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CMMA 124 Switzer v Rantanen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Heimburg (ranked 3965 p4p, 6633 weight class) and Rico HC (ranked 460 p4p, 584 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Heimburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico HC!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HC slips under a jab.
HC circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heimburg has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
HC keeps the fight on the outside.
And HC tries to counter it with a takedown but Heimburg pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Heimburg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heimburg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimburg closes the distance and clinches.
Heimburg misses with a punch on the inside.
Heimburg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
HC tries to score a body lock takedown but Heimburg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimburg gets through HC's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heimburg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Heimburg.
Heimburg scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimburg misses with a punch on the inside.
Heimburg pushes HC back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
HC fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Heimburg leaning against his opponent.
Heimburg lands with a right to the head.
Heimburg's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
HC blocks a body shot from Heimburg.
HC blocks an uppercut.
Heimburg lands with a light punch inside.
HC's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimburg misses with the head strike.
HC blocks an uppercut.
Heimburg works on HC's body with a couple of short punches.
Heimburg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
HC pulls Heimburg into guard.
HC wants to sweep here but Heimburg controlling him for the moment.
HC pulls Heimburg in to control the position.
HC looking to hit a scissor sweep but Heimburg is one step ahead there.
Heimburg wants to stand but HC is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
HC lands a decent shot there.
HC pulls Heimburg in close to prevent any damage.
HC bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heimburg's guard.
HC postures up and lands a big shot to Heimburg's brow.
HC pushes down on Heimburg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heimburg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
HC landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
HC with the ground and pound but Heimburg uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
HC throwing strikes from guard but Heimburg blocks nicely.
HC postures up and lands a big shot to Heimburg's brow.
Heimburg wants to stand but HC is controlling the position.
HC pushing down on Heimburg's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
HC throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Heimburg wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. HC connects with a nice short shot to Heimburg's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
HC is trying to control. Heimburg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
HC tries to pass to full mount but Heimburg defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Heimburg dominated that round.
That's time! Heimburg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Heimburg misses with a looping left.
Heimburg lands with a cross.
HC keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heimburg.
A decent looking cross lands there for Heimburg.
Heimburg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that HC can do to turn this around?
Heimburg has closed the distance and engaged HC in a clinch.
Heimburg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of HC backwards.
Heimburg misses with a short punch on the inside.
HC pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
HC bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heimburg's guard.
HC landing some decent shots from guard.
HC passes into half guard.
HC prevents Heimburg from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
HC works his way into side control.
Heimburg on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
HC working the ground and pound from side control.
Heimburg taking a bit of punishment here - HC scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
HC controlling the position.
Rico HC has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heimburg is trying to get back to his feet.
HC working the ground and pound.
HC working the head with strikes.
HC working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Heimburg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for HC on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimburg is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Heimburg is letting HC control him for a moment.
HC scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on HC's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
HC trying to control the position but Heimburg is working away.
HC lands some shots froms side control.
HC working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
HC working the ground and pound.
 Heimburg is rocked!
HC lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oh Heimburg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
HC grinds an elbow into Heimburg's temple.
HC prevents Heimburg from escaping the position.
Heimburg is working to avoid the ground and pound but HC connects with a decent elbow.
A big shot lands for HC! That's hurt Heimburg! Will he recover? HC fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rico HC!
Rico HC bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alkyoneus Pallene (ranked 3173 p4p, 2515 weight class) and Clarence Hoost (ranked 387 p4p, 302 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pallene might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All Star Chuck Taylors - Andre Nickatina. Alkyoneus Pallene had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alkyoneus Pallene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clarence Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoost lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 It looks like Alkyoneus Pallene has been cut.
Pallene throws a big shot that misses.
Hoost on the wrong end of a nice hook.
 It looks like Clarence Hoost has been cut.
Pallene throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoost moves out of range of the strikes.
Pallene jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoost lands a head shot.
Pallene thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Pallene misses its intended target.
Pallene misses with a wild body shot.
Hoost appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pallene pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoost appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pallene misses with a body shot.
Pallene takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pallene misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pallene looks to land a left hand but Hoost moved out of range nicely.
Hoost ducks under a wild hook from Pallene.
Pallene takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoost swings for the body but Pallene moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hoost.
Pallene is looking to counter punch.
Pallene connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoost's hands.
Pallene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoost moves away.
Hoost now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alkyoneus Pallene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pallene swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Hoost was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoost lands a big uppercut and Pallene crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Pallene looks OK. Hoost waves Pallene back to his feet!
Pallene is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pallene.
Oh Pallene is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pallene misses the shot to the body.
Pallene seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost lands with a straight right. Pallene didn't see that one coming.
Alkyoneus Pallene's cut is getting worse.
Hoost defending well as Pallene loads up on a big left hand.
Hoost is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pallene with a body shot.
Hoost throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pallene jabs Hoost to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pallene dodges the punch combination from Hoost.
Pallene doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoost circles away.
Hoost takes a swing at Pallene's ribcage but misses.
Pallene lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pallene cracks Hoost with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pallene works the jab nicely.
Pallene connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pallene bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hoost's head backwards.
Pallene scores with a nice head shot.
That has opened up Clarence Hoost's cut even more.
Pallene misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Hoost counter with a right hand.
Hoost drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Pallene right on the button. Pallene goes down! Hoost follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hoost gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clarence Hoost!
In his post fight interview, Clarence Hoost started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Choke (ranked 3125 p4p, 3157 weight class) and Scott Thomas (ranked 411 p4p, 413 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, David Choke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choke throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thomas was covering up waiting for the punch and Choke finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Choke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Choke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thomas is pulling down on Choke's head. It's preventing any offense from Choke, at least for the moment.
Choke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Choke works over Thomas with some ground and pound from guard.
Thomas pulls Choke in close to his closed guard and prevents Choke from doing any damage or advancing position.
Thomas working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thomas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Choke slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thomas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Thomas.
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Choke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Choke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thomas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Thomas there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Choke is looking for a sweep. Thomas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Choke 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.
Choke gets back to full guard.
Thomas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Choke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thomas landing some decent shots from guard.
Choke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thomas's guard.
Thomas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thomas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Choke is one step ahead there.
Choke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thomas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Choke throws a big elbow that misses.
Choke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thomas wants to sweep here but Choke controlling him for the moment.
Thomas is trying to keep Choke in close.
Choke cracks Thomas with a solid left hand.
Choke won't allow Thomas to sweep him here.
Choke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Choke tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Choke 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.
Thomas seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Choke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Choke is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomas has wrist control.
Thomas looking for a sweep. Not yet Thomas, not yet.
Choke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
Thomas trying to control the position.
Choke tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Choke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thomas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Choke passes into half guard.
Thomas trying to control from the bottom.
Choke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Choke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Choke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Choke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though.
Thomas tries to roll over but Choke keeps him under control.
Thomas is defending against the submission attempts here by Choke.
Thomas is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Choke.
Thomas trying to hold on to Choke's head to control him but Choke postures up.
Choke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thomas is just riding it out for now. Choke eventually gives up the hold.
Thomas trying to hold on to Choke's head to control him but Choke postures up.
Thomas wants to improve his position but Choke is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Choke dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Choke shoots for a takedown but Thomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Choke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thomas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Choke!
Choke tries to improve position but can't.
Choke is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Thomas off and has taken his back!
Choke is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Thomas has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Thomas trying to control but not successfully.
Thomas tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Thomas tries to lock up and control but Choke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choke landing strikes from the mount and Thomas is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thomas is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Choke is staying active.
Thomas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thomas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Choke jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Thomas manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Thomas is looking to reverse the position.
Choke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thomas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Choke tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thomas struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Choke is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thomas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Thomas is trying to get back to half guard.
Thomas struggling a bit here.
Choke misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Thomas manages to get back to half guard.
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Choke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Choke seems to be working for a kimura but Thomas defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thomas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Choke.
Thomas preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Choke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Choke is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thomas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Choke.
Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
Choke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thomas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Choke is working away from the top position though.
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thomas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Choke is working away from the top position though.
Choke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Choke is trying to work for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
Choke prevents Thomas from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choke is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thomas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Choke.
Thomas tries to get to full guard but Choke has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Choke dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Choke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Choke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choke attempts a counter takedown but Thomas avoids it well and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Choke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Choke shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thomas's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thomas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Choke postures up in Thomas's guard and throws a big left but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Choke tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Choke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Choke forces his way into half guard.
Thomas wants to control but Choke is keeping busy.
Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
Choke is looking for a kimura here.
Thomas won't allow Choke to pass to mount.
Choke seems to be working for a kimura but Thomas defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thomas is looking to control Choke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thomas avoid being mounted?
Choke is looking for a kimura here.
Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
Choke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thomas sees it coming and defends easily.
Choke moves nicely into side control.
Choke has an Americana. Thomas didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Choke is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Choke hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). David Choke!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 2547 p4p, 1815 weight class) and Sunshine Okafor (ranked 319 p4p, 236 weight class). Okafor has chosen Bliss as his entrance music. 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunshine Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor throws a lazy body kick
and Ferkingstad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ferkingstad.
Okafor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Okafor has a couple of punches blocked by Ferkingstad.
Okafor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okafor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Sunshine Okafor has been cut.
Ferkingstad is looking to slow Okafor down with leg kicks.
Ferkingstad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okafor throws out the jab.
Ferkingstad misses with a body shot.
Okafor throws the kick towards the body but Ferkingstad avoids it.
Okafor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has been cut.
Ferkingstad with a nice calf kick.
Okafor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Okafor has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
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!
Ferkingstad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okafor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferkingstad.
A punch lands to the side of Okafor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Okafor slips a straight right by Ferkingstad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Okafor cracks Ferkingstad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick
and Okafor counters with a stiff right hand.
Okafor misses with a straight left.
A big left from Ferkingstad misses.
Ferkingstad moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromOkafor.
A big right from Okafor misses.
Okafor walks into a stiff left hand from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad lands a jab.
A big right from Okafor misses.
Okafor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ferkingstad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Okafor throws an overhand right that lands on Ferkingstad's shoulder, as Ferkingstad tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Ferkingstad.
Okafor blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okafor.
Ferkingstad darts in and clinches Okafor up against the cage.
Okafor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okafor misses with some punches.
Okafor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferkingstad moves into the clinch.
Okafor lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
Ferkingstad is trying to stall.
Ferkingstad trying to control the position but instead, Okafor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ferkingstad into the cage.
Maybe Ferkingstad would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
I was talking to Ferkingstad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ferkingstad slows down the pace here.
Okafor breaks the clinch.
Ferkingstad connects with a jab.
Ferkingstad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okafor moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Ferkingstad finds it's target.
Okafor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferkingstad moves away.
Ferkingstad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okafor throws out the jab.
Ferkingstad seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ferkingstad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Okafor misses with a straight right.
Ferkingstad throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferkingstad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okafor works Ferkingstad's body with a nice hook.
Okafor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Okafor throws a right hand that misses
and Ferkingstad counters with a straight right hand.
 Okafor is rocked!
Ferkingstad throws a head kick but Okafor moves out of range.
Okafor is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Okafor is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferkingstad finish him?
Okafor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Okafor! But no joy.
Ferkingstad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferkingstad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okafor is looking for the big counter here.
Ferkingstad throws out a loose jab but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okafor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ferkingstad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okafor.
Ferkingstad missing with a left hand there. Okafor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okafor steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Okafor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferkingstad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor throws out a powerful jab.
Nice cross by Ferkingstad.
That has opened up Sunshine Okafor's cut even more.
Ferkingstad lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
During a confident post fight interview, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tit Titty (ranked 3372 p4p, 2374 weight class) and Anthony Lavicci (ranked 406 p4p, 286 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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265
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280
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tit Titty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Lavicci!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavicci misses with a takedown
and Titty counters with a straight right hand.
Titty moves to clinch but Lavicci breaks away
and Lavicci counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lavicci perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lavicci is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Titty is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anthony Lavicci!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Longchain (ranked 2443 p4p, 2666 weight class) and Rodney Farva (ranked 292 p4p, 328 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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7 - 7 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Longchain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rodney Farva!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Longchain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Farva misses.
Longchain scores with a jab. Farva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Farva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Longchain throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Farva was covering up waiting for the punch and Longchain finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Longchain throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longchain preventing the sweep.
Longchain is working Farva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Longchain throws a big elbow that misses.
Longchain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Farva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Farva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Farva has control of Longchain's left arm, preventing Longchain from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Farva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Longchain postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Farva is controlling Longchain's posture.
Farva wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Longchain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Longchain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Farva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Farva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Longchain is one step ahead there.
Longchain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've been hearing that Longchain has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Longchain looking to sit in guard and control but Farva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Longchain wants to sweep here but Farva controlling him for the moment.
Farva throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longchain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Farva is one step ahead there.
Farva distracts Longchain with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've been informed that Farva has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Longchain looking for a sweep. Not yet Longchain, not yet.
Longchain has momentary wrist control but Farva slips an elbow through the middle.
Farva won't allow Longchain to sweep him here.
Farva looking to pass the guard.
Longchain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Farva works over Longchain with some ground and pound from guard.
Farva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Farva is in close to Longchain's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Farva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Farva postures up and lands a big shot to Longchain's brow.
Longchain is rocked!
Longchain 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.
Farva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Farva scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Longchain is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Farva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Longchain is one step ahead there.
Longchain trying to control but Farva is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Longchain dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Farva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A little jabbing left from Farva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Longchain with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longchain throws a good cross that connects.
Farva ducks under a wild hook from Longchain.
It seemed like Farva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Longchain misses with a takedown
and Farva counters with a right hand that sends Longchain tumbling to the canvas! Can Farva finish him? He dives into Longchain's guard looking to do just that!
It looks like Jim Longchain has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Farva is working Longchain over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh Longchain is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farva landing with the ground and pound.
Farva gets to his feet and stands over Longchain, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Longchain felt that one! Farva unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Longchain from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Farva!
A relieved looking Rodney Farva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Duyanas (ranked 23864 p4p, 2137 weight class) and Viper Pitt (ranked 190 p4p, 64 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Duyanas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viper Pitt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've been told by Duyanas's head coaches at Doom's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Duyanas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duyanas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pitt.
Duyanas looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitt is just out of range.
Pitt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duyanas.
Duyanas throws a good cross that connects.
Duyanas slips a straight right by Pitt.
Pitt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duyanas catches Pitt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pitt lands with a hook. Duyanas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pitt cracks Duyanas with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Duyanas looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Pitt finish him?
Duyanas is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duyanas throws a right hand that Pitt ducks under and follows up with a left that Pitt also avoids with ease.
Oh Duyanas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duyanas misses with the combination.
Duyanas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitt moves away.
Pitt shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Duyanas takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Pitt sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Duyanas bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Viper Pitt!
After winning the bout, Viper Pitt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anzor Dankovich (ranked 1918 p4p, 1696 weight class) and John Okafor (ranked 239 p4p, 214 weight class). Anzor Dankovich is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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260
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8 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anzor Dankovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor blocks a head kick by Dankovich.
A low kick from Dankovich misses
and Dankovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dankovich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Anzor Dankovich has been cut.
Dankovich ducks under a wild hook from Okafor.
Okafor throws a hook to the side of Dankovich's head but Dankovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dankovich seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've been told by Dankovich's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Okafor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dankovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okafor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Okafor tries to get set, Dankovich tries to push him back and clinch up but Okafor manages to avoid the attempt.
Dankovich throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
Dankovich throws a leg kick which misses Okafor's front leg but catches the back leg as Okafor tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor looks to throw the jab but Dankovich is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dankovich.
Okafor scores with a nice head shot.
Okafor throws a looping overhand right but Dankovich ducks down to avoid it.
John Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Okafor throws an off balance right hand
and Dankovich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dankovich.
Okafor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dankovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Okafor tries to break free but Dankovich pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Okafor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dankovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okafor tries to break the clinch but Dankovich is controlling the position.
Okafor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Okafor breaks the clinch.
Okafor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dankovich defending well as Okafor loads up on a big left hand.
Okafor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dankovich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Okafor connects with a jab.
Dankovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It appears Dankovich was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich throws a combination that misses
and Okafor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okafor throws a series of punches but Dankovich avoids them all with ease.
Okafor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dankovich wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dankovich throws a right hand that misses
letting Okafor counter with a right hand.
Okafor moves out of range of the body kick from Dankovich.
Okafor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot by Okafor.
Dankovich takes the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Dankovich as the two fighters clinch.
Dankovich working aggressively here.
Okafor's coach down at CHECKMATE PRIME MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Okafor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Okafor is trying to push Dankovich away but Dankovich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Dankovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dankovich tries to work over Okafor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dankovich lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Okafor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dankovich - that landed with a thud.
Okafor wants to break free but Dankovich has control.
Dankovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Dankovich.
Dankovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Okafor looks winded!
Dankovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Dankovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dankovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dankovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okafor backwards.
Okafor avoids the elbow strike from Dankovich, against the cage.
Dankovich lands a left hand.
Dankovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dankovich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okafor or not.
Dankovich keeps control of Okafor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Okafor is trying to push Dankovich away but Dankovich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dankovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dankovich lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Dankovich.
Okafor is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Dankovich.
Okafor is still on wobbly legs! Can Dankovich finish him?
Dankovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okafor's elbow.
Okafor seems to have recovered his senses.
Dankovich works on Okafor's body with a couple of short punches.
Dankovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Dankovich.
Dankovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dankovich lands with a short shot to the head.
Dankovich lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Dankovich.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dankovich.
Dankovich gets through Okafor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Dankovich as the two fighters clinch.
Dankovich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Dankovich.
Dankovich unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Okafor! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Dankovich is unloading with more strikes now! Okafor drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anzor Dankovich!
A less than humble Anzor Dankovich misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dempsey O’Neill (ranked 1127 p4p, 1012 weight class) and Sora Izanagi (ranked 173 p4p, 154 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dempsey O’Neill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sora Izanagi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izanagi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O’Neill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Izanagi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Izanagi avoids the body shot from O’Neill.
O’Neill tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Izanagi counters with a nice uppercut.
O’Neill is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Izanagi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O’Neill moves out of range as Izanagi strikes.
O’Neill is looking to clinch but Izanagi is avoiding it.
O’Neill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Izanagi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dempsey O’Neill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O’Neill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O’Neill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Izanagi misses with a body punch.
Izanagi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Izanagi struggles to land a body shot inside as O’Neill controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi connects with a knee to the head.
Izanagi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O’Neill throws a head punch that misses.
O’Neill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
O’Neill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Izanagi.
Izanagi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Izanagi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Izanagi working aggressively here.
O’Neill working aggressively here.
Izanagi lands with a short shot to the head.
Izanagi misses with a body punch.
O’Neill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O’Neill blocks a body shot from Izanagi.
O’Neill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O’Neill can't find room to land a body shot as Izanagi controls the action.
Izanagi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O’Neill lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Izanagi wants to break free but O’Neill has control.
Izanagi misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi stalling the fight.
Izanagi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Izanagi scores with a shoulder strike.
O’Neill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Izanagi throws a head punch that misses.
Izanagi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O’Neill misses with a body punch.
O’Neill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Izanagi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Izanagi.
Izanagi misses with some punches.
O’Neill is trying to break the clinch but Izanagi has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O’Neill.
Izanagi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izanagi.
O’Neill blocks a body shot from Izanagi.
Izanagi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O’Neill scores with a shot to the side of Izanagi's head.
O’Neill throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Izanagi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi tries to work over O’Neill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Izanagi misses with a short punch on the inside.
O’Neill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
O’Neill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O’Neill managing to block the knees to the body from Izanagi.
O’Neill has a couple of punches blocked by Izanagi.
Izanagi misses with a body punch.
O’Neill throws a head punch that misses.
Izanagi works on O’Neill's body with a couple of short punches.
Izanagi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Izanagi lands a right hand that snaps the head of O’Neill backwards.
Izanagi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Izanagi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Izanagi is trying to break the clinch but O’Neill has him pressed against the cage.
Izanagi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Izanagi blocking some punches.
O’Neill pushes Izanagi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Izanagi swings wildly with an uppercut but O’Neill uses good head movement to avoid it.
O’Neill misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O’Neill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Izanagi.
O’Neill blocks a body shot from Izanagi.
Izanagi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Izanagi lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O’Neill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O’Neill breaks the clinch.
O’Neill looks to score with a jab to the body but Izanagi is just out of range.
A left lands for O’Neill.
Izanagi ducks under a wild hook from O’Neill.
O’Neill throws a lazy uppercut
and Izanagi counters with a body kick that stops O’Neill in his tracks momentarily.
O’Neill checks a leg kick.
O’Neill is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Izanagi is looking to slow O’Neill down with leg kicks.
Izanagi wants to clinch up but O’Neill keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sora Izanagi will probably get the nod.
That's time! O’Neill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O’Neill steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Izanagi. That one must have hurt.
O’Neill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O’Neill throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Izanagi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Izanagi blocks a jab.
Izanagi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O’Neill scores with the left hand. Izanagi knows he should have avoided that one.
O’Neill throws out a loose jab but Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izanagi scores with a head kick.
Izanagi scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Izanagi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O’Neill throws a lazy uppercut
and Izanagi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. O’Neill really felt that one!
Donk. Izanagi catches O’Neill right on the button with a cross.
O’Neill swings widly with a right hand
and Izanagi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from O’Neill.
Nice shot lands for Izanagi.
Jab by O’Neill.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Izanagi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
O’Neill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Izanagi manages to avoid it.
Izanagi looks for the body kick but O’Neill saw that one coming.
Izanagi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O’Neill.
Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O’Neill.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O’Neill avoids the body shot from Izanagi.
Izanagi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but O’Neill checks it well.
O’Neill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Izanagi misses the shot to the body.
O’Neill checks the leg kick nicely there.
O’Neill misses with a wild body shot.
O’Neill backing away here, and Izanagi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Izanagi misses with a hook
and O’Neill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Izanagi looks to throw the jab but O’Neill is out of range.
O’Neill throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Izanagi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O’Neill.
Izanagi connects with an inside leg kick.
O’Neill instigates a clinch.
Izanagi throws a punch but it's blocked by O’Neill.
Izanagi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Izanagi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O’Neill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Izanagi breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Izanagi.
Izanagi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A punch combination from Izanagi misses.
Good leg kick by Izanagi.
O’Neill looks to throw a body kick
and Izanagi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O’Neill slips under a jab from Izanagi.
A little feinted left hand from O’Neill on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Izanagi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
O’Neill swings away with a body shot that misses
and Izanagi counters with an inside leg kick.
Izanagi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O’Neill has time to react.
O’Neill misses with a lunging right hand
and Izanagi counters with a nice leg kick.
O’Neill takes a swing at Izanagi's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from O’Neill misses its intended target.
Izanagi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Izanagi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O’Neill moves in looking to clinch but Izanagi pushes him off.
O’Neill swings widly with a right hand
enabling Izanagi to counter with a crisp jab.
O’Neill misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sora Izanagi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Izanagi with a nice cross.
O’Neill loads up on a big right hand but Izanagi slips the punch.
O’Neill misses with a jab to the body
and O’Neill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Izanagi works O’Neill's body with a nice hook.
O’Neill lands a jab to Izanagi's midsection.
Izanagi clinches.
O’Neill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Izanagi struggles to land a body shot inside as O’Neill controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O’Neill tries to work over Izanagi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from O’Neill.
O’Neill misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Izanagi.
O’Neill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O’Neill misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi lands a left hand.
Izanagi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O’Neill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O’Neill scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Izanagi.
Izanagi scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from O’Neill fails to land.
O’Neill tries to work over Izanagi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O’Neill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Izanagi's elbow.
Izanagi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O’Neill.
O’Neill takes a shot to the head.
Izanagi tries to land knees in the clinch but O’Neill avoids the damage to the body.
Izanagi blocking some punches.
Izanagi throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izanagi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O’Neill.
Izanagi misses with a punch to the body.
O’Neill tries to work over Izanagi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dempsey O’Neill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sora Izanagi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O’Neill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Izanagi misses with some punches.
O’Neill lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O’Neill throws a punch but it's blocked by Izanagi.
O’Neill misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Izanagi fails to land.
Izanagi swings wildly with an uppercut but O’Neill uses good head movement to avoid it.
O’Neill has a couple of punches blocked by Izanagi.
O’Neill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O’Neill tries a body shot but Izanagi blocks it.
Izanagi lands with a short shot to the head.
Izanagi blocking some punches.
Izanagi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O’Neill tries a body shot but Izanagi blocks it.
Izanagi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O’Neill throws an off balance right hand
and Izanagi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O’Neill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Izanagi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O’Neill takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
O’Neill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sora Izanagi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O’Neill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
O’Neill misses with a left hand
and Izanagi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O’Neill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Izanagi.
O’Neill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O’Neill throws a hook to the side of Izanagi's head but Izanagi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O’Neill throws out a loose jab but Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O’Neill misses with a right hand
and Izanagi counters with a nice leg kick.
O’Neill tries to land a body kick
letting Izanagi counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Izanagi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O’Neill throws a body kick that misses.
Izanagi lands a nice looking body shot.
Izanagi with a jab.
O’Neill misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Izanagi.
O’Neill throws an off balance right hand
and O’Neill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O’Neill with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sora Izanagi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Izanagi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sora Izanagi!
During a confident post fight interview, Sora Izanagi 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sami Rantanen (ranked 541 p4p, 617 weight class) and Kyle Switzer (ranked 81 p4p, 93 weight class). Switzer has chosen The Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sami Rantanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Switzer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Switzer lands a big head kick that sends Rantanen tumbling to the mat! Switzer takes a step backwards and waves Rantanen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Sami Rantanen has been cut.
Switzer throws a body shot but no joy.
Rantanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Switzer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Switzer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rantanen swings widly with a right hand
and Switzer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rantanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Switzer is just out of range.
Rantanen throws a lazy uppercut
letting Switzer counter with a right hand.
Sami Rantanen's cut is getting worse.
Rantanen throws a right and a left that Switzer avoids nicely.
Rantanen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rantanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rantanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Switzer manages to avoid it.
Switzer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Switzer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rantanen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rantanen lands a lovely overhand right.
Rantanen avoids the head kick by Switzer.
Rantanen misses with a body punch
and Switzer counters with a nice body kick.
Switzer lands a big head kick that sends Rantanen tumbling to the mat! Switzer takes a step backwards and waves Rantanen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rantanen is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rantanen misses with a right hand
and Switzer counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kyle Switzer!
A less than humble Kyle Switzer misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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