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FARTMMA 82 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mac Bandini (ranked 3320 p4p, 296 weight class) and Caspian Hull (ranked 3649 p4p, 322 weight class). Mac Bandini could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Caspian Hull's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Bandini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caspian Hull!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandini throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hull counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hull tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bandini is able to avoid easily.
Bandini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hull.
Hull misses with a hook. Bandini ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bandini darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bandini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bandini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hull walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mac Bandini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandini shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hull pinned against the cage. Hull gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hull unleashes a big counter combination but Bandini bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hull throws a leg kick but Bandini sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hull keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandini.
Bandini blocks the body kick.
Hull walks into a stiff left hand from Bandini.
Bandini tests Hull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandini lunges at Hull with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hull's hand.
Bandini lands a head shot.
Hull thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Hull as Bandini shoots in.
Bandini scores with a sloppy right hand. Hull should have avoided that one.
Hull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandini was well out of range. Poor timing from Hull.
Hull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bandini.
We've been told by Bandini's head coaches at Doom's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hull scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hull takes one on the button.
Hull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bandini is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hull moves into the clinch successfully.
Bandini tries to pull guard but Hull forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Bandini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandini tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hull just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bandini tries to pull guard but Hull forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hull lands an elbow just above Bandini 's eye.
Bandini manages to break the clinch.
Bandini misses with a two punch combination.
Hull connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hull throws a head kick that misses.
Hull misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bandini.
Bandini swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hull counters with a leg kick.
Bandini slips under a jab from Hull.
Bandini is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandini misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Bandini as he connects with a hook.
Bandini shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hull sprawls well. Hull wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bandini gets slowly back to his feet.
Hull walks into a stiff left hand from Bandini.
Hull looks to land a body kick but Bandini moved away.
Hull misses with a looping left.
Bandini lands with a straight right. Hull didn't see that one coming.
Bandini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bandini backing away here, and Hull unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bandini throws a leg kick which misses Hull's front leg but catches the back leg as Hull tries to avoid it.
Hull stuffs the takedown.
Hull avoids the body shot from Bandini.
It seemed like Hull was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hull scores with the left hand. Bandini knows he should have avoided that one.
Bandini misses the jab.
Bandini gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bandini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bandini takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hull tries to move into range but Bandini moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hull tries to clinch but Bandini moves out of range.
Hull has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bandini's elbow.
Hull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bandini blocks an elbow strike.
Hull lands an elbow just above Bandini 's eye.
Hull pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hull missing with knees to the body.
Bandini is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bandini tries to pull guard but Hull holds him up against the cage and eventually Bandini drops back down to his feet.
Hull throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hull keeps control of Bandini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bandini pulls Hull into guard.
Hull won't allow Bandini to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandini is trying to control the position but Hull postures up.
Bandini will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hull trying to control but Bandini is working from the bottom.
Bandini scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandini throws a hook but Hull avoids it easily.
Bandini punishes Hull's body with a nice straight punch.
Crunch! Hull slams his shin into Bandini's torso.
Hull moves away from the strike by Bandini.
Bandini misses with a hook. Hull ducked under it nicely.
Bandini cracks a nice hook into Hull's ribs.
Caspian Hull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hull tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bandini is able to avoid easily.
Bandini throws a big counter combination but Hull scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bandini is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hull has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hull there as he acknowledges the shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hull enables Bandini to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hull manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hull is wriggling around but Bandini manages to pass to half guard.
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 Mac Bandini will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bandini gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bandini moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bandini cracks Hull with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice straight punches there by Bandini. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bandini.
Hull misses the jab.
Hull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bandini is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab from Bandini.
Hull scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bandini fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hull on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hull misses the shot to the body.
Hull tries to bum rush Bandini with a series of wild strikes but Bandini uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hull with a nice cross.
Oooh a lovely combination from Hull sends Bandini down but not out. Hull dives into side control looking to finish.
Bandini is rocked!
Hull is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Bandini looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hull gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Bandini is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hull lets go of the hold and Bandini can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caspian Hull!
A victorious Caspian Hull thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leha Olyen (ranked 3179 p4p, 285 weight class) and Earl Ravenberg (ranked 2744 p4p, 252 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leha Olyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Earl Ravenberg!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ravenberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Ravenberg.
Olyen dodges the punch combination from Ravenberg.
Ravenberg looks to land a combination but Olyen avoids it well.
Ravenberg moves out of range as Olyen strikes.
A jab from Ravenberg does it's job there.
Ravenberg 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.
Ravenberg misses with a looping right.
Olyen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ravenberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Olyen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ravenberg.
A big right from Ravenberg misses.
Olyen throws a nice looking combination but Ravenberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ravenberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Olyen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ravenberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Olyen.
Nice shot by Olyen.
Ravenberg digs a good hook to Olyen's body.
Ravenberg throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Olyen was covering up waiting for the punch and Ravenberg finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Olyen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ravenberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olyen pulls Ravenberg in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ravenberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olyen managing to control the position.
Olyen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ravenberg defends it easily.
Olyen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Olyen is trying to keep Ravenberg in close.
Ravenberg controlling from the top position.
Ravenberg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Olyen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ravenberg has managed to get both his arms back between Olyen's legs - danger averted.
Ravenberg throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ravenberg landing with the ground and pound.
Ravenberg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ravenberg scoring with punches and elbows.
Olyen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Olyen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Olyen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ravenberg is looking to take a break and control but Olyen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ravenberg working the ground and pound from side control.
Ravenberg in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ravenberg is chipping away with strikes.
Olyen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ravenberg in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ravenberg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Olyen is trying to control Ravenberg's posture but Ravenberg avoids it.
Ravenberg landing strikes.
Ravenberg working the ground and pound.
Olyen tries to bench press Ravenberg off him but Ravenberg keeps the position.
Ravenberg connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Olyen some visible discomfort.
Ravenberg landing strikes.
Ravenberg working the body and head with strikes.
Ravenberg scoring with punches from side control.
Ravenberg is putting a hurting on Olyen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Olyen is rocked!
Ravenberg scoring with punches from side control.
Oh Olyen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ravenberg trying to control the position but Olyen is working away.
Olyen seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ravenberg working away.
Ravenberg landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ravenberg scoring with punches and elbows.
Olyen is trying to get back to half guard.
Ravenberg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Olyen to see if he's OK.
Ravenberg scoring with punches and elbows.
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!
Olyen is trying to control Ravenberg's posture but Ravenberg avoids it.
Olyen taking a bit of punishment here - Ravenberg scoring with strikes.
Ravenberg lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Olyen down.
Ravenberg tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ravenberg in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Ravenberg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ravenberg misses with a hook.
Ravenberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ravenberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olyen.
Ravenberg loads up on a big right hand but Olyen slips the punch.
Olyen throws a series of strikes that have Ravenberg backpedaling.
Olyen throws a body punch but Ravenberg moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ravenberg.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ravenberg.
Ravenberg misses with an uppercut. Olyen saw that one coming.
Olyen misses with an uppercut.
Olyen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Olyen misses its intended target.
Ravenberg ducks under a wild hook from Olyen.
Ravenberg digs a good hook to Olyen's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Ravenberg.
Ravenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ravenberg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ravenberg ducks under a wild hook from Olyen.
Olyen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ravenberg.
Ravenberg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Ravenberg.
Ravenberg misses with a few strikes there.
Ravenberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Ravenberg connects with a body shot that sends Olyen's belly button to the back.
Olyen scores with a body shot.
Ravenberg slips under a jab from Olyen.
Ravenberg rushes Olyen and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Olyen.
Ravenberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Olyen lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olyen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ravenberg.
The referee calls for Olyen to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ravenberg.
Ravenberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Ravenberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ravenberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Olyen backwards.
Olyen stops a takedown attempt from Ravenberg.
Leha Olyen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Earl Ravenberg.
Ravenberg gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Olyen regains guard.
Ravenberg passes Olyen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ravenberg is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ravenberg with shots to the head and body - Olyen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ravenberg dominating with strikes here.
Ravenberg controlling from the full mount.
Ravenberg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Olyen's face.
Olyen is squirming around, avoiding Ravenberg's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olyen manages to control the position for a moment.
Olyen wants to hold on but Ravenberg pushes him away.
Olyen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ravenberg working the ground and pound effectively.
Ravenberg avoids the attempt from Olyen to control.
Olyen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ravenberg with shots to the head and body - Olyen looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ravenberg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ravenberg landing strikes from the mount and Olyen is in trouble!
Olyen tries to reverse the position but Ravenberg maintains control.
Ravenberg lands a big elbow.
Ravenberg trying to control but Olyen is having none of it.
Ravenberg raining down shots from the mount!
Ravenberg controlling from the full mount.
Olyen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Ravenberg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ravenberg looking to finish Olyen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Olyen!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olyen tries to lock up and control but Ravenberg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Ravenberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Olyen is aggressively charging in as Ravenberg backs up avoiding any damage. Ravenberg tosses out a jab and Olyen runs right into it face first! Olyen is out cold! Ravenberg dropped down on all fours and is barking in Olyen's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Earl Ravenberg!
Earl Ravenberg managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutalis Rhino (ranked 3586 p4p, 383 weight class) and Tony Vazzappo (ranked 2674 p4p, 311 weight class). Brutalis Rhino has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Vazzappo!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vazzappo.
Vazzappo looks to land a combination but Rhino avoids it well.
Rhino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vazzappo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vazzappo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vazzappo duly obliges.
Rhino fails with the takedown.
Rhino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vazzappo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rhino takes one on the button.
No joy there for Vazzappo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vazzappo tries to bum rush Rhino with a series of wild strikes but Rhino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhino moves out of range of the strikes.
Rhino drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vazzappo misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch lands to the side of Vazzappo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rhino darts in looking for a takedown but Vazzappo gets double underhooks and turns Rhino into the cage.
Vazzappo throws a right hand that Rhino ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhino also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazzappo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vazzappo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rhino to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rhino drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vazzappo dives on top into guard.
Rhino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vazzappo looking to pass the guard.
Rhino working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Vazzappo has passed into half guard!
Rhino moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vazzappo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rhino working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhino has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Vazzappo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rhino.
Vazzappo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rhino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vazzappo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Vazzappo throws a jab when Rhino was well out of range.
Rhino is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vazzappo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutalis Rhino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhino misses with a straight right.
Vazzappo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhino tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vazzappo defends well and Rhino ends up having to push Vazzappo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rhino tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vazzappo defends well and Rhino ends up having to push Vazzappo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rhino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rhino throws a hook but Vazzappo blocks it.
Vazzappo tries to bum rush Rhino with a series of wild strikes but Rhino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rhino throws a big counter combination but Vazzappo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vazzappo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vazzappo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino moves out of range as Vazzappo throws a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Vazzappo. Those never looked like landing.
Vazzappo throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Rhino stumbling backwards into the cage! Rhino bounces back off the cage towards Vazzappo, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Vazzappo lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Vazzappo celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tony Vazzappo!
Tony Vazzappo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damien Lucic (ranked 4397 p4p, 396 weight class) and No Way (ranked 3358 p4p, 339 weight class). No Way will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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168 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Lucic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, No Way!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lucic.
Way swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lucic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Way is trying to stand.
Lucic is looking to stall here but Way recovers full guard.
Lucic trying to control but Way is working from the bottom.
Way wants to get back to his feet but Lucic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucic 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.
Lucic with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucic trying to control the position from guard on top but Way is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lucic is really struggling to control Way but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lucic takes the fight into the clinch.
Lucic is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lucic breaks from the clinch.
Way connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Way does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Way throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lucic counters with a shoot takedown. Way fights it but they end up in guard.
Way wants to get back to his feet but Lucic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lucic postures up in Way's guard and throws a big left but Way blocks it.
Way keeping moving, preventing Lucic from controlling successfully.
Way utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Way wants to stand but Lucic is controlling the position.
Way avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucic throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No Way seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Way throws a looping overhand right but Lucic ducks down to avoid it.
Way swings widly with a right hand
letting Lucic counter with a right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Way.
Way throws an overhand right that drops Lucic like a sack of potatoes! Way dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). No Way!
During a confident post fight interview, No Way thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Damien Lucic stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sometimes you get lucky like him. I was better, but no can do!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Pfeifer (ranked 2454 p4p, 271 weight class) and Sodomy Hussein (ranked 2183 p4p, 250 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Pfeifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sodomy Hussein!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pfeifer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hussein moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pfeifer misses with a low kick.
Pfeifer moves out of range of the strikes.
Pfeifer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hussein scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Hussein there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hussein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pfeifer.
Hussein looks to land a right hand but Pfeifer moved out of range.
A slow jab from Hussein misses its intended target.
Pfeifer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hussein to score with a decent uppercut.
Oooooh!!! Hussein has knocked Pfeifer down with a huge combo! Hussein steps away and waves a wobbly Pfeifer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pfeifer is rocked!
It looks like Ricardo Pfeifer has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Pfeifer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hussein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sodomy Hussein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pfeifer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hussein pounces like a tiger and cracks Pfeifer with a vicious hook! Pfeifer is down but not out! Hussein follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sodomy Hussein!
A relieved looking Sodomy Hussein thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Burwell Puller (ranked 2117 p4p, 210 weight class) and Jan Jansson (ranked 1616 p4p, 178 weight class). Jansson has chosen PAIN - Bye / Die as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lewis Burwell Puller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Jansson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puller scores with a nice head shot.
Jansson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis Burwell Puller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Jansson misses its intended target.
Puller is looking to counter punch.
Puller lands a right hook to the body.
Jansson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Puller misses the body punch
and Jansson counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Puller misses
and Jansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puller misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Jansson to counter with a crisp jab.
Puller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been hearing reports that Puller has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Puller throws a looping overhand right but Jansson ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Puller misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Puller misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Jansson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jansson dodges the punch combination from Puller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller lands with a right hand.
Puller lands with a straight right. Jansson didn't see that one coming.
Jansson is rocked!
Puller connects with a right hand. Jansson shakes it off.
Jansson is still on wobbly legs! Can Puller finish him?
Puller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jansson manages to avoid it.
Jansson is looking for the big counter here.
A shot to the body from Puller misses
and Jansson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Puller feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jansson sprawling to the canvas! Jansson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Puller finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puller loads up on a big right hand but Jansson slips the punch.
As Puller backs off Jansson throws a huge counter combo but Puller manages to avoid it all.
Puller drops Jansson with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Jansson! Puller dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lewis Burwell Puller!
Lewis Burwell Puller seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Jan Jansson stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better fighter this time.
You win lose, and you some some.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Rinaldi (ranked 2465 p4p, 289 weight class) and John Edmonds (ranked 1476 p4p, 185 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Edmonds's choice of entrance music: Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Rinaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rinaldi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rinaldi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Edmonds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rinaldi.
Rinaldi lands a nice hook to Edmonds's body. Edmonds takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rinaldi lands a jab to the nose.
Rinaldi throws a one two combo.
Edmonds connects with a right hand. Rinaldi shakes it off.
We've been informed that Edmonds 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.
Rinaldi throws a combination that misses
and Edmonds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Edmonds ducks under a wild hook from Rinaldi.
Rinaldi avoids the head kick by Edmonds.
Rinaldi 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.
Rinaldi moves out of range as Edmonds strikes.
Rinaldi fails to land with a series of punches.
Rinaldi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rinaldi swings for the body but Edmonds moves out of range.
Rinaldi throws a big shot that misses.
Rinaldi sizes up Edmonds with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Edmonds avoids the body shot from Rinaldi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Rinaldi.
Edmonds looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edmonds gets the takedown into side control.
Edmonds looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rinaldi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Edmonds's best efforts.
Rinaldi manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edmonds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rinaldi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Edmonds engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi wants to sweep here but Edmonds controlling him for the moment.
Rinaldi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Edmonds trying to control the position from guard on top but Rinaldi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rinaldi throws a body shot but no joy.
Edmonds slips a jab from Rinaldi.
Edmonds scores with a punch to the head.
Rinaldi cracks Edmonds with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Edmonds throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rinaldi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Edmonds is in Rinaldi's guard.
Edmonds tries to free his leg and advance position but Rinaldi is retaining full guard.
Rinaldi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rinaldi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Edmonds can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi pulls Edmonds in close to his closed guard and prevents Edmonds from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rinaldi keeping full guard, as Edmonds tries to pass.
Edmonds trying to control the position from guard on top but Rinaldi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edmonds looking to improve position, pressing down on Rinaldi's thigh with his hand. Rinaldi seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Edmonds paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Edmonds's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Rinaldi picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sam Rinaldi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sam Rinaldi thanked Destructive Striking Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Fitzsimmons (ranked 1826 p4p, 221 weight class) and Fred Bizihwaeile (ranked 2267 p4p, 257 weight class). Bizihwaeile has chosen Pardon my G! as his entrance music. Fred Bizihwaeile 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sol Fitzsimmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Bizihwaeile!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzsimmons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bizihwaeile was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bizihwaeile cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Bizihwaeile moves out of range.
A jab from Bizihwaeile misses.
Bizihwaeile moves out of range of the body kick.
Bizihwaeile 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.
A swing and a miss from Fitzsimmons.
Bizihwaeile walks into a jab.
Fitzsimmons moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've been told by Fitzsimmons's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bizihwaeile defending well as Fitzsimmons loads up on a big left hand.
Fitzsimmons with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fitzsimmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bizihwaeile.
Fitzsimmons clinches up with Bizihwaeile and pushes him back against the cage.
Bizihwaeile can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzsimmons controls the action.
Bizihwaeile throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a head punch that misses.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fitzsimmons throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bizihwaeile dodges an elbow strike from Fitzsimmons.
Bizihwaeile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons lands a right hand.
Bizihwaeile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzsimmons just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzsimmons listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fitzsimmons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fitzsimmons tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bizihwaeile counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sol Fitzsimmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bizihwaeile misses with a looping left.
Bizihwaeile just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFitzsimmons.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bizihwaeile.
Fitzsimmons on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick
and Bizihwaeile counters with a thumping low kick.
Fitzsimmons avoids the head kick by Bizihwaeile.
Fitzsimmons closes the distance and pushes Bizihwaeile back into the cage.
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!
Fitzsimmons lands a right hand.
Bizihwaeile tries to throw a body punch but Fitzsimmons avoids it by throwing Bizihwaeile back against the cage.
Bizihwaeile misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaeile blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fitzsimmons blocks an elbow strike.
Fitzsimmons manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bizihwaeile can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzsimmons controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bizihwaeile.
Fitzsimmons misses with an elbow strike.
Bizihwaeile looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fitzsimmons prevents a body shot from Bizihwaeile.
Fitzsimmons has Bizihwaeile pressed against the cage, preventing Bizihwaeile from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzsimmons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bizihwaeile scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Bizihwaeile there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fitzsimmons clinches up with Bizihwaeile and pushes him back against the cage.
Fitzsimmons displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bizihwaeile up against the cage.
Fitzsimmons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile tries a body shot but Fitzsimmons blocks it.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fitzsimmons cracks Bizihwaeile with a nice body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons is trying to maintain a safe position but Bizihwaeile gets an underhook and turns Fitzsimmons into the cage.
Bizihwaeile has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Bizihwaeile on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fitzsimmons blocks a body shot from Bizihwaeile.
Fitzsimmons tries to work over Bizihwaeile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bizihwaeile is looking to control Fitzsimmons's arms but Fitzsimmons gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bizihwaeile has his back to the cage.
Bizihwaeile is looking to control Fitzsimmons's arms but Fitzsimmons gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bizihwaeile has his back to the cage.
Fitzsimmons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice shot to the body.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fitzsimmons lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Fred Bizihwaeile has been cut.
Fitzsimmons displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bizihwaeile up against the cage.
Bizihwaeile lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bizihwaeile dodges an elbow strike from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bizihwaeile takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bizihwaeile lands a shot to the body.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Bizihwaeile goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fitzsimmons just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bizihwaeile's brow.
Fitzsimmons avoids the elbow strike from Bizihwaeile, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzsimmons is leaning against Bizihwaeile and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fitzsimmons creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bizihwaeile's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fitzsimmons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bizihwaeile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitzsimmons fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fitzsimmons swings for the body but Bizihwaeile moves out of range.
Bizihwaeile wants to clinch up but Fitzsimmons keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sol Fitzsimmons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Bizihwaeile's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bizihwaeile counters with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bizihwaeile.
An inside leg kick lands from Fitzsimmons.
Bizihwaeile lands a body shot.
Fitzsimmons moves into the clinch.
Fitzsimmons scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fitzsimmons looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sol Fitzsimmons has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bizihwaeile lands an elbow that stopped Fitzsimmons in his tracks for a moment.
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bizihwaeile jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab but it's blocked by Bizihwaeile.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut lands for Fitzsimmons. That snapped Bizihwaeile's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bizihwaeile looks to land a right hand but Fitzsimmons moved out of range.
Bizihwaeile chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bizihwaeile ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bizihwaeile throws a looping overhand right but Fitzsimmons ducks down to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot
and Bizihwaeile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Fitzsimmons misses.
Bizihwaeile misses with a straight left.
Bizihwaeile is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range of the body kick from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bizihwaeile goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fitzsimmons works over Bizihwaeile's head and body with a nice combination.
A punch lands to the side of Bizihwaeile 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fitzsimmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bizihwaeile moves away.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook to the side of Bizihwaeile's head but Bizihwaeile sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fitzsimmons throws a combination. Bizihwaeile tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizihwaeile swings widly with a right hand
and Fitzsimmons counters with a one-two to the body.
A low kick from Bizihwaeile is predictable there
and Bizihwaeile takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bizihwaeile steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzsimmons.
Bizihwaeile throws a body shot but no joy.
Sol Fitzsimmons is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Bizihwaeile does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzsimmons keeps Bizihwaeile at a distance using the push kick.
Fitzsimmons closes the distance and clinches.
Bizihwaeile avoiding damage.
Fitzsimmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bizihwaeile throws a leg kick which misses Fitzsimmons's front leg but catches the back leg as Fitzsimmons tries to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons gets a clinch.
Bizihwaeile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bizihwaeile blocking some punches.
Fitzsimmons stalling against the cage.
A short right from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fitzsimmons tries to throw a body punch but Bizihwaeile avoids it by throwing Fitzsimmons back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bizihwaeile can do to turn this around?
Bizihwaeile misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fitzsimmons effectively controlling the action here.
Fitzsimmons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bizihwaeile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bizihwaeile works the jab nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bizihwaeile checks a leg kick.
Bizihwaeile slips a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Bizihwaeile connects with a single shot there.
Bizihwaeile throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzsimmons's shoulder, as Fitzsimmons tries to avoid the shot.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut
and Bizihwaeile cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fitzsimmons tries to land a front kick but Bizihwaeile steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Bizihwaeile on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fitzsimmons darts in and clinches Bizihwaeile up against the cage.
Bizihwaeile scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fitzsimmons blocks the elbow strike.
Bizihwaeile misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitzsimmons controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bizihwaeile stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzsimmons.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bizihwaeile struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitzsimmons controls his hands.
Fitzsimmons throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzsimmons misses with some punches.
Bizihwaeile comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body punch.
Fitzsimmons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bizihwaeile lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizihwaeile swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzsimmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bizihwaeile or not.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzsimmons fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bizihwaeile.
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 Sol Fitzsimmons will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fred Bizihwaeile's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bizihwaeile keeps the fight on the outside.
It looks like Sol Fitzsimmons has been cut.
Fitzsimmons darts in trying to clinch
and Bizihwaeile counters with a nice uppercut.
Bizihwaeile does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fitzsimmons lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bizihwaeile looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fitzsimmons misses with a few strikes there.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook.
Fitzsimmons misses with a right hand
and Fitzsimmons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Fitzsimmons lands.
Fitzsimmons swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bizihwaeile throws out a counter right but Fitzsimmons avoids it with no problem.
Fitzsimmons throws a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bizihwaeile checks a leg kick.
Bizihwaeile looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bizihwaeile throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Jab, jab by Fitzsimmons - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons slips a jab from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzsimmons.
Bizihwaeile is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fitzsimmons scores with a nice right hand.
Fitzsimmons throws a low kick, looking for Bizihwaeile's leg but Bizihwaeile calmly moves out of range.
Bizihwaeile ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bizihwaeile throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bizihwaeile darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fitzsimmons closes the distance and pushes Bizihwaeile back into the cage.
Fitzsimmons has a couple of punches blocked by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fitzsimmons blocks an uppercut.
Fitzsimmons lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bizihwaeile misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bizihwaeile can't break the clinch.
Fitzsimmons working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons taking a breather.
Fitzsimmons throws a head punch that misses.
Bizihwaeile tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bizihwaeile lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sol Fitzsimmons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bizihwaeile lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fitzsimmons misses with an elbow over the top.
Bizihwaeile tries to work over Fitzsimmons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bizihwaeile lands an elbow that stopped Fitzsimmons in his tracks for a moment.
Fitzsimmons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bizihwaeile creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fitzsimmons has Bizihwaeile pressed against the cage, preventing Bizihwaeile from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bizihwaeile throws an elbow but misses.
Fitzsimmons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bizihwaeile's efforts to push away.
Bizihwaeile lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bizihwaeile.
Fitzsimmons lands with a right to the head.
Bizihwaeile goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bizihwaeile.
Fred Bizihwaeile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters up against the cage, Fitzsimmons throws an elbow but misses.
Fitzsimmons leaning against his opponent.
Bizihwaeile goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fitzsimmons throws a punch but it's blocked by Bizihwaeile.
Nice body punch from Fitzsimmons - that landed with a thud.
Fitzsimmons prevents a body shot from Bizihwaeile.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile tries to work over Fitzsimmons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Bizihwaeile.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A clash of legs there as Bizihwaeile blocks the low kick.
Good shot there by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons defending well as Bizihwaeile loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Bizihwaeile throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Bizihwaeile misses.
Bizihwaeile dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzsimmons. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzsimmons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bizihwaeile.
Fitzsimmons thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bizihwaeile misses with a lunging right hand
and Bizihwaeile takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bizihwaeile finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fitzsimmons punishes Bizihwaeile's body with a nice straight punch.
Fitzsimmons darts in trying to clinch
enabling Bizihwaeile to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fred Bizihwaeile.
I think Fitzsimmons 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomisan Tsuruta (ranked 2100 p4p, 240 weight class) and Tor Troeng (ranked 808 p4p, 114 weight class). Tor Troeng has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tomomisan Tsuruta's chin.
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomisan Tsuruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tor Troeng!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Troeng.
Troeng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsuruta.
A swing and a miss from Troeng.
Nice defenses there by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Troeng.
Tsuruta slips a straight right by Troeng.
Tsuruta drops down looking for a counter takedown but Troeng sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troeng sizes up Tsuruta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tsuruta takes one to the chin there.
Tsuruta scores with a hook to the body. Troeng takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsuruta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Troeng avoids it really well and circles away.
Tor Troeng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tsuruta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Troeng.
Tsuruta slips under a jab from Troeng.
Tsuruta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tsuruta thuds a left hand into Troeng's body.
Tsuruta throws out a loose jab but Troeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troeng cracks a nice hook into Tsuruta's ribs.
Troeng throws a shot from downtown. Tsuruta moves away and avoids it.
Troeng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tsuruta shoots in but no luck this time.
Tsuruta throws a lazy uppercut
and Troeng counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tsuruta manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Troeng on his heels. He'll look to pass Troeng's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuruta throws a big elbow that misses.
Tsuruta is looking to advance position but Troeng has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Troeng takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tsuruta wants to hold on but Troeng pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta is looking to improve his position but Troeng isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsuruta is working hard here to advance position.
Troeng looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tsuruta wants to control but Troeng is having none of it.
Tsuruta regains half guard.
Tsuruta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Troeng is working away from the top position though.
Tsuruta is looking for a sweep. Troeng is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tsuruta moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tor Troeng dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tsuruta throws a right hand that misses
enabling Troeng to counter with a crisp jab.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troeng.
Tsuruta throws a jab but it's blocked by Troeng.
Tsuruta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tsuruta misses with a hook
enabling Troeng to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Tsuruta misses
and Troeng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Tomomisan Tsuruta has been cut.
Tor Troeng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Troeng throws a low kick, looking for Tsuruta's leg but Tsuruta calmly moves out of range.
Tsuruta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tsuruta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Troeng takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tsuruta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tsuruta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta throws a sloppy body shot
and Troeng counters by moving into the clinch.
Tsuruta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsuruta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Troeng connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Troeng stuffs the takedown.
Troeng clinches.
Troeng stops a takedown attempt from Tsuruta.
Troeng prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomomisan Tsuruta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troeng misses with the head strike.
Troeng working Tsuruta over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tsuruta has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Troeng after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Troeng.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tsuruta is looking for a takedown.
Tsuruta takes a knee to the side of the body.
Troeng lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Troeng misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Troeng.
Troeng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tsuruta is rocked!
Troeng has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Tsuruta - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Troeng, and another! Tsuruta is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Tor Troeng!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugues Dupont (ranked 566 p4p, 72 weight class) and Bleeding Spanner (ranked 160 p4p, 24 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hugues Dupont!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bleeding Spanner!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupont misses with a left hand
and Dupont takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dupont connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spanner. Spanner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spanner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dupont.
Spanner feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spanner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dupont throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Spanner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spanner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dupont misses the shot to the body.
Spanner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dupont.
Spanner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupont throws a lazy uppercut
and Spanner finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dupont misses the target.
Dupont throws a jab but it's blocked by Spanner.
Nice cross by Dupont.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupont lands a nice hook to Spanner's body. Spanner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dupont uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spanner.
Dupont throws a lazy right hand but Spanner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spanner moves out of range as Dupont strikes.
Dupont misses with a left hand
and Spanner counters with a low kick, right behind Dupont 's knee.
Dupont looks to land a left hand but Spanner moved out of range nicely.
Spanner is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Spanner has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dupont cracks Spanner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bleeding Spanner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spanner ducks under a wild hook from Dupont.
Spanner tries a quick counter leg kick but Dupont is wise to it.
Dupont swings for the body but Spanner moves out of range.
Dupont misses with an uppercut
and Spanner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dupont tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spanner was well out of range. Poor timing from Dupont.
Spanner tries a quick counter leg kick but Dupont is wise to it.
Dupont swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spanner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupont swings widly with a right hand
and Spanner counters with a big left hand that crumples Dupont! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bleeding Spanner! Bleeding Spanner retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Bleeding Spanner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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