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Demolition 3 - LHW vs Grayce PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Wallace (ranked 2481 p4p, 239 weight class) and Owen Osterberg (ranked 23779 p4p, 466 weight class). Henry Wallace has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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149 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Owen Osterberg!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osterberg throws a hook but Wallace avoids it easily.
Osterberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Owen Osterberg has been cut.
Osterberg 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.
Osterberg scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Osterberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Osterberg pushes Wallace up against the cage in a clinch.
Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Osterberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Osterberg.
Osterberg takes a shot to the head.
Osterberg misses with a body punch.
Wallace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wallace misses with a shot to the body
and Osterberg counters with a nice body shot.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osterberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Wallace avoids the body shot from Osterberg.
Osterberg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Osterberg scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Osterberg lands a jab to Wallace's midsection.
Osterberg throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wallace takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wallace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Osterberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wallace avoids a kick to the body.
Osterberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Osterberg.
Osterberg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Osterberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Wallace blocks the body kick.
Osterberg darts in and clinches Wallace up against the cage.
Wallace throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace blocking some punches.
Wallace misses with an elbow strike.
Osterberg takes an elbow to the temple.
Wallace misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands an elbow inside.
Wallace blocks a body shot from Osterberg.
Wallace blocks a body shot from Osterberg.
Osterberg tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Osterberg lands a shoulder strike.
Osterberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Wallace controls his hands.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Osterberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Osterberg tries a body shot but Wallace blocks it.
Wallace working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Osterberg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Osterberg misses with some punches.
Wallace lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Osterberg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wallace or not.
Wallace blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Osterberg blocks an uppercut.
Osterberg blocks an elbow strike.
Wallace prevents a body shot from Osterberg.
Osterberg tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Osterberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wallace.
Osterberg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Osterberg working aggressively here.
Osterberg dodges an elbow strike from Wallace.
Wallace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wallace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wallace creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osterberg.
Wallace misses with an elbow over the top.
Osterberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Osterberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wallace lands with a right to the head.
Wallace working aggressively here.
Osterberg scores with a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wallace just misses with a elbow thrown towards Osterberg's brow.
Wallace lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Osterberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Osterberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Osterberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Wallace lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wallace looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Osterberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osterberg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Osterberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wallace lands an elbow inside that Osterberg shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wallace throws an elbow but misses.
Wallace creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Osterberg's defenses.
Osterberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Wallace controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Osterberg.
Osterberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wallace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wallace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Osterberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wallace working aggressively here.
Osterberg lands a shoulder strike.
Osterberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Osterberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Osterberg is working Wallace over against the cage.
Osterberg blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Osterberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Osterberg.
Osterberg tries to throw a body punch but Wallace avoids it by throwing Osterberg back against the cage.
Wallace gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wallace lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Henry Wallace will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Owen Osterberg's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Osterberg moves away from the strike by Wallace.
Osterberg is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Osterberg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wallace stuns Osterberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Osterberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Osterberg scores with a body shot.
Wallace looks to land a combination but Osterberg avoids it well.
Wallace moves away from the strike by Osterberg.
Wallace lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wallace closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Henry Wallace has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wallace creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Osterberg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wallace scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace darts in and clinches Osterberg up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wallace throws an elbow but misses.
Osterberg misses with a body punch.
Wallace blocks a body shot from Osterberg.
Wallace misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osterberg tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Osterberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Osterberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Osterberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Osterberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wallace lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Osterberg backwards.
Osterberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wallace gets through Osterberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osterberg's elbow.
Osterberg misses with a body punch.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Osterberg tries to throw a body punch but Wallace avoids it by throwing Osterberg back against the cage.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Wallace blocks a body shot from Osterberg.
Osterberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wallace just misses with a elbow thrown towards Osterberg's brow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Osterberg.
Still in the clinch, Osterberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wallace prevents a body shot from Osterberg.
Wallace lands an elbow inside that Osterberg shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osterberg blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace lands a shoulder strike.
Osterberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wallaces head.
Wallace pushes off an throws an elbow but Osterberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wallace lands a nice elbow.
Osterberg tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osterberg tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Osterberg misses with the head strike.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wallace lands a left hand that snaps the head of Osterberg backwards.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Osterberg.
Wallace can't find room to land a body shot as Osterberg controls the action.
Osterberg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Osterberg is rocked!
Wallace digs a right hand into Osterberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Osterberg's gas tank.
Osterberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallace finish him?
Wallace lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Osterberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Wallace lands an elbow just above Osterberg 's eye.
Osterberg blocks the elbow strike.
Wallace lands a nice uppercut.
Wallace lands a shoulder strike.
Osterberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Wallace lands a left hand.
Osterberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Osterberg with a big uppercut! Osterberg tries to clinch up but Wallace pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Osterberg to the mat! Osterberg covers up and Wallace unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Henry Wallace!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benedicte Swanson (ranked 2673 p4p, 300 weight class) and Tyson Kidd (ranked 5019 p4p, 446 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benedicte Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kidd circles away quickly and effectively.
Kidd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swanson.
Swanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Swanson misses with a hook.
Kidd let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Swanson.
Kidd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kidd looks to land a left hand but Swanson moved out of range nicely.
Swanson misses with a left hand
and Kidd counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Swanson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kidd takes one to the side of the head.
Kidd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swanson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kidd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swanson.
Kidd connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kidd loads up on a big right hand but Swanson slips the punch.
Swanson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kidd throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Swanson misses the target.
Kidd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Swanson. Swanson obviously looking to wear him down.
Kidd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kidd missing with a left hand there. Swanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kidd misses with a lunging right hand
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swanson slips under a jab.
Swanson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kidd to score with a decent uppercut.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Swanson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kidd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swanson.
Benedicte Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson throws a chopping leg kick but Kidd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Swanson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kidd.
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
Swanson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd tries to move into range but Swanson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson misses with a straight left.
Swanson misses with a hook
and Kidd counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Kidd is predictable there
and Swanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kidd scores with a hook to the body. Swanson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Swanson as he connects with a hook.
Swanson slips a jab from Kidd.
Swanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kidd is just out of range.
Kidd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kidd misses with a hook
and Swanson counters with a low kick, right behind Kidd 's knee.
Swanson slips a straight right by Kidd.
Kidd slips a jab and a cross from Swanson.
Kidd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kidd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kidd connects with a looping right hand.
Donk. Swanson catches Kidd right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Swanson slams his shin into Kidd's torso.
Nice body kick from Swanson.
Nice straight punches there by Swanson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Swanson.
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
Kidd sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kidd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
Kidd throws out a loose jab but Swanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
Swanson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Swanson lands with an uppercut that bounces Kidd off the cage and back into range.
Swanson slips a straight right by Kidd.
Kidd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Swanson scores with a hook to the body. Kidd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Kidd misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd staying out of range there.
Swanson throws out a leg kick but Kidd moves out of range and Swanson only half commits.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Kidd slips the punch.
Kidd misses with an uppercut
and Swanson counters with a left and a right that stings Kidd.
An inside leg kick lands from Swanson.
Kidd throws a hook but Swanson avoids it easily.
Kidd looks to land a left hand but Swanson moved out of range nicely.
Swanson staying out of range there.
Kidd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kidd misses with a left hand
and Swanson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kidd thinking.
Kidd misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson throws a right and a left that Kidd avoids nicely.
Kidd throws a hook but Swanson blocks it.
Kidd blocks a jab.
Kidd moves away from the strike by Swanson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedicte Swanson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Swanson swinging wildly here.
Swanson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Swanson throws a body punch but Kidd moves out of range.
Nice shot by Kidd.
Nice defenses there by Kidd.
Kidd just misses with a punch to the body.
Swanson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kidd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swanson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Good leg kick by Swanson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Swanson.
Kidd throws out a loose jab but Swanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swanson moves forwards but Kidd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Swanson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kidd's sensitive parts.
Kidd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Swanson misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Swanson misses.
Swanson is looking to slow Kidd down with leg kicks.
Kidd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swanson lands with an overhand left.
Swanson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Swanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kidd can do to turn this around?
Kidd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swanson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Swanson moves away from the strike by Kidd.
Swanson throws a hook to the side of Kidd's head but Kidd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kidd throws a hook but Swanson avoids it easily.
Swanson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kidd walks forward, straight into a front kick from Swanson.
Swanson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kidds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kidd throws a shot from downtown. Swanson moves away and avoids it.
Swanson looks to land a combination but Kidd avoids it well.
Good shot there by Swanson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kidd throws an overhand right that lands on Swanson's shoulder, as Swanson tries to avoid the shot.
Kidd misses with a hook.
Swanson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Swanson throws an off balance right hand
and Kidd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Swanson misses.
Swanson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice cross by Kidd.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Swanson misses.
Kidd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Swanson on the side of the head.
Kidd moves out of range of the strikes.
Kidd throws a poor cross that misses
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Swanson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good exchange - Swanson coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson blocks a jab.
Swanson is looking to counter punch.
Nice jab there from Swanson.
Swanson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benedicte Swanson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Kidd. That snapped Swanson's head back.
Kidd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kidd throws a leg kick which misses Swanson's front leg but catches the back leg as Swanson tries to avoid it.
Kidd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swanson.
A little jabbing left from Kidd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Swanson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kidd counters with a right hand to the body.
Kidd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kidd throws a hook but Swanson avoids it easily.
Swanson lands a leg kick that knocks Kidd off balance momentarily.
Swanson scores with a nice body kick.
Kidd throws out a loose jab but Swanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Swanson.
Kidd takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Kidd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Swanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson lands with a nice body punch.
Swanson looks to land a combination but Kidd avoids it well.
Swanson throws a body shot but no joy.
Swanson thows a body kick. Kidd tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kidd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Swanson. Swanson obviously looking to wear him down.
Kidd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Swanson throws a jab when Kidd was well out of range.
Kidd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Swanson blocks a jab.
Kidd cracks the inside of Swanson's front leg.
Swanson wants to slow Kidd down by chopping away at his legs.
Kidd's corner calls for a 1-2. Kidd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Swanson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kidd scores with a body shot.
Kidd moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedicte Swanson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Swanson misses.
Swanson throws a series of punches but Kidd avoids them all with ease.
Swanson throws a right hand that Kidd ducks under and follows up with a left that Kidd also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Kidd misses the target.
Kidd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swanson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kidd might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Swanson has got the better of the exchanges.
The fighters circling - Kidd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kidd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Swanson swings for the body but Kidd moves out of range.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd blocks a low kick nicely.
Kidd throws a hook but Swanson avoids it easily.
Swanson lands a nice shot to the body.
Kidd swings widly with a right hand
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Swanson takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kidd misses its intended target.
Kidd throws an overhand right that lands on Swanson's shoulder, as Swanson tries to avoid the shot.
Kidd lands with a cross.
Swanson misses with a hook.
Kidd throws out a loose jab but Swanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kidd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Swanson.
Kidd moves away from the strike by Swanson.
Kidd scores with a jab.
Swanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kidd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Swanson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Kidd.
Nice shot lands for Kidd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kidd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kidd with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kidd throws a hook to the side of Swanson's head but Swanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swanson slips under a jab.
A big right from Swanson misses.
A left lands for Swanson.
Swanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kidd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kidd.
Swanson looks to land a body kick but Kidd moved away.
Swanson throws a right and a left that Kidd avoids nicely.
Swanson scores with a head kick. Kidd tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Swanson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd misses with a left hand
and Swanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benedicte Swanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swanson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kidd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A left lands for Kidd.
Kidd throws a jab but it's blocked by Swanson.
Swanson staying out of range there.
Swanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
Swanson is looking to chop away at Kidd's legs.
Kidd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kidd throws a jab but it's blocked by Swanson.
Swanson misses the jab.
Swanson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kidd. That did some damage!
Kidd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Swanson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd lands a jab to Swanson's midsection.
Tyson Kidd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Swanson.
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!
Kidd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Swanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kidd moves out of range as Swanson strikes.
Kidd misses the jab.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses.
Kidd scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Swanson throws a jab when Kidd was well out of range.
Kidd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kidd throws a lazy uppercut
and Swanson counters with a nice body kick.
Swanson scores with a head kick. Kidd tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Swanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Swanson scores with a kick to the body.
Swanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kidd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benedicte Swanson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Swanson 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benedicte Swanson!
Benedicte Swanson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Chang (ranked 1609 p4p, 191 weight class) and Kimmo Kehveli (ranked 3128 p4p, 329 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kimmo Kehveli was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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167 lbs
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159 lbs
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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
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedro Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimmo Kehveli!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kehveli looks to clinch
and Chang counters with a stiff right hand.
Kehveli misses with a straight left.
Chang wants to clinch up but Kehveli keeps it at a distance.
Kehveli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chang misses with a leg kick
and Kehveli counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kehveli wants to take the fight to the mat but Chang manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kehveli is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chang is defending well.
Kehveli is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chang to keep the fight standing.
Pedro Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimmo Kehveli.
Chang lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Kimmo Kehveli has been cut.
Chang lands a nice shot to the body.
Kehveli is trying to pull guard but Chang has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang lands an elbow just above Kehveli 's eye.
Chang struggles to land a body shot inside as Kehveli controls his hands.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kehveli 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.
Chang misses with a punch to the body.
Kehveli jumps guard.
Chang is looking to stand up but Kehveli won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kehveli controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehveli wants to sweep here but Chang controlling him for the moment.
Kehveli working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Chang has passed into half guard!
Chang wants to stand up but Kehveli is controlling the position.
Chang decides to stand and escape the position.
Kehveli shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kehveli wants to control but Chang is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehveli is looking for a kimura but Chang is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kehveli to get the leverage.
Kehveli content to control rather than advance.
Kehveli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chang keeps working.
Kehveli wants to free his trapped foot but Chang is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kehveli is looking to stall here but Chang recovers full guard.
Kehveli lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehveli content to stall in guard here.
Kehveli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chang is keeping the position for now.
Chang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chang keeping moving, preventing Kehveli from controlling successfully.
Kehveli showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kehveli wants to control from the top but Chang keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Kehveli shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chang is trying to defend but Kehveli finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chang is looking to control Kehveli's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chang avoid being mounted?
Kehveli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chang keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kehveli is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chang defends it well.
Kehveli wants to pass the guard but Chang is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kimmo Kehveli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kimmo Kehveli's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kehveli blocks a head kick by Chang.
Kehveli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kehveli lands a lovely overhand right.
Kehveli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kehveli connects with a crisp jab.
Kehveli misses with a takedown
and Chang counters with a left to the body.
Kehveli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kehveli throws a sloppy body shot
and Chang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kehveli looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chang is fending him off so far but Kehveli persists. Nope, Chang circles away and we're back to standing.
And Chang counters with a quick kick to the body but Kehveli blocks it.
Pedro Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimmo Kehveli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chang misses the shot to the body.
Kehveli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kehveli shoots in for a double leg but Chang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It looked like Chang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kehveli.
Chang tries to clinch up.
Kehveli throws a body shot but no joy.
Kehveli looks to score with a jab to the body but Chang is just out of range.
Chang tried to counter with a leg kick but Kehveli avoided it.
Chang misses with a low kick as Kehveli jumps back.
Kehveli fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chang to the ground. Kehveli is now in Chang's guard.
Kehveli with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kehveli wants to control from the top but Chang keeps moving.
Kehveli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kehveli trying to control the position from guard on top but Chang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang trying to keep a closed guard but Kehveli is proving a slippery customer.
Kehveli is stalling in the full guard.
Kehveli is looking to work some ground and pound but Chang has wrist control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chang pulls Kehveli in to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Chang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kehveli. Chang does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Kehveli looks to move away, Chang throws a big counter combo but Kehveli just gets out of the way.
Kehveli missing with a left hand there. Chang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang slips under a jab.
Kehveli misses with a right hand
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
Kehveli throws a jab when Chang was well out of range.
Chang looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Chang looks to land a body kick but Kehveli moved away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kehveli.
Chang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kehveli moves out of range as Chang strikes.
Pedro Chang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kehveli drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chang defends it well.
Kehveli throws a hook but Chang blocks it.
Kehveli misses with a series of wild punches.
Kehveli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chang thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehveli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kehveli shoots and misses
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kehveli loads up on a big right hand but Chang slips the punch.
Chang is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Kehveli misses.
Chang looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Chang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chang lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chang thuds a left hand into Kehveli's body.
Chang throws a solid leg kick but Kehveli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chang.
That kick from Chang tenderised Kehveli's leg. Kehveli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kehveli lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pedro Chang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kimmo Kehveli's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kehveli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chang moves away.
Kehveli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chang was well out of range. Poor timing from Kehveli.
Chang lands with a good body shot.
Pedro Chang is winning the standup battle so far.
Chang tries to score with a low kick but Kehveli moves his leg out of the way.
Kehveli takes one to the side of the head.
Kehveli throws an overhand right that lands on Chang's shoulder, as Chang tries to avoid the shot.
Kehveli misses with a looping left.
Chang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kehveli on the side of the head.
Kehveli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Kehveli. That snapped Chang's head back.
Kehveli misses with a hook. Chang ducked under it nicely.
Chang tries to score with a low kick but Kehveli moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kehveli drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chang defends it well.
Chang ducks under a wild hook from Kehveli.
Chang is looking for a counter combo.
Chang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chang throws a quick counter head kick but Kehveli was just out of range.
Chang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kehveli was well out of range. Poor timing from Chang.
Chang looks to throw the jab but Kehveli is out of range.
Kehveli is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kehveli throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chang's waist but Chang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kehveli off to one side.
Chang throws a combination. Kehveli tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kehveli misses with a looping left.
Kehveli throws a lazy right hand but Chang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chang tries a head kick but it misses.
Chang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kehveli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Chang.
Nice takedown defense from Chang. No joy for Kehveli on that attempt.
Kehveli checks the leg kick.
Chang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kehveli wants to clinch up but Chang keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Danga de danga de dang - Kehveli scores with a four punch combination!
Kehveli fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chang avoids it really well and circles away.
Pedro Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimmo Kehveli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kehveli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chang scrambles back to his feet.
Chang lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kehveli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by Chang misses
and Kehveli counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chang!
Chang wants to get back to his feet but Kehveli drags him back down.
Kehveli working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kehveli is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chang has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehveli advances to mount.
Chang is squirming around, avoiding Kehveli's attempts to control the action.
Kehveli jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Chang is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Chang and Kehveli has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kehveli wants to control but Chang is keeping him busy.
Chang is trying to buck Kehveli off.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kimmo Kehveli.
I think Kehveli 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kimmo Kehveli!
A very excited looking Kimmo Kehveli made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mawi Da Oxlade (ranked 1147 p4p, 132 weight class) and Erik Friedrichsen (ranked 1344 p4p, 153 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mawi Da Oxlade has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mawi Da Oxlade seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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24
267 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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25
286 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mawi Da Oxlade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Friedrichsen!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedrichsen sizes up Da Oxlade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Friedrichsen lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Mawi Da Oxlade has been cut.
Friedrichsen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Friedrichsen throws an off balance right hand
and Da Oxlade counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Erik Friedrichsen has been cut.
Friedrichsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Erik Friedrichsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Da Oxlade misses its intended target.
Friedrichsen scores with a nice strike.
Da Oxlade tries to move into range but Friedrichsen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Friedrichsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Oxlade is just out of range.
Friedrichsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Oxlade moves away.
Friedrichsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Oxlade moves away.
Friedrichsen throws a leg kick but Da Oxlade moved away.
Da Oxlade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Friedrichsen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Friedrichsen misses with a body shot
and Da Oxlade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Friedrichsen throws a hook but Da Oxlade blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedrichsen lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Da Oxlade goes down and covers up as Friedrichsen starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Friedrichsen!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Erik Friedrichsen waved his t-shirt featuring Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Joteel (ranked 1140 p4p, 132 weight class) and Calixto Cardona (ranked 922 p4p, 107 weight class). Joteel comes to the cage accompanied by Moogwalzer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque Joteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calixto Cardona!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardona tries to close the distance and clinch but Joteel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cardona tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Joteel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joteel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cardona has closed the distance and engaged Joteel in a clinch.
Joteel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cardona throws a head punch that misses.
Joteel cracks Cardona with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Cardona fails to land.
A short right from Joteel.
Cardona working aggressively here.
Cardona managing to block the knees to the body from Joteel.
Joteel breaks from the clinch.
Cardona clinches up against the cage.
Joteel scores with a shot to the side of Cardona's head.
Joteel presses Cardona against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Joteel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joteel misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joteel.
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!
Cardona throws a punch but it's blocked by Joteel.
Joteel tries to throw a body punch but Cardona avoids it by throwing Joteel back against the cage.
Joteel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joteel scores with a leg kick.
Cardona wants to clinch up but Joteel keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona tries to clinch but Joteel is having none of it.
Joteel misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cardona! But no joy.
Cardona has managed to clinch.
Joteel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cardona backwards.
Joteel works on Cardona's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joteel.
Joteel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been informed that Cardona 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.
Cardona forces Joteel back against the cage and clinches.
Joteel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cardona blocking some punches.
Joteel lands with a light punch inside.
Joteel blocking some punches.
Joteel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cardona closes the distance but Joteel moves to the side
and Joteel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cardona looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joteel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cardona is looking to clinch but Joteel is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cardona blocks an elbow strike from Joteel.
Cardona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joteel looking to slow down the pace here.
Joteel blocking some punches.
Cardona scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joteel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Joteel.
Joteel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cardona's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joteel.
Joteel misses with a punch on the inside.
Cardona throws a head punch that misses.
Joteel misses with some punches.
Joteel looking to slow down the pace here.
Cardona throws a punch but it's blocked by Joteel.
Cardona misses with some punches.
Joteel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cardona has closed the distance and engaged Joteel in a clinch.
Cardona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joteel misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joteel.
Joteel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cardona scores with a shoulder strike.
Joteel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cardona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joteel works on Cardona's body with a couple of short punches.
Cardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Joteel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joteel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cardona backwards.
Cardona blocks a body shot from Joteel.
Joteel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joteel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joteel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joteel misses with the head strike.
Cardona lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joteel backwards.
Cardona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joteel pushes Cardona back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Joteel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joteel.
Cardona misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cardona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Joteel.
Joteel breaks the clinch.
Joteel swats away the attempt to clinch by Cardona.
Cardona tries to clinch there but Joteel circles away.
Cardona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joteel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cardona tries to clinch up
and Joteel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cardona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cardona wants to clinch.
Cardona wants to clinch up but Joteel keeps it at a distance.
Cardona blocks a low kick nicely.
Cardona takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacque Joteel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cardona tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Joteel counters with a straight right hand.
Cardona tries to close the distance and clinch but Joteel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cardona closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
letting Joteel counter with a right hand.
Cardona is rocked!
Calixto Cardona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joteel closes the distance and clinches.
Joteel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Cardona fails to land.
Joteel breaks from the clinch.
Joteel tries to keep at a distance but Cardona has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joteel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joteel misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joteel.
Still in the clinch, Joteel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cardona is still on wobbly legs! Can Joteel finish him?
Joteel creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Cardona's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Cardona drops to his knees and Joteel pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacque Joteel!
Jacque Joteel bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Starman (ranked 883 p4p, 112 weight class) and Sergey Burenkov (ranked 998 p4p, 127 weight class). Starman comes into the arena with David Bowie - Starman blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Starman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Burenkov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burenkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Starman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burenkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burenkov throws a looping overhand right but Starman ducks down to avoid it.
Starman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burenkov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Starman connects with a body shot.
Burenkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Starman with a nice cross.
Nice straight punches there by Starman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Starman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burenkov. Starman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burenkov lands with a shot to the body.
Burenkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Starman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burenkov tries to close the distance and clinch but Starman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burenkov pushes Starman up against the cage in a clinch.
Burenkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Starman backwards.
Burenkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burenkov has Starman pressed against the cage, preventing Starman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burenkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burenkov tries to work over Starman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Starman lands with a left to the head.
Burenkov blocks an uppercut.
Starman can't find room to land a body shot as Burenkov controls the action.
Burenkov misses with the head strike.
Burenkov blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Burenkov.
A short left from Starman.
Burenkov is looking for a takedown.
Starman lands a left hand.
Starman swings wildly with an uppercut but Burenkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burenkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burenkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Starman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Burenkov has picked Starman up - he's going for a ride! Burenkov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burenkov is looking for a kimura here.
Starman's coaches at Team Beta Fail have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Burenkov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Starman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Starman wants to get back to full guard.
Burenkov is thwarting Starman's attempts to control the position.
Burenkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Starman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Starman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burenkov is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Burenkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Starman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Starman holds on and takes a little breather.
Burenkov cracks Starman with a solid left hand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burenkov trying to move into half guard but instead Starman has managed to sweep!
Burenkov trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burenkov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burenkov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Starman trying to control the position from guard on top but Burenkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burenkov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burenkov controls Starman momentarily but Starman frees himself.
Starman passes into half guard.
Starman winds up and cracks Burenkov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Starman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burenkov clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Starman.
Starman breaks the clinch.
Burenkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Starman to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice cross by Burenkov.
Starman clinches.
Starman tries a body shot but Burenkov blocks it.
Starman manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Starman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burenkov doesn't seem phased though.
Starman closes the distance and clinches.
Burenkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Starman tries to work over Burenkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Starman can't find room to land a body shot as Burenkov controls the action.
Starman tries to break the clinch but Burenkov is controlling the position.
Starman has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Burenkov regains guard immediately.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starman wants to control from the top but Burenkov keeps moving.
Starman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burenkov can do to turn this around?
Burenkov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burenkov looking for subs off his back but Starman has passed one foot through into half guard.
Burenkov preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Starman trying to control from half guard but Burenkov is working away.
Starman prevents Burenkov from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Starman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Burenkov wants to control but Starman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Burenkov looking for submissions off his back.
Starman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Burenkov moves into full guard.
Starman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Starman trying to control but Burenkov is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burenkov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Starman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Starman trying to control but Burenkov is working from the bottom.
Starman sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Burenkov doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Starman paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Burenkov - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sergey Burenkov!
After winning the bout, Sergey Burenkov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated John Starman had this to say: 'Come on not again!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takayama Yataro (ranked 900 p4p, 58 weight class) and Twea King (ranked 497 p4p, 28 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yataro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Misoji Misaki. King has chosen Who Knows as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takayama Yataro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Twea King!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yataro's guard.
King slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yataro looking for a sweep. Not yet Yataro, not yet.
King is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yataro has King pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Yataro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
Yataro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Foundry in the buildup to the fight.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
Yataro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yataro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. King eats them both and turns towards Yataro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A swing and a miss from King.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yataro manages to avoid it.
It looked like Yataro was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yataro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Yataro drops his hands momentarily and King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yataro.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yataro.
Takayama Yataro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Yataro is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Yataro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yataro scores with a shot to the body.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yataro scores with a shot to the body.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Yataro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King slips a straight right by Yataro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yataro lands with a right hand.
Yataro just misses with a punch to the body.
King doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yataro throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
King misses the shot to the body.
King thuds a left hand into Yataro's body.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yataro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
King missing with a left hand there. Yataro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by King.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yataro pinned against the cage. Yataro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yataro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Yataro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from King.
Twea King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yataro moves away.
Yataro misses with a looping right.
Yataro throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King takes a swing at Yataro's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yataro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Yataro.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
King lunges at Yataro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yataro's hand.
King punishes Yataro's body with a nice straight punch.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yataro.
Yataro is looking to counter punch.
Yataro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yataro is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
King throws a body punch but Yataro moves out of range.
Yataro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yataro takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Yataro's head back.
Yataro throws a big shot that misses.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
King takes one to the chin there.
King has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King misses with an uppercut.
Yataro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King thuds his right hand into Yataro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
King throws the left hand but Yataro avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yataro catches King with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
King is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yataro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yataro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Yataro misses the target.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Yataro clinches.
Yataro has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Yataro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yataro is defending well.
Takayama Yataro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twea King.
Yataro misses with some punches.
Yataro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yataro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King prevents a body shot from Yataro.
Yataro takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Yataro.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yataro.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yataro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yataro gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Twea King will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
King avoids the body shot from Yataro.
A big left from Yataro misses.
Yataro misses with a looping left.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King punishes Yataro's body with a nice straight punch.
Yataro ducks right into an uppercut from King.
Yataro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King misses with a looping left.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Yataro is just out of range.
Yataro thows a left - swing and a miss!
King looks to throw the jab but Yataro is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Yataro misses its target.
Yataro misses with a body shot.
King is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
King throws a lazy right hand but Yataro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yataro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yataro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King misses with a straight left.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.
King lands with a nice body punch.
King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yataro misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yataro moves away.
Yataro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yataro ducks under a wild hook from King.
Yataro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A cross from King lands.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yataro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yataro!
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Yataro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yataro is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yataro seems a little lost for a moment, as King dominates the positioning.
My spies in Team Alpha Midget inform me that King has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Yataro is not content to let King control the position.
King is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yataro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A lull in the action here as King stalls from top position.
Yataro sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yataro wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
Yataro is trying to maintain the position but King is very close to passing his half guard.
Yataro has a hand on King's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. King takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Yataro is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yataro defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from King.
King tries to control but Yataro wriggling away.
King takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
King is continuing to stall.
Yataro is squirming around, avoiding King's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twea King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yataro lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Yataro. That snapped King's head back.
King loads up on a big right hand but Yataro slips the punch.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yataro.
King avoids the body shot from Yataro.
Yataro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of King's head.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yataro.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yataro forces King back against the cage and clinches.
Yataro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yataro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Yataro tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yataro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King blocking some punches.
King drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yataro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
King blocks a body shot from Yataro.
King has clasped his hands together around Yataro's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
King is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Yataro's shoulder. That is not cool.
King wants to control but Yataro is keeping him busy.
Yataro is looking for a sweep.
Twea King has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yataro wants to control but King postures up.
Yataro is looking for a sweep.
Yataro regains half guard.
Yataro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yataro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yataro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yataro to score with a decent uppercut.
King misses with a body shot.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yataro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King misses the jab.
Yataro lands a head shot.
Yataro takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Yataro just misses with a punch to the body.
Yataro misses with a body shot.
Twea King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Yataro.
King slips a straight right by Yataro.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Yataro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yataro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yataro closes the distance but King moves to the side
and Yataro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yataro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
King drives through and clinches with Yataro against the cage.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takayama Yataro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yataro tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Yataro back against the cage.
Yataro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Yataro lands a body punch.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King misses with some punches.
Yataro throws a head punch that misses.
Yataro misses with some punches.
Yataro digs a right hand into King's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on King's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Yataro.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yataro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Yataro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yataro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takayama Yataro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Twea King is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A swing and a miss from Yataro.
Yataro avoids the body shot from King.
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 Takayama Yataro.
I think King 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twea King!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam James (ranked 703 p4p, 103 weight class) and Eerikki Salmi (ranked 1273 p4p, 176 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think James might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Come To Daddy by Aphex Twin. 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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Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eerikki Salmi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salmi moves away from the strike by James.
Salmi throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salmi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
Salmi thows a body kick. James tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Eerikki Salmi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salmi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
James misses with a hook.
Salmi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salmi misses with a low kick.
Salmi gets a clinch.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James 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.
Salmi moves away from the strike by James.
Salmi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Salmi.
James misses with a left hand
and Salmi counters with a nice uppercut.
James fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salmi looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Salmi lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
James throws a hook but Salmi avoids it easily.
James loads up on a big right hand but Salmi slips the punch.
James misses with an uppercut. Salmi saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a looping overhand right but Salmi ducks down to avoid it.
Salmi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
James misses with a hook.
Salmi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice jab there from James.
Salmi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Salmi throws out a powerful jab.
James is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Salmi connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Salmi blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Salmi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
James misses with a double jab.
Salmi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
James looks to throw the jab but Salmi is out of range.
Salmi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
James checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salmi misses with a straight left.
Salmi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Salmi slips under a jab from James.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salmi.
An attempted straight right counter from James misses the target.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmi throws a jab when James was well out of range.
Salmi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salmi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salmi avoids the body shot from James.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Salmi's shoulder, as Salmi tries to avoid the shot.
James lands a nice hook to Salmi's body. Salmi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James misses with a double jab.
Salmi misses with a head kick.
Salmi wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Salmi.
Salmi tries a quick counter leg kick but James is wise to it.
Salmi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salmi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salmi clinches.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
James lands a nice uppercut.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salmi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
James breaks the clinch.
Salmi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
James is looking for a counter combo.
Salmi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! James had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from James.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salmi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Salmi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
James misses with a looping left.
Salmi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
James loads up on a big right hand but Salmi slips the punch.
James defending well as Salmi loads up on a big left hand.
Salmi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salmi scoring well with a low kick there.
James lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by James.
A shot to the body from James misses
enabling Salmi to counter with a crisp jab.
Salmi defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Salmi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Salmi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Salmi catches James right on the button with a cross.
Salmi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping James at a distance.
Salmi throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
Salmi has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salmi misses with the head strike.
James manages to break the clinch.
Salmi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to James's calf.
Salmi misses with a right hand
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
Salmi throws a front kick aimed at James's knee but James avoids it well.
James misses with a straight left.
Salmi closes the distance and clinches.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salmi moves into the clinch.
James misses with a punch to the body.
Salmi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Salmi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salmi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salmi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salmi lands a really nice looking cross but James seems unphased.
Salmi scores with a punch to the head.
Salmi slips a jab from James.
Salmi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Salmi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eerikki Salmi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
James looks to land a right hand but Salmi moved out of range.
Salmi misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Salmi misses with a low kick.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salmi.
Salmi slips a straight right by James.
Salmi throws out a counter right but James avoids it with no problem.
Salmi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
James sets himself, and Salmi steps forward looking for the clinch! James avoids it this time.
Salmi slips a straight right by James.
Crunch! Salmi slams his shin into James's torso.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salmi.
James takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eerikki Salmi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James misses with an uppercut. Salmi saw that one coming.
Salmi just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salmi lands a jab.
Salmi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
James throws a lazy right hand but Salmi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salmi rushes James and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Salmi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James manages to break the clinch.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salmi slips under a jab from James.
Salmi thumps James with a low kick.
Salmi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
James scores with a nice strike.
James misses with a hook.
Salmi defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Salmi throws a head kick that James semi-blocks.
It looks like Liam James has been cut.
James throws a hook to the side of Salmi's head but Salmi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salmi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
James tries to bum rush Salmi with a series of wild strikes but Salmi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salmi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That kick from Salmi tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salmi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Salmi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James throws a jab when Salmi was well out of range.
Salmi wants to counter the offense by James and move into the clinch position.
James moves away from the strike by Salmi.
James stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Salmi scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salmi.
Salmi swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Salmi misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Salmi avoids a punch combination nicely.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Salmi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! James scrambles back to his feet.
Salmi cracks the inside of James's front leg.
Good exchange - Salmi coming out on top.
Salmi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salmi darts in trying to clinch
and Salmi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salmi throws a jab when James was well out of range.
James looks to land a right hand but Salmi moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salmi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
James throws a looping overhand right but Salmi ducks down to avoid it.
James looks to throw the jab but Salmi is out of range.
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Salmi scores with a push kick.
Salmi slips a jab from James.
James lands with a shot to the body.
James swings for the body but Salmi moves out of range.
James takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salmi closes the distance looking to clinch
and James counters with a straight right hand.
James swings widly with a right hand
enabling Salmi to counter with a crisp jab.
Salmi has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.
James looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salmi lands a nice shot that snaps James's head back.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Salmi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James is rocked!
Salmi throws a poor cross that misses
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
James darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
James connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Salmi tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
Salmi closes the distance and pushes James back into the cage.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salmi misses with a looping right.
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circling - Salmi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salmi loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
James checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salmi throws a right hand that misses
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salmi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salmi lunges at James with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by James's hand.
A jab lands there for Salmi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eerikki Salmi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liam James's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Salmi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
James throws a hook to the side of Salmi's head but Salmi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from James misses.
Salmi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
James is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Salmi ducks under a wild hook from James.
Salmi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salmi cracks James with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! James looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Salmi finish him?
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salmi misses with a straight left.
Salmi drops James with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but James looks back up at him and smiles so Salmi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James misses with a body shot.
Salmi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
James misses the jab.
A jab from James finds it's way through Salmi's defenses.
Salmi misses with a wild body shot.
James connects with a jab.
James seems to have got his legs back now.
Salmi walks into a jab.
Salmi is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands an uppercut, right on the button! Salmi tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam James!
A victorious Liam James thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iso Paa (ranked 250 p4p, 39 weight class) and Odchigin Khadan (ranked 403 p4p, 62 weight class). Khadan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Khoomii. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Paa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odchigin Khadan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khadan.
Khadan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paa.
Khadan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khadan throws a jab when Paa was well out of range.
It looked like Paa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paa looks for the body kick but Khadan saw that one coming.
Khadan moves away from the strike by Paa.
Paa throws the left hand but Khadan avoids the punch easily.
Khadan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khadan walks into a stiff left hand from Paa.
Khadan looks to throw the jab but Paa is out of range.
Khadan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khadan misses with an uppercut.
Paa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Khadan does no damage.
Paa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paa catches Khadan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Khadan's coach down at Chakuriki LA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Khadan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khadan wants to clinch up but Paa keeps it at a distance.
Khadan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khadan throws a body punch but Paa moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa throws a lazy right hand but Khadan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khadan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paa.
Paa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khadan.
Paa keeps the fight on the outside.
Paa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Khadan lands with a nice body punch.
Paa tests Khadan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paa throws a leg kick
and Khadan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khadan misses with a straight left.
Khadan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Paa's hands.
Khadan slips under a jab.
Paa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khadan fails with a takedown attempt.
Paa throws a lazy right hand but Khadan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paa keeps the fight on the outside.
Paa misses with a shot to the body
and Khadan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khadan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paa.
Decent striking displayed by Khadan there.
Good leg kick by Paa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Khadan moves out of range of the body kick.
Paa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khadan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paa. Khadan does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Khadan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khadan cracks Paa with an open hand slap.
Khadan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Paa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khadan gets the takedown into side control.
Khadan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The referee asks Khadan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Khadan prefers to stall for the moment though.
Paa is looking to regain half guard here but Khadan keeps moving and retains side control.
Paa prevents Khadan from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Khadan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Paa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Paa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Khadan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Khadan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paa keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khadan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Paa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Khadan working away.
Khadan wants to control but Paa is keeping him busy.
Paa prevents Khadan from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Odchigin Khadan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Paa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khadan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khadan takes a swing at Paa's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Paa misses.
Paa throws a body punch but Khadan moves out of range.
Khadan cracks Paa with an open hand slap.
Paa takes one to the side of the head.
Khadan checks the leg kick.
Paa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khadan throws a body punch but Paa moves out of range.
As Khadan backs away, Paa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Paa misses the shot to the body.
Khadan tries to move into range but Paa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Khadan lands with an uppercut that bounces Paa off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa loads up on a big right hand but Khadan slips the punch.
Khadan wants to counter with a clinch but Paa pushes him away.
Paa looks to score with a jab to the body but Khadan is just out of range.
Khadan moves out of range as Paa throws a body kick.
Paa looks to land a right hand but Khadan moved out of range.
Khadan cracks Paa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Odchigin Khadan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa misses with a body shot.
Khadan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Khadan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Paa kicks off Khadan and gets to his feet.
Khadan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khadan misses with the combination.
Paa slips under a jab.
Paa fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khadan! But no joy.
Paa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khadan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paa.
Khadan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
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!
Khadan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paa takes a swing at Khadan's ribcage but misses.
Khadan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paa.
Paa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khadan takes a step back to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa misses with a body shot
and Khadan counters with a stiff right hand.
Khadan shoots for a double leg takedown but Paa sprawls well. He's pushed Khadan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khadan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paa walks into a stiff left hand from Khadan.
Paa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Iso Paa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paa 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.
Jab by Khadan.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khadan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Paa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paa throws a low kick but Khadan moves out of range easily.
Khadan throws a looping overhand right but Paa ducks down to avoid it.
Khadan moves out of range of the body kick.
Khadan swinging wildly here.
Paa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Paa missing with a left hand there. Khadan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khadan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paa rushes Khadan and presses him up against the cage.
Khadan has a couple of punches blocked by Paa.
Nice body punch from Paa - that landed with a thud.
Paa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khadan is breathing heavily.
Paa lands a damaging elbow.
Paa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khadan backwards.
Khadan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khadan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khadan misses with a body shot.
Paa pushes Khadan up against the cage in a clinch.
Khadan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paa misses with a punch on the inside.
Paa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa blocks a body shot from Khadan.
A right hand to the body from Paa.
Paa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khadan dodges an elbow strike from Paa.
Paa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Paa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A shot in the inside from Khadan.
Khadan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paa scores with a shot to the side of Khadan's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khadan.
Still in the clinch, Paa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Paa.
Paa tries to work over Khadan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Our sources have told us that Paa has been working on his elbows in the gym.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khadan throws an elbow but misses.
Khadan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Khadan manages to end up in side control.
Khadan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Paa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Paa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khadan swings for the body but Paa moves out of range.
Paa looks to land a body kick but Khadan moved away.
Khadan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Khadan does it's job there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paa misses with a punch on the inside.
Khadan misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khadan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khadan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khadan blocking some punches.
Paa misses with a body punch.
Khadan tries to work over Paa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khadan struggles to land a body shot inside as Paa controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan misses with a punch to the body.
Khadan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Paa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khadan.
Paa blocks a body shot from Khadan.
Khadan working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khadan.
Khadan has a couple of punches blocked by Paa.
Paa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khadan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khadan backwards.
Khadan pushes Paa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Paa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khadan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Paa.
Khadan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paa tries to throw a body punch but Khadan avoids it by throwing Paa back against the cage.
Paa is leaning against Khadan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa tries to throw a body punch but Khadan avoids it by throwing Paa back against the cage.
Khadan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paa.
Iso Paa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khadan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paa's elbow.
Khadan blocks an uppercut.
Khadan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khadan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Paa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Paa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Paa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khadan throws a punch but it's blocked by Paa.
Paa misses with the head strike.
Paa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khadan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Paa as the two fighters clinch.
Khadan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paa lands an elbow that stopped Khadan in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khadan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khadan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paa lands a nice uppercut.
Khadan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khadan is trying to force a seperation but Paa has the dominant position.
Paa misses with the head strike.
Khadan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Iso Paa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odchigin Khadan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khadan.
Khadan tries to break free but Paa pushes him back against the cage.
Paa prevents a body shot from Khadan.
Paa lands a body punch.
Paa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Paa lands with a light punch inside.
Paa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paa misses with a body punch.
Paa scores with a shoulder strike.
Paa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Paa.
Paa lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paa lands a body shot.
Khadan blocks a body shot from Paa.
Paa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paa digs a right hand underneath Khadan's ribcage. Khadan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paa.
Paa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khadan or not.
A short left from Paa.
Paa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khadan backwards.
Khadan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paa crunches a lovely knee into Khadan's ribcage.
Paa misses with a punch to the body.
Paa scores with a shot to the side of Khadan's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Khadan takes a shot to the head.
Paa swings wildly with an uppercut but Khadan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khadan's elbow.
Khadan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iso Paa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iso Paa!
Iso Paa took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lighty LightHeavyweight (ranked 172 p4p, 22 weight class) and Early Grayce (ranked 889 p4p, 130 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Lighty LightHeavyweight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Early Grayce !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayce scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Lighty LightHeavyweight has been cut.
Grayce closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into LightHeavyweight's guard.
LightHeavyweight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grayce looking to pass the guard.
LightHeavyweight is pulling down on Grayce 's head to control his posture.
LightHeavyweight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayce with a nice head shot there.
Grayce trying to control but LightHeavyweight is working from the bottom.
Grayce looking to sit in guard and control but LightHeavyweight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayce looking for a guillotine here but LightHeavyweight defends easily.
Grayce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grayce 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.
Grayce is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
LightHeavyweight looking to sit in guard and control but Grayce gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
LightHeavyweight is trying to control the position from the bottom.
LightHeavyweight looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
LightHeavyweight on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if LightHeavyweight tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayce cracks LightHeavyweight with a solid left hand.
LightHeavyweight keeping moving, preventing Grayce from controlling successfully.
LightHeavyweight not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
LightHeavyweight knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grayce on the ground.
LightHeavyweight managing to control the position.
Grayce passes LightHeavyweight's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
LightHeavyweight is looking to improve his position.
Grayce is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LightHeavyweight wants to control but Grayce is keeping busy.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Grayce working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
LightHeavyweight is positioning himself well to prevent Grayce advancing to mount.
Grayce moves nicely into side control.
LightHeavyweight tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grayce wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Grayce scores with punches from side control.
LightHeavyweight tries to improve position but can't.
Grayce tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grayce has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayce postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
LightHeavyweight wants to control but Grayce postures up.
LightHeavyweight managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Grayce .
Check out the look on Grayce 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
LightHeavyweight struggling a bit here.
Grayce tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grayce lands a nice forearm strike.
Grayce fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Grayce working the ground and pound but LightHeavyweight is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Early Grayce dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lighty LightHeavyweight's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
LightHeavyweight fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.
Grayce misses with a hook.
LightHeavyweight is looking to clinch but Grayce is avoiding it.
LightHeavyweight scores with a nice head shot.
LightHeavyweight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grayce throws out the jab.
LightHeavyweight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grayce .
LightHeavyweight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grayce paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
LightHeavyweight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Grayce .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LightHeavyweight looks to clinch
and LightHeavyweight is countered with a crisp right hand from Grayce that sends him to the canvas! Grayce follows him to the mat into side control.
LightHeavyweight is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LightHeavyweight dodges the ground and pound from Grayce .
Oh LightHeavyweight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grayce is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down LightHeavyweight's shoulder. That is not cool.
LightHeavyweight wants to control but Grayce postures up.
LightHeavyweight seems to have got his legs back now.
Grayce is trying to move to mount but LightHeavyweight reverses beautifully and ends up in Grayce 's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayce trying to control the position.
LightHeavyweight trying to control but Grayce is working from the bottom.
Early Grayce has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grayce is looking for a triangle but LightHeavyweight pushes his legs off easily.
LightHeavyweight forces his way into half guard.
Grayce trying to control from the bottom.
Grayce is looking for a sweep. LightHeavyweight is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grayce regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grayce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grayce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
LightHeavyweight sitting in guard here, content to control.
LightHeavyweight trying to control but Grayce is working from the bottom.
LightHeavyweight is fighting to break Grayce 's control of his arms but Grayce is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Grayce keeping full guard, as LightHeavyweight tries to pass.
LightHeavyweight postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayce is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
LightHeavyweight trying to control but Grayce is working from the bottom.
Grayce keeping full guard, as LightHeavyweight tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Grayce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grayce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight stuns Grayce with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
LightHeavyweight takes a swing at Grayce 's ribcage but misses.
LightHeavyweight misses the shot to the body.
And Grayce tries to counter it with a takedown but LightHeavyweight pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayce misses with a looping left.
Grayce misses with a straight right.
LightHeavyweight tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Grayce manages to circle out of the way.
LightHeavyweight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Grayce tries to counter it with a takedown but LightHeavyweight pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Grayce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight tries to clinch but Grayce moves out of range.
Grayce with the counter takedown but LightHeavyweight avoids it easily.
Grayce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Grayce tries to get set, LightHeavyweight tries to push him back and clinch up but Grayce manages to avoid the attempt.
LightHeavyweight misses with an uppercut
and Grayce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
LightHeavyweight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grayce .
Grayce dodges the punch combination from LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grayce slips under a jab from LightHeavyweight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Early Grayce 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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Grayce avoids the body shot from LightHeavyweight.
Grayce with the counter takedown but LightHeavyweight avoids it easily.
Grayce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LightHeavyweight.
Grayce throws a jab but it's blocked by LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight looks to land a right hand but Grayce moved out of range.
LightHeavyweight closes the distance but Grayce moves to the side
and Grayce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grayce swings widly with a right hand
and LightHeavyweight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Early Grayce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grayce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grayce blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LightHeavyweight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grayce .
A looping hook to the body misses from LightHeavyweight. Grayce does a little dance to reset his feet.
LightHeavyweight slips a straight right by Grayce .
LightHeavyweight has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grayce finds it's way round the side to connect with LightHeavyweight's head.
Lighty LightHeavyweight's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayce walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grayce misses with a straight left.
LightHeavyweight is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Grayce .
LightHeavyweight misses with a right hand
and LightHeavyweight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grayce swats away the attempt to clinch by LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight tries to clinch
and Grayce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grayce shoots and misses
and LightHeavyweight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Grayce .
Grayce scores with a decent looking hook.
LightHeavyweight slips under a jab.
Grayce throws a poor cross that misses
and LightHeavyweight moves into the clinch.
Grayce is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but LightHeavyweight is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LightHeavyweight misses with a hook to the ribs.
LightHeavyweight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LightHeavyweight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grayce backwards.
Grayce has hold of one of LightHeavyweight's legs. LightHeavyweight is fighting the takedown attempt but Grayce gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
LightHeavyweight keeping full guard, as Grayce tries to pass.
Grayce is looking to work some ground and pound but LightHeavyweight has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grayce wants to control from the top but LightHeavyweight keeps moving.
LightHeavyweight is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grayce throwing strikes but missing.
Grayce drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grayce jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LightHeavyweight working a defensive guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Grayce sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed LightHeavyweight's guard.
LightHeavyweight trying to control but Grayce postures up.
LightHeavyweight avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grayce .
LightHeavyweight is trying to control but Grayce manages to pass to mount!
Grayce with good strikes from the mount here!
Lighty LightHeavyweight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lighty LightHeavyweight's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lighty LightHeavyweight's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Early Grayce !
After winning the bout, Early Grayce thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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