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FARTMMA 91 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leha Olyen (ranked 3639 p4p, 313 weight class) and Mac Bandini (ranked 4022 p4p, 333 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Bandini!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandini is looking to clinch.
Olyen blocks a jab.
Bandini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bandini working hard to break the clinch.
Olyen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olyen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Our sources have told us that Olyen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Olyen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bandini can't break the clinch.
Bandini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Olyen misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bandini cracks Olyen with a good jab.
Olyen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandini.
Bandini misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bandini, right into the meat.
Bandini connects with the punch.
Nice cross by Olyen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Olyen coming out on top.
Bandini throws a series of punches but Olyen moves out of range.
Bandini tries to close the distance and clinch but Olyen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bandini misses the shot to the body.
Bandini needs to keep his hands up - Olyen had a free shot at his head there.
Bandini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olyen drops his hands momentarily and Bandini takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Olyen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olyen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Olyen misses with a left hand
and Bandini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bandini lands with an uppercut that bounces Olyen off the cage and back into range.
Bandini misses with a low kick.
Olyen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bandini cracks Olyen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bandini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olyen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bandini misses with a straight left.
A big right from Olyen misses.
A head kick misses from Bandini.
Bandini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olyen.
Bandini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bandini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olyen tests Bandini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olyen scores with a nice right hand.
Bandini scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bandini gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bandini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mac Bandini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandini on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Olyen checks a leg kick.
Olyen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bandini manages to circle out of the way.
Olyen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bandini.
Bandini throws a shot from downtown. Olyen moves away and avoids it.
Olyen misses with a right hand
and Olyen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Olyen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olyen throws a good cross that connects.
Bandini moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bandini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Olyen misses its intended target.
Olyen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bandini.
Bandini throws a big shot that misses.
Bandini tries a low kick but Olyen avoids it.
Bandini wants to clinch.
Olyen is looking to counter the offense by Bandini and move into the clinch.
Bandini takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandini loads up on a big right hand but Olyen slips the punch.
Olyen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Olyen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Olyen misses the jab.
Bandini misses with a two punch combination.
Olyen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bandini is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bandini scores with a sloppy right hand. Olyen should have avoided that one.
Olyen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandini.
Olyen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandini.
Bandini circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olyen staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Olyen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Olyen cracks Bandini with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bandini moves out of range as Olyen strikes.
Bandini feints a counter leg kick.
Bandini misses with an uppercut.
Bandini throws a lazy uppercut
and Olyen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Olyen is looking to clinch but Bandini is avoiding it.
Bandini takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandini defending well as Olyen loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Olyen.
Bandini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olyen.
We've been informed that Bandini has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bandini lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandini swings away with a body shot that misses
and Olyen counters with a straight right hand.
Bandini throws a one two combo.
Bandini fails to land with a series of punches.
Bandini misses with a looping right.
Olyen lands a nice shot that snaps Bandini's head back.
Bandini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bandini throws a hook but Olyen blocks it.
Bandini swinging wildly here.
Bandini moves out of range as Olyen strikes.
A big right from Olyen misses.
Olyen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandini manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Olyen misses its intended target.
Bandini lands a really nice looking cross but Olyen seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olyen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot lands for Olyen.
Bandini wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mac Bandini will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Olyen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olyen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandini.
Olyen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bandini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Olyen tries to clinch up but Bandini circles away and keeps his distance.
Bandini tried to score with a low kick but Olyen checks it.
Bandini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olyen.
Olyen misses with an uppercut. Bandini saw that one coming.
Bandini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olyen throws out a loose jab but Bandini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olyen throws an overhand right that lands on Bandini's shoulder, as Bandini tries to avoid the shot.
Bandini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bandini lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bandini with a hook.
Olyen throws a hook but Bandini blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandini looks to land a right hand but Olyen moved out of range.
Olyen tries to clinch but Bandini is having none of it.
Olyen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Olyen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bandini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olyen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Olyen throws a series of punches but Bandini moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bandini misses with a few strikes there.
Bandini works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Olyen takes a swing at Bandini's ribcage but misses.
Olyen looks to throw the jab but Bandini is out of range.
Olyen misses with an uppercut.
Olyen closes the distance and clinches.
Bandini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mac Bandini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Olyen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bandini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bandini misses with a hook to the body
and Olyen counters by moving into the clinch.
Olyen missing with knees to the body.
Olyen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bandini has had enough of the clinch but Olyen keeps him there for the moment.
Bandini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from Bandini both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandini throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A jab lands there for Bandini.
Bandini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bandini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olyen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olyen.
Bandini throws a body punch but Olyen moves out of range.
Olyen slips under a jab.
Bandini smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bandini tries to bum rush Olyen with a series of wild strikes but Olyen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Olyen misses.
Bandini throws a jab but it's blocked by Olyen.
Bandini lands a two punch combo.
Olyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bandini.
Bandini lands a really nice looking cross but Olyen seems unphased.
Olyen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bandini! But no joy.
Olyen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bandini is just out of range.
Olyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bandini.
Olyen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandini.
Olyen throws out a loose jab but Bandini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olyen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bandini connects with a looping right hand.
Olyen misses with an uppercut. Bandini saw that one coming.
Olyen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bandini.
Olyen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Olyen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandini.
Olyen throws out a loose jab but Bandini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olyen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bandini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Bandini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olyen lands a body shot.
Bandini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olyen.
Olyen throws an overhand right that lands on Bandini's shoulder, as Bandini tries to avoid the shot.
Bandini lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bandini.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandini misses with a two punch combination.
Olyen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olyen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Olyen thuds his right hand into Bandini's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Olyen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olyen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olyen swings widly with a right hand
and Bandini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Olyen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Olyen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olyen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Olyen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bandini's head.
Olyen blocks a head kick by Bandini.
Bandini throws a hook to the side of Olyen's head but Olyen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Olyen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bandini ducks under a wild hook from Olyen.
Olyen misses with a hook. Bandini ducked under it nicely.
Olyen misses the shot to the body.
Olyen ducks under a wild hook from Bandini.
Bandini throws an overhand right that lands on Olyen's shoulder, as Olyen tries to avoid the shot.
Bandini works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandini lands a really nice looking cross but Olyen seems unphased.
Bandini buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Olyen misses.
Olyen throws a hook to the side of Bandini's head but Bandini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bandini misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Bandini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Olyen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bandini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olyen.
Bandini misses with a series of wild punches.
Olyen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bandini lands a really nice looking cross but Olyen seems unphased.
Bandini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olyen.
Olyen throws the left hand but Bandini avoids the punch easily.
Bandini walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bandini throws the left hand but Olyen avoids the punch easily.
Bandini blocks a jab.
Bandini scores with a one two! Olyen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandini dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Olyen. That did some damage!
Olyen throws a big shot that misses.
Bandini misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Olyen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandini throws a head kick but Olyen moves out of range.
Bandini throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Olyen is looking to counter the offense by Bandini and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olyen.
Olyen loads up on a big right hand but Bandini slips the punch.
It seemed like Bandini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bandini drops his hands momentarily and Olyen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Olyen digs a good hook to Bandini's body.
Olyen digs a good hook to Bandini's body.
Bandini missing with a left hand there. Olyen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olyen throws a nice looking combination but Bandini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Olyen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Olyen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Olyen loads up on a big right hand but Bandini slips the punch.
Bandini looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Olyen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bandini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bandini only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bandini staying out of range there.
Leha Olyen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olyen scores with a nice head shot.
Bandini tries to move into range but Olyen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olyen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Olyen wants to clinch up but Bandini keeps it at a distance.
Olyen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bandini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandini connects with a high kick.
Bandini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bandini slips a jab from Olyen.
A head kick misses from Bandini.
Olyen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bandini.
Bandini lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Olyen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandini.
Olyen dips to his left and cracks Bandini with an uppercut!
Bandini takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bandini throws a combination. Olyen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Olyen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Olyen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Olyen.
Olyen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bandini moves away.
Bandini ducks under a wild hook from Olyen.
Olyen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bandini finds it's way round the side to connect with Olyen's head.
Olyen fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandini feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Olyen's calf.
Olyen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bandini tests Olyen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Olyen throws a shot to the body.
Bandini misses with a straight right.
Bandini fails to land with a series of punches.
Bandini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olyen.
Bandini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Bandini does no damage.
Olyen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bandini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olyen.
Bandini gets tackled into the cage by Olyen. Olyen maintains the clinch.
Bandini tries to circle away but Olyen has him pinned against the cage.
Bandini blocking some punches.
Bandini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olyen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Olyen throws an overhand right that lands on Bandini's shoulder, as Bandini tries to avoid the shot.
Bandini throws a jab but it's blocked by Olyen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olyen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bandini throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Olyen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bandini lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Olyen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Olyen misses with a few strikes there.
Bandini connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Olyen momentarily.
Olyen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olyen throws a hook but Bandini avoids it easily.
Bandini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mac Bandini is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bandini throws a low kick, looking for Olyen's leg but Olyen calmly moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Olyen.
Some wild striking there from Bandini.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandini throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Olyen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bandini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mac Bandini.
I've got Bandini 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Bandini!
In his post fight interview, Mac Bandini started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Roffen (ranked 3870 p4p, 400 weight class) and Chief Tomahawk (ranked 3480 p4p, 375 weight class). Josh Roffen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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184 lbs
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Roffen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Tomahawk!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomahawk moves into the clinch successfully.
Tomahawk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Josh Roffen has been cut.
Roffen can't break the clinch.
Tomahawk tries to pull guard but Roffen won't allow it.
Tomahawk throws an elbow but it misses.
Roffen misses with a punch to the body.
Tomahawk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Roffen after a bit of a struggle.
Tomahawk throws an elbow but it misses.
Tomahawk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roffen avoids a wild elbow strike from Tomahawk.
Tomahawk has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Roffen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Tomahawk's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Tomahawk has decided that he can't make progress quickly enough from the back position and has rather unusually decided to stand up from the dominant position. Obviously he's going to be looking for the knockout on the feet here!
Tomahawk moves into the clinch.
Tomahawk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tomahawk prevents Roffen from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomahawk wants a takedown.
Josh Roffen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Tomahawk.
Tomahawk manages to break the clinch.
Tomahawk has managed to clinch.
Tomahawk lands a nice elbow.
Tomahawk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roffen's elbow.
Tomahawk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tomahawk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tomahawk misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tomahawk throws an elbow but misses.
Roffen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tomahawk throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Roffen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tomahawk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Josh Roffen's cut is getting worse.
Tomahawk breaks from the clinch.
Tomahawk scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomahawk has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Tomahawk closes the distance and clinches.
Tomahawk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tomahawk lands an elbow inside.
Josh Roffen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice elbow from Tomahawk.
Jeez, Josh Roffen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Josh Roffen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chief Tomahawk!
A relieved looking Chief Tomahawk 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Reverend Jim Ignatowski (ranked 1986 p4p, 207 weight class) and Jan Jansson (ranked 2288 p4p, 222 weight class). Jansson has chosen PAIN - Bye / Die as his entrance music. The Reverend Jim Ignatowski 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Jansson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatowski catches Jansson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jansson blocks a jab.
Ignatowski slips under a jab from Jansson.
Ignatowski slips under a jab.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Ignatowski - just one landing.
Ignatowski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Janssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ignatowski misses with the body kick
and Jansson counters with a nice body shot.
Ignatowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.
Jansson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ignatowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ignatowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Jansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jansson moves out of range of the leg kick from Ignatowski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Jansson misses its intended target.
As Jansson backs away, Ignatowski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ignatowski tests Jansson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crunch! Ignatowski slams his shin into Jansson's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Jansson misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ignatowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ignatowski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ignatowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jansson misses with an uppercut
and Ignatowski counters with an outside leg kick.
We've been informed that Jansson 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.
Ignatowski throws a body kick that misses
and Jansson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jansson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jansson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ignatowski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ignatowski misses with a hook to the body
and Jansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ignatowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jansson unleashes a big counter combination but Ignatowski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jansson needs to keep his hands up - Ignatowski had a free shot at his head there.
Jansson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ignatowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jansson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jansson! But no joy.
Jansson misses the jab.
Ignatowski throws a solid leg kick but Jansson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ignatowski.
Ignatowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jansson's calf.
Jansson throws out a loose jab but Ignatowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatowski connects with a crisp jab.
Jansson 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.
Ignatowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Ignatowski catches Jansson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ignatowski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ignatowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ignatowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ignatowski.
A low kick from Ignatowski misses
and Jansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski throws out a leg kick but Jansson moves out of range and Ignatowski only half commits.
A jab from Jansson misses.
Ignatowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ignatowski throws out a powerful jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick
and Jansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jansson avoids a kick to the body.
Jansson checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatowski.
Jansson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ignatowski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jansson on the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ignatowski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jansson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jansson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ignatowski.
Ignatowski misses with an uppercut. Jansson saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski misses with a leg kick
letting Jansson counter with a right hand.
Jansson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ignatowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ignatowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Ignatowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Jansson counters with a right hand to the body.
Ignatowski misses with a shot to the body
and Jansson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.
Ignatowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski dominated that round.
That's time! Ignatowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ignatowski lands with a straight right. Jansson didn't see that one coming.
Jab by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski lands a front kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ignatowski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jansson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jansson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jansson misses with a straight right.
Ignatowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jansson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick which misses Jansson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jansson tries to avoid it.
Jansson avoids the body shot from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ignatowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick but Jansson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ignatowski.
Jansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ignatowski darts in trying to clinch
and Jansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jansson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ignatowski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jansson misses with an uppercut.
Ignatowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jansson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jansson blocks a low kick nicely.
Ignatowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ignatowski wants to land a leg kick but Jansson is out of range.
Jansson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ignatowski tries to clinch there but Jansson circles away.
Jansson blocks a low kick nicely.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ignatowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jansson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jansson in his tracks.
Ignatowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Good exchange - Ignatowski coming out on top.
Ignatowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jansson throws a lazy right hand but Ignatowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jansson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ignatowski throws a good cross that connects.
Jansson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Jansson misses.
Jansson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jansson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ignatowski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Jansson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice side step and Jansson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ignatowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ignatowski misses with a hook. Jansson ducked under it nicely.
Jansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Jansson misses the target.
Ignatowski misses with a body punch
and Jansson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jansson throws out a loose jab but Ignatowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ignatowski. That's going to slow Jansson down.
Jansson misses with a looping right.
Ignatowski appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jansson staying out of range there.
Ignatowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ignatowski throws a front kick that sends Jansson stumbling back into the cage.
Ignatowski scores with the left hand. Jansson knows he should have avoided that one.
Ignatowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ignatowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Jansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.
Ignatowski misses with a body kick.
Ignatowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jansson can do to turn this around?
Nice jab there from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski throws a looping overhand right but Jansson ducks down to avoid it.
Ignatowski misses with a leg kick
and Jansson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ignatowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jansson counters with a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Jansson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Jansson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jansson throws a lazy right hand but Ignatowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ignatowski misses with a left hand
and Jansson counters with a right hand to the body.
Ignatowski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ignatowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ignatowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ignatowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jansson misses the shot to the body.
Ignatowski throws a front kick aimed at Jansson's knee but Jansson avoids it well.
Jansson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ignatowski throws the left hand but Jansson avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Jansson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski connects with a crisp jab.
Ignatowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jansson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jansson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jansson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ignatowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ignatowski. Jansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jansson needs to keep his hands up - Ignatowski had a free shot at his head there.
Ignatowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ignatowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jansson's sensitive parts.
Jansson jabs Ignatowski right on the nose. Ignatowski blinks but takes it well.
Ignatowski misses with a looping right.
Jansson needs to keep his hands up - Ignatowski had a free shot at his head there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jansson checks a leg kick.
Jansson throws an overhand right that lands on Ignatowski's shoulder, as Ignatowski tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy left from Ignatowski finds it's target.
Ignatowski lands an overhand right.
Ignatowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jan Jansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ignatowski looks to throw the jab but Jansson is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jansson looks to land a right hand but Ignatowski moved out of range.
Ignatowski quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ignatowski scores with a leg kick.
Ignatowski feints and then cracks Jansson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jansson down.
Ignatowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jansson throws a body punch but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Ignatowski tries to land a leg kick but Jansson saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from Ignatowski misses
and Ignatowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jansson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ignatowski throws a good cross that connects.
Ignatowski throws a front kick that sends Jansson stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski looks to throw a body kick
and Jansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Ignatowski. That snapped Jansson's head back.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ignatowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ignatowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jansson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jansson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ignatowski tries to clinch up but Jansson circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the body from Ignatowski misses
and Jansson counters with a nice uppercut.
Ignatowski scores with a leg kick.
Jansson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ignatowski.
Jansson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ignatowski wants to slow Jansson down by chopping away at his legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Jansson misses.
Ignatowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski staying out of range there.
Jab by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Jansson throws out a counter right but Ignatowski avoids it with no problem.
Ignatowski throws out a powerful jab.
Jansson misses with an uppercut.
Jansson slips under a jab.
Jansson jabs at Ignatowski's body.
Ignatowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jansson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice defenses there by Jansson.
Jansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick from Ignatowski is predictable there
and Jansson counters with a nice uppercut.
Ignatowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ignatowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
The defeated Jan Jansson had this to say: 'He was the better fighter this time.
You win lose, and you some some.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chad Strdoza (ranked 3422 p4p, 302 weight class) and Iota Knox (ranked 3280 p4p, 293 weight class). Knox is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Blacker The Berry | Kendrick Lamar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Strdoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iota Knox!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Strdoza's shoulder, as Strdoza tries to avoid the shot.
Knox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Strdoza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knox. Knox obviously looking to wear him down.
Knox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Strdoza, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Strdoza.
Strdoza wants to break free but Knox has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strdoza takes a shot to the head.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Strdoza.
Knox is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Strdoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Strdoza's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Knox.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strdoza backwards.
Knox presses Strdoza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knox lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Knox is working Strdoza over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Knox.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Strdoza blocks a body shot from Knox.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Knox.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Strdoza avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Strdoza jumps guard but Knox turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Strdoza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Strdoza is trying to break free.
Strdoza wants to take the fight to the mat but Knox manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Knox is pressed up against the cage. Strdoza has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Knox down to the mat. Knox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Strdoza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox has closed the distance and engaged Strdoza in a clinch.
Strdoza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knox smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a combination. Strdoza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Chad Strdoza has been cut.
Knox works Strdoza's body with a nice hook.
Knox has managed to clinch.
Strdoza working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Knox has Strdoza pressed against the cage, preventing Strdoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strdoza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox pushes Strdoza up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox lands a body punch.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Strdoza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knox.
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!
Strdoza jumps guard but Knox stands there with Strdoza around his waist. Strdoza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Knox - that landed with a thud.
Knox keeps control of Strdoza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iota Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Strdoza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Strdoza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Strdoza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knox cracks Strdoza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knox misses with a low kick.
Knox has managed to clinch.
Strdoza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Knox.
Strdoza jumps guard but Knox stands there with Strdoza around his waist. Strdoza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short left from Knox.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strdoza takes a shot to the head.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Strdoza backwards.
Strdoza is rocked!
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strdoza backwards.
Oh Strdoza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strdoza seems to have got his legs back now.
Knox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Strdoza walks into a jab.
Strdoza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Iota Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strdoza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Strdoza blocks a head kick by Knox.
Strdoza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Knox drives through and clinches with Strdoza against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Strdoza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Knox to keep the fight standing.
Knox pushes Strdoza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Iota Knox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Strdoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Strdoza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Knox to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Strdoza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strdoza has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Knox is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strdoza backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knox smiles and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Knox darts in and clinches Strdoza up against the cage.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Knox - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strdoza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox rushes Strdoza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strdoza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knox content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Strdoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox gets through Strdoza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Iota Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox throws a leg kick but Strdoza moved away.
Chad Strdoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Strdoza moved out of range nicely.
Strdoza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Strdoza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iota Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chad Strdoza's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Knox misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Strdoza throws a big counter combination but Knox scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Strdoza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Knox stuns Strdoza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Strdoza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox cracks Strdoza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strdoza was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands with an overhand left.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strdoza moves away.
It looked like Strdoza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Strdoza is out of range.
Strdoza seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Knox tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Strdoza is able to avoid easily.
Strdoza is looking for a counter combo.
Knox swings for the body but Strdoza moves out of range.
Strdoza is looking for a counter combo.
Knox has closed the distance and engaged Strdoza in a clinch.
Knox is working Strdoza over against the cage.
Strdoza blocks a body shot from Knox.
Strdoza jumps guard but Knox turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza looking for a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Knox.
A hook to the body from Knox.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox lands a body punch.
Knox dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knox. That's going to slow Strdoza down.
Strdoza slips under a jab from Knox.
It looked like Strdoza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox dips to his left and cracks Strdoza with an uppercut!
Strdoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Knox rushes Strdoza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox moves in looking to clinch but Strdoza pushes him off.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Strdoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Strdoza throws a big counter combination but Knox scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice shot by Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strdoza drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knox moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Strdoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strdoza backwards.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox lands a right hand.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Strdoza is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Strdoza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strdoza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chad Strdoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iota Knox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knox has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iota Knox!
Iota Knox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wacco Longbardo (ranked 2049 p4p, 245 weight class) and OJ Pines (ranked 2161 p4p, 261 weight class). OJ Pines has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Wacco Longbardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, OJ Pines!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pines fails with a takedown attempt.
Pines has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Longbardo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pines lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Longbardo circles away quickly and effectively.
Pines lands with a shot to the body.
Longbardo slips under a jab.
Longbardo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pines is able to avoid easily.
Pines looks to land a right hand but Longbardo moved out of range.
Longbardo rushes Pines and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pines wants to stall.
Longbardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Longbardo looking to throw knees to the head but Pines is blocking nicely.
Longbardo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pines is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Longbardo is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pines misses with some punches.
Pines tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Longbardo smiles and moves away.
Wacco Longbardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of OJ Pines.
Pines swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Longbardo.
It looks like Wacco Longbardo has been cut.
Longbardo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Longbardo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pines wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Longbardo has him pressed against the cage.
Pines jumps guard but Longbardo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Longbardo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like OJ Pines has been cut.
Longbardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pines backwards.
Longbardo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pines is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Longbardo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pines looking for a takedown.
Pines looks winded!
Pines is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Longbardo is keeping busy.
Longbardo lands a knee to the head.
Longbardo lands a shoulder strike.
Pines throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Longbardo.
Longbardo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pines's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Longbardo as the two fighters clinch.
Longbardo lands with a left to the head.
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!
Longbardo tries a knee to the head but Pines blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pines.
Longbardo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pines in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Longbardo as the two fighters clinch.
Longbardo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Longbardo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Longbardo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pines's brow.
Pines drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Longbardo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Longbardo lands a nice knee to the body.
Pines wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Longbardo has him pressed against the cage.
Longbardo lands a good knee to the midsection. Pines won't want to take too many of those.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Longbardo.
Longbardo crunches a lovely knee into Pines's ribcage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Longbardo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pines in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Longbardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees to the body from Longbardo.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pines is trying to break the clinch but Longbardo has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pines can't break the clinch.
Longbardo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Longbardo.
Longbardo lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Longbardo.
Longbardo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Longbardo stalling the fight.
Longbardo stalling.
Longbardo tries to land a knee to the head but Pines blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Still in the clinch, Longbardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Longbardo lands a big knee to the head and Pines goes down! Longbardo pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wacco Longbardo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gaylord Camara (ranked 1127 p4p, 127 weight class) and George Backman (ranked 3608 p4p, 310 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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145 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gaylord Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Backman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Backman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Backman lands a nice shot to the body.
Camara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Backman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Backman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Camara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Backman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Backman ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
Camara jabs Backman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Backman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Backman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Camara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Camara dodges the punch combination from Backman.
Camara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Backman.
Backman scores with a nice strike.
Camara forces Backman back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camara misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Backman.
Camara lands a nice shot to the body.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Backman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Backman.
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Backman.
A short left from Camara.
Backman scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Gaylord Camara has been cut.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Camara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Backman's efforts to push away.
Backman stalling against the cage.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Backman is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Backman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Camara up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.
Backman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Backman to work.
Backman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Camara takes a shot to the head.
Backman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Backman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Camara seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Backman can turn it around.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Backman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backman controlling the action here for a moment.
Camara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Backman backwards.
Backman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Backman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Camara works on Backman's body with a couple of short punches.
Camara throws a head punch that misses.
Camara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Backman fails to land.
Camara letting Backman take a breather here.
Backman can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
Camara pushes Backman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Backman as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands a left hand.
Camara scores with a shot to the side of Backman's head.
Backman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Backman.
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!
Backman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Backman takes a swing at Camara's ribcage but misses.
Camara tries to clinch but Backman moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Backman. That's going to slow Camara down.
Camara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Backman.
Camara throws a hook but Backman avoids it easily.
Backman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Camara takes one to the chin there.
Backman throws out a loose jab but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camara darts in trying to clinch
and Backman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Backman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Backman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gaylord Camara's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Backman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Camara darts in and clinches Backman up against the cage.
Backman looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Camara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Camara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Backman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Backman trying to control the position but instead, Camara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Backman into the cage.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Backman.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Backman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Backman has had enough of the clinch but Camara keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Camara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Camara misses with the head strike.
Camara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Backman trying to stall but Camara improves his position.
Backman working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Camara.
A right hand to the body from Camara.
Backman tries to work over Camara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Backman breaks from the clinch.
Camara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Camara misses with the head strike.
Gaylord Camara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Backman controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Camara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Camara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camara tries a body shot but Backman blocks it.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Backman is trying to break the clinch but Camara is controlling him.
Backman tries to work over Camara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara pushes Backman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Backman trying to control the position but instead, Camara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Backman into the cage.
Camara lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camara misses with some punches.
Camara gets through Backman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camara misses with some punches.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Backman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Backman blocking some punches.
Backman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Backman working aggressively here.
Camara lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Backman.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A left hand lands to the body for Backman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara throws a head punch that misses.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Backman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Backman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Camara with a hook.
Backman digs a good body shot into Camara's ribs.
Camara scores with a body shot.
Backman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Backman swats away the attempt to clinch by Camara.
Backman misses the shot to the body.
Camara misses with a body shot.
Backman moves away from the strike by Camara.
Camara doesn't manage to clinch there - Backman circles away.
Camara connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara misses the jab.
Backman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Backman throws a right hand that Camara ducks under and follows up with a left that Camara also avoids with ease.
Camara tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Backman manages to circle out of the way.
Camara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Backman.
Camara throws the left hand but Backman avoids the punch easily.
Camara misses with a body shot
letting Backman counter with a right hand.
Backman with a jab.
A slow jab from Camara misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Backman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Backman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Camara slips a jab and a cross from Backman.
Camara has Backman up against the cage in a clinch.
Backman cracks Camara with a nice body shot.
Backman blocks a body shot from Camara.
Camara blocks a body shot from Backman.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Backman is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaylord Camara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gaylord Camara's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Camara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Backman tries to get set, Camara tries to push him back and clinch up but Backman manages to avoid the attempt.
Camara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Camara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Camara throws a lazy uppercut
and Backman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Backman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Camara throws a big shot that misses.
Camara misses with a hook.
Camara needs to keep his hands up - Backman had a free shot at his head there.
Camara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Backman.
Backman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Backman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Backman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Backman misses with an uppercut. Camara saw that one coming.
Camara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Backman is rocked!
Camara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Camara, as that shot connected.
Backman is still on wobbly legs! Can Camara finish him?
Backman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Backman! Camara dives in looking to finish! Backman is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaylord Camara!
Gaylord Camara decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Capt Sully (ranked 1494 p4p, 167 weight class) and Gemechu McKraken (ranked 1379 p4p, 156 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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135 lbs
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140 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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Capt Sully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gemechu McKraken!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sully stalks McKraken and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McKraken's face. McKraken staggers backwards, shaken.
McKraken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sully.
McKraken dips to his left and cracks Sully with an uppercut!
McKraken has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McKraken closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McKraken misses with the ground and pound.
McKraken throws an elbow but Sully slips to the side and avoids it well.
McKraken is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sully is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sully is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, McKraken asserts his dominance and retains side control.
McKraken goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sully rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McKraken's guard! Nice work there by Sully!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sully controlling from the top position.
McKraken throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKraken is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sully defends well.
Sully trying to control but McKraken is working from the bottom.
McKraken manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sully manages to get himself to full guard.
Sully looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
McKraken drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sully dives on top into guard.
Sully wanted to stand there but McKraken had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sully preventing the sweep.
Sully advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKraken is pressing down on Sully's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sully wants to stand but McKraken is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sully tries to free his leg and advance position but McKraken is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McKraken is on top in guard.
McKraken content to stall in guard here.
McKraken connects with a couple of short punches.
McKraken content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McKraken scoring with punches to the head and body.
McKraken chips away with some ground and pound.
McKraken throws an elbow that misses. Sully uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McKraken's guard. Nice move by Sully!
Sully throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McKraken wants to sweep here but Sully controlling him for the moment.
Sully stands up from McKraken's guard - Sully perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKraken misses with a hook. Sully ducked under it nicely.
McKraken looks to land a left hand but Sully moved out of range nicely.
Sully throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. McKraken darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sully tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McKraken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McKraken tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McKraken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sully throws a sloppy head kick and McKraken moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sully is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McKraken.
McKraken defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sully.
Sully slips a jab and a cross from McKraken.
McKraken throws a looping overhand right but Sully ducks down to avoid it.
McKraken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McKraken is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sully sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sully shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McKraken as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Sully does no damage.
Sully takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McKraken lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gemechu McKraken dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McKraken scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sully doesn't seem bothered though.
Sully fails with the takedown.
Sully throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McKraken counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McKraken passes the guard and advances to mount!
McKraken is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sully wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
McKraken with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
McKraken lands a heavy elbow.
McKraken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKraken goes for an armbar but Sully turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sully has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sully preventing the sweep.
McKraken has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sully can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKraken wants to sweep but no luck.
Sully throwing strikes from guard but McKraken blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sully wants to control from the top but McKraken keeps moving.
McKraken working a defensive guard here.
McKraken has his feet on Sully's thighs here. He's pushed Sully off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Sully screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gemechu McKraken!
After the fight, Gemechu McKraken 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.
In defeat, Capt Sully stepped up to the mic, saying 'Retiring this sorry ass.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Night Crawler (ranked 228 p4p, 27 weight class) and Gabriel Gracie (ranked 1926 p4p, 199 weight class). Crawler comes to the cage accompanied by World Ender. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Night Crawler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crawler's head backwards.
Crawler walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Crawler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gabriel Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Crawler saw that one coming.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Crawler tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crawler wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
As Crawler backs off Gracie throws a huge counter combo but Crawler manages to avoid it all.
Gracie throws the left hand but Crawler avoids the punch easily.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Crawler is looking to counter the offense by Gracie and move into the clinch.
Crawler takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Crawler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gracie cracks Crawler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crawler lands a jab to the head.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
Gracie scores with a nice strike.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Crawler's shoulder, as Crawler tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie works Crawler's body with a nice hook.
Crawler moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Crawler.
A short right from Gracie on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Crawler.
Crawler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crawler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crawler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crawler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Crawler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie scores with a jab. Crawler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crawler scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie cracks Crawler with a good jab.
Crawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Crawler to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Crawler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Crawler.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie swings for the body but Crawler moves out of range.
Night Crawler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Crawler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Gabriel Gracie has been cut.
Gracie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crawler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crawler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Crawler misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie wants to clinch but Crawler slips to the side
and Crawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Crawler.
Crawler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Crawler wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Crawler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crawler pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Gracie stands and throws Crawler's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawler.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Crawler counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Crawler misses with a looping left.
Gracie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Crawler is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crawler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crawler connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawler moves into the clinch.
Crawler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crawler backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crawler.
Gracie gets through Crawler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crawler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Crawler.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Crawler.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Night Crawler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crawler.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Crawler's head.
Crawler prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Crawler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Crawler.
Crawler blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crawler struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Crawler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crawler gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crawler misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crawler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Crawler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crawler keeps the fight on the outside.
Crawler is looking to counter punch.
Crawler clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Crawler.
Crawler lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
That has opened up Gabriel Gracie's cut even more.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Crawler.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crawler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Crawler.
A right hook to the body lands for Crawler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Crawler's head.
Crawler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Crawler lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Crawler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Gabriel Gracie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crawler.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crawler throws an elbow that misses.
Crawler misses with an elbow over the top.
Crawler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crawler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Crawler lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crawler misses with an elbow over the top.
Crawler can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crawler lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie blocks a body shot from Crawler.
Crawler digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Crawler digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crawler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Crawler, against the cage.
Crawler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Crawler.
Crawler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gabriel Gracie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Night Crawler!
Night Crawler retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Reed (ranked 1187 p4p, 152 weight class) and Rogerio De Souza (ranked 1200 p4p, 153 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed lands a leg kick that knocks De Souza off balance momentarily.
De Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Reed's shoulder, as Reed tries to avoid the shot.
Reed misses with a hook
and De Souza counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Souza.
De Souza looking to pass the guard.
De Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Reed is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza connects with a couple of short punches.
De Souza looking to pass the guard.
Reed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reed has De Souza pulled in close to control his posture.
De Souza wants to pass the guard but Reed is keeping the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Reed's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza slips nicely into half guard.
De Souza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Souza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
De Souza is trying to control. Reed wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reed is looking for a sweep. De Souza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Reed is not content to let De Souza control the position.
De Souza is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reed has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Souza seems to be looking for submissions.
De Souza wants to pass the guard but Reed is defending well.
Reed is defending against the submission attempts here by De Souza.
Reed wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reed is in trouble now - De Souza has advanced to mount!
De Souza tries to control but Reed wriggling away.
Reed avoids a series of strikes thrown by De Souza.
De Souza wants to take Reed's back but he can't do it this time.
De Souza thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
De Souza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
De Souza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reed is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza throwing strikes here but Reed is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Reed wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by De Souza.
De Souza swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Reed is now in De Souza's guard. A big mistake from De Souza there, giving up the dominant position!
De Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reed is aware though and is defending well.
Reed sitting in guard, not really doing much.
De Souza looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Reed passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Souza trying to hold on to Reed's head to control him but Reed postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio De Souza dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Reed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reed dips to his left and cracks De Souza with an uppercut!
Reed lands a nice looking body shot.
De Souza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reed can pounce on him.
De Souza blocks a leg kick.
De Souza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A big right from Reed misses.
De Souza with the counter takedown but Reed avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Reed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed connects with a solid leg kick.
Reed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reed slips a jab and a cross from De Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed slips a jab and a cross from De Souza.
Reed misses with a straight left.
De Souza with the counter takedown but Reed avoids it easily.
Reed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ben Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from De Souza misses.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reed is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Reed blocks a jab.
Ben Reed is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by De Souza.
A big right from Reed misses.
Reed jabs De Souza right on the nose. De Souza blinks but takes it well.
De Souza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reed throws a hook to the side of De Souza's head but De Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Souza feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza scores with a hook.
De Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reed throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ben Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed tries a head kick but it misses.
And De Souza tries to counter it with a takedown but Reed pushes his down on his head and steps out.
De Souza scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Souza throws a lazy right hand but Reed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reed gets off balance looking for a body kick
and De Souza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Reed makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reed.
De Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed pulls De Souza in close to prevent any damage.
Reed keeping moving, preventing De Souza from controlling successfully.
Reed is trying to keep De Souza in close.
De Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Souza throws a big right hand that misses.
De Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Souza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Souza controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Reed keeping moving, preventing De Souza from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
De Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Reed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Souza drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reed defends it well.
Nice body kick there by Reed.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
De Souza with the counter takedown but Reed avoids it easily.
Reed moves away from the strike by De Souza.
De Souza slips a jab from Reed.
De Souza feints the counter takedown.
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 Ben Reed will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Reed.
De Souza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reed throws a front kick that sends De Souza stumbling back into the cage.
Reed cracks De Souza with an open hand slap.
De Souza staying out of range there.
Reed is looking to slow De Souza down with leg kicks.
Reed tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Souza is able to avoid easily.
Rogerio De Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Reed looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
De Souza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reed keeps working.
Reed managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by De Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Reed looks calm but he's in trouble here. De Souza gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Reed is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! De Souza lets go of the hold and Reed can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rogerio De Souza!
An out of breath Rogerio De Souza thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bronco (ranked 225 p4p, 34 weight class) and Bobby Knuckles (ranked 552 p4p, 79 weight class). Bronco comes to the cage accompanied by The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Bronco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronco.
Bronco throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knuckles counters with a straight right hand.
Bronco walks into a jab.
Johnny Bronco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronco wants to clinch.
Bronco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knuckles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronco shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Knuckles napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Knuckles sneaks back into half guard.
Knuckles is in trouble now - Bronco has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles regains half guard.
Bronco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knuckles defending well though.
Bronco seems to be looking for submissions.
Bronco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knuckles felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bronco thows a huge punch but Knuckles dodges it nicely.
Bronco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bronco wants to pass the guard but Knuckles is defending well.
Bronco is working hard here to advance position.
Bronco trying to control the action but Knuckles is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles won't allow Bronco to pass to mount.
Knuckles is trying is best to control the position here.
Bronco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bronco trying to control from half guard but Knuckles is working away.
Knuckles is trying to get back to full guard.
Bronco moves into full mount! Knuckles won't be happy about that!
Bronco thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bronco avoids the attempt from Knuckles to control.
Bronco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Knuckles because Bronco loaded up on that one.
Knuckles tries to hold on but Bronco pushes him away.
Bronco throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bronco working Knuckles over with strikes here.
Bronco misses with some ground and pound and Knuckles recovers position to half guard.
Bronco is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bronco slips a nice elbow through Knuckles's hands, connecting with Knuckles's forehead.
Bronco misses with a head shot. Knuckles uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bronco preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronco looking to pass the guard.
Bronco wants to control from the top but Knuckles keeps moving.
Bronco is looking to advance position but Knuckles has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Knuckles prevents Bronco from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bronco dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Knuckles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bronco wants to clinch
and Bronco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knuckles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knuckles wants it to stay on the feet.
Bronco has his takedown stuffed
and Knuckles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knuckles throws a leg kick but Bronco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bronco misses with a right hand
and Knuckles counters with a nice uppercut.
Knuckles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronco wants to clinch but Knuckles slips to the side
and Knuckles counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bronco lands with a good body shot.
Bronco lands a jab to the nose.
Bronco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco tries to move into range but Knuckles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bronco swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knuckles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bronco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knuckles as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bronco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronco tries to close the distance and clinch but Knuckles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bronco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bronco has managed to clinch.
Knuckles has had enough of the clinch but Bronco keeps him there for the moment.
Knuckles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bronco throws a body shot but no joy.
Knuckles lands a really nice looking cross but Bronco seems unphased.
Nice uppercut there from Knuckles.
No luck for Bronco with that takedown attempt.
Knuckles throws out a counter right but Bronco avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bronco. Knuckles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bobby Knuckles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knuckles jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knuckles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronco is just out of range.
Knuckles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bronco. Bronco circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knuckles dips to his left and cracks Bronco with an uppercut!
Knuckles scores with the left hand. Bronco knows he should have avoided that one.
Bronco swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knuckles counters with a good low kick that Bronco was not able to check.
Bronco tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Knuckles defends well and Bronco ends up having to push Knuckles into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bronco slips under a jab.
Bronco darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bronco seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Knuckles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bronco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knuckles is trying to control but can't.
Bronco is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bronco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bronco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knuckles's head.
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.
Bronco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knuckles won't allow Bronco to pass to mount.
Bronco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bronco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knuckles's head.
Bronco is looking to take a break and control but Knuckles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bronco is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Knuckles has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bronco uses his free foot to push down on Knuckles's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Knuckles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Knuckles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Bronco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knuckles sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bronco somewhat.
Knuckles swats away the attempt to clinch by Bronco.
Knuckles stuffs the takedown.
Knuckles missing with a left hand there. Bronco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knuckles clobbers Bronco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bronco tries to clinch up but Knuckles circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Knuckles misses the target.
Bronco drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knuckles sprawls and moves away.
Knuckles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bronco has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bronco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Knuckles is fending him off so far but Bronco persists. Nope, Knuckles circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bronco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronco misses with an uppercut
and Knuckles counters with a stiff right hand.
Knuckles has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco tries to clinch up but Knuckles circles away and keeps his distance.
Bronco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Knuckles controlling the position.
Bronco won't allow Knuckles to sweep him here.
Bronco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bronco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bronco wants to pass the guard but Knuckles is keeping the position.
Knuckles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knuckles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bronco postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Knuckles is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bronco, into his guard.
Bronco looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Knuckles is defending well. Bronco quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Knuckles has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Bronco celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Bronco!
Johnny Bronco retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Johnny Bronco thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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