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A&E's MARQUEE 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Sergeev (ranked 5802 p4p, 5352 weight class) and Marcelo Lopez (ranked 484 p4p, 466 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Sergeev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcelo Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sergeev stuffs the takedown attempt from Lopez. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Sergeev tries to counter by clinching up but Lopez breaks away and moves out of range.
Lopez dives in and grabs Sergeev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sergeev pushes down on Lopez's head and hops out.
Sergeev looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Sergeev looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Sergeev.
Sergeev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sergeev.
Sergeev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Sergeev digs a good hook to Lopez's body.
Sergeev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lopez drives through and clinches with Sergeev against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Sergeev fails to land.
Sergeev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sergeev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sergeev throws an elbow but misses.
Sergeev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeev struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Sergeev stalling.
A short right from Sergeev.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Sergeev is controlling him.
Sergeev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lopez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ivan Sergeev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Lopez.
Sergeev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sergeev missing with knees to the body.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Sergeev won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Sergeev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sergeev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lopez dodges an elbow strike from Sergeev.
Sergeev just leaning against Lopez, taking a breather.
Lopez tries to pull guard but Sergeev won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sergeev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lopez looks winded!
Sergeev's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sergeev stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Sergeev.
Sergeev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lopez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike.
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!
Lopez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sergeev lands with a left to the head.
Sergeev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lopez up against the cage.
Sergeev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergeev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sergeev lands a shoulder strike.
Come on Sergeev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sergeev taking a breather.
Lopez fails to pull guard.
Sergeev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ivan Sergeev.
Lopez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lopez gets caught flat footed, as Sergeev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sergeev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lopez can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sergeev is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sergeev is stalling in the full guard.
Sergeev throwing strikes but missing.
Sergeev is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lopez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sergeev is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Sergeev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lopez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sergeev to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lopez is wriggling around but Sergeev manages to pass to half guard.
Lopez actively working from the bottom here.
Sergeev in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Lopez tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sergeev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ivan Sergeev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanov (ranked 3635 p4p, 3340 weight class) and Big Chungus (ranked 132 p4p, 125 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Chungus!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chungus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ivanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chungus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chungus checks the leg kick.
Ivanov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
 It looks like Big Chungus has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ivanov.
Chungus throws a jab when Ivanov was well out of range.
Chungus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chungus misses with a hook to the body
and Ivanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chungus misses with a lunging right hand
letting Ivanov counter with a right hand.
Chungus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chungus misses the body punch
and Ivanov counters with a nice body shot.
Ivanov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chungus thuds his right hand into Ivanov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
 It looks like Sergei Ivanov has been cut.
Chungus lands a slapping body shot.
Chungus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ivanov counters with a straight right hand.
Ivanov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chungus throws a jab but it's blocked by Ivanov.
Ivanov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Chungus sprawling to the canvas! Chungus rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ivanov finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
and Ivanov counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Chungus! He's just covering up as Ivanov starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Ivanov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conan Kennedy (ranked 3515 p4p, 2491 weight class) and Ricky Youngblood (ranked 399 p4p, 301 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Kennedy.
Kennedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Youngblood taking a breather.
Kennedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Youngblood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kennedy is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Kennedy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Youngblood wants to break free but Kennedy has control.
Youngblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Youngblood looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Kennedy.
Youngblood lands a hook that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Kennedy has a couple of punches blocked by Youngblood.
Youngblood throws a punch but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kennedy on the inside.
Kennedy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Youngblood backwards.
Youngblood struggles to land a body shot inside as Kennedy controls his hands.
Kennedy tries a body shot but Youngblood blocks it.
Youngblood prevents a body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy scores with a shoulder strike.
Kennedy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kennedy has a couple of punches blocked by Youngblood.
Youngblood wants to break free but Kennedy has control.
Kennedy pushes Youngblood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Youngblood misses with a body punch.
Youngblood misses with the head strike.
Youngblood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kennedy.
Youngblood pushes Kennedy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Youngblood 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.
Kennedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Youngblood is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Youngblood stalling in the clinch but Kennedy improves position.
Kennedy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kennedy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kennedy cracks Youngblood with a nice body shot.
Kennedy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Kennedy tries to work over Youngblood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Youngblood has a couple of punches blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kennedy has Youngblood up against the cage in a clinch.
Kennedy lands with a left to the head.
Kennedy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy gets through Youngblood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood blocks a body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Youngblood tries to stall but Kennedy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kennedy can't find room to land a body shot as Youngblood controls the action.
Youngblood lands a hook that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Kennedy blocks a body shot from Youngblood.
Kennedy working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Youngblood.
Kennedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Kennedy.
Youngblood throws a head punch that misses.
Kennedy blocks an uppercut.
Youngblood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kennedy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Kennedy.
 Youngblood is rocked!
Kennedy lands an uppercut.
Youngblood is still on wobbly legs! Can Kennedy finish him?
Kennedy lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Youngblood to his knees! Kennedy keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conan Kennedy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oluwadare Kwande (ranked 4199 p4p, 1937 weight class) and Richard Betts (ranked 403 p4p, 217 weight class). Oluwadare Kwande has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oluwadare Kwande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Betts!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betts swings for the body but Kwande moves out of range.
Kwande attempts a counter takedown but Betts avoids it well and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Kwande. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kwande.
Kwande shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Betts eats them both and turns towards Kwande to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kwande lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Betts at a distance.
Kwande throws a hook to the side of Betts's head but Betts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Betts on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kwande lands with a nice body punch.
A combination from Kwande does no damage.
Kwande throws a lazy uppercut
and Betts counters with a single leg into guard. Kwande didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kwande is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Betts is looking to control Kwande's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Betts avoid being mounted?
Kwande is working for a kimura but Betts is defending it quite comfortably.
Betts regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwande stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Betts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Betts looking for a guillotine here but Kwande defends easily.
Kwande wants to control from the top but Betts keeps moving.
Kwande scoring with some ground and pound.
Betts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kwande stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Betts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Betts has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kwande should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Betts has tightened it up now! Kwande should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Richard Betts!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boleslav Makarenko (ranked 2969 p4p, 2460 weight class) and Mickey Fernandez (ranked 311 p4p, 267 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Boleslav Makarenko has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Boleslav Makarenko seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boleslav Makarenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makarenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Mickey Fernandez has been cut.
Makarenko misses the body punch
so Fernandez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Makarenko is wriggling around but Fernandez manages to pass to half guard.
Fernandez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fernandez in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Makarenko tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Fernandez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mickey Fernandez!
Mickey Fernandez opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
Boleslav Makarenko spoke after the fight, saying 'UNBELIEVABLE!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Paris (ranked 2205 p4p, 2140 weight class) and Fried Slobberknacker (ranked 311 p4p, 300 weight class). Marco Paris has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fried Slobberknacker!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris throws a hook but Slobberknacker avoids it easily.
Paris looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Paris stands up over Slobberknacker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Paris wants to control from the top but Slobberknacker keeps moving.
Paris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Slobberknacker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paris postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Paris 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.
Slobberknacker has momentary wrist control but Paris slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Paris landing strikes.
Paris cracks Slobberknacker with a big elbow.
Paris is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Slobberknacker's shoulder. That is not cool.
Paris in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slobberknacker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Paris.
Slobberknacker takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Slobberknacker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paris just content to control the position.
Paris throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Paris wants to control but Slobberknacker is keeping him busy.
Paris looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Slobberknacker is avoiding damage well.
Paris lands some shots froms side control.
Paris is working Slobberknacker over with some ground and pound from side control.
Paris controls the position.
Slobberknacker is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Paris is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris staying calm.
Paris lands a few punches from side control.
Paris working the body and head with strikes.
Slobberknacker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Paris connects with a decent elbow.
It looks like Fried Slobberknacker has been cut.
Paris working the head and body with strikes.
Slobberknacker is rocked!
Paris cracks Slobberknacker with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Paris immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Slobberknacker is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Paris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Paris!
After winning the bout, Marco Paris 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John PG (ranked 1847 p4p, 2557 weight class) and Knife Face (ranked 272 p4p, 365 weight class). Knife Face told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John PG!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Knife Face!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face misses with a takedown
and PG counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Knife Face has been cut.
Face misses with a takedown
and PG counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Face has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John PG!
Knife Face spoke after the fight, saying 'Some things to work on, I'll be back.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Conway (ranked 1715 p4p, 2306 weight class) and Fran Griggs (ranked 220 p4p, 295 weight class). Griggs comes into a darkened arena with his song building. U2 - Beautiful Day kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ricky Conway 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fran Griggs!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Conway.
Conway lands with a left to the head.
Conway lands a nice uppercut.
Conway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griggs backwards.
Conway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Conway scores with a shoulder strike.
Conway scores with a hook to the body.
The referee calls for Griggs to work.
Conway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conway throws a punch but it's blocked by Griggs.
Conway 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!
Griggs manages to break the clinch.
Griggs throws a right hand that misses
and Conway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conway looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Conway lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griggs at a distance.
Conway thuds a left hand into Griggs's body.
Conway scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Conway misses with a right hand
and Griggs counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Conway misses.
It seemed like Griggs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body punch from Conway.
Conway slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Conway misses its target.
Conway scores with a decent looking hook.
Conway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griggs moves away.
Griggs looks to clinch
and Conway counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Conway counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Conway sizes up Griggs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griggs throws a poor cross that misses
and Griggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griggs is rocked!
Griggs tries to clinch up
and Conway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Conway finish him?
Griggs misses with a hook
and Conway counters with a huge left! Griggs is in big trouble! He's backing up but Conway isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Griggs from any more damage. A dominating finish by Conway!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Conway!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ricky Conway made sure he mentioned MKFC , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Ghambe (ranked 1190 p4p, 2316 weight class) and Chris Leopoldo (ranked 45 p4p, 93 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Ghambe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Leopoldo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghambe throws a lazy uppercut
letting Leopoldo counter with a right hand.
Ghambe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leopoldo misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Ghambe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Ghambe misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Leopoldo.
Ghambe defending well as Leopoldo loads up on a big left hand.
Ghambe throws a right hand that misses
and Leopoldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leopoldo throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Leopoldo misses the target.
Leopoldo misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopoldo misses with a straight right.
Ghambe misses the jab.
Leopoldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ghambe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ghambe misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghambe misses with a body punch
and Leopoldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ghambe just misses with a punch to the body.
Ghambe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leopoldo counters with a three punch combo that has Ghambe backing up. Ghambe nods at Leopoldo to acknowledge the strikes.
Ghambe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ghambe throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Leopoldo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ghambe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Leopoldo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ghambe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leopoldo at a distance.
Ghambe cracks Leopoldo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Chris Leopoldo has been cut.
Leopoldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Leopoldo lands with a good body shot.
Ghambe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leopoldo on 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!
Leopoldo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ghambe counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghambe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Ghambe.
Leopoldo scores with a decent looking hook.
Good exchange - Ghambe coming out on top.
Ghambe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That has opened up Chris Leopoldo's cut even more.
Ghambe throws a body shot but no joy.
Leopoldo scores with a punch to the head.
Leopoldo throws a poor cross that misses
and Ghambe counters with a nice uppercut.
Leopoldo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ghambe.
The cut above Chris Leopoldo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghambe. Leopoldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ghambe jabs Leopoldo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ghambe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chris Leopoldo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Leopoldo glances at the clock... BAM! Ghambe nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Leopoldo crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Leopoldo is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam Ghambe!
Liam Ghambe retains his super heavyweight title!
Liam Ghambe 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis White (ranked 1336 p4p, 2855 weight class) and Sylvester Coltrane (ranked 155 p4p, 305 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denis White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sylvester Coltrane!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coltrane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Sylvester Coltrane has been cut.
Coltrane looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
and White counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Coltrane! He's just covering up as White starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denis White!
Denis White retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Denis White, 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.
Sylvester Coltrane spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back stronger than ever!'.
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