala slips a straight right by Jaroslav.
Alcala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaroslav.
Alcala checks a low kick from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alcala is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jaroslav checks the leg kick.
Alcala getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jaroslav looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alcala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jaroslav wants to clinch.
Alcala looks to throw the jab but Jaroslav is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaroslav has managed to clinch.
Alcala prevents a body shot from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav struggles to land a body shot inside as Alcala controls his hands.
Alcala lands with a short shot to the head.
Alcala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
Alcala breaks from the clinch.
Alcala is looking to chop away at Jaroslav's legs.
Jaroslav tries to land a front kick but Alcala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Jaroslav.
Alcala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaroslav was well out of range. Poor timing from Alcala.
Alcala lands a jab to Jaroslav's midsection.
Alcala instigates a clinch.
Jaroslav misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav misses with the head strike.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alcala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Alcala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav tries a body shot but Alcala blocks it.
Alcala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Alcala misses its intended target.
Alcala misses with a looping left.
Alcala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaroslav sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaroslav swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jaroslav lands a right hook to the body.
Alcala looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaroslav is just out of range.
Jaroslav takes a swing at Alcala's ribcage but misses.
Jaroslav lands with an overhand left.
Alcala loads up on a big right hand but Jaroslav slips the punch.
Alcala ducks right into an uppercut from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav misses with a body kick.
A big right from Jaroslav misses.
Jaroslav avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaroslav misses with a straight right.
Alcala throwing a counter right hand but Jaroslav manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lito Alcala.
Well Alcala has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Felix Jaroslav!
Our winner, Felix Jaroslav, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Pearson (ranked 367 p4p, 51 weight class) and Albert Van Rooy (ranked 421 p4p, 56 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Van Rooy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Rooy misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Rooy 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.
Pearson connects with a leg kick. Van Rooy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pearson scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Van Rooy dodges the punch combination from Pearson.
Pearson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Rooy.
Pearson loads up on a big right hand but Van Rooy slips the punch.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pearson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Rooy. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Rooy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Rooy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Pearson misses.
Pearson throws a jab when Van Rooy was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Rooy throws out a loose jab but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rooy looks to score with a jab to the body but Pearson is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Pearson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Van Rooy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pearson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pearson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Rooy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pearson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Van Rooy.
Pearson throws a front kick that sends Van Rooy stumbling back into the cage.
Van Rooy misses with a hook.
Pearson scores with a kick to the midsection.
James Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rooy looks winded!
Van Rooy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pearson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Rooy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pearson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Rooy is able to avoid easily.
Pearson looks for the body kick but Van Rooy saw that one coming.
Van Rooy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Rooy checks a leg kick.
Van Rooy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Van Rooy looks for the body kick but Pearson saw that one coming.
Van Rooy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pearson can pounce on him.
You can see that Van Rooy has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Jab from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Pearson is predictable there
and Van Rooy counters with a nice leg kick.
Pearson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Rooy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Rooy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Rooy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Rooy thuds his shin into the meat of Pearson's side.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Pearson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pearson counters with an inside leg kick.
Pearson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Rooy.
Van Rooy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Rooy was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
Van Rooy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Rooy misses with an uppercut.
Van Rooy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Rooy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Rooy in his tracks.
Pearson swings for the body but Van Rooy moves out of range.
Pearson misses with a low kick.
Pearson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson walks into a straight right hand from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy swings for the body but Pearson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pearson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Rooy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pearson.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Rooy.
Pearson staying out of range there.
Van Rooy misses with a body kick.
Van Rooy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pearson.
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
A big right from Pearson misses.
Pearson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Rooy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pearson.
Pearson connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Rooy takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Pearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rooy.
Pearson throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Rooy avoids the head kick by Pearson.
Van Rooy throws a counter combo.
A clash of legs there as Van Rooy blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Pearson misses its intended target.
Van Rooy avoids the body shot from Pearson.
Pearson misses with an uppercut
and Van Rooy counters with a straight right hand.
James Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick which misses Pearson's front leg but catches the back leg as Pearson tries to avoid it.
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Van Rooy's head but Van Rooy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Rooy lands with an uppercut that bounces Pearson off the cage and back into range.
Pearson wants to slow Van Rooy down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Rooy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Rooy can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pearson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick but Pearson moved away.
Pearson scores with a jab. Van Rooy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A right-left combo lands from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a leg kick
enabling Van Rooy to counter with a crisp jab.
Pearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Rooy is able to avoid easily.
Pearson throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Rooy.
Pearson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Rooy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pearson misses with a looping right.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rooy takes one to the side of the head.
Pearson throws a chopping leg kick but Van Rooy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pearson throws an off balance right hand
and Van Rooy counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson misses with a kick to the body.
Van Rooy throws a fast counter high kick but Pearson manages to duck under it in time.
Pearson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Rooy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Rooy.
Pearson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Rooy. That did some damage!
Van Rooy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pearson's sensitive parts.
Pearson lands a leg kick that knocks Van Rooy off balance momentarily.
Van Rooy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pearson checks it well.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
A good leg kick by Pearson.
Pearson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pearson throws a lazy right hand but Van Rooy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Rooy loads up on a big right hand but Pearson slips the punch.
Pearson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Rooy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Pearson misses the target.
Pearson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Rooy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Rooy throws out a leg kick but Pearson moves out of range and Van Rooy only half commits.
Pearson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pearson defending well as Van Rooy loads up on a big left hand.
Pearson misses with a left hand
and Pearson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pearson throws a low kick but Van Rooy moves out of range easily.
Pearson cracks Van Rooy with a good jab.
That has opened up Albert Van Rooy's cut even more.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearson throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Rooy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy 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.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Rooy misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Van Rooy out cold! Van Rooy is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Pearson!
During a confident post fight interview, James Pearson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Piano (ranked 47 p4p, 7 weight class) and Iain Tower (ranked 35 p4p, 5 weight class). Piano comes to the cage accompanied by Rick going ham on a bitch. Tower has chosen Kanye - Power as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Iain Tower!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piano connects with a crisp jab.
Rick Piano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tower thumps Piano with a low kick.
Piano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Piano throws a head kick but Tower moves out of range.
Tower missing with a left hand there. Piano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Piano darts in and clinches Tower up against the cage.
Tower goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tower blocks a body shot from Piano .
Tower taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tower dodges an elbow strike from Piano .
Tower ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tower no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tower can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Piano controls the pace.
Tower wants to control but Piano passes easily into half guard.
Tower is controlling Piano 's trapped leg to prevent Piano from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower tries to roll over but Piano keeps him under control.
Tower trying to control from the bottom.
Tower tries to roll over but Piano keeps him under control.
Tower works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Piano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tower's guard.
Tower desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Tower works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tower is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tower can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Piano controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Piano connects with a body shot that sends Tower's belly button to the back.
Tower is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Iain Tower has been cut.
Piano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tower was well out of range. Poor timing from Piano .
The fight stays on the outside here - Piano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Piano backs off Tower throws a huge counter combo but Piano manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tower throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Piano throws a sloppy head kick
and Tower counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Piano scores with a decent looking hook.
Piano defending well as Tower loads up on a big left hand.
Piano misses the body punch
and Tower counters with a nice uppercut.
Piano takes a swing at Tower's ribcage but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Piano misses with a body shot
and Piano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Piano throws a jab but it's blocked by Tower.
Piano is looking to wear down Tower with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tower bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Iain Tower will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Iain Tower's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Piano lands a nice hook to Tower's body. Tower takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Piano doesn't manage to clinch there - Tower circles away.
Tower unleashes a big counter combination but Piano bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Piano throws a right hand that misses
and Tower counters with a nice uppercut.
Tower moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tower moves away from the strike by Piano .
Tower misses with a body kick.
Piano misses with an uppercut
and Tower cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tower throws a leg kick which misses Piano 's front leg but catches the back leg as Piano tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower scores with a shot to the body.
Piano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tower throws out the jab.
Tower is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Piano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Piano .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower jabs Piano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piano moves away.
Tower has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Piano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Piano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Piano misses.
Iain Tower seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tower uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piano .
Tower scores with a push kick.
Tower tries to bum rush Piano with a series of wild strikes but Piano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Piano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tower.
Tower throws a series of punches but Piano avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tower does it's job there.
Piano wants to clinch.
Piano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Piano throws a sloppy head kick and Tower moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tower ducks right into an uppercut from Piano .
Tower pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tower throws a left and a right that both miss
and Piano counters with a stiff right hand.
Piano misses with a hook
and Tower counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Piano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Rick Piano has been cut.
Piano scores with a head kick. Tower tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Piano misses with an uppercut. Tower saw that one coming.
Tower looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Piano misses with a body shot.
Piano throws an off balance right hand
and Tower counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piano slips under a jab.
Piano misses with an uppercut
enabling Tower to counter with a crisp jab.
Tower swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Piano .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tower's jab looks to have found its range, popping Piano under the eye.
Piano is rocked!
Piano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tower throws a predictable looking body shot
and Piano counters with a stiff right hand.
Tower scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Tower finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Tower and Piano goes tumbling to the canvas! Tower follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Oh Piano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tower is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Piano seems to have got his legs back now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tower in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iain Tower 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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Piano throws a head kick that misses
and Tower counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Piano badly! Tower follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Piano out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Tower finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Iain Tower!
Iain Tower is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Iain Tower thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Rick Piano had this to say: 'I need more roids!'.
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