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ENIGMA 152 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bigi Boi Chai (ranked 922 p4p, 1428 weight class) and Kristoph Kringle (ranked 47 p4p, 66 weight class). Chai comes to the cage accompanied by Dirt. Kristoph Kringle is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bigi Boi Chai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristoph Kringle!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kringle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chai. That one must have hurt.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kringle.
Kringle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
 It looks like Kristoph Kringle has been cut.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
A big right from Chai misses.
Kringle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kringle takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Chai with a jab.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Kringle's coach down at Heavy Metal was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kringle's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kringle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai throws a quick head kick that knocks Kringle silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Chai is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bigi Boi Chai!
Bigi Boi Chai retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Bigi Boi Chai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xandao Couceiro (ranked 2486 p4p, 1504 weight class) and Jan Moder (ranked 270 p4p, 169 weight class). Couceiro comes into the arena with Welcome to my Nightmare- Alice Cooper blaring out of the sound system. Jan Moder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Red Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xandao Couceiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Moder!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moder leaves Couceiro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Moder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Couceiro ducks right into an uppercut from Moder.
Couceiro shoots for a takedown but Moder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Couceiro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Couceiro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Moder's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couceiro in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Couceiro is trying to get an arm triangle but Moder is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couceiro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Moder, who protects the arm well.
Couceiro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Moder, who protects the arm well.
Moder tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Couceiro presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Moder tries to hold on but Couceiro pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moder is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couceiro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Couceiro is working for a guillotine from mount but Moder frees his head quite easily.
Moder has given up his back.
Couceiro is persistently looking for the submission but Moder is defending it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couceiro patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Couceiro is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Moder is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Xandao Couceiro!
An out of breath and clearly excited Xandao Couceiro thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Zakharov (ranked 1149 p4p, 1201 weight class) and Chris Tosanesti (ranked 132 p4p, 136 weight class). Leonid Zakharov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Tosanesti's chin.
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World class boxer
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonid Zakharov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Tosanesti!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zakharov catches Tosanesti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Chris Tosanesti has been cut.
Tosanesti tries a head kick but it misses.
Zakharov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A left and a right from Tosanesti both land. Nice combination.
Zakharov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tosanesti counters with a nice uppercut.
Zakharov throws a body shot but no joy.
Tosanesti connects with a leg kick.
Tosanesti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zakharov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zakharov throws a big counter combination but Tosanesti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tosanesti lands the left hand.
Zakharov 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.
Zakharov misses with a leg kick
and Tosanesti counters with a single leg into guard. Zakharov didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zakharov is adopting a defensive guard.
Tosanesti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosanesti trying to control but Zakharov is working from the bottom.
Tosanesti throws a strike but Zakharov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tosanesti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zakharov tries to free his leg and advance position but Tosanesti is retaining full guard.
Tosanesti wants to sweep here but Zakharov controlling him for the moment.
Tosanesti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zakharov controlling from the top position.
Tosanesti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zakharov is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zakharov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zakharov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Zakharov looking to pass the guard.
Tosanesti looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Zakharov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Tosanesti both land. Nice combination.
Tosanesti shoots in for a double leg but Zakharov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tosanesti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zakharov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leonid Zakharov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zakharov lands a really nice looking cross but Tosanesti seems unphased.
Tosanesti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
 Tosanesti is rocked!
Zakharov lands a nice hook to Tosanesti's body. Tosanesti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zakharov connects with a body shot.
Tosanesti looks winded!
Zakharov drops Tosanesti with a straight right hand, right on the button! Zakharov follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonid Zakharov!
During a confident post fight interview, Leonid Zakharov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Chris Tosanesti spoke after the fight, saying 'No worries, guys. The Athletic Commission has just announced my opponent failed his pre-fight drug tests, so the result of this fight will be overturned and declared a No Contest. Big thanks to those of us who continue to fight clean!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Death Knell (ranked 396 p4p, 448 weight class) and Douglas Sampson (ranked 54 p4p, 60 weight class). Sampson has chosen Sunshine (ft. Anthony Hamilton) - Twista as his entrance music. Death Knell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Death Knell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson cracks Knell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sampson misses with a straight right.
Knell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sampson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sampson tried to score with a low kick but Knell checks it.
Knell is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sampson scoring well with a low kick there.
Sampson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson scores with a jab.
Knell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
 It looks like Death Knell has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sampson finds it's way round the side to connect with Knell's head.
Knell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sampson misses with a two punch combination.
Knell half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sampson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sampson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sampson misses with an uppercut
and Knell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sampson lands a big uppercut and Knell crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Knell looks OK. Sampson waves Knell back to his feet!
 Knell is rocked!
Douglas Sampson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BAM! Sampson delivers a spinning backfist that drops Knell like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Douglas Sampson!
Our winner, Douglas Sampson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Piper (ranked 2131 p4p, 3036 weight class) and Ludko Struja Jr (ranked 311 p4p, 417 weight class). Struja Jr has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for 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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ludko Struja Jr!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper misses with an uppercut. Struja Jr saw that one coming.
Struja Jr feints the counter takedown.
Piper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Struja Jr lands the left hand.
Struja Jr moves out of range as Piper strikes.
Struja Jr tests Piper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Struja Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Piper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Struja Jr.
Piper was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Piper misses with a body shot.
Struja Jr slips under a jab from Piper.
Struja Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Piper.
Struja Jr staying out of range there.
Struja Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Piper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Struja Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Piper tries to sprawl out of it but Struja Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Piper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Peter Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Struja Jr throws a right hand that Piper ducks under and follows up with a left that Piper also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Piper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Struja Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Struja Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Struja Jr cracks a nice hook into Piper's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper moves into the clinch successfully.
Piper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Piper scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Piper misses.
Struja Jr jabs Piper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Piper moves forwards but Struja Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Piper with a nice cross.
Piper misses the jab.
Piper closes the distance and clinches.
Struja Jr has picked Piper up - he's going for a ride! Struja Jr dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Struja Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Struja Jr is thwarting Piper's attempts to control the position.
Struja Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Struja Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Piper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Struja Jr.
Struja Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Piper defending well though.
Piper is trying to stand back up but Struja Jr is controlling him
Struja Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Struja Jr working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Piper is refusing to be controlled, as Struja Jr sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Struja Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Struja Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Piper defending well though.
Struja Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Piper is pressing down on Struja Jr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Piper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Struja Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Struja Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Piper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr trying to control but Piper is working from the bottom.
Piper pulls Struja Jr in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Piper dodges the punch combination from Struja Jr.
The fighters circling - Piper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Struja Jr throws a shot to the body.
Piper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Struja Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pipers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Piper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Piper throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Struja Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Struja Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Piper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Struja Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peter Piper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr lands a jab.
Struja Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Struja Jr missing with a left hand there. Piper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Struja Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Struja Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Piper's shoulder, as Piper tries to avoid the shot.
Struja Jr throws a body punch but Piper moves out of range.
Piper walks into a left hand.
Piper misses with a double jab.
Piper fails to land with a series of punches.
Struja Jr misses with a hook
and Piper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Piper throws a right and a left that Struja Jr avoids nicely.
Struja Jr swings for the body but Piper moves out of range.
Piper is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Struja Jr moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludko Struja Jr!
Ludko Struja Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Pervitin (ranked 990 p4p, 742 weight class) and Abdo Farah (ranked 140 p4p, 102 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Pervitin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdo Farah!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pervitin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pervitin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crunch! Farah slams his shin into Pervitin's torso.
Pervitin misses with a lunging right hand
and Farah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Farah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pervitin's head.
Farah keeps the fight on the outside.
Farah scores with a jab.
Farah moves in looking to clinch but Pervitin pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Pervitin.
Farah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Farah checks a low kick from Pervitin.
Farah tries to keep at a distance but Pervitin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Farah gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pervitin.
Farah working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pervitin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Farah lands with a short shot to the head.
Pervitin blocks an uppercut.
Farah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pervitin throws a head punch that misses.
Farah scores with a hook to the body.
Pervitin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
Farah can't find room to land a body shot as Pervitin controls the action.
Farah misses with a body punch.
Farah misses with a body punch.
Pervitin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Farah after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Pervitin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pervitin scores with a shot to the side of Farah's head.
Pervitin can't break the clinch.
Farah tries a body shot but Pervitin blocks it.
Farah scores with a hook to the body.
Pervitin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pervitin gets through Farah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farah lands a shoulder strike.
Farah can't find room to land a body shot as Pervitin controls the action.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Farah fails to land.
Farah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin blocks a body shot from Farah.
Farah tries a body shot but Pervitin blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Pervitin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pervitin blocks a body shot from Farah.
A head punch on the inside from Pervitin fails to land.
Pervitin tightens his grip and picks Farah up, before dumping him to the ground. Farah manages to land in guard.
Farah has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pervitin postures up in Farah's guard and throws a big left but Farah blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pervitin.
Pervitin throws a big elbow that misses.
Pervitin postures up in Farah's guard and throws a big left but Farah blocks it.
Pervitin looking to pass the guard.
Farah keeping moving, preventing Pervitin from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pervitin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pervitin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pervitin trying to control but Farah is working from the bottom.
Pervitin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Farah keeping moving, preventing Pervitin from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pervitin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Farah counters with a thumping low kick.
Pervitin lunges at Farah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Farah's hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Farah.
The fighters circling - Farah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farah throws a wild body kick that Pervitin sees coming a mile off.
Abdo Farah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pervitin tries to bum rush Farah with a series of wild strikes but Farah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Farah misses with a hook.
Pervitin looks to score with a jab to the body but Farah is just out of range.
Farah tries to clinch but Pervitin moves away
and Pervitin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abdo Farah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Farah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pervitin throws out the jab.
Farah tries to work over Pervitin's front leg with a kick but Pervitin checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Pervitin blocks the leg kick.
Farah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Farah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pervitin manages to avoid it.
Farah tries to land a body kick
and Pervitin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pervitin ducks under a wild hook from Farah.
Pervitin throwing a counter right hand but Farah manages to avoid it.
Farah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Farah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pervitin. That did some damage!
Farah throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Farah.
Pervitin ducks under a wild hook from Farah.
Pervitin takes a swing at Farah's ribcage but misses.
Farah tries a quick counter leg kick but Pervitin is wise to it.
Farah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
Pervitin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Pervitin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pervitin.
Pervitin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Farah avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pervitin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farah manages to avoid it.
Farah pushes Pervitin up against the cage in a clinch.
Pervitin scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farah.
Pervitin jumps guard but Farah stands there with Pervitin around his waist. Pervitin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Farah.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farah tries to throw a body punch but Pervitin avoids it by throwing Farah back against the cage.
Pervitin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pervitin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farah has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pervitin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farah can turn it around.
Farah lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin is leaning against Farah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pervitin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Farah lands with a shot to the body.
Abdo Farah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pervitin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Farah throws a jab but it's blocked by Pervitin.
Pervitin looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Pervitin scores with a hook to the body. Farah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pervitin shoots in and bounces Farah off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pervitin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Farah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Farah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pervitin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin trying to control but Farah is working from the bottom.
Pervitin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Farah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pervitin slips nicely into half guard.
Pervitin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Farah with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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!
Farah is trying to maintain the position but Pervitin is very close to passing his half guard.
Pervitin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pervitin is looking to take a break and control but Farah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdo Farah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
That's time! Pervitin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pervitin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mr Pervitin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farah misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Farah.
Farah misses with a kick to the body.
Farah misses with an uppercut.
Pervitin shoots in for a takedown but Farah shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pervitin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pervitin feints and as Farah raises his hands in defense, Pervitin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Farah manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pervitin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pervitin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farah flicks out a counter leg kick but Pervitin steps away.
Pervitin misses with a right hand
and Farah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pervitin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farah wants to slow Pervitin down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Pervitin misses the target.
Farah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Farah as he connects with a hook.
Pervitin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Farah as he jumps to the side.
A nice side step and Farah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Farah scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Pervitin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farah lands with an overhand left.
Farah misses with a straight right.
Pervitin throws a quick counter head kick but Farah was just out of range.
Pervitin tries a head kick but it misses.
Farah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farah throws a leg kick but Pervitin checks it.
Pervitin is looking to counter punch.
Pervitin doesn't manage to clinch there - Farah circles away.
Farah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pervitin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Farah scores with a nice head shot.
Farah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pervitin scores with a decent looking hook.
Farah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Farah scores with a push kick.
Abdo Farah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pervitin throws a leg kick that misses.
Farah thuds his right hand into Pervitin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pervitin is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Farah misses.
Pervitin darts in and clinches Farah up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pervitin.
Pervitin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farah.
A head punch on the inside from Farah fails to land.
Farah misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Farah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pervitin.
Pervitin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farahs head.
Abdo Farah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pervitin prevents a body shot from Farah.
Pervitin tries to throw a body punch but Farah avoids it by throwing Pervitin back against the cage.
Pervitin blocking some punches.
Farah scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Farah fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pervitin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdo Farah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Farah winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdo Farah!
After winning the bout, Abdo Farah 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nero Hardy (ranked 1003 p4p, 892 weight class) and Cormac McCarthy (ranked 144 p4p, 127 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nero Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cormac McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by McCarthy there.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.
McCarthy takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Hardy misses with a right hand
and McCarthy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCarthy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McCarthy scores with a hook to the body. Hardy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McCarthy connects with a crisp jab.
Hardy slips under a jab.
McCarthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McCarthy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
No joy there for McCarthy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
McCarthy misses with an uppercut.
Hardy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nero Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCarthy.
McCarthy throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Hardy looks to land a left hand but McCarthy moved out of range nicely.
McCarthy cracks Hardy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hardy drives through and clinches with McCarthy against the cage.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hardy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McCarthy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from McCarthy.
McCarthy blocks a jab.
Hardy throws a right hand that misses
and McCarthy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a hook but McCarthy avoids it easily.
McCarthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
McCarthy tests Hardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardy rushes McCarthy and presses him up against the cage.
McCarthy tries to circle away but Hardy has him pinned against the cage.
McCarthy has Hardy pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on McCarthy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McCarthy receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
McCarthy scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCarthy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy letting McCarthy take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is working McCarthy over against the cage.
McCarthy tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
McCarthy is stalling here.
McCarthy has Hardy pressed against the cage.
McCarthy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cormac McCarthy.
Hardy throws a poor cross that misses
and McCarthy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than McCarthy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McCarthy lands an elbow.
McCarthy laying and praying for a moment but Hardy takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is taking a breather. Hardy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hardy has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, McCarthy escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by McCarthy!
McCarthy staying calm.
McCarthy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McCarthy working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A swing and a miss from McCarthy.
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
Hardy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCarthy.
Hardy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McCarthy pinned against the cage. McCarthy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hardy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hardy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hardy lands in his opponent's guard.
Hardy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but McCarthy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
McCarthy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy is trying to hold McCarthy in close to prevent damage but McCarthy has managed to pass into half guard.
McCarthy is thwarting Hardy's attempts to control the position.
McCarthy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hardy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy passes into side control, despite Hardy's attempt to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Hardy's face as McCarthy controls the position.
Cormac McCarthy has got the better of the ground game so far.
McCarthy gets to mount! Hardy was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hardy is working to get back to half guard.
McCarthy looking to control but Hardy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hardy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hardy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy wants to take a breather but Hardy is having none of it.
McCarthy wants to pass the guard but Hardy is defending well.
Hardy is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! McCarthy is tapping! Great win for Hardy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nero Hardy!
Nero Hardy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Ringo (ranked 1535 p4p, 2637 weight class) and LaDaniel Strong (ranked 205 p4p, 320 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Ringo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, LaDaniel Strong!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong slips under a jab from Ringo.
Strong lands a slapping body shot.
Strong throws a body punch but Ringo moves out of range.
Ringo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ringo misses with a body shot.
Ringo throws a lazy right hand but Strong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ringo avoids the body shot from Strong.
A big right from Ringo misses.
Ringo misses the shot to the body.
Strong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ringo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strong.
Strong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Strong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
LaDaniel Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Strong.
Ringo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Strong throws an off balance right hand
letting Ringo counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strong lands the left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Strong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Strong cracks Ringo with an open hand slap.
Ringo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Strong under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strong.
Strong throws a sloppy head kick
and Ringo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strong throws the left hand but Ringo avoids the punch easily.
Ringo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ringo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strong throws out the jab.
Strong scores with a jab.
Ringo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Strong misses.
Ringo throws a hook but Strong blocks it.
Strong lands a jab to the head.
Strong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ringo ducks under a wild hook from Strong.
Nice jab there from Strong.
Strong is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ringo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Strong looks to throw the jab but Ringo is out of range.
Strong takes a swing at Ringo's ribcage but misses.
Ringo connects with a looping right hand.
Strong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ringo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong lands with a hook. Ringo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Strong is looking to land body kicks.
Ringo loads up on a big right hand but Strong slips the punch.
Strong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Strong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ringo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Strong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ringo missing with a left hand there. Strong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strong dips to his left and cracks Ringo with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Ringo misses its intended target.
Strong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ringo moves away.
Ringo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ringo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strong moves away.
Strong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ringo misses the shot to the body.
Strong misses with a left hand
letting Ringo counter with a right hand.
Strong slips a straight right by Ringo.
Strong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ringo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ringo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strong.
Ringo defending well as Strong loads up on a big left hand.
Strong throws out a loose jab but Ringo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ringo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Strong scores with a nice right hand.
Strong misses with a hook. Ringo ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Ringo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ringo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strong.
Strong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Strong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Strong.
Ringo slips a jab and a cross from Strong.
Strong misses with a head kick.
Ringo scores with a hook to the body. Strong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ringo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Strong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Strong throws a big shot that misses.
Ringo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ringo.
Ringo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong 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.
Strong throws a series of strikes that have Ringo backpedaling.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ringo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Strong throws a shot from downtown. Ringo moves away and avoids it.
Strong misses with a few strikes there.
Strong missing with a left hand there. Ringo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Strong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ringo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strong.
Ringo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strong.
Decent striking displayed by Strong there.
Ringo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ringo scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ringo connects with a body shot that sends Strong's belly button to the back.
Ringo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ringo lands a lovely overhand right.
Strong throws an overhand right that lands on Ringo's shoulder, as Ringo tries to avoid the shot.
Ringo misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
LaDaniel Strong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ringo ducks under a wild hook from Strong.
Strong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ringo throws a shot from downtown. Strong moves away and avoids it.
Strong slips under a jab from Ringo.
Strong looks to land a combination but Ringo avoids it well.
Ringo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ringo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Strong - the referee stops the clock and Ringo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Strong. Ringo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ringo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like LaDaniel Strong has been cut.
Strong connects with a crisp jab.
Ringo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strong manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Ringo.
Ringo slips under a jab from Strong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Strong.
Ringo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Strong loads up on a big right hand but Ringo slips the punch.
Strong with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ringo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice cross by Strong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Strong. Beautiful body shot.
Ringo scores with a jab to the head.
Strong lands with a straight right. Ringo didn't see that one coming.
Ringo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
Strong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ringo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Strong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ringo is looking to counter punch.
Strong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ringo throws a big shot that misses.
Ringo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strong.
Nice jab there from Strong.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ringo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ringo looks to score with a jab to the body but Strong is just out of range.
Ringo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strong.
Strong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strong throws a wild body kick that Ringo sees coming a mile off.
Strong misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ringo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Strong takes one to the side of the head.
Ringo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strong.
Ringo needs to keep his hands up - Strong had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Ringo misses the target.
It seemed like Strong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ringo slips under a jab.
Ringo slips under a jab from Strong.
Strong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice uppercut lands for Ringo. That snapped Strong's head back.
Strong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ringo.
Ringo ducks under a wild hook from Strong.
Strong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ringo.
Ringo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ringo looks to throw the jab but Strong is out of range.
Ringo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
A big right from Ringo misses.
Strong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Strong cracks a nice hook into Ringo's ribs.
Strong misses with a straight right.
Strong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong missing with a left hand there. Ringo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strong misses with an uppercut. Ringo saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Ringo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Strong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Ringo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ringo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Strong ducks under a wild hook from Ringo.
Ringo throws a hook to the side of Strong's head but Strong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ringo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Strong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Strong tests Ringo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ringo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ringo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ringo slips a jab from Strong.
Strong misses with a series of wild punches.
Ringo just misses with a punch to the body.
Strong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ringo lands the left hand.
A jab from Strong does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ringo throws a jab when Strong was well out of range.
Strong 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.
Ringo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ringo avoids the head kick by Strong.
Strong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ringo.
Ringo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ringo avoids the body shot from Strong.
Strong cracks a nice hook into Ringo's ribs.
Strong lands a slapping body shot.
Strong lands with a good body shot.
Ringo ducks under a wild hook from Strong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strong throws a hook but Ringo avoids it easily.
Strong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
LaDaniel Strong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Strong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
LaDaniel Strong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on LaDaniel Strong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Strong with a nice cross.
Strong cracks Ringo with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Ringo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Strong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ringo avoids the body shot from Strong.
Strong throws a head kick but Ringo moves out of range.
It looked like Ringo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Strong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ringo's head.
Ringo lands a nice hook to Strong's body. Strong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Strong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ringo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ringo looks to throw the jab but Strong is out of range.
Strong scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ringo connects with a single shot there.
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!
Strong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ringo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ringo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Strong.
Ringo avoids the body shot from Strong.
Strong lands an overhand right.
Strong misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Strong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Strong scores with the left hand. Ringo knows he should have avoided that one.
Ringo staying out of range there.
Ringo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ringo misses with an uppercut. Strong saw that one coming.
Strong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strong throws a big shot that misses.
Ringo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strong.
Strong loads up on a big right hand but Ringo slips the punch.
Strong throws a series of punches but Ringo avoids them all with ease.
Strong misses with a combination
and Ringo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ringo cracks Strong with a good jab.
Ringo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Strong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ringo misses the shot to the body.
Johnny Ringo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ringo throws out the jab.
Ringo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ringo is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ringo slips under a jab.
Ringo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ringo misses the shot to the body.
Ringo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Strong. That one must have hurt.
Nice jab there from Strong.
Strong scores with a hook to the body. Ringo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ringo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strong.
Ringo just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Ringo misses.
Strong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ringo, as that shot connected.
Ringo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strong sizes up Ringo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ringo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Strong moves out of range of the strikes.
Ringo lands a big uppercut and Strong crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Strong looks OK. Ringo waves Strong back to his feet!
Strong is rocked!
That has opened up LaDaniel Strong's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong lands with a slapping head kick.
Strong is still on wobbly legs! Can Ringo finish him?
A big left from Ringo misses.
Ringo fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Strong square on the jaw! Damn, Strong is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Ringo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Johnny Ringo made sure he mentioned New Standard, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Laertes Royster (ranked 2144 p4p, 2009 weight class) and Red Yabattoir (ranked 122 p4p, 116 weight class). Yabattoir is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Them A Big Chatter Box . 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Laertes Royster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Yabattoir!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royster throws a leg kick
so Yabattoir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yabattoir trying to control the position from guard on top but Royster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yabattoir passes Royster's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Royster moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yabattoir slips nicely into half guard.
Yabattoir looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Yabattoir seems to be working for a kimura but Royster defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yabattoir in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Royster tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Yabattoir!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Red Yabattoir!
Red Yabattoir tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petcharon Darawan (ranked 130 p4p, 300 weight class) and DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 13 p4p, 31 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petcharon Darawan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darawan throws a body punch but Matikainen moves out of range.
Darawan jabs Matikainen right on the nose. Matikainen blinks but takes it well.
Matikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darawan lands a left and a right that send Matikainen crashing to the mat, dazed. Darawan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like DaMatti Matikainen has been cut.
Darawan moves out of range as Matikainen strikes.
Darawan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matikainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Darawan throws out a loose jab but Matikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Matikainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matikainen staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matikainen! But no joy.
Matikainen throws a jab when Darawan was well out of range.
Matikainen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Matikainen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darawan throws out a loose jab but Matikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matikainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Darawan throws a lazy right hand but Matikainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matikainen lands with a good body shot.
Matikainen blocks a jab.
Matikainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut there from Matikainen.
Matikainen tries to land a leg kick but Darawan saw it coming and moves away.
Matikainen lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darawan throws a body shot but no joy.
Matikainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matikainen takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darawan loads up on a big right hand but Matikainen slips the punch.
Matikainen misses the jab.
Darawan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darawan lands with an uppercut that bounces Matikainen off the cage and back into range.
That has opened up DaMatti Matikainen's cut even more.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut. Darawan saw that one coming.
Darawan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matikainen connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darawan misses with a straight right.
Matikainen looks to throw the jab but Darawan is out of range.
Darawan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matikainen defending well as Darawan loads up on a big left hand.
Matikainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darawan throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matikainen! But no joy.
Darawan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matikainen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darawan.
Darawan throws a head kick that misses.
Darawan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Matikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darawan misses with a two punch combination.
Darawan throws a hook to the side of Matikainen's head but Matikainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darawan scores with a jab to the head.
The cut above DaMatti Matikainen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jab by Matikainen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matikainen throws a head kick but Darawan moves out of range.
Darawan misses with a left hand
and Matikainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Matikainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matikainen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Darawan under the eye.
Darawan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petcharon Darawan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DaMatti Matikainen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big left from Darawan misses.
It seemed like Matikainen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Darawan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matikainen with a nice cross.
It looks like Petcharon Darawan has been cut.
A jab from Matikainen does it's job there.
Darawan scores with a nice right hand.
Matikainen cracks Darawan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Darawan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darawan is rocked!
Darawan throws a looping overhand right but Matikainen ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darawan misses with a right hand
and Matikainen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Matikainen ducks under a wild hook from Darawan.
Darawan ducks under a wild hook from Matikainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darawan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matikainen unleashes a big counter combination but Darawan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Petcharon Darawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darawan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Darawan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matikainen.
Matikainen flicks out a counter leg kick but Darawan steps away.
Darawan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darawan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matikainen can do to turn this around?
Matikainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darawan throws the left hand but Matikainen avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Matikainen.
Matikainen scores with a leg kick.
Petcharon Darawan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darawan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matikainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matikainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Darawan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matikainen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Darawan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matikainen swings widly with a right hand
and Darawan counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matikainen thows a leg kick but Darawan checks it
and Darawan counters with a straight right hand.
Matikainen is rocked!
DaMatti Matikainen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Matikainen misses with a hook
and Darawan counters with a nice right hand that sends Matikainen toppling to the canvas! Matikainen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Darawan finish him?!
Matikainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Darawan finish him?
Darawan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matikainen counters with a crisp one two that drops Darawan! Matikainen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Darawan to his feet! Darawan is in big trouble!
Oh Darawan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darawan swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Matikainen misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darawan loads up on a big right hand but Matikainen slips the punch.
Darawan seems to have got his legs back now.
Matikainen seems to have recovered his senses.
Darawan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Matikainen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Darawan has got the better of the exchanges.
Darawan misses with an uppercut
and Matikainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darawan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Matikainen counter with a right hand.
Darawan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matikainen scores with a counter punch that sends Darawan to the canvas! Matikainen smells blood - he's punishing Darawan with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Darawan has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DaMatti Matikainen!
DaMatti Matikainen is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, DaMatti Matikainen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Petcharon Darawan had this to say: 'I have nothing to say.'.
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