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Madness Fright Night 24 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Frill (ranked 2234 p4p, 271 weight class) and Kev McKill (ranked 2299 p4p, 278 weight class). Frill's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dedication- Nipsey Hustle. McKill has chosen Welcome to the jungle, Guns n Roses. as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Frill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Kev McKill !
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKill tries a head kick but it misses.
Frill lands a left and a right that send McKill crashing to the mat, dazed. Frill thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
McKill is rocked!
It looks like Kev McKill has been cut.
McKill pushes Frill away with a front kick.
Frill misses with a hook.
Frill looks to land a combination but McKill avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKill scores with a spinning back kick!
Frill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Frill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McKill changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Frill darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McKill closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McKill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frill.
Frill takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by McKill .
Frill changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McKill looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McKill avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Frill.
McKill is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frill throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McKill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Frill stands up out of the half guard.
McKill ducks under a wild hook from Frill.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Frill.
McKill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McKill is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Frill off and has taken his back!
Frill wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKill missing with punches from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from McKill . Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Frill trying to get back to his feet but McKill is in full control for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKill throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
McKill lands shots from the back.
Frill is trying to get back to his feet but McKill has full control of the position and if anything, Frill has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Frill trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frill tries to escape the position.
McKill is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Frill is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kev McKill !
Kev McKill really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sportivité logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Davidson (ranked 3434 p4p, 291 weight class) and Sven Svenssson (ranked 3560 p4p, 303 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Svenssson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson fails with the takedown
enabling Svenssson to counter with a crisp jab.
Davidson misses with a hook
and Svenssson counters with a nice uppercut.
Davidson misses with a left hand
and Svenssson counters with a nice uppercut.
Svenssson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Svenssson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davidson.
Davidson slips a straight right by Svenssson.
Davidson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Svenssson to counter with a crisp jab.
Svenssson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Svenssson wants it to stay on the feet.
Svenssson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davidson.
Svenssson closes the distance and pushes Davidson back into the cage.
Svenssson lands a hook that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Davidson.
Davidson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson throws a punch but it's blocked by Svenssson.
Davidson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davidson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davidson struggles to land a body shot inside as Svenssson controls his hands.
Davidson misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Svenssson.
Davidson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Svenssson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Davidson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Svenssson.
Davidson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davidson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Svenssson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Svenssson digs a right hand into Davidson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Davidson's gas tank.
Svenssson is leaning against Davidson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Davidson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Svenssson lands a body punch.
Davidson is breathing heavily.
Svenssson scores with a hook to the body.
Svenssson digs a right hand underneath Davidson's ribcage. Davidson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Svenssson cracks Davidson with a nice body shot.
Svenssson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Svenssson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Svenssson.
Davidson is rocked!
Svenssson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Davidson with a big uppercut! Davidson tries to clinch up but Svenssson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Davidson to the mat! Davidson covers up and Svenssson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sven Svenssson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramdin Bolsdeep (ranked 3345 p4p, 360 weight class) and Zintis Saljanka (ranked 4333 p4p, 427 weight class). Bolsdeep comes to the cage accompanied by Sexbomb, Tom Jones. . Zintis Saljanka is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramdin Bolsdeep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zintis Saljanka!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saljanka throws a head kick that half lands.
Saljanka shoots in looking for a takedown. Bolsdeep tries to sprawl out of it but Saljanka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bolsdeep manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Saljanka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saljanka misses with a head kick.
Saljanka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bolsdeep.
Bolsdeep closes the distance and clinches.
Saljanka tries to pull guard but Bolsdeep won't allow it.
Bolsdeep lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saljanka or not.
Saljanka is trying to pull guard but Bolsdeep turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ramdin Bolsdeep has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zintis Saljanka.
A right hand to the body from Bolsdeep.
Saljanka looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolsdeep stalling against the cage.
Bolsdeep lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bolsdeep.
Good body shot from Bolsdeep.
Saljanka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bolsdeep lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolsdeep slows down the pace here.
Bolsdeep is working Saljanka over against the cage.
A short left from Bolsdeep.
Bolsdeep slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bolsdeep creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bolsdeep lands an elbow just above Saljanka 's eye.
Bolsdeep is working Saljanka over against the cage.
Bolsdeep gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saljanka takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Bolsdeep on the inside.
Saljanka is rocked!
Bolsdeep controlling the position using the Thai clinch, unloads with a massive knee! Boom! He's out cold and slumps to the floor against the cage! I can't wait to see the slow motion replay of that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ramdin Bolsdeep!
Ramdin Bolsdeep thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between One One (ranked 3835 p4p, 397 weight class) and Ilpo Pallero (ranked 4208 p4p, 415 weight class). The key to victory for One One has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, One One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ilpo Pallero!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One connects with a high kick.
It looks like Ilpo Pallero has been cut.
One swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pallero changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A low kick from One misses
and Pallero decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in One's guard.
Pallero slips nicely into half guard.
Pallero takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
One's coaches at Doc Dannis Death Squad 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.
One is refusing to be controlled, as Pallero sits in half guard.
Pallero sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pallero frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pallero misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pallero wants to control the pace but One is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Pallero.
One working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
One tries to hold on but Pallero pushes him away.
Pallero thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pallero controlling his opponent.
Pallero looking to ground and pound but One is blocking nicely.
Pallero looking to ground and pound but One is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pallero controlling the position easily from mount.
Pallero throwing strikes here but One is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pallero looking to ground and pound but One is blocking nicely.
Pallero sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pallero misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pallero dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
One tries to reverse the position but Pallero maintains control.
Pallero can't control as he wanted to and One manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pallero seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but One does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
One regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pallero.
Pallero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. One is keeping the position for now.
Pallero controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pallero wants to control from the top but One keeps moving.
Pallero wants to pass the guard but One is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pallero wants to control from the top but One keeps moving.
One 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.
Pallero is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pallero postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! One is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pallero, into his guard.
Pallero lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
One is pulling down on Pallero's head. It's preventing any offense from Pallero, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilpo Pallero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ilpo Pallero's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
One throws a series of punches but Pallero avoids them all with ease.
Pallero changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
One throws a leg kick
and Pallero counters with a takedown into side control.
Pallero takes a little break here. One wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Pallero tries to advance to mount but One denies him.
One trying to remain calm as Pallero controls from the top position.
Pallero fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pallero misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Pallero trying to control the action but One is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pallero taking a breather here.
Pallero wants to control for a moment but One uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Pallero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
One wants to get back to full guard.
Pallero takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pallero is trying for a kimura here. One looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Pallero wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ilpo Pallero!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Wackson (ranked 3622 p4p, 388 weight class) and Nuro Higati (ranked 3997 p4p, 413 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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173 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Wackson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nuro Higati!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wackson tries to clinch but Higati moves out of range.
Higati feints the counter takedown.
Wackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Higati as he jumps to the side.
Wackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Michael Wackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Higati shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Higati was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wackson throws Higati to one side and escapes!
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!
Higati gets the takedown into side control.
Higati in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wackson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Higati is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Wackson seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higati keeping control of the position.
Higati is looking for a sweep. Wackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wackson trying to pass the guard but Higati defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Higati is trying to get back to full guard.
Wackson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Higati to regain full guard.
Higati has control of Wackson 's left arm, preventing Wackson from doing any damage.
Wackson slips nicely into half guard.
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.
Wackson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wackson is just content to waste time from the top position. Higati takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Higati is looking for a triangle but Wackson pushes his legs off easily.
Wackson wants to pass the guard but Higati is keeping the position.
Wackson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higati is adopting a defensive guard.
Wackson wants to control from the top but Higati keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A head kick by Wackson misses
and Higati decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wackson 's guard.
Higati with a flurry of punches that miss.
Higati is in close to Wackson 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Higati throws a big right hand that misses.
Higati is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Higati manages to get himself to full guard.
Wackson trying to control but Higati is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wackson preventing the sweep.
Wackson throwing strikes from guard but Higati blocks nicely.
Higati trying to keep a closed guard but Wackson is proving a slippery customer.
Wackson stands up over Higati, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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 Michael Wackson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Higati sprawls well. He's pushed Wackson 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wackson misses with a double jab.
Wackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Higati is fending him off so far but Wackson persists. Nope, Higati circles away and we're back to standing.
Wackson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Higati defends well and Wackson ends up having to push Higati into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Wackson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Higati or perhaps it was just good defense by Wackson , which made it look bad.
Higati takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wackson gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higati has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wackson after a bit of a struggle.
Wackson wants to take the fight to the mat but Higati manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wackson is trying to drag Higati to the mat but Higati just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Higati blocks an elbow strike.
Higati drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Higati content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Higati drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Higati wants to get back to full guard but Wackson has mounted him!
Michael Wackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wackson controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wackson throws some wild stikes that Higati manages to avoid easily.
Higati tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wackson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Higati tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wackson looking to finish with strikes here!
Wackson avoids the attempt from Higati to control.
Higati is trying desperately to improve position.
Wackson thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Wackson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Higati manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Wackson is controlling the pace.
Higati wants to get back to full guard.
Wackson is working for a kimura but Higati is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Higati is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Wackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Wackson 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Higati circles away.
Wackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wackson shoots in and drives through. Higati sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Wackson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Higati defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wackson .
Wackson has a takedown stuffed.
Higati ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wackson takes one to the side of the head.
Wackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wackson fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higati displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wackson .
Higati swings for the body but Wackson moves out of range.
Wackson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wackson shoots in for a takedown but Higati shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Higati stuffs the takedown attempt from Wackson . Wackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Wackson shoots for a takedown but Higati saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Higati throws out a counter right but Wackson avoids it with no problem.
Higati shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Higati was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Higati tries for a kimura but Wackson is defending well.
Higati in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higati scoring with punches and elbows.
Wackson is rocked!
Higati in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Wackson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Higati turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuro Higati!
Michael Wackson spoke after the fight, saying 'Didn't do how I wanted it too, but I knew it was gonna be a tough fight, that's why I wanted it, anyways on the next kangaroo fight, I'm not cactus yet! '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Piano (ranked 3858 p4p, 323 weight class) and Leif Leifsson (ranked 3748 p4p, 316 weight class). Piano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AC/DC - Night Prowler. Leif Leifsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Piano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leif Leifsson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Piano does no damage.
Leifsson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Piano wants to clinch but Leifsson slips to the side
and Piano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leifsson closes the distance and pushes Piano back into the cage.
Leifsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leifsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Piano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Piano working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leifsson.
Leifsson blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Leifsson.
Leifsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piano throws a head punch that misses.
Piano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Piano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Piano throws a punch but it's blocked by Leifsson.
Piano working aggressively here.
Leifsson lands a shot to the body.
Piano swings wildly with an uppercut but Leifsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano misses with a punch on the inside.
Leifsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Piano's elbow.
Leifsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leifsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Piano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leifsson tries a body shot but Piano blocks it.
A short uppercut from Piano.
A short left from Leifsson.
Piano is rocked!
Leifsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Piano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leifsson lands a nice uppercut.
Leifsson cracks Piano with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Leifsson.
Leifsson lands a big right hand that drops Piano! The killer instinct kicks in and Leifsson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Leifsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leif Leifsson!
Leif Leifsson made sure to mention his sponsor, Sportivité in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Don Piano stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh long John
Why I eyes ya? '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dale Steyn (ranked 2637 p4p, 306 weight class) and Barnito Mustacho (ranked 2565 p4p, 295 weight class). Mustacho has chosen Los Ninos de Sara - Vagabundo as his entrance music. Dale Steyn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dale Steyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barnito Mustacho!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustacho lands with an uppercut that bounces Steyn off the cage and back into range.
Mustacho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mustacho looks to land a right hand but Steyn moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Steyn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mustacho wants to land a leg kick but Steyn is out of range.
Steyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mustacho.
A little feinted left hand from Steyn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mustacho ducks right into an uppercut from Steyn.
Mustacho connects with a jab.
Mustacho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mustacho throws the left hand but Steyn avoids the punch easily.
Mustacho slips a jab from Steyn.
Mustacho lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mustacho.
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!
Mustacho swinging wildly here.
We've been hearing reports that Steyn has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mustacho tries to bum rush Steyn with a series of wild strikes but Steyn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steyn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mustacho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mustacho throws a lazy uppercut
and Steyn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steyn's head backwards.
Mustacho lands a nice looking body shot.
Steyn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mustacho avoids the body shot from Steyn.
Steyn misses the jab.
Steyn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steyn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Steyn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mustacho.
Steyn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mustacho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mustacho drops Steyn with a beautiful combination! Steyn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mustacho is looking for the KO!
Steyn is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustacho fakes the body blow, causing Steyn to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Steyn goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barnito Mustacho!
After the fight, Barnito Mustacho was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Janus Hassildor (ranked 3498 p4p, 309 weight class) and Roberto Soldic (ranked 2916 p4p, 267 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Soldic's choice of entrance music: Come With Me. Roberto Soldic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Janus Hassildor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Soldic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soldic looks for the body kick but Hassildor saw that one coming.
Soldic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hassildor.
Soldic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hassildor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soldic.
A telegraphed right hand from Hassildor misses the target.
Soldic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hassildor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soldic.
Hassildor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Soldic throws a hook to the side of Hassildor's head but Hassildor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soldic cracks Hassildor with an open hand slap.
Soldic throws a body punch but Hassildor moves out of range.
Hassildor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soldic lands a two punch combo.
Hassildor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soldic.
A slow jab from Hassildor misses its intended target.
Hassildor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soldic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hassildor slips a straight right by Soldic.
Hassildor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hassildor throws a punch but it's blocked by Soldic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassildor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Soldic misses with a punch to the body.
Soldic misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soldic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hassildor struggles to land a body shot inside as Soldic controls his hands.
Soldic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soldic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hassildor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Soldic finds it's way through Hassildor's defenses.
Hassildor moves out of range as Soldic strikes.
Soldic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Soldic moves out of range of the strikes.
Soldic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good standup being displayed there by Soldic as he connects with a hook.
Soldic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hassildor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hassildor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hassildor avoids the body shot from Soldic.
Hassildor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soldic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hassildor scores with a jab.
Soldic missing with a left hand there. Hassildor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hassildor throws a looping overhand right but Soldic ducks down to avoid it.
Soldic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hassildor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Soldic scores with a nice right hand.
Soldic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hassildor.
A telegraphed right hand from Hassildor misses the target.
Hassildor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soldic.
As Soldic tries to get set, Hassildor tries to push him back and clinch up but Soldic manages to avoid the attempt.
Soldic misses with a straight right.
Soldic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hassildor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Soldic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soldic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Soldic.
Soldic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Soldic blocks a jab.
Hassildor tries to clinch there but Soldic circles away.
Soldic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roberto Soldic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soldic connects with a crisp jab.
Hassildor throws out a loose jab but Soldic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soldic throws a hook but Hassildor avoids it easily.
Hassildor tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Soldic manages to circle out of the way.
Hassildor staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassildor misses with a straight left.
Hassildor slips a jab from Soldic.
A head kick from Soldic lands but Hassildor takes it in his stride.
Hassildor lands with a straight right. Soldic didn't see that one coming.
Soldic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hassildor had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Soldic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hassildor wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hassildor punishes Soldic's body with a nice straight punch.
Soldic swinging wildly here.
Hassildor doesn't manage to clinch there - Soldic circles away.
Soldic fails to land with a series of punches.
Hassildor is looking to counter the offense by Soldic and move into the clinch.
Soldic throws a body shot but no joy.
Hassildor checks a leg kick.
Hassildor tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Soldic manages to circle out of the way.
Hassildor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Soldic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soldic throws out a powerful jab.
Soldic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hassildor moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soldic throws a body shot but no joy.
Hassildor tries to clinch there but Soldic circles away.
Hassildor moves out of range as Soldic strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassildor misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Soldic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hassildor throws a hook to the side of Soldic's head but Soldic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hassildor swings for the body but Soldic moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Soldic.
Hassildor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soldic manages to avoid it.
Hassildor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Soldic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soldic misses with a punch on the inside.
Soldic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hassildor ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hassildor no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Soldic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hassildor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hassildor working for a triangle but Soldic defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hassildor is working an open guard so Soldic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Soldic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Soldic lunges at Hassildor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hassildor's hand.
Hassildor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hassildor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soldic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soldic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hassildor misses with a straight left.
Soldic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hassildor looks to throw the jab but Soldic is out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Soldic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hassildor. Hassildor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Soldic looks to land a left hand but Hassildor moved out of range nicely.
Soldic throws a low kick but Hassildor avoids it.
Nice jab there from Soldic.
Soldic looks to throw the jab but Hassildor is out of range.
Soldic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Soldic tries to get set, Hassildor tries to push him back and clinch up but Soldic manages to avoid the attempt.
Soldic lands with an overhand left.
Soldic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soldic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hassildor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hassildor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soldic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hassildor catches Soldic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hassildor connects with a crisp jab.
Soldic throws a jab but it's blocked by Hassildor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldic misses with a low kick.
Hassildor misses the jab.
A jab from Soldic misses.
Hassildor throws a looping overhand right but Soldic ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Soldic finds it's way through Hassildor's defenses.
Soldic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roberto Soldic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hassildor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A right-left combo lands from Soldic.
Soldic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hassildor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soldic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hassildor misses with an uppercut. Soldic saw that one coming.
Soldic scores with a hook.
Soldic misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soldic slips under a jab from Hassildor.
Soldic throws a hook to the side of Hassildor's head but Hassildor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soldic throws a hook but Hassildor blocks it.
A jab from Soldic finds it's way through Hassildor's defenses.
Hassildor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soldic.
Hassildor 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 fighters circling - Hassildor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassildor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soldic.
Hassildor throws a body punch but Soldic moves out of range.
Soldic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hassildor tries to clinch but Soldic moves out of range.
Hassildor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soldic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hassildor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hassildor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soldic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hassildor.
Soldic scores with a jab.
Jab by Soldic.
Soldic lands with an overhand left.
Soldic loads up on a big right hand but Hassildor slips the punch.
Hassildor throws a hook but Soldic avoids it easily.
Hassildor just misses with a punch to the body.
Hassildor lands a jab to Soldic's midsection.
Hassildor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Soldic misses.
Hassildor wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Soldic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hassildor manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Hassildor coming out on top.
Soldic throws a leg kick that misses.
Hassildor tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Soldic manages to circle out of the way.
Good standup being displayed there by Soldic as he connects with a hook.
Hassildor throws a body punch but Soldic moves out of range.
Hassildor misses with a left hand
and Soldic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Soldic misses its intended target.
Hassildor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Soldic looks to land a right hand but Hassildor moved out of range.
Hassildor misses with a body shot.
Soldic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Soldic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Soldic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hassildor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hassildor there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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 head punch blocked on the inside by Hassildor.
Soldic is trying to push Hassildor away but Hassildor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hassildor swings wildly with an uppercut but Soldic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hassildor lands an uppercut.
Soldic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldic throws a punch but it's blocked by Hassildor.
Hassildor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hassildor.
Soldic manages to break the clinch.
Soldic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Soldic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hassildor.
Soldic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hassildor with a body shot.
Soldic staying out of range there.
Soldic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice defenses there by Hassildor.
Nice defenses there by Hassildor.
As Soldic tries to get set, Hassildor tries to push him back and clinch up but Soldic manages to avoid the attempt.
Hassildor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soldic manages to avoid it.
Soldic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hassildor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Soldic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soldic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hassildor takes a swing at Soldic's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Hassildor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A combination from Soldic does no damage.
Soldic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A bone on bone clash there as Hassildor blocks the leg kick.
Hassildor is looking to counter the offense by Soldic and move into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Soldic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hassildor closes the distance and clinches.
Hassildor tries to throw a body punch but Soldic avoids it by throwing Hassildor back against the cage.
Soldic misses with some punches.
Soldic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soldic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soldic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hassildor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hassildor walks into a left hand.
Soldic connects with a body shot that sends Hassildor's belly button to the back.
Soldic throws a hook to the side of Hassildor's head but Hassildor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soldic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soldic lands a jab.
Soldic gets tackled into the cage by Hassildor. Hassildor maintains the clinch.
Hassildor has a couple of punches blocked by Soldic.
Soldic lands with a light punch inside.
Soldic misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Soldic wants to get back to striking at distance but Hassildor won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassildor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Soldic's efforts to push away.
Hassildor has a couple of punches blocked by Soldic.
Soldic throws a punch but it's blocked by Hassildor.
Soldic is looking to break free of the clinch but Hassildor has double underhooks.
Hassildor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soldic walks away with a smile on his face. Hassildor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Soldic works the jab nicely.
Soldic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hassildor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Soldic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soldic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hassildor if he has to take too many more of those.
Soldic lands a slapping body shot.
Hassildor slips a straight right by Soldic.
Soldic lands a really nice looking cross but Hassildor seems unphased.
Soldic dips to his left and cracks Hassildor with an uppercut!
Soldic connects with a body shot.
Hassildor avoids the body shot from Soldic.
Soldic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Janus Hassildor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Soldic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soldic throws out a loose jab but Hassildor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soldic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hassildor.
As Soldic tries to get set, Hassildor tries to push him back and clinch up but Soldic manages to avoid the attempt.
Hassildor throws a body punch but Soldic moves out of range.
A big right from Hassildor misses.
Soldic throws a hook to the side of Hassildor's head but Hassildor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hassildor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Soldic jabs at Hassildor's body.
Hassildor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soldic manages to avoid it.
Soldic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soldic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hassildor.
Hassildor misses with a wild body shot.
Hassildor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soldic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hassildor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soldic.
Hassildor tries to counter by clinching up but Soldic breaks away and moves out of range.
Soldic slips a straight right by Hassildor.
Nice shot by Soldic.
Soldic just misses with a punch to the body.
Soldic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hassildor circles away quickly and effectively.
Hassildor lands a nice hook to Soldic's body. Soldic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Hassildor misses its intended target.
Jab by Soldic.
Hassildor throws a jab but it's blocked by Soldic.
Hassildor ducks under a wild hook from Soldic.
Soldic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hassildor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hassildor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hassildor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Soldic looks to score with a jab to the body but Hassildor is just out of range.
Hassildor throws a jab but it's blocked by Soldic.
Nice shot lands for Hassildor.
It looks like Roberto Soldic has been cut.
Soldic lands with a hook. Hassildor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Soldic with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hassildor walks into a jab.
Soldic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hassildor in his tracks.
Soldic ducks under a wild hook from Hassildor.
Soldic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Soldic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hassildor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soldic.
Hassildor slips a jab from Soldic.
Soldic connects with a high kick.
Hassildor has managed to clinch.
Soldic breaks from the clinch.
Hassildor slips a straight right by Soldic.
Soldic slips under a jab from Hassildor.
Soldic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soldic tries a quick counter leg kick but Hassildor is wise to it.
Soldic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hassildor works Soldic's body with a nice hook.
Good exchange - Hassildor coming out on top.
Soldic lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soldic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hassildor.
Soldic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hassildor.
Soldic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Soldic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soldic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Soldic!
Roberto Soldic very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Your Sweet Destruction (ranked 2784 p4p, 317 weight class) and Primo Volto (ranked 2901 p4p, 328 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Your Sweet Destruction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Primo Volto!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Volto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Volto misses the shot to the body.
Sweet Destruction swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Volto misses with a looping left.
Sweet Destruction throwing a counter right hand but Volto manages to avoid it.
Volto misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Sweet Destruction, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Volto throws a shot from downtown. Sweet Destruction moves away and avoids it.
Sweet Destruction clinches up against the cage.
Volto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Volto tries to break free but Sweet Destruction pushes him back against the cage.
Sweet Destruction controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Volto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweet Destruction is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Volto working aggressively here.
Sweet Destruction landing knees to the body.
Sweet Destruction prevents Volto from breaking the clinch.
Sweet Destruction scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Primo Volto has been cut.
Nice elbow from Sweet Destruction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sweet Destruction lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Volto takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet Destruction with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Volto is rocked!
Our sources have told us that Sweet Destruction has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Volto working aggressively here.
Volto is still on wobbly legs! Can Sweet Destruction finish him?
Volto tries to score a body lock takedown but Sweet Destruction shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Volto looks winded!
Sweet Destruction lands a nice shot to the body.
Sweet Destruction lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Sweet Destruction to work.
Sweet Destruction lands an elbow inside that Volto shrugs off.
Sweet Destruction lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sweet Destruction creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Volto with a big uppercut! Volto tries to clinch up but Sweet Destruction pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Volto to the mat! Volto covers up and Sweet Destruction unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Your Sweet Destruction!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Baba (ranked 1265 p4p, 171 weight class) and Felix Silva (ranked 1498 p4p, 196 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dennis Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baba throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a crisp one two that drops Baba! Silva thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Baba to his feet! Baba is in big trouble!
Baba is rocked!
Baba slips a straight right by Silva.
Oh Baba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baba slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Baba appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Baba seems to have got his legs back now.
Baba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Baba looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Baba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Kegerator - 650$ in the buildup to the fight.
Baba misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Baba misses with a hook to the body
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Dennis Baba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a big right hand! Oh Baba is in trouble here! Silva follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Silva!
Felix Silva tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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