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WCF 19: Hradek vs Dirk PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Danis (ranked 24371 p4p, 665 weight class) and Marvin Watts (ranked 5924 p4p, 547 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Danis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marvin Watts!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Watts circles away.
Danis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Watts does it's job there.
Watts throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Watts scores with a hook to the body. Danis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Watts scores with a nice strike.
Watts misses with a few strikes there.
Watts tests Danis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Watts avoids a kick to the body.
Watts throws a counter combo.
Danis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danis fails with the takedown
and Watts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Danis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watts moves into the clinch.
Danis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Watts fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Danis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Danis throws a shot from downtown. Watts moves away and avoids it.
Watts has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Danis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danis dodges the punch combination from Watts.
Danis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Watts lands a right hook to the body.
Danis takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Watts does it's job there.
Watts's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Watts duly obliges.
Watts circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Watts counter with a right hand.
Danis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watts gets a clinch.
Watts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Watts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watts lands a nice hook to Danis's body. Danis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Watts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marvin Watts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Watts as Danis shoots in.
Danis tries to clinch but Watts is having none of it.
Watts throws out a counter right but Danis avoids it with no problem.
Danis throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
Danis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Watts.
Danis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Watts throws a sloppy head kick and Danis moves out of range easily.
Danis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Watts throws a combination. Danis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No joy there for Watts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watts shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Danis eats them both and turns towards Watts to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Watts lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Watts scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Watts misses with a double jab.
Danis rushes Watts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Danis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danis jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watts stands up from Danis's guard - Watts perhaps looking for a knockout.
Danis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Danis tries to clinch there but Watts circles away.
Watts misses with a few strikes there.
Watts is working the combinations to good effect here.
Watts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danis is looking to clinch.
Watts lands a head shot.
Danis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Danis seems content to control.
Danis thows a huge punch but Watts dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Watts's head.
Danis lands strikes from half guard.
Watts has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Danis is on him like a limpet, forcing Watts back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Watts smiles and moves away.
Danis fails with a takedown attempt.
Danis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Watts.
Watts takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Watts dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Watts digs a good body shot into Danis's ribs.
Marvin Watts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watts lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A punch combination from Watts misses.
Danis shoots in but Watts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Watts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Watts. No joy for Danis on that attempt.
Watts misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Danis tries to keep at a distance but Watts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Danis is trying to pull guard but Watts has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Danis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watts throws a right and a left that Danis avoids nicely.
Watts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Danis checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Watts.
Watts stuffs the takedown attempt from Danis. Danis gets slowly back to his feet.
Watts is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Danis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watts. Watts obviously looking to wear him down.
Danis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Watts's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Watts's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Watts duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Watts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Danis, pushing him back against the cage.
Danis goes for a takedown attempt but Watts pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Watts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danis doesn't manage to clinch there - Watts circles away.
Watts motions for Danis to come forward. Watts throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Watts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watts lands with a nice combination. Danis backs away looking to recover.
Watts has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Danis misses with a double jab.
David Danis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watts throws a nice looking combination but Danis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Watts counters with a series of strikes. Danis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marvin Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A combination from Watts does no damage.
Watts scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Watts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Watts as Danis shoots in.
Danis misses with a wild body shot.
Watts lands a right hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Watts.
Watts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Danis is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danis darts in trying to clinch
and Watts scores with a counter punch that sends Danis to the canvas! Watts smells blood - he's punishing Danis with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Danis has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Watts!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uraya Berrio (ranked 24026 p4p, 619 weight class) and Pimpis Tramps (ranked 25077 p4p, 601 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uraya Berrio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pimpis Tramps!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Berrio or perhaps it was just good defense by Tramps, which made it look bad.
Berrio looks for a takedown but Tramps sprawls well.
Berrio tries for a takedown but Tramps sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uraya Berrio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berrio fails with a takedown attempt.
Tramps closes the distance and pushes Berrio back into the cage.
Tramps goes for a takedown attempt but Berrio pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tramps misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tramps pushes Berrio up against the cage in a clinch.
Berrio keeps control of Tramps as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tramps works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tramps controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Berrio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tramps wants to control but Berrio is keeping busy.
Tramps gets back to full guard.
Tramps has control of Berrio's left arm, preventing Berrio from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berrio tries to free his leg and advance position but Tramps is retaining full guard.
Tramps controlling Berrio's posture.
Berrio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Berrio sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tramps trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berrio looking to sit in guard and control but Tramps gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tramps content to stall in guard here.
Tramps wants to stand but Berrio is controlling his posture from full guard.
Berrio keeping moving, preventing Tramps from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tramps stopping the sweep attempt from Berrio.
Tramps content to stall in guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Berrio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Berrio. No joy for Tramps on that attempt.
Berrio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Berrio jumps into guard, dragging Tramps to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pimpis Tramps dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Berrio clinches up against the cage.
Berrio ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Berrio no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Berrio controls Tramps momentarily but Tramps frees himself.
Tramps looking to sit in guard and control but Berrio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tramps looking for a guillotine here but Berrio defends easily.
Berrio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berrio stands and throws Tramps's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tramps tries to control but Berrio manages to take his back.
Berrio has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Berrio has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Tramps.
Berrio looking for the RNC.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berrio trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Uraya Berrio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tramps tries to escape but Berrio has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Tramps rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berrio throwing shots but Tramps is blocking nicely.
Tramps is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Berrio gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Tramps fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Berrio avoids it really well and circles away.
Tramps lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berrio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tramps changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tramps stuffs the takedown.
Tramps drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Berrio tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Tramps presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Tramps lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tramps controlling his opponent.
Berrio manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Berrio wants to get back to full guard.
Tramps is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berrio is looking to control Tramps's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Berrio avoid being mounted?
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 Uraya Berrio will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Berrio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tramps darts in trying to clinch
and Berrio counters with a single leg into guard. Tramps didn't expect that.
Berrio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tramps is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tramps controlling Berrio's posture.
Tramps trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tramps is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berrio wants to get back to full guard.
Tramps looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tramps has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Berrio is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tramps throws some wild stikes that Berrio manages to avoid easily.
Tramps misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tramps controlling the pace for now.
Berrio tries to reverse the position but Tramps maintains control.
Tramps lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tramps content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tramps trying to control but Berrio is having none of it.
Tramps takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tramps sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Berrio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tramps swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pimpis Tramps!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maddox Pope (ranked 5923 p4p, 250 weight class) and Chun Li (ranked 5834 p4p, 247 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maddox Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chun Li!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope throws a big shot that misses.
Pope lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pope darts in trying to clinch
and Li counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Li has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Pope to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Li is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Pope pulls down on the head and he's put Li to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Maddox Pope!
Maddox Pope gave a mention to KO GEAR in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Drake Roundtree (ranked 5952 p4p, 252 weight class) and Zac Zane (ranked 5447 p4p, 238 weight class). Drake Roundtree 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Drake Roundtree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zac Zane!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roundtree rushes Zane and presses him up against the cage.
Roundtree is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zane pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roundtree misses with a two punch combination.
Roundtree lands a body shot.
Roundtree slips under a jab from Zane.
Roundtree tries to keep at a distance but Zane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Roundtree tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zane smiles and moves away.
Roundtree definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zane misses with a two punch combination.
Roundtree tries to close the distance and clinch but Zane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zane misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roundtree misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roundtree takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zane looks to throw the jab but Roundtree is out of range.
Roundtree ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zane moves away.
Roundtree swings for the body but Zane moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roundtree misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zane connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Drake Roundtree has been cut.
Roundtree moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Roundtree drives through and clinches with Zane against the cage.
Zane gets underhooks to prevent Roundtree's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Roundtree. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roundtree backwards.
Roundtree breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roundtree throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zane.
Zane misses with an uppercut. Roundtree saw that one coming.
Roundtree rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roundtree throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zane misses with an uppercut.
Roundtree was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zane drives through and clinches with Roundtree against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zane manages to break the clinch.
Zane has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Roundtree does no damage.
Zane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roundtree swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roundtree moves out of range as Zane strikes.
Zane closes the distance and clinches.
Roundtree breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Roundtree. Beautiful body shot.
Zane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Roundtree throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zane connects with a looping right hand.
Zane lands a jab.
Zane fails to land with a series of punches.
Roundtree has closed the distance and engaged Zane in a clinch.
Zane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zane breaks the clinch.
Roundtree tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roundtree sizes up Zane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roundtree fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zane manages to avoid it.
Roundtree tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zane has managed to clinch.
Roundtree working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Zane.
Zane tries to throw a body punch but Roundtree avoids it by throwing Zane back against the cage.
Zane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roundtree's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Zane.
Zane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roundtrees head.
Zane manages to break the clinch.
Zane lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roundtree avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Roundtree looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zane needs to keep his hands up - Roundtree had a free shot at his head there.
Roundtree lands a nice hook to Zane's body. Zane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A combination from Roundtree does no damage.
Roundtree dodges the punch combination from Zane.
Roundtree lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zane tries to clinch
and Roundtree counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roundtree tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Zane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roundtree defending well as Zane loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zac Zane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drake Roundtree's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roundtree doesn't manage to clinch there - Zane circles away.
Zane keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake Roundtree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zane.
Roundtree tries to bum rush Zane with a series of wild strikes but Zane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roundtree ducks under a wild hook from Zane.
Nice defenses there by Zane.
Zane doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Roundtree misses with a two punch combination.
Zane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roundtree stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zane throws a right and a left that Roundtree avoids nicely.
Zane rushes Roundtree and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roundtree fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Roundtree.
Roundtree is looking to wear down Zane with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Roundtree.
Roundtree tries to bum rush Zane with a series of wild strikes but Zane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Roundtree backs off Zane throws a huge counter combo but Roundtree manages to avoid it all.
Zane throws a series of punches but Roundtree moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundtree gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roundtree tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zane smiles and moves away.
Zane moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zane lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zane.
Zane 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.
Roundtree tries to close the distance and clinch but Zane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roundtree is rocked!
Zane keeps the fight on the outside.
Oh Roundtree is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roundtree throws a body punch but Zane moves out of range.
Roundtree seems to have got his legs back now.
Zane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roundtree.
Roundtree tries to close the distance and clinch but Zane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roundtree blocks a jab.
Zane lands a jab-cross combination.
Drake Roundtree's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Zane throws an overhand right that lands on Roundtree's shoulder, as Roundtree tries to avoid the shot.
Zac Zane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zane with a nice cross.
Roundtree slips under a jab.
Zane throws a right hand that Roundtree ducks under and follows up with a left that Roundtree also avoids with ease.
Zane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roundtree makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roundtree throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Zane does no damage.
Roundtree throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zane unleashes a big counter combination but Roundtree bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Zane darts in and clinches Roundtree up against the cage.
Roundtree breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roundtree lands a glancing blow to the side of Zane's head.
No joy there for Zane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roundtree connects with a body shot that sends Zane's belly button to the back.
Good exchange - Roundtree coming out on top.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Roundtree lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zane throws a right hand that Roundtree ducks under and follows up with a left that Roundtree also avoids with ease.
Zane has Roundtree up against the cage in a clinch.
Zane can't find room to land a body shot as Roundtree controls the action.
Roundtree breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake Roundtree is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roundtree scores with a jab to the body.
Roundtree thuds his right hand into Zane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Roundtree wants to clinch.
Zane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zane slips a jab and a cross from Roundtree.
Roundtree throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zane.
Roundtree uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zane.
Roundtree went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Roundtree fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zane misses with the combination.
Zane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zane tries to clinch but Roundtree moves out of range.
Roundtree shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zane eats them both and turns towards Roundtree to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roundtree lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zane circles away quickly and effectively.
Zane has Roundtree up against the cage in a clinch.
Zane tries to break free but Roundtree pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zane.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roundtree with a hook.
Roundtree ducks under a wild hook from Zane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zac Zane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Drake Roundtree's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Roundtree throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zane counters with a left and a right that stings Roundtree.
Zane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roundtree circles away quickly and effectively.
Roundtree on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Roundtree misses with the combination.
Roundtree misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roundtree throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Roundtree misses the target.
Zane misses with a double jab.
Roundtree lands a nice shot that snaps Zane's head back.
Zane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roundtree at a distance.
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!
Roundtree stalks Zane and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zane's face. Zane staggers backwards, shaken.
Zane missing with a left hand there. Roundtree was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roundtree misses with an uppercut
letting Zane counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundtree moves into the clinch.
Roundtree jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zane walks away with a smile on his face. Roundtree gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A lazy left from Roundtree finds it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Roundtree.
Roundtree swinging wildly here.
Roundtree fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roundtree misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zane.
Zane takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zane lands with a nice combination. Roundtree backs away looking to recover.
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!
Zane lands with a cross.
Zane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roundtree finds it's way round the side to connect with Zane's head.
Roundtree avoids the body shot from Zane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roundtree throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zane.
Roundtree throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roundtree takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roundtree scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Roundtree misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zane.
Zane tries to clinch but Roundtree is having none of it.
Roundtree looks to land a combination but Zane avoids it well.
Roundtree fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zane tries to clinch up but Roundtree circles away and keeps his distance.
Zane throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roundtree counters with a nice uppercut.
Roundtree looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roundtree throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zane.
Zane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roundtree.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zane moves into range and clinches up with Roundtree.
Zane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roundtree creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zane manages to break the clinch.
Zane clinches up against the cage.
Zane lands a right hand.
Roundtree is looking to control Zane's arms but Zane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Roundtree has his back to the cage.
Roundtree's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Zane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zane breaks from the clinch.
Zane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Roundtree prevents a body shot from Zane.
Zane breaks the clinch.
Roundtree misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roundtree manages to avoid it.
Roundtree lands a two punch combo.
Roundtree fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roundtree slips a jab and a cross from Zane.
Zane scores with a sloppy right hand. Roundtree should have avoided that one.
Drake Roundtree has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zac Zane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Roundtree throws a right hand that Zane ducks under and follows up with a left that Zane also avoids with ease.
Zane closes the distance and pushes Roundtree back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zac Zane.
I've got Zane 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zac Zane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Tupp (ranked 3515 p4p, 348 weight class) and James Baker (ranked 6207 p4p, 487 weight class). Tupp's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black No. 1. Jack Tupp is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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278 lbs
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270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Tupp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Baker!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupp instigates a clinch.
Tupp has picked Baker up - he's going for a ride! Tupp dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Baker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tupp is working away from the top position though.
Baker is looking for a sweep. Tupp is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tupp slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker tries to get to full guard but Tupp has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker trying to control from the bottom.
Baker tries to get to full guard but Tupp has control of the leg.
Tupp blocks the strikes from Baker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupp sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Baker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tupp is working away from the top position though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Baker dodges the punch combination from Tupp.
Tupp moves into the clinch.
Tupp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tupp.
A little jabbing left from Baker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tupp scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Baker punching from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Baker is pressing down on Tupp's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Baker wants to sweep but no luck.
Tupp looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Baker wants to sweep here but Tupp controlling him for the moment.
Baker has control of Tupp's left arm, preventing Tupp from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupp sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Baker is striking from the bottom but Tupp uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Tupp performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Baker wants to improve his position but Tupp is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baker wants to get back to full guard.
Tupp winds up and cracks Baker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baker trying to control from the bottom.
Tupp seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tupp has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tupp shoots in but Baker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tupp dives in for a single leg takedown but Baker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Tupp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baker throws a series of punches but Tupp avoids them all with ease.
Baker looks to land a left hand but Tupp moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Tupp dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tupp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baker is fending him off so far but Tupp persists. Nope, Baker circles away and we're back to standing.
Tupp darts in trying to clinch
enabling Baker to counter with a crisp jab.
Tupp rushes Baker and presses him up against the cage.
Baker is looking to break free of the clinch but Tupp has double underhooks.
We've been informed that Baker has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tupp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baker ducks right into an uppercut from Tupp.
Tupp has closed the distance and engaged Baker in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker is working for takedown but Tupp is calmly controlling the position for now.
Baker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tupp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baker can do to turn this around?
Tupp tightens his grip and picks Baker up, before dumping him to the ground. Baker manages to land in guard.
Tupp is standing up over Baker. Baker looks to escape but Tupp dives into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupp decides to stand back up. Tupp steps back and let's Baker get back to his feet.
Tupp shoots in and bounces Baker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Baker wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tupp manages to pass to side control.
Baker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Baker is striking from the bottom but Tupp uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker is looking to get back to full guard here but Tupp has managed to pass to side control instead.
Tupp remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Tupp scoring with punches from side control.
Baker is looking for a sweep.
Tupp controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Baker is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tupp asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Baker tries to buck Tupp off but Tupp is having none of it.
Baker is being controlled here.
Baker sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Baker throws a strike from the bottom but Tupp passes into side control!
Tupp is putting a hurting on Baker here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupp decides to stand back up.
Jack Tupp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baker gets caught flat footed, as Tupp shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Tupp lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tupp not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Baker will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Tupp showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Tupp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Tupp dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tupp wants to clinch up but Baker keeps it at a distance.
Baker feints the counter takedown.
Tupp shoots in and bounces Baker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Baker has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Tupp has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Baker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tupp is defending well.
Tupp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tupp drops Baker with a beautiful combination! Baker stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tupp is looking for the KO!
It looks like James Baker has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tupp shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Baker takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Tupp sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Baker bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Tupp!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Justin Purcell (ranked 1844 p4p, 207 weight class) and Colton Ortiz (ranked 5056 p4p, 409 weight class). Justin Purcell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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28
155 lbs
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25
153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Purcell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colton Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Purcell misses
and Ortiz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Purcell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ortiz looking to pass the guard.
Ortiz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Purcell is refusing to be controlled, as Ortiz sits in half guard.
Ortiz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Purcell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ortiz.
Ortiz wants to free his trapped foot but Purcell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz trying to control from half guard but Purcell is working away.
Ortiz is looking for a kimura but Purcell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ortiz to get the leverage.
Purcell is not content to let Ortiz control the position.
Purcell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Purcell gets full guard.
Ortiz tries to free his leg and advance position but Purcell is retaining full guard.
Purcell wants to improve his position but instead Ortiz has moved into half guard.
Purcell wants to get back to full guard.
Ortiz is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purcell trying to control but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz is pressing down on Purcell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Purcell is holding on for now.
Ortiz slows the pace down in half guard.
Ortiz is trying to control the action in half guard but Purcell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Purcell wants to get back to full guard but Ortiz has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Purcell manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Purcell is looking to reverse the position.
Ortiz tries for a kimura but Purcell is defending well.
Ortiz advances to mount.
Purcell tries to hold on but Ortiz pushes him away.
Ortiz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Purcell is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Purcell tries to improve his position but Ortiz has taken his back! Ortiz has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Purcell tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Ortiz pushes Purcell away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Colton Ortiz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rammsie Hartmann (ranked 2504 p4p, 319 weight class) and Kobe Covington (ranked 3684 p4p, 442 weight class). Covington has chosen Starboy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rammsie Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Covington!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Covington shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hartmann pinned against the cage. Hartmann gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hartmann throws a series of punches but Covington moves out of range.
Covington throws a counter combo.
Covington shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hartmann as he avoids it easily.
Hartmann misses with a hook.
Covington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hartmann sprawls well. Hartmann wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Covington gets slowly back to his feet.
Rammsie Hartmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kobe Covington.
Covington fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hartmann avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hartmann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hartmann working the body and head with strikes.
Covington is looking for a sweep.
Covington on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Covington can do anything to dispel that myth.
Covington is trying to improve his position.
We've been hearing that Hartmann has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Covington managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hartmann.
Hartmann decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hartmann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Covington.
Covington feints the counter takedown.
Hartmann has closed the distance and engaged Covington in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Covington manages to break the clinch.
Covington scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hartmann is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Covington has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Covington creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Covington lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Covington is looking to take a break and control but Hartmann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hartmann prevents Covington from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann tries to bench press Covington off him but Covington keeps the position.
Covington works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hartmann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Covington goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hartmann rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Covington's guard! Nice work there by Hartmann!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hartmann makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Covington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hartmann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Covington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Covington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hartmann.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartmann throws a big elbow that misses.
Hartmann 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.
Covington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hartmann will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hartmann throws a big elbow that misses.
Hartmann is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hartmann wants to control from the top but Covington keeps moving.
Covington doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hartmann stopping the sweep attempt from Covington.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hartmann is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hartmann trying to control but Covington is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rammsie Hartmann 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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Covington or perhaps it was just good defense by Hartmann, which made it look bad.
Hartmann feinted with a counter takedown.
Covington shoots in for a takedown but Hartmann shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hartmann manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Covington on his heels. He'll look to pass Covington's guard now, I'm sure.
Covington wants to control the position but Hartmann says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hartmann lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Covington trying to control but Hartmann postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Covington keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Covington wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann is thwarting Covington's attempts to control the position.
Hartmann trying to control the action but Covington is working from the bottom.
Covington slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Covington is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hartmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Covington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartmann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hartmann throws a big right hand that misses.
Hartmann wants to control from the top but Covington keeps moving.
Hartmann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Covington can do to turn this around?
Covington has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hartmann has passed into side control.
Hartmann trying to control the action but Covington is working from the bottom.
Hartmann scoring with punches and elbows.
Covington takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Covington wants to control but Hartmann postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Covington is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hartmann has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hartmann wants to control but Covington is keeping him busy.
Hartmann working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Covington is trying to improve his position.
Hartmann is chipping away with strikes.
Hartmann working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes there by Hartmann.
Covington tries to improve position but can't.
Check out the look on Hartmann's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Covington is looking to regain half guard here but Hartmann keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartmann sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Covington is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hartmann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Covington keeps working.
Covington defending against the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hartmann landing strikes.
Covington is rocked!
Hartmann grinds an elbow into Covington's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rammsie Hartmann dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Covington darts in looking for a takedown but Hartmann gets double underhooks and turns Covington into the cage.
Covington is still on wobbly legs! Can Hartmann finish him?
Hartmann misses with a low kick.
Rammsie Hartmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartmann clinches up against the cage.
Hartmann lands with a right to the head.
Hartmann pushes Covington against the cage. Hartmann is working some dirty boxing. Hartmann pushes off with a quick right hook! Covington goes down! Covington tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hartmann moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rammsie Hartmann!
Our winner, Rammsie Hartmann, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Kobe Covington had this to say: 'I fought this bum with the Corona virus I think I still take the W'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Islam Makhacevov (ranked 24712 p4p, 652 weight class) and Jian Fu (ranked 3857 p4p, 431 weight class). Islam Makhacevov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jian Fu's chin.
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192 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
3 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Islam Makhacevov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jian Fu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makhacevov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fu connects with a leg kick. Makhacevov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Makhacevov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fu defends it nicely.
Fu has closed the distance and engaged Makhacevov in a clinch.
Makhacevov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fu pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Islam Makhacevov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makhacevov throws a big counter combination but Fu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Makhacevov misses with a takedown
and Fu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Makhacevov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhacevov shoots and misses
and Fu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Makhacevov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fu misses with a two punch combination.
Makhacevov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fu sprawls and moves away.
No luck for Makhacevov with that takedown attempt.
Makhacevov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fu feints a jab and as Makhacevov dips his head, Fu unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Makhacevov right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Makhacevov falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Fu smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jian Fu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Korn Gracie (ranked 1202 p4p, 176 weight class) and Jason Bush (ranked 2164 p4p, 283 weight class). Bush has chosen Greedy Fly as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Korn Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Bush!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Bush lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bush but Bush pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bush scores with a decent looking hook.
Bush scores with a decent looking hook.
Bush fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Bush lands a jab to the head.
Bush fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bush lands a jab to the head.
Bush jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Gracie is rocked!
Bush lands a big right hook! Gracie looks hurt but is still standing! Bush lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Gracie falls down and Bush dives in with a huge hammer fist! Gracie's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Bush runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jason Bush!
Jason Bush bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Hradek (ranked 1479 p4p, 173 weight class) and Tom Dirk (ranked 1647 p4p, 189 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jan Hradek has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jan Hradek seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Hradek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Dirk!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirk moves into the clinch.
Dirk is struggling to control the position.
Hradek is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hradek fails to pull guard.
Dirk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hradek pulls guard.
Dirk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hradek trying to control the position.
Hradek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dirk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dirk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk controlling from the top position.
Dirk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dirk controlling from the top position.
Dirk wants to pass the guard but Hradek is keeping the position.
Dirk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dirk tries to free his leg and advance position but Hradek is retaining full guard.
Hradek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dirk defends well.
Dirk controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dirk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk passes Hradek's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hradek has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Dirk escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Dirk!
Hradek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dirk wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hradek is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dirk's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hradek gets full guard.
Dirk drops back looking for a leg! Hradek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hradek manages to kick Dirk off! Dirk jumps back into Hradek's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hradek being controlled here, momentarily.
Hradek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dirk moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Dirk 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.
Hradek with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dirk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hradek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dirk let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hradek shoots in for a double leg but Dirk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Hradek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dirk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A shot to the liver by Dirk. Beautiful body shot.
Hradek tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dirk swivels and escapes.
Dirk has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hradek is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dirk throws a series of punches but Hradek avoids them all with ease.
Hradek lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Oooooh!!! Dirk has knocked Hradek down with a huge combo! Dirk steps away and waves a wobbly Hradek back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Jan Hradek has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dirk drives through and clinches with Hradek against the cage.
Dirk manages to break the clinch.
Hradek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jan Hradek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dirk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dirk showed some decent athleticism there.
Dirk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk controlling the action here.
Dirk tries to stand and escape but Hradek is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, if Dirk is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dirk is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Dirk passes into half guard.
Dirk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dirk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hradek defends it well.
Hradek looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk wants to stand but Hradek has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Well, if Dirk is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dirk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dirk slowing the pace effectively.
Dirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hradek misses with a takedown attempt - Dirk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hradek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dirk walks away with a smile on his face. Hradek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hradek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dirk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dirk has Hradek up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dirk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dirk pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Dirk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jan Hradek's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Dirk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dirk drives through and clinches with Hradek against the cage.
Dirk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hradek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dirk rushes Hradek and presses him up against the cage.
Hradek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dirk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hradek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dirk smiles and moves away.
Dirk lands with an uppercut that bounces Hradek off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirk moves into the clinch.
Dirk pushes Hradek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dirk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hradek is trying to pull guard but Dirk has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Hradek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Dirk scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Dirk.
Dirk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tom Dirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Dirk misses.
Dirk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dirk has Hradek up against the cage in a clinch.
Hradek jumps guard but Dirk stands there with Hradek around his waist. Hradek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hradek tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hradek tries to pull guard but Dirk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dirk pulls Hradek into guard.
Dirk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hradek is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hradek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dirk can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hradek won't allow Dirk to get back to his feet.
Dirk pulls Hradek in close to his closed guard and prevents Hradek from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hradek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tom Dirk has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hradek wants to control from the top but Dirk keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hradek throws a head kick but Dirk moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Hradek.
Hradek gets tackled into the cage by Dirk. Dirk maintains the clinch.
Hradek has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dirk uses from the top position.
Dirk would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hradek working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dirk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dirk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dirk seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirk slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dirk tries to get to his feet but Hradek is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Dirk in his guard.
Dirk looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dirk's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Dirk really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Hradek'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.
Dirk connects with the punch.
Hradek shoots in looking for a takedown but Dirk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hradek's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dirk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hradek backs up against the cage.
Dirk scores with a jab. Hradek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hradek or perhaps it was just good defense by Dirk, which made it look bad.
Hradek loses concentration momentarily and Dirk pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Hradek crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Dirk finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tom Dirk!
Tom Dirk is the new heavyweight champion!
Tom Dirk decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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