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Bellicose - Bayo vs Cutler PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bat Perry (ranked 6441 p4p, 6161 weight class) and Ahjo Kuomanen (ranked 173 p4p, 169 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ahjo Kuomanen enters the cage!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bat Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahjo Kuomanen!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Perry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
 It looks like Bat Perry has been cut.
Kuomanen shoots in looking for a takedown but Perry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kuomanen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Perry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuomanen clobbers Perry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Perry shoots in for a takedown but Kuomanen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuomanen lands a jab.
We've been informed that Kuomanen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Perry misses with a kick to the body.
Perry ducks straight into an uppercut from Kuomanen and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Perry manages to regain guard straight away.
Bat Perry's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuomanen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kuomanen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kuomanen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kuomanen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kuomanen stays in close to Perry's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuomanen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kuomanen maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Perry could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kuomanen has cracked it and Perry is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kuomanen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ahjo Kuomanen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Petrov (ranked 3686 p4p, 24092 weight class) and Alessio Scardina (ranked 437 p4p, 622 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alessio Scardina!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scardina will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Petrov misses with a shot to the body
so Scardina counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Petrov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Scardina is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Petrov has his foot on Scardina's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Scardina works his way back into a safe position though.
Petrov is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Scardina frees his head nicely. Oh but Petrov has switched to an armbar! Scardina is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Alexander Petrov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wubbe De Klerk (ranked 3748 p4p, 5495 weight class) and James Howlett (ranked 436 p4p, 523 weight class). Howlett has chosen Indestructible 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wubbe De Klerk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Howlett!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Klerk gets caught flat footed, as Howlett shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De Klerk is looking to stand up but Howlett isn't so interested in that idea.
Howlett controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howlett slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
De Klerk wants to get back to his feet but Howlett drags him back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howlett in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... De Klerk is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Howlett!
During a confident post fight interview, James Howlett 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 DeMartin Daso (ranked 3132 p4p, 24378 weight class) and Creme Brulee (ranked 362 p4p, 606 weight class). Creme Brulee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DeMartin Daso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Creme Brulee!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daso drives through and clinches with Brulee against the cage.
Good body shot from Daso.
Brulee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daso just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brulee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Daso lands an elbow inside that Brulee shrugs off.
A hook to the body from Daso.
Brulee looks winded!
Daso lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Creme Brulee has been cut.
Daso gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Daso pushes Brulee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Daso lands a nice elbow.
Daso lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Creme Brulee's cut even more.
Brulee takes an elbow to the temple.
Daso lands a nice elbow.
 Brulee is rocked!
The cut above Creme Brulee's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daso lands an elbow inside that Brulee shrugs off.
Brulee is still on wobbly legs! Can Daso finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Daso lands a big elbow that drops Brulee! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Brulee is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeMartin Daso!
DeMartin Daso 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Knight (ranked 3823 p4p, 3516 weight class) and Tarik Oren (ranked 434 p4p, 400 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarik Oren!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight closes the distance and pushes Oren back into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Oren.
Knight wants to take the fight to the mat but Oren manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Knight working hard to break the clinch.
Oren breaks from the clinch.
Oren lands with a cross.
It looks like Patrick Knight has been cut.
Oren fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Knight out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Tarik Oren!
During a confident post fight interview, Tarik Oren 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 Tomo Jovanovic (ranked 3292 p4p, 3534 weight class) and Adam East (ranked 429 p4p, 462 weight class). Jovanovic comes to the cage accompanied by Campfire - Superhuman. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomo Jovanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam East!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jovanovic.
East cracks Jovanovic with an open hand slap.
Jovanovic closes the distance but East moves to the side
and East counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Tomo Jovanovic has been cut.
Jovanovic misses with a hook. East ducked under it nicely.
East listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 Jovanovic is rocked!
Jovanovic looks to land a right hand but East moved out of range.
Oh Jovanovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
East cracks Jovanovic with a hook to the temple - Jovanovic is on wobbly legs here! East swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Jovanovic falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! East wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Adam East!
Adam East decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vitaly Anisimov (ranked 2293 p4p, 2807 weight class) and Ali Berzina (ranked 304 p4p, 356 weight class). Ali Berzina 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vitaly Anisimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Berzina!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzina throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Anisimov to counter with a crisp jab.
Berzina throws a hook but Anisimov blocks it.
A jab from Berzina does it's job there.
Nice shot by Berzina.
Anisimov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Berzina on the side of the head.
It looks like Ali Berzina has been cut.
A big left from Berzina misses.
Berzina shoots in looking for a takedown. Anisimov tries to sprawl out of it but Berzina keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anisimov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Berzina looks to land a combination but Anisimov avoids it well.
Anisimov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Berzina fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anisimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berzina throws a series of punches but Anisimov avoids them all with ease.
Anisimov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anisimov misses with a straight right.
Anisimov throws a jab when Berzina was well out of range.
Berzina slips under a jab.
Berzina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Anisimov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berzina misses with a takedown
and Anisimov counters with a crisp right hand that drops Berzina! Anisimov lets Berzina back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Berzina is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzina darts in looking for a takedown but Anisimov gets double underhooks and turns Berzina into the cage.
Vitaly Anisimov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Berzina.
Anisimov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anisimov missing with a left hand there. Berzina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anisimov 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.
Berzina throws a body shot but no joy.
Anisimov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Berzina takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anisimov measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Berzina! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Vitaly Anisimov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshima Nagasaki (ranked 2901 p4p, 2240 weight class) and Murska Mfer (ranked 101 p4p, 83 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshima Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Murska Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer scores with a hook to the body. Nagasaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nagasaki misses with a hook to the body
letting Mfer counter with a right hand.
Mfer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nagasaki on the side of the head.
Mfer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nagasaki to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Murska Mfer has been cut.
Nagasaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Nagasaki moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMfer.
Mfer cracks Nagasaki with an open hand slap.
It looks like Hiroshima Nagasaki has been cut.
Mfer scores with a hook to the body. Nagasaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Mfer.
Nagasaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagasaki connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mfer cracks Nagasaki with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mfer has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nagasaki to stand back up!
OH! Nagasaki has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Mfer smells blood and charges in for the finish! Mfer unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Nagasaki sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Murska Mfer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joshi Dell (ranked 2063 p4p, 2079 weight class) and Elmanaga Alfonzo (ranked 210 p4p, 212 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joshi Dell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elmanaga Alfonzo!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alfonzo closes the distance and clinches.
Dell scores with a shot to the side of Alfonzo's head.
Dell lands a shot to the body.
Dell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dell avoids a wild elbow strike from Alfonzo.
Dell is trying to maintain a safe position but Alfonzo gets an underhook and turns Dell into the cage.
Dell blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dell.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dell.
Alfonzo lands an elbow just above Dell 's eye.
Alfonzo misses with an elbow over the top.
Dell can't find room to land a body shot as Alfonzo controls the action.
Dell lands an uppercut.
Alfonzo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dell blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alfonzo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dell avoids a wild elbow strike from Alfonzo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alfonzo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dell's brow.
Alfonzo misses with a punch to the body.
Alfonzo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alfonzo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfonzo misses with an elbow strike.
Alfonzo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dell dodges an elbow strike from Alfonzo.
Dell blocks an elbow strike.
Alfonzo works on Dell's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Alfonzo.
Alfonzo misses with an elbow over the top.
Dell avoids the elbow strike from Alfonzo, against the cage.
Dell blocks an elbow strike from Alfonzo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dell.
Dell has a couple of punches blocked by Alfonzo.
Dell tightens his grip and picks Alfonzo up, before dumping him to the ground. Alfonzo manages to land in guard.
Dell working some strikes from top position.
Dell working some strikes from top position.
Dell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dell trying to control the position from guard on top but Alfonzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dell postures up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Alfonzo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alfonzo wants to stand up but Dell is controlling him.
Alfonzo looking for a sweep. Not yet Alfonzo, not yet.
Dell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dell 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.
Alfonzo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dell's guard.
Alfonzo wants to control from the top but Dell keeps moving.
Dell wants to sweep but no luck.
Dell wants to hit a sweep here but Alfonzo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dell there!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dell working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfonzo controlling from the full mount.
Alfonzo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dell is trying to escape the mount.
Alfonzo wants to control the pace but Dell is squirming around nicely.
Dell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alfonzo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dell tries to reverse the position but Alfonzo maintains control.
Alfonzo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alfonzo content just to control the position here.
Alfonzo looking to control but Dell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alfonzo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dell haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Alfonzo wants to control the action but instead Dell gets a body lock and reverses into Alfonzo's guard! Nice work!
Dell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elmanaga Alfonzo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Dell shoots in but Alfonzo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alfonzo pushes Dell away with a front kick.
Alfonzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dell misses with a straight left.
Alfonzo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Alfonzo.
Alfonzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dell.
Alfonzo is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dell misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alfonzo clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfonzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alfonzo pushes off an throws an elbow but Dell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alfonzo throws an elbow that misses.
Dell misses with a body punch.
Alfonzo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alfonzo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alfonzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alfonzo throws an elbow but misses.
Alfonzo misses with an elbow strike.
Dell looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshi Dell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alfonzo throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Dell.
Alfonzo throws an elbow that misses.
Dell has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Alfonzo regains guard immediately.
Alfonzo trying to keep a closed guard but Dell is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfonzo managing to control the position.
Dell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alfonzo managing to control the position.
Alfonzo looking to control but Dell passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dell winds up and cracks Alfonzo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alfonzo tries to kick Dell off but Dell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alfonzo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dell drops an elbow to the side of Alfonzo's head.
Alfonzo tries to roll over but Dell keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfonzo is trying to stand back up but Dell is controlling him
Dell prevents Alfonzo from improving his position.
Dell is trying to work for a kimura but Alfonzo is defending well.
Alfonzo is trying to get back to full guard.
Alfonzo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alfonzo defending well though.
Alfonzo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alfonzo.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alfonzo is on top in guard.
Alfonzo wants to control from the top but Dell keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dell is on top in guard.
Alfonzo wants to get back to his feet but Dell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dell throws a big right hand that misses.
Alfonzo controls Dell momentarily but Dell frees himself.
Dell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alfonzo is on top in guard.
Alfonzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Dell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dell keeping moving, preventing Alfonzo from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joshi Dell will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dell misses with a wild body shot.
Dell swings for the body but Alfonzo moves out of range.
Dell misses the body punch
and Alfonzo counters with a head kick.
Dell moves out of range as Alfonzo strikes.
Alfonzo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dell lands with an overhand left.
Dell throws a right hand that misses
and Alfonzo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dell's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alfonzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dell. Alfonzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dell. Alfonzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dell fails with the takedown
and Alfonzo counters with a nice body kick.
Elmanaga Alfonzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dell takes a swing at Alfonzo's ribcage but misses.
Elmanaga Alfonzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Dell misses
and Alfonzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alfonzo with a nice calf kick.
Dell throws a body kick that misses.
Dell slips a straight right by Alfonzo.
Dell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alfonzo cracks Dell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alfonzo slips a jab from Dell.
Dell backing away here, and Alfonzo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick lands for Dell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfonzo throws a low kick but Dell moves out of range easily.
Alfonzo throws a leg kick
and Dell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alfonzo wants to stand and escape but Dell is having none of it.
Dell trying to control but Alfonzo is working from the bottom.
Alfonzo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alfonzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dell is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alfonzo is on top in guard.
Dell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alfonzo defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell has momentary wrist control but Alfonzo slips an elbow through the middle.
Alfonzo trying to control but Dell is working from the bottom.
Alfonzo content to stall in guard here.
Alfonzo stopping the sweep attempt from Dell.
Alfonzo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alfonzo has managed to get both his arms back between Dell's legs - danger averted.
Alfonzo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alfonzo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alfonzo looks for the body kick but Dell saw that one coming.
Dell shoots in for a takedown but Alfonzo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alfonzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dell clobbers Alfonzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alfonzo tried to score with a low kick but Dell checks it.
Dell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Alfonzo sprawls and moves away.
Alfonzo throws the left hand but Dell avoids the punch easily.
Alfonzo keeps the fight on the outside.
Alfonzo moves out of range of the body kick from Dell.
Alfonzo shapes to counter with a head kick.
Alfonzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dell.
Dell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alfonzo throws out the jab.
Dell feinted with a counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Elmanaga Alfonzo.
I think Alfonzo 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Elmanaga Alfonzo!
Elmanaga Alfonzo gave a mention to Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers $120 160q Rec&St in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Datte Bayo (ranked 871 p4p, 1409 weight class) and Harrison Cutler (ranked 121 p4p, 193 weight class). Datte Bayo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Datte Bayo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harrison Cutler!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutler looks to land a right hand but Bayo moved out of range.
Harrison Cutler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cutler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cutler throws a body punch but Bayo moves out of range.
A left lands for Cutler.
Cutler misses with a lunging right hand
and Bayo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cutler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bayo counters with a nice uppercut.
Cutler moves out of range of the strikes.
Bayo lands a nice hook to Cutler's body. Cutler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cutler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bayo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cutler slips under a jab.
Cutler misses with a hook to the body
and Bayo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Bayo - just one landing.
Bayo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cutler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bayo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayo throws a poor cross that misses
and Cutler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cutler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bayo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cutler loads up on a big right hand but Bayo slips the punch.
Bayo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bayo throws a jab when Cutler was well out of range.
Cutler slips a straight right by Bayo.
A jab from Cutler does it's job there.
Cutler throws a poor cross that misses
and Bayo counters with a straight right hand.
Bayo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cutler doesn't seem bothered though.
Cutler misses with a looping right.
Bayo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cutler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bayo's head backwards.
Cutler shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bayo eats them both and turns towards Cutler to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bayo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cutler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cutler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bayo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cutler misses with a hook to the body
and Bayo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bayo forces Cutler back against the cage and clinches.
Bayo blocks a body shot from Cutler.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bayo.
Bayo dodges an elbow strike from Cutler.
Cutler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bayo's defenses.
Bayo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cutler's face.
Bayo throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cutler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bayo's brow.
Bayo dodges an elbow strike from Cutler.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cutler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bayo's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayo blocks an elbow strike.
Bayo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cutler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bayo blocks an elbow strike.
Cutler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bayo misses with a knee strike.
Bayo lands a shoulder strike.
Cutler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bayo throws a head punch that misses.
Cutler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bayo lands a knee to the head.
Bayo blocks the elbow strike.
Bayo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cutler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cutler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cutler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bayo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cutler is defending well for now.
Bayo prevents a body shot from Cutler.
Cutler digs a right hand underneath Bayo's ribcage. Bayo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Bayo lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bayo missing with knees to the body.
Cutler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bayo landing knees to the head.
Cutler tries a body shot but Bayo blocks it.
Bayo blocks the elbow strike.
Bayo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cutler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bayo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cutler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bayo missing with knees to the body.
Cutler can't find room to land a body shot as Bayo controls the action.
Cutler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cutler pushes off an throws an elbow but Bayo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cutler throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cutler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bayo's brow.
Cutler lands an elbow just above Bayo 's eye.
Cutler misses with an elbow over the top.
Cutler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Datte Bayo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cutler misses with a looping right.
Cutler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bayo counters with a straight right hand.
Cutler misses with a looping left.
Cutler misses with a right hand
and Bayo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cutler misses with a hook
and Bayo scores with a counter punch that sends Cutler to the canvas! Bayo smells blood - he's punishing Cutler with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Cutler has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Datte Bayo!
Datte Bayo retains his lightweight title!
The defeated Harrison Cutler had this to say: 'Well, that didn't go so well...'.
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