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TUF S2: Round 1, Day 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suga Diabeetus (ranked 4894 p4p, 4613 weight class) and Carl Courtright (ranked 489 p4p, 473 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Suga Diabeetus!
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, Carl Courtright!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Courtright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diabeetus circles away.
Diabeetus stuffs the takedown attempt from Courtright. Courtright gets slowly back to his feet.
Diabeetus dips to his left and cracks Courtright with an uppercut!
Courtright tries to clinch but Diabeetus moves out of range.
Courtright tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Diabeetus counter with a right hand.
Diabeetus lands a nice hook to Courtright's body. Courtright takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diabeetus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Courtright moves away from the strike by Diabeetus.
A slow jab from Diabeetus misses its intended target.
Courtright pushes Diabeetus up against the cage in a clinch.
Diabeetus avoids a wild elbow strike from Courtright.
Courtright with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diabeetus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Courtright using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diabeetus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Courtright being controlled against the cage.
Diabeetus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Suga Diabeetus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Courtright.
Diabeetus controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtright comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Suga Diabeetus has been cut.
Come on Diabeetus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Courtright letting Diabeetus take a breather here.
Diabeetus is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Suga Diabeetus.
Courtright ducks under a wild hook from Diabeetus.
Diabeetus lands a nice hook to Courtright's body. Courtright takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Courtright tries to close the distance and clinch but Diabeetus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diabeetus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diabeetus counters with a nice uppercut.
Courtright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Courtright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Courtright shoots and misses
and Diabeetus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diabeetus scores with a jab.
Diabeetus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diabeetus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Courtright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diabeetus avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtright is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Diabeetus.
Courtright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diabeetus.
Diabeetus leaves Courtright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Courtright moves to clinch but Diabeetus breaks away
and Diabeetus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diabeetus lands a body shot.
Diabeetus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diabeetus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diabeetus throws a shot from downtown. Courtright moves away and avoids it.
Diabeetus takes a swing at Courtright's ribcage but misses.
Diabeetus jabs at Courtright's body.
Diabeetus cracks Courtright with a right hand to the side of the head.
Courtright tries to close the distance and clinch but Diabeetus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suga Diabeetus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diabeetus throws a hook but Courtright avoids it easily.
Diabeetus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Courtright is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Diabeetus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabeetus stuffs the takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by Diabeetus as he connects with a hook.
Diabeetus misses with a wild body shot.
Courtright is looking to clinch.
Diabeetus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Courtright.
Diabeetus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Courtright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diabeetus connects with a nice looking jab.
Diabeetus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Courtright moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Courtright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Courtright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diabeetus circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Diabeetus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diabeetus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Courtright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diabeetus.
Diabeetus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Courtright staying out of range there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Courtright.
Diabeetus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Courtright takes one on the button.
Diabeetus connects with a looping right hand.
Diabeetus misses with a hook. Courtright ducked under it nicely.
Courtright is looking to clinch but Diabeetus is avoiding it.
Courtright doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diabeetus counters with a right hand to the body.
Good exchange - Diabeetus coming out on top.
Courtright closes the distance and clinches up with Diabeetus, looking for a takedown. Courtright pushes Diabeetus against the cage but Diabeetus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diabeetus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diabeetus works Courtright's body with a nice hook.
Diabeetus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diabeetus misses with a head kick.
Diabeetus lands with a shot to the body.
Diabeetus connects with a right hand. Courtright shakes it off.
Courtright tries to clinch
and Diabeetus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diabeetus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Courtright.
Courtright takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diabeetus with a nice cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Suga Diabeetus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Suga Diabeetus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diabeetus lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Diabeetus. That snapped Courtright's head back.
Diabeetus throws a shot to the body.
Courtright takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Courtright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good shot there by Diabeetus.
Courtright avoids the body shot from Diabeetus.
Diabeetus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Courtright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diabeetus.
Courtright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diabeetus jabs Courtright right on the nose. Courtright blinks but takes it well.
Courtright will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Courtright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diabeetus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Courtright is trying desperately to land a takedown but Diabeetus is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Courtright.
Courtright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diabeetus.
Diabeetus lands the left hand.
Courtright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diabeetus as he avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diabeetus lands a slapping body shot.
Courtright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diabeetus.
Diabeetus connects with a single shot there.
Courtright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Suga Diabeetus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Courtright.
Courtright has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Courtright takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diabeetus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Courtright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Courtright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diabeetus.
Horrible takedown attempt by Courtright or perhaps it was just good defense by Diabeetus, which made it look bad.
Courtright walks into a straight right hand from Diabeetus.
Diabeetus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Courtright walks into a jab.
Diabeetus just misses with a punch to the body.
Diabeetus scores with a body shot.
Courtright with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diabeetus counters with a straight right hand.
Diabeetus connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice body punch from Diabeetus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Courtright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diabeetus sprawls well. Diabeetus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Courtright gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabeetus throws the left hand but Courtright avoids the punch easily.
Diabeetus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Courtright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Courtright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Courtright gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Courtright gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diabeetus lands the left hand.
Diabeetus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diabeetus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Courtright fails with the takedown
and Courtright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Courtright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diabeetus circles away.
Diabeetus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Courtright slips under a jab from Diabeetus.
Diabeetus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Courtright can do to turn this around?
Courtright fails with a takedown attempt.
Suga Diabeetus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Diabeetus as he connects with a hook.
Courtright fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Courtright is defended easily by Diabeetus.
Diabeetus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diabeetus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diabeetus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diabeetus scores with a nice strike.
A cross from Diabeetus lands.
Diabeetus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Suga Diabeetus is winning the standup battle so far.
Courtright takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Courtright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diabeetus sprawls well. Diabeetus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Courtright gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diabeetus looks to land a right hand but Courtright moved out of range.
Diabeetus connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Diabeetus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diabeetus.
Diabeetus throws the left hand but Courtright avoids the punch easily.
Courtright takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Courtright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diabeetus misses with an uppercut.
Courtright closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diabeetus connects with a crisp jab.
Courtright fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Courtright tries to clinch but Diabeetus moves out of range.
Diabeetus throws a looping overhand right but Courtright ducks down to avoid it.
Diabeetus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diabeetus lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diabeetus connects with a crisp jab.
Diabeetus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Diabeetus misses.
Diabeetus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Courtright was well out of range. Poor timing from Diabeetus.
Courtright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Suga Diabeetus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Suga Diabeetus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Diabeetus misses with a hook. Courtright ducked under it nicely.
Courtright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diabeetus tries to avoid it but Courtright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diabeetus to the ground. Diabeetus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diabeetus throws a body shot but no joy.
Diabeetus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diabeetus jabs Courtright to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Courtright walks into a straight right hand from Diabeetus.
A swing and a miss from Diabeetus.
A jab from Diabeetus misses.
Good shot there by Diabeetus.
The fight stays on the outside here - Courtright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Courtright tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diabeetus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Courtright somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diabeetus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diabeetus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Diabeetus enables Courtright to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Diabeetus manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diabeetus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diabeetus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diabeetus tries to get out of the position.
Diabeetus wants to stand but Courtright is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Courtright thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Courtright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diabeetus's head.
Courtright drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Courtright jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Courtright drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Courtright jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Courtright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Courtright has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Courtright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diabeetus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diabeetus looking for a guillotine here but Courtright defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diabeetus pulls Courtright in close to his closed guard and prevents Courtright from doing any damage or advancing position.
Suga Diabeetus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diabeetus uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Diabeetus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Courtright's head.
Diabeetus slaps away a takedown attempt from Courtright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Suga Diabeetus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Courtright.
No luck for Courtright with that takedown attempt.
Diabeetus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Courtright moves away.
Courtright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diabeetus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Courtright takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Courtright fails in his attempt to clinch.
Courtright fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diabeetus pinned against the cage. Diabeetus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carl Courtright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Courtright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diabeetus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Courtright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diabeetus as he jumps to the side.
Diabeetus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Courtright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Courtright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Courtright there as he acknowledges the shot.
Courtright slips a straight right by Diabeetus.
Courtright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Courtright looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Courtright moves out of range of the strikes.
Courtright looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diabeetus is fending him off so far but Courtright persists. Nope, Diabeetus circles away and we're back to standing.
Diabeetus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtright takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut there from Diabeetus.
Diabeetus lands with a hook. Courtright tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diabeetus catches Courtright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diabeetus lands an overhand right.
Diabeetus lands a head shot.
Courtright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diabeetus as he avoids it easily.
Courtright tries to clinch but Diabeetus is having none of it.
Diabeetus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diabeetus lands a jab to the nose.
Courtright's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diabeetus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Courtright scrambles back to his feet.
Courtright tries to clinch but Diabeetus moves out of range.
Courtright tries to clinch
and Diabeetus counters with a nice uppercut.
Diabeetus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Diabeetus.
Courtright tries to clinch up.
Courtright takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diabeetus digs a good body shot into Courtright's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suga Diabeetus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diabeetus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suga Diabeetus!
During a confident post fight interview, Suga Diabeetus 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Velyanov (ranked 5250 p4p, 4895 weight class) and Wolfgang Pauli (ranked 512 p4p, 490 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Velyanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wolfgang Pauli!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velyanov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've been told by Velyanov's head coaches at Takeda Clan Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pauli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Velyanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pauli.
Pauli needs to keep his hands up - Velyanov had a free shot at his head there.
Oooooh!!! Pauli has knocked Velyanov down with a huge combo! Pauli steps away and waves a wobbly Velyanov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Velyanov is rocked!
It looks like Alexander Velyanov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velyanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Velyanov gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Pauli points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Velyanov wakes up just in time to hear Pauli thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wolfgang Pauli!
A victorious Wolfgang Pauli thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Olofsson (ranked 5010 p4p, 4594 weight class) and Teyofimo Nolife (ranked 497 p4p, 470 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikael Olofsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teyofimo Nolife!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olofsson throws a lazy right hand but Nolife sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olofsson tests Nolife's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Olofsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice uppercut there from Olofsson.
Nolife takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Teyofimo Nolife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Olofsson.
Olofsson throws a series of punches but Nolife moves out of range.
Nolife gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nolife bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olofsson wants to get back to his feet.
Nolife connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Olofsson some visible discomfort.
Nolife lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nolife scores with punches from side control.
Olofsson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nolife working the body and head with strikes.
Nolife lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Olofsson wants to get back to his feet but Nolife is dominant here and he's now got Olofsson's back!
Olofsson is trying to stand back up.
Nolife lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Nolife.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolife connects with a big shot to the side of Olofsson's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olofsson trying to get back to his feet but Nolife is in full control for now.
Nolife trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Olofsson doesn't escape.
Olofsson is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nolife lands strikes to the head.
The referee is taking a good look at Olofsson as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Nolife!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolife gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Olofsson wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Can Olofsson hold on?! Nolife is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Olofsson is trying to get back to his feet but Nolife has full control of the position and if anything, Olofsson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Nolife lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Nolife.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nolife is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Nolife gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Nolife gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Nolife apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Olofsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nolife sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Olofsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nolife drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nolife cracks Olofsson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolife is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Olofsson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Olofsson wants to get back to his feet but Nolife drags him back down.
Nolife working the head with strikes.
Nolife cracks Olofsson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Olofsson is rocked!
Nolife lands a big left to the face of Olofsson, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Nolife and another - Olofsson is out! Nolife stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Teyofimo Nolife!
An intense looking Teyofimo Nolife took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Guess it's possible to win while playing by the rules. Thought we were supposed to create fighters between 250-270 pounds. I didn't know I could go above that and have my buddy make one for me. Interesting how this event was run. I may win this tournament or I may lose, but I know I didn't cheat. BS'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiitus Gabor (ranked 4731 p4p, 4691 weight class) and Ryu Inhanamoto (ranked 482 p4p, 480 weight class). Gabor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Somebody Call My Momma - Tons of Funk. Ryu Inhanamoto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tiitus Gabor's chin.
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Counter fighter
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiitus Gabor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryu Inhanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inhanamoto moves away from the strike by Gabor.
Inhanamoto checks a low kick from Gabor.
Inhanamoto connects with a body shot.
Gabor scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gabor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gabor!
Tiitus Gabor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inhanamoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Inhanamoto blocks a leg kick.
Gabor throws out a loose jab but Inhanamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inhanamoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Inhanamoto throws out a counter right but Gabor avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Inhanamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gabor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inhanamoto moves away.
Gabor thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Inhanamoto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Inhanamoto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gabor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gabor staying out of range there.
Gabor connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Gabor.
Inhanamoto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gabor throws a leg kick that misses.
Gabor is looking to chop away at Inhanamoto's legs.
Gabor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inhanamoto manages to avoid it.
Gabor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Inhanamoto misses with a left hand
letting Gabor counter with a right hand.
Inhanamoto throws a big shot that misses.
Inhanamoto blocks a head kick by Gabor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabor throws a body shot but no joy.
Inhanamoto digs a good body shot into Gabor's ribs.
Inhanamoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Gabor misses.
Gabor scores with a kick to the body.
Inhanamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gabor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gabor is looking for a counter combo.
Gabor swats away the attempt to clinch by Inhanamoto.
Gabor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 It looks like Ryu Inhanamoto has been cut.
Gabor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gabor is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabor motions for Inhanamoto to come forward. Gabor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gabor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little jabbing left from Inhanamoto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Inhanamoto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick by Gabor misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Gabor.
Inhanamoto wants to clinch up but Gabor keeps it at a distance.
Gabor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gabor. Inhanamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crunch! Gabor slams his shin into Inhanamoto's torso.
Inhanamoto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gabor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Inhanamoto finds it's way round the side to connect with Gabor's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Inhanamoto checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inhanamoto! But no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Inhanamoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabor thows a body kick. Inhanamoto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gabor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gabor tries to bum rush Inhanamoto with a series of wild strikes but Inhanamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gabor scores with a nice strike.
Gabor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Gabor is predictable there
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Gabor misses with a series of wild punches.
Gabor misses with a wild body shot.
Gabor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Inhanamoto. That did some damage!
Inhanamoto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gabor.
Gabor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gabor moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tiitus Gabor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryu Inhanamoto's cut.
That's time! Gabor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Inhanamoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Inhanamoto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gabor thuds his shin into the meat of Inhanamoto's side.
Gabor looks to land a combination. Inhanamoto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Inhanamoto throws a nice looking combination but Gabor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gabor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inhanamoto.
Gabor misses with a kick to the body
and Inhanamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Inhanamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gabor throws a wild body kick that Inhanamoto sees coming a mile off.
Gabor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Inhanamoto 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabor lands a front kick.
Inhanamoto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Inhanamoto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gabor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gabor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inhanamoto can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gabor sprawling to the canvas! Gabor rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Inhanamoto finish him?!
It looks like Tiitus Gabor has been cut.
Gabor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gabor lands with a right hand.
Gabor cracks Inhanamoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
A low kick lands for Gabor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inhanamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Inhanamoto moves out of range as Gabor throws a body kick.
Inhanamoto loads up on a big right hand but Gabor slips the punch.
Inhanamoto ducks under a wild hook from Gabor.
Gabor ducks under a wild hook from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto tries to clinch but Gabor moves away
and Gabor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Inhanamoto thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gabor looks for the body kick but Inhanamoto saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inhanamoto! But no joy.
Gabor throws a push kick but Inhanamoto slaps the foot to one side.
Inhanamoto tries to clinch up.
Inhanamoto rushes Gabor and presses him up against the cage.
Inhanamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gabor backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Gabor fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inhanamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Inhanamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gabor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gabor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gabor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Inhanamoto lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gabor tries to work over Inhanamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gabor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Inhanamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Gabor drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryu Inhanamoto!
A very excited looking Ryu Inhanamoto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Tiitus Gabor had this to say: 'Funk is on a roll….Funk is on a roll…. *Entrance Music hits* SOMEBODY CALL MA MOMMA! *Ring Girls, Escorts and MILFS storm the cage and start dancing* SOMEBODY CALL MA MOMMA!…'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Aprile (ranked 5102 p4p, 4617 weight class) and Abelardo De Leon (ranked 503 p4p, 474 weight class). De Leon has chosen Mercenary - F.O.O.L. & Power Glove as his entrance music. Abelardo De Leon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Claudio Aprile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abelardo De Leon!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aprile misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Leon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Apriles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aprile wants to clinch but De Leon slips to the side
enabling De Leon to counter with a crisp jab.
Aprile looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Leon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Leon lands a big right hand that sends Aprile crashing to the mat! De Leon stays standing though and waves Aprile back to his feet!
Aprile is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aprile circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by De Leon. Aprile falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for De Leon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abelardo De Leon!
During a confident post fight interview, Abelardo De Leon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thanatos Tyranis (ranked 4769 p4p, 4646 weight class) and Cooper Cartwright (ranked 484 p4p, 475 weight class). Cooper Cartwright 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thanatos Tyranis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cooper Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyranis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyranis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tyranis swings for the body but Cartwright moves out of range.
Tyranis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tyranis tries to bum rush Cartwright with a series of wild strikes but Cartwright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyranis tries to sprawl but Cartwright drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tyranis tries to kick Cartwright off but Cartwright keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright controlling the action here.
Tyranis is staying active underneath Cartwright, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tyranis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cartwright passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tyranis!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartwright won't let Tyranis get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cartwright is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Tyranis is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Tyranis flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Cartwright anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Tyranis and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Cartwright slips an arm under Tyranis chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Cartwright has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Cartwright is squeezing on Tyranis like an anaconda would it's prey. Tyranis fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cooper Cartwright!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Matthews (ranked 4654 p4p, 4604 weight class) and Iron Mike (ranked 476 p4p, 471 weight class). Iron Mike has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Mike!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike misses with a body shot.
Matthews uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mike.
Mike moves out of range as Matthews strikes.
Mike misses with a shot to the body
and Matthews counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mike ducks under a wild hook from Matthews.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matthews darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mike throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matthews throwing a counter right hand but Mike manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Mike right on the button. Mike goes down! Matthews follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Matthews gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maurice Matthews!
After winning the bout, Maurice Matthews 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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