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KoF:IW Golden Claws IV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Garry Almeida (ranked 3810 p4p, 2406 weight class) and Genzhe Gadzhimagomedov (ranked 433 p4p, 300 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garry Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Genzhe Gadzhimagomedov!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gadzhimagomedov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gadzhimagomedov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Almeida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gadzhimagomedov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Almeida checks the leg kick nicely there.
Almeida shoots in for a double leg but Gadzhimagomedov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Almeida shoots in looking for a takedown but Gadzhimagomedov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Almeida's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gadzhimagomedov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Almeida looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gadzhimagomedov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Gadzhimagomedov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Almeida tries to move to mount but Gadzhimagomedov blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is trying to get an arm triangle but Gadzhimagomedov is defending well.
Almeida tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gadzhimagomedov's legs.
Gadzhimagomedov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Almeida looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Almeida is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gadzhimagomedov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Almeida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gadzhimagomedov is defending against the submission attempts here by Almeida.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Almeida is trying to work for a kimura but Gadzhimagomedov is defending well.
Gadzhimagomedov is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gadzhimagomedov is just riding it out for now. Almeida eventually gives up the hold.
Almeida is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gadzhimagomedov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Almeida maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Gadzhimagomedov could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Almeida has cracked it and Gadzhimagomedov is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Almeida!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Garry Almeida!
Garry Almeida thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis Moore (ranked 6812 p4p, 7110 weight class) and Fury Sukarno (ranked 590 p4p, 601 weight class). Fury Sukarno is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Louis Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fury Sukarno!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukarno throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sukarno throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moore fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sukarno just manages to avoid it.
Moore scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sukarno tries to kick Moore off in order to stand up. Moore Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Moore content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Moore seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sukarno for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Check out the look on Moore's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Moore decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukarno misses with a series of wild punches.
Sukarno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moore jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sukarno closes the distance and clinches up with Moore, looking for a takedown. Sukarno pushes Moore against the cage but Moore circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Moore went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sukarno throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moore stuffs the takedown.
Sukarno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sukarno looks winded!
Sukarno fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moore half committed to a counter leg kick.
Louis Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fury Sukarno.
Sukarno throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moore's waist but Moore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sukarno off to one side.
Moore drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Moore just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Moore drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sukarno seems a little lost for a moment, as Moore dominates the positioning.
We've been hearing that Moore has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Moore stands up and beckons Sukarno to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukarno throws a sloppy head kick
and Moore counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sukarno won't be happy with that.
Moore is staying tight to Sukarno's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Moore landing a few strikes.
Moore working the head with strikes.
Moore moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sukarno to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukarno shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moore as he jumps to the side.
Moore quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sukarno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moore counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sukarno won't be happy with that.
Sukarno tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Moore dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sukarno throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
Moore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sukarno misses with a head kick.
Sukarno clinches up against the cage.
Moore gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Moore stands up from Sukarno's guard - Moore perhaps looking for a knockout.
Moore throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sukarno was covering up waiting for the punch and Moore finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore sitting in guard here, content to control.
Louis Moore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Moore lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Moore showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Moore works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Moore controlling the action here.
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.
Moore stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sukarno to get to his feet.
Moore dodges the punch combination from Sukarno.
Moore shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sukarno is trying to defend but Moore finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sukarno wants to stand back up but Moore manages to pass into side control.
Sukarno is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore cracks Sukarno with a big elbow.
Moore decides to stand back up. Moore steps back and let's Sukarno get back to his feet.
Sukarno changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moore tries to avoid it but Sukarno manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moore to the ground. Moore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sukarno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fury Sukarno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore closes the distance and clinches.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sukarno can do to turn this around?
Moore gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sukarno is trying to escape back to his feet but Moore uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Moore content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Moore lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Moore dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sukarno moves into the clinch.
Sukarno avoiding damage as Moore throws knees to the body.
Moore gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Moore looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Moore landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Moore performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore winds up and cracks Sukarno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore stands up and beckons Sukarno to join him on the feet.
Moore shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Moore keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Further stalling from Moore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sukarno throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Moore.
Sukarno closes the distance and clinches.
Sukarno misses with a knee strike.
Moore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sukarno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sukarno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moore is trying to trip Sukarno. He has hold of a leg but Sukarno is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Moore persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sukarno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moore content to stall in guard here.
Moore continues to stall.
Moore stands up and waves to Sukarno to follow him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Moore!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Petr Yan (ranked 24438 p4p, 24420 weight class) and Johnny Hammer (ranked 636 p4p, 654 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petr Yan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan blocks a head kick by Hammer.
Yan throws a series of punches but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hammer fails to land the takedown.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Yan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Yan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hammer. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer throws a sloppy head kick and Yan moves out of range easily.
Yan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Yan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hammer. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a combination
and Yan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hammer's guard.
Hammer kicks Yan off and gets to his feet.
A nice combination there by Yan.
Yan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer is not content to let Yan control the position.
Hammer has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Yan is on him like a limpet, forcing Hammer back against the cage.
Yan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hammer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yan walks away with a smile on his face. Hammer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer looks for a takedown but Yan sprawls well.
Petr Yan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Hammer.
Yan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hammer manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hammer swinging wildly here.
Hammer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hammer enables Yan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hammer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Yan from controlling successfully.
Yan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yan working some strikes from top position.
Hammer wants to stand but Yan is controlling the position.
Yan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan postures up and lands a big shot to Hammer's brow.
Hammer is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Yan presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Yan is trying to force a seperation but Hammer has the dominant position.
Hammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yan prevents Hammer from escaping the position.
Yan working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yan is chipping away with strikes.
Hammer is pushing Yan's head away, looking to escape. Yan manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Hammer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hammer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hammer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yan back to the cage. Hammer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yan throws a low kick, looking for Hammer's leg but Hammer calmly moves out of range.
Hammer is looking for the big counter here.
Yan checks the leg kick nicely there.
No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yan working some strikes from top position.
Yan tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammer is retaining full guard.
Johnny Hammer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yan throws an elbow that misses. Hammer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yan's guard. Nice move by Hammer!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Yan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yan throws a strike aimed at the side of Hammer's head but Hammer avoids it well.
Yan is looking to take a break and control but Hammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hammer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Yan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hammer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet but Yan drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan throwing strikes but Hammer manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Yan tries to bench press Hammer off him but Hammer keeps the position.
Yan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Yan throws Hammer to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hammer wants it to stay on the feet.
Hammer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hammer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hammer tries to avoid it but Yan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hammer to the ground. Hammer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hammer sprawls well initially but Yan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hammer manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer shoots and misses
and Yan counters with a nice uppercut.
Hammer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hammer quickly recovers to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan slips a nice elbow through Hammer's hands, connecting with Hammer's forehead.
Hammer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Yan.
Yan stalling away here and it's allowed Hammer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hammer pushes Yan off and scrambles back to his feet.
A left and a right from Yan both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Hammer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Yan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A head kick by Hammer misses
and Hammer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yan misses with a takedown attempt - Hammer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hammer looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Yan tries for a takedown but Hammer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yan!
Petr Yan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses.
Yan is looking to counter the offense by Hammer and move into the clinch.
Yan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hammer is able to avoid easily.
Yan throws a series of punches but Hammer moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hammer throws a head kick but Yan moves out of range.
Hammer throws a sloppy head kick
and Yan counters with a one-two to the body.
Petr Yan is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hammer enables Yan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hammer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hammer is looking to stand up but Yan isn't so interested in that idea.
Yan working some strikes from top position.
Hammer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yan won't allow Hammer to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan cracks Hammer with a solid left hand.
Yan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammer pushes Yan off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yan gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Yan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Yan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Yan lands an elbow.
Hammer is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Yan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Yan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet but Yan drags him back down.
Yan is working Hammer over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yan cracks Hammer with a big right hand but Hammer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Yan stands up and beckons Hammer to his feet.
Hammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammer gets caught flat footed, as Yan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yan working some strikes from top position.
Yan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Petr Yan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Hammer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petr Yan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hammer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Hammer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Whitting (ranked 24923 p4p, 25213 weight class) and Tink Bugglesworth (ranked 644 p4p, 668 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Whitting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tink Bugglesworth!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bugglesworth clinches.
Whitting lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Tink Bugglesworth has been cut.
Bugglesworth takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whitting connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bugglesworth's face.
Whitting with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 Bugglesworth is rocked!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bugglesworth blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Whitting.
Bugglesworth looks winded!
Whitting landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Whitting lands a big knee to the head and Bugglesworth goes down! Whitting pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Whitting!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Frost (ranked 24642 p4p, 25008 weight class) and Slenzy Johnson (ranked 248 p4p, 241 weight class). Frost comes into the arena with SETH ECT - B.L.A.S.T blaring out of the sound system. Slenzy Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Slenzy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Frost tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Frost throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Frost gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Frost scoring well with a low kick there.
Frost lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Frost circles away.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frost.
We've been told by Frost's head coaches at That one gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Frost stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Frost wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Robert Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slenzy Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frost bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Frost throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson rushes Frost and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Frost throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Frost pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Frost.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Frost shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Robert Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frost throws out the jab.
Johnson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Frost manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Frost throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Frost looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frost.
Frost avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Frost. Frost maintains the clinch.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frost breaks the clinch.
Frost misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Frost. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Frost keeps it at a distance.
Johnson slips under a jab from Frost.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Frost shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A lazy body kick from Johnson
and Frost counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Frost misses with a wild combination.
Frost swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Frost wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
Johnson looks winded!
Frost is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Frost is struggling to control the position.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Frost stalling in the clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Frost walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Frost takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Frost is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Frost for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Frost stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Frost 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.
Frost misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Frost.
Robert Frost is winning the standup battle so far.
Frost misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frost darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Frost is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Frost is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Frost is working away from the top position though.
Frost trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Frost eventually gives up the hold.
Frost not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Frost working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson is looking to control Frost's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Frost is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Frost is working for a submission of some sort.
Frost takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Frost slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Frost scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Frost wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Frost throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Frost looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Frost postures up.
Johnson is not content to let Frost control the position.
Johnson trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Frost shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Frost backing away here, and Johnson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Frost misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frost throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Frost shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Frost.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Frost misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Frost dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Frost to counter with a crisp jab.
Frost throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frost swinging wildly here.
Frost shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Hilo inform us that Johnson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Frost working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Frost 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Frost postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Frost can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frost stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Frost controlling him for the moment.
Johnson controlling Frost's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Frost stuffs the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Frost misses the target.
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.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Johnson enables Frost to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Johnson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Frost might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Frost with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Frost trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Frost stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Frost scores with punches from side control.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Frost wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Frost working the body and head with strikes.
Frost is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost scores with a couple of short elbows.
Frost scores with punches from side control.
Frost goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Johnson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Frost's guard! Nice work there by Johnson!
Frost bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Frost accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Frost throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Frost lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Frost trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Frost from controlling successfully.
Frost lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frost forces his way into half guard.
Slenzy Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robert Frost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Frost is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Frost to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Frost showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Frost has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Frost!
Robert Frost seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Martial (ranked 6598 p4p, 6235 weight class) and Bobby Beaudrie (ranked 581 p4p, 564 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Purple 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Martial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Beaudrie!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaudrie drops Martial with a beautiful combination! Martial stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Beaudrie is looking for the KO!
 Martial is rocked!
 It looks like Ricky Martial has been cut.
Beaudrie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh Martial is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martial is breathing heavily.
Beaudrie lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Martial up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Beaudrie from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Martial's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Beaudrie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reece Foy (ranked 5481 p4p, 4698 weight class) and Alexei Rodionovich (ranked 541 p4p, 498 weight class). Rodionovich comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Svarga & Drygva - Volnitsa kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Reece Foy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Rodionovich!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Foy dodges the punch combination from Rodionovich.
Foy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alexei Rodionovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodionovich has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rodionovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Foy's brow.
Foy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Foy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rodionovich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rodionovich closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodionovich is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Foy is keeping busy.
Rodionovich trying to stall but Foy improves his position.
Rodionovich blocking some punches.
Rodionovich misses with a knee strike.
Rodionovich lands an elbow inside that Foy shrugs off.
Foy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foy looking to throw knees to the head but Rodionovich is blocking nicely.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foy avoids it.
Foy avoids a wild elbow strike from Rodionovich.
Foy blocks an elbow strike from Rodionovich.
Nice elbow from Rodionovich.
It looks like Reece Foy has been cut.
Rodionovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rodionovich throws an elbow that misses.
Rodionovich throws an elbow that misses.
Rodionovich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rodionovich looks winded!
Foy wants to break free but Rodionovich has control.
Rodionovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Foy breaks the clinch.
Foy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rodionovich misses with an elbow over the top.
Foy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodionovich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Foy lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foy wants to stand but Rodionovich has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Foy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foy trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodionovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodionovich looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodionovich, not yet.
Foy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rodionovich uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Foy shoots in for a double leg but Rodionovich sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Foy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rodionovich's guard.
Rodionovich manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Foy throws a jab when Rodionovich was well out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Foy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reece Foy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rodionovich defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Rodionovich. No joy for Foy on that attempt.
Rodionovich has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foy has hold of one of Rodionovich's legs. Rodionovich is fighting the takedown attempt but Foy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rodionovich has Foy pulled in close to control his posture.
Foy chips away with some ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Foy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodionovich throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rodionovich keeping moving, preventing Foy from controlling successfully.
Rodionovich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foy.
Foy wants to control from the top but Rodionovich keeps moving.
Rodionovich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Foy tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodionovich is retaining full guard.
Foy slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foy drops an elbow to the side of Rodionovich's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexei Rodionovich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reece Foy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Foy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rodionovich swivels and escapes.
Foy shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodionovich sprawls well. He's pushed Foy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rodionovich lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rodionovich tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Foy defends well and Rodionovich ends up having to push Foy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Foy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rodionovich circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reece Foy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rodionovich checks a leg kick.
Rodionovich wants to clinch.
Foy feinted with a counter takedown.
Foy tries to keep at a distance but Rodionovich has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foy has clasped his hands together around Rodionovich's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rodionovich is looking to get back to his feet here but Foy is keeping cool and he's managed to take Rodionovich's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodionovich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Foy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Foy has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Foy is persistently looking for the submission but Rodionovich is defending it well.
Rodionovich is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Foy looking for the RNC.
Foy is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Rodionovich is defending well though. Foy let's go of the attempt for now.
Foy is landing with strikes. Rodionovich can't take much more of this.
Rodionovich defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foy has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rodionovich has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Rodionovich is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Foy gets his way!
Foy is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Rodionovich taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Foy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reece Foy!
Alexei Rodionovich spoke after the fight, saying 'Every white has its black and every sweet its sour'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Old Cucky (ranked 4407 p4p, 3667 weight class) and Juro Fujimoto (ranked 481 p4p, 422 weight class). The key to victory for Old Cucky has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Counter fighter
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Old Cucky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juro Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Cucky.
Cucky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fujimoto is looking to get back to is feet but Cucky passes into side control.
Cucky tries to move to mount but Fujimoto blocks the move with his legs.
Cucky 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 Fujimoto's shoulder. That is not cool.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cucky goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fujimoto rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cucky's guard! Nice work there by Fujimoto!
Fujimoto is fighting to break Cucky's control of his arms but Cucky is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cucky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cucky looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto working some strikes from top position.
Fujimoto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fujimoto landing with the ground and pound.
Fujimoto stands up over Cucky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fujimoto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fujimoto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fujimoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Cucky has wrist control.
Cucky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cucky pushes Fujimoto off and gets back to his feet.
Cucky clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto manages to break the clinch.
Cucky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cucky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cucky misses with a few strikes there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fujimoto has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cucky moves into the clinch.
Cucky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fujimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Cucky throws a shot from downtown. Fujimoto moves away and avoids it.
Cucky shoots in looking for a takedown. Fujimoto tries to sprawl out of it but Cucky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fujimoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cucky misses the shot to the body.
And Fujimoto responds with a good body kick, but Cucky manages to step out the way in time.
Fujimoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto slips under a jab.
As Cucky backs off Fujimoto throws a huge counter combo but Cucky manages to avoid it all.
Cucky instigates a clinch.
Fujimoto breaks from the clinch.
Fujimoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fujimoto ducks under a wild hook from Cucky.
Cucky moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFujimoto.
Cucky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fujimoto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cucky breaks the clinch.
Cucky lands with a hook. Fujimoto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Old Cucky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cucky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fujimoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Fujimoto pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cucky back to the cage. Fujimoto follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cucky clinches.
Fujimoto stalling.
Fujimoto has picked Cucky up - he's going for a ride! Fujimoto dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cucky has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Fujimoto is on him like a limpet, forcing Cucky back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cucky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cucky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cucky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cucky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cucky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fujimoto rushes Cucky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fujimoto slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Old Cucky dominated that round.
That's time! Cucky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cucky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fujimoto manages to avoid it.
Fujimoto is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cucky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cucky scores with a shot to the body.
Cucky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fujimoto, pushing him back against the cage.
Cucky tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fujimoto smiles and moves away.
Cucky shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fujimoto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fujimoto throws Cucky to one side and escapes!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cucky throws a head kick that misses
and Fujimoto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fujimoto misses with a body kick.
Cucky has closed the distance and engaged Fujimoto in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cucky lands a damaging elbow.
Fujimoto slows down the pace here.
Cucky breaks the clinch.
Fujimoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cucky as he avoids it easily.
Fujimoto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cucky clinches up against the cage.
Fujimoto avoiding damage.
Cucky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cucky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cucky clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cucky throws a series of punches but Fujimoto avoids them all with ease.
Cucky moves into the clinch successfully.
Fujimoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cucky clinches up with Fujimoto and pushes him back against the cage.
Fujimoto manages to break the clinch.
Cucky misses the shot to the body.
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!
Cucky gets a clinch.
I was talking to Cucky's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cucky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Old Cucky is winning the standup battle so far.
Fujimoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cucky darts in and clinches Fujimoto up against the cage.
Fujimoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cucky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fujimoto can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cucky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fujimoto clinches with his opponent.
Cucky manages to break the clinch.
Cucky cracks Fujimoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cucky dives in for a single leg takedown but Fujimoto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Old Cucky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cucky throws a front kick aimed at Fujimoto's knee but Fujimoto avoids it well.
Cucky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fujimoto counters with a flying knee that drops Cucky! Fujimoto dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juro Fujimoto!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Musan Zaintashara (ranked 1059 p4p, 2913 weight class) and Bob Of Legend (ranked 139 p4p, 345 weight class). Zaintashara comes to the cage accompanied by The Art of War. Musan Zaintashara had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Musan Zaintashara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Of Legend!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Legend throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Of Legend takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zaintashara throws out a loose jab but Of Legend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaintashara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Of Legend throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zaintashara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Of Legend.
Zaintashara moves into the clinch.
Of Legend has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Zaintashara clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Zaintashara preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Of Legend.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaintashara is in bad spot here.
Of Legend is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaintashara tries to escape the position.
Zaintashara defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Of Legend keeping full guard, as Zaintashara tries to pass.
Zaintashara has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Of Legend is proving hard to escape from.
Of Legend working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Zaintashara has passed into half guard!
Of Legend throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaintashara is looking for a kimura here.
Of Legend slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Of Legend wants to stand but Zaintashara is controlling the position.
Zaintashara looking to pass the guard.
Of Legend is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Of Legend throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Zaintashara escapes and throws Of Legend's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Legend is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zaintashara is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Of Legend knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zaintashara is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Of Legend has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zaintashara wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Of Legend, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zaintashara decides to stand back up.
Of Legend throws a sloppy head kick
and Of Legend takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Of Legend tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zaintashara scores with a counter punch that sends Of Legend to the canvas! Zaintashara smells blood - he's punishing Of Legend with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Of Legend has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Musan Zaintashara!
Musan Zaintashara retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Musan Zaintashara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Fury (ranked 2477 p4p, 1191 weight class) and Derick Muise (ranked 320 p4p, 168 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Fury!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derick Muise!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Muise, pushing him back against the cage.
Muise stalling.
Muise takes an elbow to the temple.
Fury takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fury controlling the action here for a moment.
Muise blocking some punches.
Fury missing with knees to the body.
Muise lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Muise.
Muise told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Muise takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Derick Muise has been cut.
Fury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muise.
Muise lands with a light punch inside.
Muise lands a hook that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muise as Fury tries to tie him up.
Muise lands an uppercut.
Muise lands an elbow just above Fury 's eye.
Muise stalling against the cage.
Muise working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muise stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muise.
Muise lands a nice elbow.
Fury is rocked!
It looks like Tyson Fury has been cut.
Muise pushes Fury against the cage. Muise is working some dirty boxing. Muise pushes off with a quick right hook! Fury goes down! Fury tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Muise moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derick Muise! Derick Muise retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Derick Muise thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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