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WVT 89: Ihantala v Machado 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Strdoza (ranked 2628 p4p, 2521 weight class) and Mason Rogers (ranked 318 p4p, 309 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 20 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Strdoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Mason Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strdoza steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rogers. That one must have hurt.
Rogers throws a leg kick which misses Strdoza's front leg but catches the back leg as Strdoza tries to avoid it.
Rogers throws a right hand that misses
and Strdoza counters with a one-two to the body.
Strdoza needs to keep his hands up - Rogers had a free shot at his head there.
Rogers throws the kick towards the body but Strdoza avoids it.
Strdoza is looking for a counter combo.
Rogers has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rogers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rogers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Strdoza is out of range.
Strdoza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rogers to score with a decent uppercut.
Strdoza keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Strdoza was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rogers.
The crowd cheers as Rogers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Strdoza doesn't seem phased though.
Rogers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Rogers misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers jabs Strdoza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rogers tries to land a body kick
letting Strdoza counter with a right hand.
Rogers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Strdoza seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Strdoza moves out of range of the strikes.
Rogers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rogers swings for the body but Strdoza moves out of range.
Strdoza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A nice leg kick from Rogers, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rogers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Strdoza to the mat! Strdoza manages to get full guard.
Strdoza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Strdoza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rogers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strdoza looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strdoza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rogers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Strdoza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rogers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rogers is working Strdoza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Strdoza pulls Rogers in to control the position.
Strdoza has his foot on Rogers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rogers works his way back into a safe position though.
Strdoza looking for a sweep. Not yet Strdoza, not yet.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Strdoza keeps moving.
Strdoza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rogers is aware though and is defending well.
Strdoza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rogers controls from within his opponent's guard.
Strdoza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rogers defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Strdoza keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Rogers sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Strdoza's guard.
Rogers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strdoza keeps working.
Strdoza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rogers pulls his head out easily.
Strdoza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rogers pulls his head out easily.
Strdoza wants to improve his position but Rogers is controlling well.
Rogers lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Rogers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rogers scores with a decent looking hook.
A clash of legs there as Strdoza blocks the low kick.
Rogers goes for a double leg but Strdoza avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Strdoza continues to drive forward.
Rogers tries to land a front kick but Strdoza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rogers shoots in but no luck this time.
Mason Rogers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rogers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Strdoza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rogers.
Rogers misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Strdoza slips under a jab from Rogers.
As Rogers looks to move away, Strdoza throws a big counter combo but Rogers just gets out of the way.
Strdoza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rogers can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers connects with a solid leg kick.
Rogers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chad Strdoza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strdoza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Strdoza blocks the body kick.
Rogers throws a body kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Strdoza misses its target.
Strdoza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rogers can pounce on him.
Rogers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circling - Rogers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Strdoza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chad Strdoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers is looking to score with low kicks.
Rogers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Strdoza if he has to take too many more of those.
That kick from Rogers tenderised Strdoza's leg. Strdoza is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza blocks the body kick.
Strdoza is looking for a counter combo.
Rogers catches Strdoza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rogers misses with a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Strdoza misses its target.
Rogers tries to score with a low kick but Strdoza moves his leg out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Rogers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rogers.
Strdoza checks a leg kick.
Strdoza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Rogers takes a swing at Strdoza's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Strdoza.
Rogers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rogers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Strdoza counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rogers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Strdoza. That did some damage!
Rogers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Strdoza counters with a three punch combo that has Rogers backing up. Rogers nods at Strdoza to acknowledge the strikes.
Mason Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strdoza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rogers lands a jab.
Rogers throws a head kick that Strdoza semi-blocks.
Nice takedown defense from Strdoza. No joy for Rogers on that attempt.
Chad Strdoza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Rogers.
Strdoza staying out of range there.
Rogers throws a jab when Strdoza was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid body kick from Rogers.
Rogers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rogers shoots and misses
letting Strdoza counter with a right hand.
Rogers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Strdoza to the mat! Strdoza manages to get full guard.
Rogers with a nice head shot there.
Strdoza wants to get back to his feet but Rogers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Strdoza looking for a guillotine here but Rogers defends easily.
Strdoza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Rogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Strdoza slips under a jab from Rogers.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Strdoza misses the target.
Rogers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Strdoza sprawls well initially but Rogers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Strdoza kicks off Rogers and gets to his feet.
Rogers throws a right hand that misses
and Strdoza counters with a nice body shot.
Strdoza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Strdoza seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rogers misses with a kick to the body
and Strdoza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A quick step to the side and Strdoza tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strdoza blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strdoza gets caught napping as Rogers dives in and scores a takedown. Strdoza manages to retain guard.
Strdoza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Strdoza working for a triangle but Rogers defends it easily.
Rogers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strdoza sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rogers lands strikes from half guard.
Strdoza is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza wants to get back to his feet.
Rogers is taking a breather. Strdoza 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.
Strdoza is trying to stand up here but Rogers is controlling him well.
Rogers passes to full mount!
Mason Rogers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rogers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Strdoza?
Strdoza gets back to half guard.
Rogers is looking to take a break and control but Strdoza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rogers working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strdoza tries to roll over but Rogers keeps him under control.
Strdoza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rogers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza is trying to stand up here but Rogers is controlling him well.
Rogers is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Strdoza wants to sweep but Rogers has passed to side control!
Rogers prevents Strdoza from escaping the position.
Check out the look on Rogers's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rogers landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Strdoza is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Strdoza sneaks back into half guard.
Strdoza wants to get back to his feet.
Mason Rogers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to control but Strdoza is keeping him busy.
Rogers is taking a breather. Strdoza 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.
Strdoza trying to control from the bottom.
Rogers prevents Strdoza from improving his position.
Strdoza tries to kick Rogers off but Rogers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rogers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Rogers there.
Rogers content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rogers throwing shots but Strdoza is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Rogers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rogers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Rogers!
Mason Rogers decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ajax Jacker (ranked 1691 p4p, 3645 weight class) and John Koromos (ranked 75 p4p, 169 weight class). Koromos has chosen Matthew Parker - Signal (SPES INVICTA Remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ajax Jacker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ajax Jacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Koromos!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacker with a poor takedown
and Koromos counters with a straight right hand.
Koromos misses with a body shot.
Koromos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koromos wants it to stay on the feet.
Koromos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koromos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jacker shoots in and bounces Koromos off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jacker connects with a couple of short punches.
Koromos keeping full guard, as Jacker tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacker throwing strikes but missing.
Jacker trying to control the position from guard on top but Koromos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koromos is controlling Jacker's posture.
Jacker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacker passes into half guard.
Jacker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jacker slips a nice elbow through Koromos's hands, connecting with Koromos's forehead.
Jacker thows a huge punch but Koromos dodges it nicely.
Jacker is looking for a kimura here.
Jacker drops an elbow to the side of Koromos's head.
Jacker frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jacker tries to control but Koromos wriggling away.
Jacker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koromos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jacker with the ground and pound from mount.
Jacker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Koromos?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jacker lands a big shot there that rocks Koromos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jacker landing strikes from the mount and Koromos is in trouble!
 Koromos is rocked!
Jacker lands with some strikes.
Koromos is still in real trouble! Can Jacker finish him?
Jacker content just to control the position here.
Koromos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jacker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jacker is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Koromos goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Jacker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ajax Jacker!
Ajax Jacker really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Neon Zombie -Laundry 20% 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 Azriel Pandens (ranked 1620 p4p, 1756 weight class) and Little Kitty Sripituksakul (ranked 219 p4p, 233 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Azriel Pandens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sripituksakul moves out of range as Pandens strikes.
Pandens looks to throw the jab but Sripituksakul is out of range.
Sripituksakul throws a hook to the side of Pandens's head but Pandens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Pandens on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandens scoring well with a low kick there.
Pandens blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Pandens wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Sripituksakul misses.
Pandens connects with a leg kick.
Pandens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sripituksakul.
Pandens chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sripituksakul can pounce on him.
Sripituksakul misses with a right hand
and Pandens counters with a stiff right hand.
Sripituksakul misses with a hook. Pandens ducked under it nicely.
Sripituksakul throws out a loose jab but Pandens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandens slips a jab from Sripituksakul.
Pandens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sripituksakul.
A cross from Sripituksakul lands.
Pandens moves out of range of the leg kick from Sripituksakul.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandens throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 It looks like Little Kitty Sripituksakul has been cut.
A nice leg kick from Sripituksakul, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sripituksakul sizes up Pandens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 It looks like Azriel Pandens has been cut.
Sripituksakul lands with a straight right. Pandens didn't see that one coming.
Pandens getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul lands a glancing blow to the side of Pandens's head.
Pandens throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pandens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sripituksakul.
Pandens throws out a loose jab but Sripituksakul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandens defending well as Sripituksakul loads up on a big left hand.
Sripituksakul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Sripituksakul.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pandens.
Pandens scores with a hook.
Sripituksakul stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pandens.
Pandens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sripituksakul misses with an uppercut
and Pandens counters with a leg kick.
Pandens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sripituksakul stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sripituksakul misses with a hook.
Pandens blocks a jab.
Pandens cracks Sripituksakul with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sripituksakul throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sripituksakul misses with an uppercut.
Sripituksakul slips a straight right by Pandens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandens just misses with a punch to the body.
Sripituksakul throws the left hand but Pandens avoids the punch easily.
Pandens misses with a wild body shot.
Sripituksakul throws the left hand but Pandens avoids the punch easily.
Pandens checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Pandens was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sripituksakul.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul 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.
A low kick lands for Pandens.
Pandens defending well as Sripituksakul loads up on a big left hand.
Pandens is looking for a counter combo.
Sripituksakul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sripituksakul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sripituksakul throws a hook to the side of Pandens's head but Pandens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sripituksakul uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pandens moves out of range as Sripituksakul strikes.
Pandens listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pandens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul misses the jab.
Sripituksakul looks to throw the jab but Pandens is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul misses with a left hand
and Pandens counters with a nice uppercut.
Pandens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul slips under a jab from Pandens.
That kick from Pandens tenderised Sripituksakul's leg. Sripituksakul is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sripituksakul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sripituksakul connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sripituksakul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pandens.
Sripituksakul misses with a right hand
and Pandens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sripituksakul throws a hook to the side of Pandens's head but Pandens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sripituksakul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sripituksakul throws a looping overhand right but Pandens ducks down to avoid it.
Sripituksakul throws the left hand but Pandens avoids the punch easily.
Pandens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pandens.
Pandens lands the left hand.
Sripituksakul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandens moves away from the strike by Sripituksakul.
Pandens throws the left hand but Sripituksakul avoids the punch easily.
Sripituksakul misses with a left hand
and Pandens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sripituksakul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sripituksakul scores with a jab.
Sripituksakul misses the jab.
Sripituksakul's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sripituksakul throws out a loose jab but Pandens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sripituksakul tries a low kick but Pandens avoids it.
Sripituksakul moves out of range of the strikes.
Pandens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sripituksakul.
Pandens moves out of range of the strikes.
Pandens is looking to counter punch.
Pandens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pandens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sripituksakul slips under a jab.
Pandens tried to score with a low kick but Sripituksakul checks it.
Pandens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pandens slips under a jab from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandens.
Pandens drops his hands momentarily and Sripituksakul takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pandens staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Little Kitty Sripituksakul will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pandens throws a hook but Sripituksakul avoids it easily.
Sripituksakul scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pandens moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sripituksakul misses with a straight right.
Sripituksakul takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sripituksakul misses with a low kick.
Sripituksakul takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sripituksakul lands with an uppercut that bounces Pandens off the cage and back into range.
Sripituksakul throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sripituksakul looks to land a left hand but Pandens moved out of range nicely.
Sripituksakul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pandens lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandens listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sripituksakul tries to move into range but Pandens moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sripituksakul takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pandens slips a jab from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul throws a hook but Pandens avoids it easily.
Sripituksakul scores with a leg kick.
Pandens tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Pandens.
Sripituksakul throws a lazy right hand but Pandens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sripituksakul takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sripituksakul is rocked!
Pandens cracks Sripituksakul with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Sripituksakul falls to his knees and Pandens doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azriel Pandens!
A victorious Azriel Pandens 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos (ranked 991 p4p, 1174 weight class) and Donnie Larkin (ranked 143 p4p, 170 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donnie Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Carlos slams his shin into Larkin's torso.
Larkin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlos.
Carlos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Carlos misses with a straight right.
Larkin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Larkin has his takedown stuffed
and Carlos counters with a right hand to the body.
Larkin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Larkin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carlos defends it nicely.
It looked like Carlos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin clinches with his opponent.
Carlos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larkin's elbow.
Larkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carlos backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos looking to stall.
Larkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carlos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carlos blocking some punches.
Carlos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Larkin throws a head kick that misses
and Carlos counters with a one-two to the body.
Carlos throws a leg kick but Larkin moved away.
Larkin throws an off balance right hand
and Carlos counters with a straight right hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Larkin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Carlos is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carlos is trying to get back to full guard.
Larkin is working for a submission of some sort.
Carlos trying to control from the bottom.
Larkin working over Carlos with some ground and pound. Carlos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Larkin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Larkin trying to mount his opponent but Carlos defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Larkin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Larkin's back!
Larkin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Carlos trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carlos has the hooks in. Larkin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Carlos loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Larkin hold on?
Larkin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Carlos is keen to just control but Larkin is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carlos controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos trying to control the action but Larkin is working from the bottom.
Carlos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Larkin defends it well.
Larkin looking for submissions off his back.
Carlos working over Larkin with some ground and pound. Larkin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Larkin is not content to let Carlos control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos dominated that round.
That's time! Carlos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Larkin shoots in but Carlos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Larkin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carlos but Carlos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carlos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Larkin's guard.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Larkin keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carlos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Larkin looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Carlos pushes past his half guard into mount!
Carlos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos looking to control but Larkin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Larkin is trying desperately to improve position.
Carlos tries to control but Larkin wriggling away.
Carlos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Larkin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Carlos is really struggling to control Larkin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Larkin is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Larkin hang on?
Larkin is squirming around, avoiding Carlos's attempts to control the action.
Larkin is working to get back to half guard.
Larkin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carlos is on top in guard.
Carlos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Larkin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carlos has managed to get both his arms back between Larkin's legs - danger averted.
Carlos preventing the sweep.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Larkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juan Carlos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin is looking for a triangle but Carlos pushes his legs off easily.
Carlos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Larkin's head.
Carlos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carlos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Larkin keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Larkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Larkin, not yet.
Carlos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Carlos trying to control but Larkin is working from the bottom.
Larkin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carlos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carlos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Larkin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos trying to control but Larkin is working from the bottom.
Carlos working some strikes from top position.
Larkin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Larkin keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larkin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carlos defends well.
Carlos trying to control but Larkin is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Larkin walks into a left hand.
Larkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donnie Larkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carlos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Carlos leaves Larkin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carlos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin fails with a takedown attempt.
Carlos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carlos counters with a nice uppercut.
Juan Carlos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Larkin.
A low kick from Larkin is predictable there
and Carlos counters with a left and a right that stings Larkin.
Larkin has his takedown stuffed
letting Carlos counter with a right hand.
Juan Carlos is winning the standup battle so far.
Carlos throws a push kick but Larkin slaps the foot to one side.
Larkin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carlos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larkin can do to turn this around?
Larkin misses with a takedown
and Carlos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Carlos has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Carlos throws a hook but Larkin blocks it.
Carlos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Carlos.
Larkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlos lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Larkin moves out of range as Carlos throws a body kick.
Carlos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Larkin finds it's way round the side to connect with Carlos's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larkin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carlos to score with a decent uppercut.
Larkin goes for a double leg but Carlos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Carlos continues to drive forward.
Larkin fails with the takedown
and Carlos counters with a leg kick.
Carlos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Larkin has time to react.
Larkin with a poor takedown
and Carlos counters with a nice uppercut.
Carlos throws an overhand right that lands on Larkin's shoulder, as Larkin tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carlos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Larkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Carlos. Those never looked like landing.
Carlos throws a big shot that misses.
Carlos blocks a head kick by Larkin.
As Larkin looks to move away, Carlos throws a big counter combo but Larkin just gets out of the way.
Donnie Larkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Larkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlos moves away.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Larkin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carlos but Carlos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin throws a head kick that misses.
As Larkin looks to move away, Carlos throws a big counter combo but Larkin just gets out of the way.
Larkin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carlos counters with a head kick. That will keep Larkin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Carlos lands with a nice body kick.
Carlos scores with a spinning back kick!
Larkin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlos thuds his right hand into Larkin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carlos misses with a hook to the body
and Larkin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Larkin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carlos checks it well.
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carlos, as that shot connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carlos, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
After winning the bout, Juan Carlos 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Chang (ranked 1039 p4p, 1051 weight class) and Zabit Hussein (ranked 149 p4p, 151 weight class). Chang's entrance music is Kung Fu Fighting ft. Fatboy Slim. A fine choice. Zabit Hussein 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zabit Hussein!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang lands with a good body shot.
Chang throws a hook but Hussein avoids it easily.
Hussein throws out a counter right but Chang avoids it with no problem.
Chang just misses with a punch to the body.
Chang looks to land a left hand but Hussein moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Chang misses
and Hussein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chang connects with a leg kick.
Chang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussein throws out a counter right but Chang avoids it with no problem.
Chang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hussein on the side of the head.
It looks like Zabit Hussein has been cut.
Chang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hussein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hussein scores with a one two! Chang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chang throws a body punch but Hussein moves out of range.
Chang lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang throws a big shot that misses.
Hussein appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hussein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chang throws a body shot but no joy.
Hussein now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chang throws a body punch but Hussein moves out of range.
Chang misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Hussein counter with a right hand.
 Chang is rocked!
Hussein steps in with a hook that catches Chang right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Hussein follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Chang looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zabit Hussein!
Zabit Hussein managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Pulkkinen (ranked 1351 p4p, 1183 weight class) and Leonid Zakharov (ranked 71 p4p, 61 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sepi Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonid Zakharov!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Pulkkinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Leonid Zakharov has been cut.
Pulkkinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zakharov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the side of Zakharov's head but Zakharov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pulkkinen throws a sloppy head kick and Zakharov moves out of range easily.
Pulkkinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zakharov throws a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head but Pulkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zakharov slips a jab and a cross from Pulkkinen.
Zakharov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zakharov's corner calls for a 1-2. Zakharov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakharov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zakharov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pulkkinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Zakharov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pulkkinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zakharov thinking.
Pulkkinen moves away from the strike by Zakharov.
Zakharov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zakharov manages to avoid it.
Zakharov missing with a left hand there. Pulkkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zakharov misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakharov throws a hook but Pulkkinen avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chuckles Strenght and Conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pulkkinen scores with a hook to the body. Zakharov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab from Zakharov.
Zakharov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pulkkinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Zakharov counter with a right hand.
Zakharov is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Pulkkinen like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Pulkkinen from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonid Zakharov!
A relieved looking Leonid Zakharov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Watch Out Ronaldo (ranked 671 p4p, 975 weight class) and Wulfgang Bleak (ranked 100 p4p, 145 weight class). Bleak has chosen Du Hast - Rammstein as his entrance music. Wulfgang Bleak will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 36 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Watch Out Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wulfgang Bleak!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak digs a good body shot into Ronaldo's ribs.
Bleak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ronaldo.
Bleak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bleak walks into a stiff left hand from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Watch Out Ronaldo has been cut.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but Bleak moved away.
Bleak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ronaldo throws an off balance right hand
and Ronaldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bleak digs a good hook to Ronaldo's body.
A jab lands there for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo avoids the body shot from Bleak.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo cracks Bleak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ronaldo misses with a leg kick
and Bleak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ronaldo throws a body punch but Bleak moves out of range.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Bleak moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Bleak misses.
Ronaldo connects with a high kick.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut. Bleak saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up
and Bleak counters with a stiff right hand.
Bleak throws a shot from downtown. Ronaldo moves away and avoids it.
Ronaldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ronaldo misses with a head kick.
Ronaldo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bleak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ronaldo jabs Bleak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ronaldo throws an off balance right hand
and Bleak counters with a left to the body.
Ronaldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bleak throws out a counter right but Ronaldo avoids it with no problem.
Bleak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronaldo.
Bleak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Bleak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ronaldo throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Ronaldo.
Bleak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronaldo throws out a loose jab but Bleak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bleak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronaldo clinches.
Ronaldo misses with the head strike.
Ronaldo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bleak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ronaldo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bleak's defenses.
Ronaldo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bleak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
Ronaldo lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bleak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ronaldo prevents Bleak from breaking the clinch.
Ronaldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ronaldo lands with a right to the head.
Bleak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bleak tests Ronaldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ronaldo works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bleak is rocked!
Ronaldo drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bleak right on the button. Bleak goes down! Ronaldo follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ronaldo gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Watch Out Ronaldo!
Watch Out Ronaldo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Wulfgang Bleak stepped up to the mic, saying 'I don't mind the pain, it helps remember the lesson. Great job by my opponent, he earned it. But I will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 166 p4p, 273 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 7 p4p, 15 weight class). Knox has chosen Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company as his entrance music. Zeta Knox told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Svyatogor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Dimitri Svyatogor has been cut.
Svyatogor connects with a body shot.
Svyatogor misses with a wild body shot.
Svyatogor misses with a looping right.
Svyatogor has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Svyatogor.
Knox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knox lunges at Svyatogor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Svyatogor's hand.
A lazy left from Knox finds it's target.
Knox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knox lands a jab to Svyatogor's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Svyatogor is rocked!
Knox drops Svyatogor with a naaaaasty hook - Svyatogor is in real trouble here! Knox dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeta Knox!
During a confident post fight interview, Zeta Knox 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Summa Sector (ranked 90 p4p, 145 weight class) and Royal Halsti (ranked 13 p4p, 22 weight class). Sector comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Royal Halsti is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Summa Sector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royal Halsti!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Halsti!
Halsti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sector manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Halsti thumps Sector with a low kick.
Sector throws out a loose jab but Halsti uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Halsti misses with a body kick.
Royal Halsti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halsti connects with a looping right hand.
Halsti misses with a takedown attempt
and Sector counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Halsti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sector misses with a double jab.
Halsti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot by Halsti.
Halsti ducks under a wild hook from Sector.
A big right from Sector misses.
Sector on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halsti lands with an uppercut that bounces Sector off the cage and back into range.
Halsti throws a low kick, looking for Sector's leg but Sector calmly moves out of range.
Halsti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halsti tries a head kick but it misses.
Sector moves into the clinch successfully.
Halsti misses with some punches.
Halsti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halsti.
A short right from Sector.
Halsti breaks from the clinch.
Sector gets a clinch.
Sector blocks an uppercut.
Halsti jumps guard and drags Sector to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sector decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Halsti, up you get!
Halsti throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Halsti misses.
Halsti misses with an uppercut. Sector saw that one coming.
Halsti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Halsti throws a low kick but Sector moves out of range easily.
Halsti shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sector wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halsti content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Halsti tries to pass to full mount but Sector defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sector is looking to escape.
Sector trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Halsti trying to mount his opponent but Sector defends it.
Sector looks like he's trying to stand up.
Halsti moves into full mount! Sector won't be happy about that!
Sector wants to get back to his feet.
Halsti can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sector is looking to escape.
Sector is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halsti can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sector is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halsti might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sector haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Halsti won't let Sector get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Halsti controlling the position easily from mount.
Sector is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Halsti with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sector really wants to buck Halsti off and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Royal Halsti dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice body punch from Halsti.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halsti. Sector does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halsti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sector slips a jab and a cross from Halsti.
Halsti defending well as Sector loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Halsti finds it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sector looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halsti scores with a leg kick.
Halsti lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sector throws a jab but it's blocked by Halsti.
Halsti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Halsti stalks Sector and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sector's face. Sector staggers backwards, shaken.
Sector jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Halsti connects with a single shot there.
Sector throws a nice looking combination but Halsti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halsti doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sector takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Summa Sector is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halsti throws a looping overhand right but Sector ducks down to avoid it.
Sector throws a hook but Halsti blocks it.
Sector thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halsti has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Halsti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sector swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halsti shoots in for a double leg but Sector sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch lands to the side of Sector 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sector uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halsti.
Sector throws a quick counter head kick but Halsti was just out of range.
Sector tries to close the distance and clinch but Halsti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sector lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Halsti defending well as Sector loads up on a big left hand.
Halsti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Halsti digs a good body shot into Sector's ribs.
Sector misses with an attempted mid kick.
Halsti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halsti scores with a shot to the body.
Royal Halsti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halsti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Halsti scores with a jab to the body.
Halsti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Halsti misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Halsti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sector moves into the clinch.
Sector breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sector attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Halsti misses with a lunging right hand
and Sector counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Halsti wants to slow Sector down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halsti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Royal Halsti has been cut.
Halsti slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halsti misses with a hook.
Halsti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sector has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halsti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sector looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Sector throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halsti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Sector. Beautiful body shot.
Halsti throws a leg kick which misses Sector's front leg but catches the back leg as Sector tries to avoid it.
Halsti throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sector tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Halsti is in Sector's guard.
Sector is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Royal Halsti has got the better of the ground game so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Royal Halsti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Royal Halsti's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Halsti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sector. That did some damage!
Summa Sector has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halsti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sector tries to clinch but Halsti moves out of range.
Halsti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sector takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Halsti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sector displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halsti throws out the jab.
It looked like Sector wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sector is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sector swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halsti connects with a high kick.
Sector throws a lazy uppercut
and Halsti counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halsti swats away the attempt to clinch by Sector.
Halsti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sector ducks under a wild hook from Halsti.
Halsti swings widly with a right hand
and Sector counters with a stiff right hand.
Halsti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sector eats them both and turns towards Halsti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sector blocks a head kick by Halsti.
Sector throws a big counter combination but Halsti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sector tries to clinch up.
Halsti scoring well with a low kick there.
Halsti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sector checks it well.
Sector swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halsti connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sector throws a lazy right hand but Halsti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sector misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halsti.
Halsti cracks a nice hook into Sector's ribs.
Sector slips a jab from Halsti.
Halsti with a nice calf kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halsti digs a good hook to Sector's body.
Sector throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halsti closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sector's guard.
Sector has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Halsti is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Halsti fails to land.
Sector is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Halsti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sector misses with a straight left.
Sector avoids a punch combination nicely.
Halsti throws a poor cross that misses
and Sector counters with a nice uppercut.
Sector lands with a kick to the ribs.
Halsti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sector throws a series of punches but Halsti moves out of range.
Halsti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sector throws a looping overhand right but Halsti ducks down to avoid it.
Halsti throws out a counter right but Sector avoids it with no problem.
Halsti throws a combination. Sector tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Halsti sizes up Sector with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Halsti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halsti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sector moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sector lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Halsti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sector connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Halsti's hands.
Sector looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sector gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Halsti wants to pass the guard but Sector is keeping the position.
Halsti trying to control the position from guard on top but Sector is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sector working for a triangle but Halsti defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royal Halsti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Halsti 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royal Halsti!
A victorious Royal Halsti thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tali Ihantala (ranked 18 p4p, 22 weight class) and Wanderson Machado (ranked 2 p4p, 3 weight class). Machado is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by El Barrio. 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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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 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tali Ihantala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderson Machado!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado lands with an overhand left.
Ihantala throws a leg kick that misses.
Machado throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ihantala counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters circling a little - Machado finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Machado scores with a nice right hand.
Machado checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Machado.
Ihantala closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Machado throws a body punch but Ihantala moves out of range.
Ihantala throws a solid leg kick but Machado takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ihantala.
Ihantala connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut.
Tali Ihantala 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.
Ihantala walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihantala throws a body kick that misses
and Machado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machado misses with a body shot
and Ihantala counters with a nice uppercut.
Ihantala lands with a hook. Machado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ihantala crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Machado - the referee stops the clock and Ihantala gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Machado. Ihantala manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Machado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ihantala went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Machado closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick by Ihantala misses
and Machado counters with a body kick.
Ihantala is breathing heavily.
Machado throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Ihantala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Machado with a jab.
Ihantala misses with a body punch
and Machado counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machado fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ihantala checks it well.
Machado misses with a leg kick.
Ihantala lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ihantala is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Machado feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ihantalas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Machado blocks a head kick by Ihantala.
It seemed like Machado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ihantala ducks under a wild hook from Machado.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ihantala - that will leave a mark!
Ihantala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machado is trying to counter with his kicks.
Machado is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ihantala had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Machado misses the jab.
Ihantala lands a glancing blow to the side of Machado's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Machado misses its intended target.
Ihantala with a nice cross.
Ihantala looks to land a body kick but Machado moved away.
Machado raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice straight punches there by Machado. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Machado.
Machado avoids the body shot from Ihantala.
A combination from Ihantala does no damage.
Ihantala misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Ihantala.
Ihantala moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That has opened up Wanderson Machado's cut even more.
Machado misses with a hook. Ihantala ducked under it nicely.
Machado has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala ducks under a wild hook from Machado.
Ihantala slips a straight right by Machado.
Ihantala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ihantala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machado.
Machado throws a push kick but Ihantala slaps the foot to one side.
Ihantala lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ihantala jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ihantala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ihantala misses with the body kick
enabling Machado to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Ihantala misses its intended target.
Machado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ihantala throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The cut above Wanderson Machado's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Machado throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wanderson Machado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wanderson Machado's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Machado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ihantala throws a head kick that misses.
Machado only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Machado throws a hook but Ihantala avoids it easily.
Machado misses the jab.
Ihantala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Machado throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ihantala's head.
Ihantala misses with an uppercut
and Machado scores with a counter punch that sends Ihantala to the canvas! Machado smells blood - he's punishing Ihantala with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Ihantala has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wanderson Machado!
Wanderson Machado is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Wanderson Machado 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.
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hype
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pop
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