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MMMA Kings of Madness 3 (HW) PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Roberto (ranked 3042 p4p, 5081 weight class) and George Walker (ranked 398 p4p, 547 weight class). Walker has chosen Uruz as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Roberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Walker!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Roberto was covering up waiting for the punch and Walker finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Walker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Roberto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Walker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Roberto is proving hard to escape from.
Roberto working a defensive guard here.
Walker is sitting in close to Roberto's body. Roberto has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Walker is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Walker is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Roberto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jose Roberto!
Jose Roberto 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arild Ringnes (ranked 2139 p4p, 3224 weight class) and Culver Crimson (ranked 89 p4p, 135 weight class). Arild Ringnes 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ringnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ringnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arild Ringnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ringnes lands a leg kick that knocks Crimson off balance momentarily.
Ringnes looks to land a right hand but Crimson moved out of range.
Crimson wants to counter with a clinch but Ringnes pushes him away.
Crimson walks into a straight right hand from Ringnes .
Ringnes throws out a loose jab but Crimson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crimson has closed the distance and engaged Ringnes in a clinch.
Crimson is looking to control Ringnes 's arms but Ringnes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crimson has his back to the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crimson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
I was talking to Ringnes 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ringnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crimson ducks under a wild hook from Ringnes .
Ringnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crimson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ringnes is looking to slow Crimson down with leg kicks.
Ringnes swings widly with a right hand
and Crimson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crimson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crimson ducks under a wild hook from Ringnes .
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ringnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ringnes connects with the punch.
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!
Ringnes checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringnes scores with a hook to the body. Crimson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ringnes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ringnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crimson's sensitive parts.
Crimson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ringnes throws a good cross that connects.
 It looks like Culver Crimson has been cut.
Ringnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Crimson.
Crimson tries to clinch up but Ringnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Ringnes connects with a looping right hand.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ringnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ringnes throws a body punch but Crimson moves out of range.
Crimson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crimson doesn't manage to clinch there - Ringnes circles away.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ringnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crimson wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Ringnes .
Ringnes scores with a hook.
Crimson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Ringnes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crimson doesn't seem phased though.
Ringnes drops his hands momentarily and Crimson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ringnes feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Crimson sprawling to the canvas! Crimson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ringnes finish him?!
 Crimson is rocked!
Ringnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crimson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ringnes finish him?
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ringnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ringnes knocks out Crimson with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Ringnes before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Ringnes picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arild Ringnes !
An out of breath and clearly excited Arild Ringnes thanked HELLS BALLS RECOVERY for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Stepanov (ranked 1842 p4p, 3822 weight class) and Mikko Alatalo (ranked 78 p4p, 157 weight class). Mikko Alatalo 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Stepanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikko Alatalo!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stepanov misses with a wild body shot.
Alatalo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stepanov is looking to counter punch.
Alatalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stepanov.
A countering left hand to the body from Alatalo misses.
Stepanov scores with a nice right hand.
Alatalo with the inside leg kick.
Stepanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alatalo.
Alatalo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stepanov feints and as Alatalo raises his hands in defense, Stepanov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stepanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stepanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stepanov throws a big elbow that misses.
Stepanov 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.
We've been hearing good reports from Stepanov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Stepanov 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.
Stepanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stepanov throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepanov throwing strikes from guard but Alatalo blocks nicely.
Alatalo 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.
Stepanov won't allow Alatalo to get back to his feet.
Stepanov throws a big right hand that misses.
Stepanov throws a big right hand that misses.
Stepanov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stepanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stepanov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stepanov throwing strikes but missing.
Alatalo is controlling Stepanov's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov throws an elbow that misses. Alatalo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stepanov's guard. Nice move by Alatalo!
Stepanov 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.
Alatalo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stepanov is proving hard to escape from.
Stepanov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alatalo's guard.
Alatalo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stepanov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov stops Alatalo from standing up.
Alatalo has his hands on Stepanov's head, controlling the position.
Alatalo being controlled here, momentarily.
Stepanov distracts Alatalo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stepanov stays in close to Alatalo's body and controls the position.
Stepanov stopping the sweep attempt from Alatalo.
Stepanov stands up over Alatalo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stepanov has gone for a leg lock! Alatalo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Stepanov's guard.
Alatalo preventing the sweep.
Alatalo is fighting to break Stepanov's control of his arms but Stepanov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alatalo trying to control the position from guard on top but Stepanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stepanov pulls Alatalo in close to his closed guard and prevents Alatalo from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Stepanov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stepanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alatalo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alatalo connects with a right hand. Stepanov shakes it off.
Alatalo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alatalo misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Stepanov misses.
Alatalo digs a good hook to Stepanov's body.
Stepanov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alatalo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stepanov somewhat.
Stepanov misses with a right hand
and Alatalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stepanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alatalo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Alatalo misses
letting Stepanov counter with a right hand.
Alatalo misses with a straight right.
Alatalo takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stepanov misses with a looping right.
Stepanov blocks a jab.
Mikko Alatalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stepanov manages to avoid it.
Stepanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stepanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Stepanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alatalo moves away.
Alatalo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alatalo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stepanov. That did some damage!
Stepanov misses with a straight left.
Alatalo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Stepanov takes a swing at Alatalo's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Alatalo.
Stepanov misses with a double jab.
Alatalo throws a sloppy head kick and Stepanov moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alatalo.
A swing and a miss from Stepanov.
Stepanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alatalo.
Stepanov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alatalo to score with a decent uppercut.
Stepanov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stepanov blocks a low kick nicely.
Stepanov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov moves away from the strike by Alatalo.
Alatalo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stepanov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alatalo.
Stepanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alatalo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alatalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stepanov.
A slow jab from Alatalo misses its intended target.
Stepanov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Alatalo misses with a wild body shot.
Alatalo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stepanov cracks Alatalo with a good jab.
Stepanov misses with an uppercut.
Alatalo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alatalo thuds a left hand into Stepanov's body.
Alatalo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stepanov moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alatalo. Stepanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stepanov staying out of range there.
Stepanov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stepanov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alatalo's head backwards.
Alatalo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alatalo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alatalo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stepanov scores with a jab. Alatalo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alatalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stepanov throws a lazy right hand but Alatalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Alatalo.
Alatalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stepanov manages to avoid it.
Mikko Alatalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alatalo connects with a right hand. Stepanov shakes it off.
Alatalo throws a leg kick but Stepanov moved away.
Stepanov moves out of range as Alatalo strikes.
Stepanov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alatalo throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Alatalo throws a poor cross that misses
and Stepanov counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Alatalo as Stepanov shoots in.
Stepanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Alatalo is just out of range.
Alatalo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alatalo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stepanov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alatalo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alatalo misses the jab.
Stepanov defending well as Alatalo loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Alatalo misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Stepanov misses the target.
Alatalo scoring well with a low kick there.
Stepanov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alatalo scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stepanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alatalo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stepanov gets a takedown into half guard.
Alatalo taking some punishment here, with Stepanov in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Alatalo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Good exchange - Alatalo coming out on top.
Alatalo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stepanov attempts a counter takedown but Alatalo avoids it well and moves away.
Mikko Alatalo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Alatalo tenderised Stepanov's leg. Stepanov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alatalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Stepanov misses its target.
Stepanov misses with a few strikes there.
Alatalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Stepanov is just out of range.
Alatalo cracks Stepanov with a good jab.
A low kick lands for Alatalo.
Alatalo scores with a hook to the body. Stepanov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alatalo lands a big head kick that sends Stepanov tumbling to the mat! Alatalo takes a step backwards and waves Stepanov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Stepanov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stepanov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alatalo's waist but Alatalo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stepanov off to one side.
Oh Stepanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alatalo cracks Stepanov on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Stepanov falls backwards against the cage. Alatalo follows up with more strikes that drop Stepanov to his knees. Alatalo keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Stepanov! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikko Alatalo!
During a confident post fight interview, Mikko Alatalo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Zaitsev (ranked 2517 p4p, 2319 weight class) and Michael Brakeley (ranked 103 p4p, 93 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitri Zaitsev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Brakeley!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brakeley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brakeley clobbers Zaitsev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zaitsev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brakeley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brakeley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zaitsev backs up against the cage.
Zaitsev moves into range and clinches up with Brakeley.
Zaitsev lands a shoulder strike.
Brakeley lands a shoulder strike.
Brakeley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaitsev lands a hook that snaps the head of Brakeley backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaitsev.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zaitsev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brakeley scores with a shoulder strike.
Zaitsev misses with some punches.
Zaitsev lands a body punch in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brakeley.
Zaitsev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zaitsev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brakeley's efforts to push away.
Zaitsev slowing the pace effectively.
Zaitsev misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitsev is looking to control Brakeley's arms but Brakeley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zaitsev has his back to the cage.
Good body shot from Zaitsev.
Zaitsev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brakeley looks winded!
Zaitsev scores with a shot to the side of Brakeley's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaitsev.
Zaitsev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zaitsev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zaitsev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaitsev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zaitsev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zaitsev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brakeley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zaitsev throws a jab but it's blocked by Brakeley.
Brakeley throws a hook but Zaitsev avoids it easily.
Zaitsev throws a right hand that Brakeley ducks under and follows up with a left that Brakeley also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaitsev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brakeley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brakeley scores with a nice right hand.
Zaitsev jabs Brakeley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zaitsev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brakeley shapes to counter with a head kick.
Brakeley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zaitsev on the side of the head.
Brakeley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaitsev.
Zaitsev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michael Brakeley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaitsev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaitsev feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Brakeley sprawling to the canvas! Brakeley rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Zaitsev finish him?!
It looks like Michael Brakeley has been cut.
Brakeley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No luck for Zaitsev with that takedown attempt.
Zaitsev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zaitsev thuds his right hand into Brakeley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zaitsev scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaitsev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zaitsev stalling.
Brakeley is trying to stall.
Brakeley breaks the clinch.
Brakeley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brakeley looks to throw the jab but Zaitsev is out of range.
Zaitsev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brakeley misses with a right hand
and Zaitsev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brakeley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zaitsev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A cross from Brakeley lands.
Zaitsev slips under a jab from Brakeley.
A little feinted left hand from Zaitsev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zaitsev misses the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Brakeley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zaitsev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Zaitsev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Brakeley misses its intended target.
Brakeley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zaitsev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zaitsev leaning against his opponent.
Zaitsev seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Zaitsev tries to throw a body punch but Brakeley avoids it by throwing Zaitsev back against the cage.
Zaitsev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brakeley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zaitsev backwards.
Zaitsev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Zaitsev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brakeley throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brakeley misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaitsev.
Zaitsev is struggling to control the position.
Zaitsev is stalling here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitri Zaitsev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Brakeley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zaitsev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brakeley throws a chopping leg kick but Zaitsev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zaitsev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zaitsev looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Zaitsev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brakeley sprawls well initially but Zaitsev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brakeley won't allow Zaitsev to pass to mount.
Zaitsev is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Zaitsev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brakeley working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaitsev tries to free his leg and advance position but Brakeley is retaining full guard.
Brakeley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zaitsev controls the pace.
Zaitsev is looking to work some ground and pound but Brakeley has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitsev trying to control but Brakeley is working from the bottom.
Brakeley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zaitsev.
Zaitsev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zaitsev postures up and lands a big shot to Brakeley's brow.
Zaitsev with a nice head shot there.
Zaitsev prevents Brakeley from getting back to his feet.
Zaitsev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brakeley controls Zaitsev momentarily but Zaitsev frees himself.
Zaitsev trying to control but Brakeley is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zaitsev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zaitsev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zaitsev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brakeley can do to turn this around?
Brakeley is looking to stand up but Zaitsev isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zaitsev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zaitsev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zaitsev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brakeley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zaitsev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaitsev is looking to work some ground and pound but Brakeley has wrist control.
Zaitsev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brakeley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zaitsev.
Brakeley is trying to control the position but Zaitsev postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zaitsev walks into a stiff left hand from Brakeley.
Brakeley throws an overhand right that lands on Zaitsev's shoulder, as Zaitsev tries to avoid the shot.
Zaitsev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brakeley throws a head kick but Zaitsev moves out of range.
Zaitsev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brakeley swings for the body but Zaitsev moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Zaitsev, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaitsev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brakeley is breathing heavily.
Zaitsev avoids the body shot from Brakeley.
Dmitri Zaitsev is winning the standup battle so far.
Zaitsev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brakeley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brakeley throws a head kick but Zaitsev moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaitsev cracks Brakeley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaitsev. Brakeley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaitsev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brakeley slips under a jab.
Zaitsev lands with a nice body kick.
Zaitsev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaitsev sends Brakeley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Zaitsev is motioning to the referee to let Brakeley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Brakeley is rocked!
Zaitsev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brakeley is still on wobbly legs! Can Zaitsev finish him?
Brakeley glances at the clock... BAM! Zaitsev nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Brakeley crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Brakeley is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dmitri Zaitsev!
A victorious Dmitri Zaitsev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dodong Santiago (ranked 2929 p4p, 2928 weight class) and Paul Starker (ranked 120 p4p, 112 weight class). Santiago comes to the cage accompanied by i just want it all. Starker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Catrin O'Neill - Ar Lan Y Mor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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34
251
14 - 11 - 0 |
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46
265
27 - 24 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dodong Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Starker!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago looks to land a left hand but Starker moved out of range nicely.
Starker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Santiago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Starker tries to counter with a clinch but Santiago shakes him off and moves away.
Santiago throws a nice looking combination but Starker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Starker darts in looking for a takedown but Santiago gets double underhooks and turns Starker into the cage.
Starker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 It looks like Dodong Santiago has been cut.
Paul Starker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Starker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Starker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick lands for Starker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago misses with a series of wild punches.
Santiago dodges the punch combination from Starker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starker feints a jab promting Santiago to slip. Starker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santiago slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Starker looks to land a combination. Santiago sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Starker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Paul Starker has been cut.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santiago darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Starker pushes Santiago up against the cage in a clinch.
Santiago swings wildly with an uppercut but Starker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santiago working aggressively here.
Santiago displaying some good clinch control by pressing Starker up against the cage.
Starker tries to land knees in the clinch but Santiago avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santiago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago scores with a jab. Starker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Santiago! Starker is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dodong Santiago!
Dodong Santiago took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
The defeated Paul Starker had this to say: 'I will come back better!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atte Savitaipale (ranked 1904 p4p, 2248 weight class) and Bo Nickal (ranked 70 p4p, 85 weight class). Savitaipale comes to the cage accompanied by Roger Whittaker - Finnish Whistler. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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30
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15 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atte Savitaipale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bo Nickal!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savitaipale swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nickal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Savitaipale has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Malmi Aitta in the buildup to the fight.
Savitaipale misses with a hook.
Savitaipale with a poor takedown
and Nickal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Savitaipale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nickal at a distance.
Savitaipale misses with a left hand
and Nickal counters with a straight right hand.
Nickal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nickal scores with a nice head shot.
Savitaipale just misses with a punch to the body.
Savitaipale lands with a right hand.
Nickal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Savitaipale to the mat! Savitaipale manages to get full guard.
My spies in Helsinki Private Gym inform me that Nickal has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickal looking to pass the guard.
Nickal preventing the sweep.
Savitaipale wants to hit a sweep here but Nickal passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Savitaipale there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickal lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal raining down hammerfists from mount.
Savitaipale tries to lock up and control but Nickal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Nickal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nickal lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nickal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nickal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nickal putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nickal lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Savitaipale manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savitaipale is looking for a sweep. Nickal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nickal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nickal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nickal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Savitaipale with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Savitaipale has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nickal is working away from the top position though.
Nickal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale is not content to let Nickal control the position.
Nice strikes from Nickal there.
Nickal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Nickal there.
Nickal passes to full mount!
Savitaipale tries to reverse the position but Nickal maintains control.
Savitaipale is working hard here to advance position.
Nickal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nickal raining down hammerfists from mount.
Savitaipale tries to lock up and control but Nickal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Savitaipale gets back to half guard.
Savitaipale is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nickal's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nickal's back!
Savitaipale misses with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale is hanging on to Nickal's back as he tries to escape.
Savitaipale looking for the choke but no joy.
Savitaipale somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Nickal manages to reverse the position and now he's in Savitaipale's guard. Nice work there by Nickal.
Savitaipale manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nickal manages to get himself to full guard.
Savitaipale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Savitaipale has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Savitaipale slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nickal dodges the ground and pound from Savitaipale.
The ground and pound from Savitaipale seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Savitaipale misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Savitaipale wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nickal, who protects the arm well.
Sloppy strikes there by Savitaipale.
An elbow from Savitaipale crashes against the mat.
Nickal manages to get back to half guard.
Savitaipale throwing shots but Nickal is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nickal keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Nickal wants to control but Savitaipale is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nickal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Savitaipale is trying to control the action in half guard but Nickal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Nickal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Savitaipale, as that shot connected.
Savitaipale works Nickal's body with a nice hook.
Nickal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Savitaipale.
Savitaipale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savitaipale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nickal.
Nickal throws out a counter right but Savitaipale avoids it with no problem.
Savitaipale misses with a wild body shot.
Savitaipale misses with an uppercut
and Nickal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nickal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Savitaipale has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Savitaipale just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickal with the counter takedown but Savitaipale avoids it easily.
Savitaipale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nickal throws out the jab.
Savitaipale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atte Savitaipale is winning the standup battle so far.
Nickal looks to score with a jab to the body but Savitaipale is just out of range.
Jab from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale tries to move into range but Nickal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savitaipale catches Nickal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Savitaipale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nickal moves away.
A swing and a miss from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nickal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savitaipale manages to avoid it.
Savitaipale throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nickal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Savitaipale scores with a jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Savitaipale enables Nickal to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Savitaipale manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Savitaipale wants to hit a sweep here but Nickal passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Savitaipale there!
Nickal working Savitaipale over with strikes here.
Nickal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savitaipale tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nickal lands with some strikes.
Nickal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nickal dominating with strikes here.
Savitaipale is looking to improve his position but Nickal isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal lands a heavy elbow.
Nickal lands a heavy elbow.
Savitaipale is squirming around, avoiding Nickal's attempts to control the action.
Nickal unloading with bombs!
Nickal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Savitaipale can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nickal is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Savitaipale can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nickal unloading with bombs!
Savitaipale is rocked!
Nickal looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Savitaipale covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Nickal!
Our winner, Bo Nickal, 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.
Atte Savitaipale spoke after the fight, saying 'Better man won..Respect to him!Gonna choke him back stage..'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Expendable Crewman V (ranked 2000 p4p, 1362 weight class) and Neville Southall (ranked 83 p4p, 58 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crewman V might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Star Trek. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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286
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286
17 - 15 - 0 |
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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 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Expendable Crewman V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neville Southall!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crewman V ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Southall moves away.
Southall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crewman V but Crewman V pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crewman V uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Neville Southall has been cut.
Southall tries a head kick but it misses.
Southall takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Southall.
Crewman V swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Southall.
Southall misses with the combination.
Crewman V drops Southall with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Southall! Crewman V dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Expendable Crewman V!
Expendable Crewman V thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nickels (ranked 1147 p4p, 1405 weight class) and Francisco Babyara (ranked 33 p4p, 59 weight class). Jimmy Nickels could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Francisco Babyara's chin.
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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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickels misses with a lunging right hand
and Babyara counters with a one-two to the body.
Babyara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nickels avoids the body shot from Babyara.
Babyara throws a body punch but Nickels moves out of range.
Babyara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickels.
Babyara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickels.
Babyara walks into a left hand.
Nickels drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nickels landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickels is standing up over Babyara. Babyara looks to escape but Nickels dives into side control.
Babyara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nickels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nickels working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babyara struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babyara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Babyara seems a little lost for a moment, as Nickels dominates the positioning.
Nickels working the head with strikes.
Babyara taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nickels landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Babyara tries to escape but Nickels is in control.
Babyara is looking to reverse the position.
Nickels is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nickels cracks Babyara with a big right hand but Babyara just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nickels scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickels is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Babyara takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nickels has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Babyara is letting Nickels control him for a moment.
Babyara is trying to get back to half guard.
Nickels controls the position.
Babyara is looking to regain half guard here but Nickels keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Babyara struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babyara takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Babyara can do anything to dispel that myth.
Babyara is looking to regain half guard here but Nickels keeps moving and retains side control.
Nickels in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nickels working the ground and pound from side control.
Babyara taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nickels cracks Babyara with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Babyara taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nickels staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickels lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Babyara down.
Nickels lands a few punches from side control.
Nickels lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nickels cracks Babyara with a big elbow.
Nickels working the head and body with strikes.
Babyara is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickels scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Babyara is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Nickels can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Nickels!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Sparxx (ranked 1011 p4p, 1390 weight class) and Inspektor Dee (ranked 42 p4p, 46 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Sparxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Dee!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparxx misses with a hook
and Dee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sparxx throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Dee.
Dee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sparxx misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Dee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparxx.
Sparxx throws the left hand but Dee avoids the punch easily.
Sparxx throws a body punch but Dee moves out of range.
Sparxx takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dee throws a leg kick but Sparxx checks it.
A lazy left from Sparxx finds it's target.
It looks like Inspektor Dee has been cut.
Sparxx misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dee blocks a jab.
Sparxx misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dee counters with a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Dee blocks the low kick.
Sparxx lands a really nice looking cross but Dee seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparxx takes a swing at Dee's ribcage but misses.
Crunch! Dee slams his shin into Sparxx's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sparxx scores with a push kick.
The fighters circling - Sparxx throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dee flicks out a counter leg kick but Sparxx steps away.
Sparxx takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sparxx.
Sparxx connects with a single shot there.
Dee lands with a right hand.
Sparxx ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sparxx takes a step back to recover.
Dee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sparxx sends Dee crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sparxx is motioning to the referee to let Dee up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dee is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparxx lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Dee head around and knocks him out cold! Sparxx hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gary Sparxx!
An out of breath and clearly excited Gary Sparxx thanked Altitude Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrano Jackson (ranked 732 p4p, 1525 weight class) and Eddie Miller (ranked 20 p4p, 62 weight class). Miller has chosen Not Falling as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrano Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eddie Miller!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Eddie Miller has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Miller 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Miller works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Miller.
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Miller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Miller prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Jackson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Miller gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrano Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson has hold of one of Miller's legs. Miller is fighting the takedown attempt but Jackson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miller pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Miller is trying to improve his position.
Jackson happy to just control the position for now.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miller is looking for a sweep.
Miller is not content to let Jackson control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miller is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jackson off and has taken his back!
Miller controlling well, preventing Jackson from escaping the position.
Miller is trying to stick to Jackson's back but Jackson is turning into Miller. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Miller's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jackson.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jackson moves into full guard.
Jackson tries to strike from the bottom.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson pulls Miller in to control the position.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Miller is looking to pass into half guard but Jackson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jackson is in guard.
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!
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson stays in close to Miller's body and controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrano Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Miller's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miller somewhat.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miller has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson tightens his grip and picks Miller up, before dumping him to the ground. Miller manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working away.
Jackson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Miller regains half guard there - taking advantage of Jackson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Miller defends it well.
Jackson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Miller is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miller trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
Jackson wants to pass to mount but Miller is defending the position.
Jackson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
Miller trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Miller is defending well.
Miller is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
Jackson tries to break free.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Miller biding his time, looking for the opening.
Miller trying to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller working for the choke.
Miller keeps control of the position as Jackson tries to break free.
Tyrano Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson wants to control his opponent's hands but Miller gets his hands free.
Miller keeps control of the position as Jackson tries to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller biding his time, looking for the opening.
Jackson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eddie Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eddie Miller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Miller.
Jackson wants to take the fight to the mat but Miller manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Miller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson has Miller pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Miller manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrano Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jackson regains guard immediately.
Jackson 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.
Miller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has control of Miller's left arm, preventing Miller from doing any damage.
Miller passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Miller wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard but Miller has mounted him!
Miller controlling the position easily from mount.
Miller is working for a guillotine from mount but Jackson frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets back to half guard.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Miller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miller tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Miller is very close to passing his half guard.
Miller prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Miller is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. Miller eventually gives up the hold.
Jackson is pressing down on Miller's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jackson 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.
Jackson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Miller shows good takedown defense.
Miller throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Miller sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Miller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jackson defends it well.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Miller. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Miller.
Miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miller 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tyrano Jackson!
An out of breath Tyrano Jackson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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