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WVT 198: Ihantala v Primo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Blikstein (ranked 1662 p4p, 1935 weight class) and Hoyce Gracias (ranked 235 p4p, 271 weight class). Hoyce Gracias 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 26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Blikstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Hoyce Gracias!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Blikstein.
Blikstein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracias scores with a jab. Blikstein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blikstein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blikstein misses with an uppercut. Gracias saw that one coming.
Gracias wants to counter the offense by Blikstein and move into the clinch position.
Blikstein tries to clinch up but Gracias circles away and keeps his distance.
Blikstein misses with a head kick.
Gracias has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blikstein is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gracias takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracias. Blikstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blikstein pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracias is out of range and Blikstein settles back down.
Gracias is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Gracias coming out on top.
Gracias tries a head kick but it misses.
Blikstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracias manages to avoid it.
Gracias avoids the head kick by Blikstein.
Blikstein moves away from the strike by Gracias.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blikstein lands a high kick!
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracias.
Gracias connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blikstein. Blikstein circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hoyce Gracias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blikstein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracias.
Blikstein looks to land a left hand but Gracias moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Gracias.
Blikstein throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracias counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracias swings widly with a right hand
and Blikstein counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gracias!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracias regains half guard, as Blikstein was trying to land strikes.
Gracias trying to control from the bottom.
Blikstein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracias's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein drops an elbow to the side of Gracias's head.
Blikstein is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
 Gracias is rocked!
Blikstein throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracias is still in real trouble! Can Blikstein finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracias works his way to full guard. Good work.
Blikstein arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Gracias's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paulo Blikstein!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Gregor (ranked 1623 p4p, 4775 weight class) and Lucius Aurelius (ranked 70 p4p, 206 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimbo Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucius Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gregor lands a nice hook to Aurelius's body. Aurelius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've been told by Gregor's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A low kick from Aurelius is predictable there
and Gregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gregor throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Aurelius tumbling to the canvas!
Aurelius is rocked!
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gregor trying to control but Aurelius is working from the bottom.
Gregor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gregor landing some decent shots from guard.
Gregor working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gregor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gregor stands up over Aurelius, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gregor stands up over Aurelius, holding on to his feet. Gregor throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Aurelius is out cold! Gregor lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jimbo Gregor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shichiroji San (ranked 2010 p4p, 2182 weight class) and Alex Alexandrov (ranked 277 p4p, 294 weight class). Shichiroji San had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shichiroji San!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alexandrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
San misses with a head kick.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but San paws at him with a jab and circles away.
San avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like San wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up.
Alexandrov has closed the distance and engaged San in a clinch.
Alexandrov tries for a takedown but San manages to get underhooks.
San has a couple of punches blocked by Alexandrov.
A nice right hand lands inside from San.
A left hand lands to the body for San.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from San.
San blocks a body shot from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with San's elbow.
A body shot lands from San.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, San creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from San - that landed with a thud.
San tries a body shot but Alexandrov blocks it.
San misses with a body punch.
San lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Alexandrov as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Alexandrov fails to land.
Alexandrov can't find room to land a body shot as San controls the action.
San decides to pull guard.
Alexandrov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alexandrov wants to stand but San is controlling his posture from full guard.
Alexandrov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
San pulls Alexandrov in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexandrov tries to stand but San is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov wants to control from the top but San keeps moving.
Alexandrov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Alexandrov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alexandrov is looking to clinch but San is avoiding it.
San cracks Alexandrov with a good jab.
San lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
San closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Alexandrov to the mat! Alexandrov manages to get full guard.
Alexandrov is trying to keep San in close.
Alexandrov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov wants to stand up but San is controlling him.
Alexandrov looking for a sweep. Not yet Alexandrov, not yet.
San controlling from the top position.
Alexandrov managing to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Alexandrov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alexandrov blocks a head kick by San.
Alexandrov moves into range and clinches up with San.
A hook to the body from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
San looking to throw knees to the head but Alexandrov is blocking nicely.
San lands a shot to the body.
San tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
San misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexandrov is trying to pull guard but San turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alexandrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexandrov wants to clinch
and San counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alexandrov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by San.
Alexandrov with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shichiroji San dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
San dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
San checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but San moves out of range.
San throws a looping overhand right but Alexandrov ducks down to avoid it.
San is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexandrov can do to turn this around?
Alexandrov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with San, pushing him back against the cage.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as San controls his hands.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
San tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
San is trying to drag Alexandrov to the mat but Alexandrov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
San tries to pull guard but Alexandrov holds him up against the cage and eventually San drops back down to his feet.
Alexandrov scores with a shot to the side of San's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San lands an uppercut.
Alexandrov is looking to control San's arms but San gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alexandrov has his back to the cage.
A hook to the body from San.
Alexandrov tries a body shot but San blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexandrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexandrov.
Alexandrov misses with a knee strike.
San blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrov stalling in the clinch.
Alexandrov avoiding damage as San throws knees to the body.
Shichiroji San has scored more points in the clinch so far.
San lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Alexandrov looking to slow down the pace here.
San pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
San lands a right hook to the body.
Alexandrov avoids the body shot from San.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but San moves out of range.
San throwing a counter right hand but Alexandrov manages to avoid it.
Alexandrov looks to land a combination but San avoids it well.
San bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alex Alexandrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexandrov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but San is having none of it.
San looks to throw the jab but Alexandrov is out of range.
Alexandrov moves into range and clinches up with San.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexandrov tries to pull guard but San forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
San misses with a body punch.
San doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
San can't find room to land a body shot as Alexandrov controls the action.
Alexandrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with San's elbow.
San throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov tries a body shot but San blocks it.
San is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shichiroji San. That's going to take a lot out of him.
San gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Alexandrov tries to kick San off in order to stand up. San Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Alexandrov wants to control but San postures up.
Alexandrov wants to get back to his feet but San drags him back down.
San taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov struggling a bit here.
Alexandrov throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Alexandrov wants to get back to his feet but San is dominant here and he's now got Alexandrov's back!
San keeps control of the position as Alexandrov tries to break free.
Alexandrov wants to get back to his feet.
Alexandrov rolls, trying to escape but San keeps control of the position.
Alexandrov trying to control the action but San just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San keeps control of the position easily here as Alexandrov tries to buck him off.
Alexandrov is trying to stand back up.
San is riding his opponent, not letting Alexandrov buck him off.
Alexandrov trying to control the action but San just sinks the hooks in.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shichiroji San dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Alexandrov takes one to the chin there.
Alexandrov clinches with his opponent.
San looking to throw knees to the head but Alexandrov is blocking nicely.
A short right from San.
San is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alexandrov to keep the fight standing.
San gets through Alexandrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
San lands a right hand.
San tries a body shot but Alexandrov blocks it.
San breaks the clinch.
San thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alex Alexandrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
San throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov clinches up with San and pushes him back against the cage.
Alexandrov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables San to keep the fight standing.
San scores with a shoulder strike.
Alexandrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
San misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San lands a body punch.
Good body shot from San.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
San has Alexandrov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alexandrov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shichiroji San. That's going to take a lot out of him.
San gets through Alexandrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
San working aggressively here.
Alexandrov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by San as Alexandrov tries to tie him up.
A short left from San.
Alexandrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
San jumps guard and drags Alexandrov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Alexandrov is looking to stand up but San won't let him.
Alexandrov stays in close to San's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov wants to stand but San has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
San is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Alexandrov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alex Alexandrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexandrov throws a strike but San rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alexandrov working a defensive guard but San passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alexandrov scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but San manages to mount him!
Alexandrov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alexandrov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shichiroji San overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alexandrov is trying to reverse the position but instead San has taken his back - oops!
Alexandrov just trying to survive but San is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
San seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Alexandrov is trying to get back to his feet but San has full control of the position and if anything, Alexandrov has just worked his way into a worse spot.
San controlling from the back.
Alexandrov wants to control his opponent's hands but San gets his hands free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov is trying to get back to his feet but San has full control of the position and if anything, Alexandrov has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Alexandrov is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by San.
Alexandrov wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
San keeps control of the position as Alexandrov tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shichiroji San showed his dominance in that final round.
Well San has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shichiroji San!
A less than humble Shichiroji San misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between One Fortythree (ranked 1469 p4p, 1705 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 190 p4p, 215 weight class). Hanma has chosen B-Complex - Beautiful Lies as his entrance music. Baki Hanma acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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 35 - 43 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortythree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fortythree counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Hanma misses
and Fortythree counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma lands a left and a right that sends Fortythree crashing to the canvas! Hanma dives into mount looking to finish!
 Fortythree is rocked!
 It looks like One Fortythree has been cut.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma controlling from mount.
Oh Fortythree is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hanma is working for a guillotine from mount but Fortythree frees his head quite easily.
Hanma is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Hanma extends the arm and Fortythree is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Baki Hanma!
Baki Hanma spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panda Aorigele (ranked 928 p4p, 1189 weight class) and Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 54 p4p, 48 weight class). Aorigele comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 40 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panda Aorigele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Svyatogor!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svyatogor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Svyatogor scores with a shot to the body.
Svyatogor looks to throw the jab but Aorigele is out of range.
Aorigele is looking to counter punch.
Svyatogor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aorigele was well out of range. Poor timing from Svyatogor.
Dimitri Svyatogor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svyatogor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aorigele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Svyatogor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Svyatogor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Svyatogor misses with a left hand
enabling Aorigele to counter with a crisp jab.
Svyatogor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Svyatogor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aorigele counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick from Svyatogor misses
and Aorigele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svyatogor throws a leg kick but Aorigele sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aorigele throws an off balance right hand
and Aorigele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svyatogor looks to land a left hand but Aorigele moved out of range nicely.
Svyatogor works Aorigele's body with a nice hook.
Aorigele has taken the fight to the clinch.
Svyatogor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aorigele avoids the elbow strike from Svyatogor, against the cage.
Svyatogor tries to pull guard but Aorigele won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Svyatogor.
Svyatogor manages to break the clinch.
Aorigele misses with a lunging right hand
letting Svyatogor counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Svyatogor.
Aorigele takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aorigele scores with a jab. Svyatogor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svyatogor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Aorigele misses its intended target.
Svyatogor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Svyatogor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Svyatogor's corner calls for a 1-2. Svyatogor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Svyatogor clobbers Aorigele with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Panda Aorigele has been cut.
A slow jab from Svyatogor misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Aorigele tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aorigele wants to clinch up but Svyatogor keeps it at a distance.
Svyatogor lunges at Aorigele with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aorigele's hand.
Svyatogor misses with a lunging right hand
and Aorigele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Svyatogor ducks straight into an uppercut from Aorigele and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Svyatogor manages to regain guard straight away.
Svyatogor is rocked!
Svyatogor working a defensive guard here.
Svyatogor is still in real trouble! Can Aorigele finish him?
Svyatogor managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aorigele passes into side control.
Svyatogor seems to have recovered his senses.
Svyatogor struggling a bit here.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aorigele decides to stand up, so the ref orders Svyatogor to his feet.
Svyatogor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Svyatogor wants to clinch.
Svyatogor misses with a lunging right hand
and Aorigele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aorigele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svyatogor.
Aorigele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aorigele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aorigele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dimitri Svyatogor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Panda Aorigele's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aorigele walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Svyatogor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aorigele takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Svyatogor throws an off balance right hand
and Aorigele counters with a right hand that sends Svyatogor tumbling to the canvas! Can Aorigele finish him? He dives into Svyatogor's guard looking to do just that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svyatogor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Svyatogor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aorigele gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aorigele looking to sit in guard and control but Svyatogor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aorigele not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svyatogor looking to sit in guard and control but Aorigele gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aorigele wants to get up but he can't break Svyatogor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Svyatogor is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Aorigele frees his head nicely. Oh but Svyatogor has switched to an armbar! Aorigele is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Dimitri Svyatogor!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dimitri Svyatogor made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Long Thai (ranked 19028 p4p, 1955 weight class) and Aeson Beckley (ranked 451 p4p, 231 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165
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25
158
8 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent 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 29 - 44 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aeson Beckley!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Thai is predictable there
and Beckley counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Thai.
Thai has managed to clinch.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beckley avoids it.
Thai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beckley is defending well for now.
Thai scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thai closes the distance and pushes Beckley back into the cage.
Beckley struggles to land a body shot inside as Thai controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beckley.
Thai misses with some punches.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beckley avoids it.
Beckley avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Beckley tries to break the clinch but Thai is controlling the position.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beckley avoids it.
Beckley avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thai throws an elbow but misses.
Beckley has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Beckley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thai crunches a lovely knee into Beckley's ribcage.
Thai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beckley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai gets tackled into the cage by Beckley. Beckley maintains the clinch.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beckley avoids it.
Beckley avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Beckley avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beckley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Beckley presses Thai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Beckley avoids the damage to the body.
Beckley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beckley clinches up against the cage.
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!
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beckley.
Beckley avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckley blocks the elbow strike.
Beckley avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Beckley blocks the elbow strike.
Thai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Beckley avoids the damage to the body.
Beckley avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Beckley blocks the elbow strike.
Thai breaks from the clinch.
Beckley has closed the distance and engaged Thai in a clinch.
Beckley slows down the pace here.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beckley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beckley clinches up against the cage.
Thai is trying to break free.
Thai misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Beckley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beckley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Long Thai dominated that round.
That's time! Thai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thai throws a sloppy body shot
and Beckley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beckley forces Thai back against the cage and clinches.
Beckley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thai tries to clinch but Beckley moves away
and Beckley counters with a series of strikes. Thai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thai doesn't manage to clinch there - Beckley circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beckley counters with a two punch combo.
Thai misses with a body punch
and Beckley counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Beckley.
Thai darts in trying to clinch
and Beckley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beckley wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckley tries to clinch but Thai moves out of range.
Thai is looking for a counter combo.
Thai swings widly with a right hand
and Beckley counters with a nice body shot.
Beckley instigates a clinch.
Thai tries to throw a body punch but Beckley avoids it by throwing Thai back against the cage.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beckley.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beckley.
Beckley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beckley tries to clinch there but Thai circles away.
Thai tries to counter by clinching up but Beckley breaks away and moves out of range.
Beckley throws a nice looking combination but Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thai feints a jab promting Beckley to slip. Thai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Beckley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Beckley fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Beckley tries to get set, Thai tries to push him back and clinch up but Beckley manages to avoid the attempt.
Beckley punishes Thai's body with a nice straight punch.
Thai lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Beckley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beckley.
A low kick from Thai is predictable there
and Beckley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beckley forces Thai back against the cage and clinches.
Beckley blocks an elbow strike.
Beckley trying to land knees to the body.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beckley avoids it.
Beckley pressing his opponent against the cage.
Beckley drops Thai with a big knee straight up the middle! Thai is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Thai is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aeson Beckley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Beckley dips to his left and cracks Thai with an uppercut!
Oh Thai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beckley closes the distance and clinches.
Thai seems to have got his legs back now.
Beckley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beckley is defending well for now.
Beckley presses Thai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Beckley avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Beckley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thai tries to circle away but Beckley has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beckley clinches.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beckley is defending well for now.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Beckley looking to throw knees to the head but Thai is blocking nicely.
Beckley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thai tries to clinch but Beckley moves away
and Beckley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beckley throws a nice looking combination but Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thai throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Beckley to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai moves in looking to clinch but Beckley pushes him off.
Thai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the liver by Beckley. Beautiful body shot.
Beckley tries to clinch there but Thai circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thai misses with a punch to the body.
Beckley managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Beckley.
Beckley manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beckley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beckley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beckley throws a counter combo.
Beckley misses with a wild combination.
A lazy left from Beckley finds it's target.
Beckley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beckley moves into the clinch.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beckley.
Thai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beckley misses with a knee strike.
Thai prevents a body shot from Beckley.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Long Thai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beckley managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Beckley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thai blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aeson Beckley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beckley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aeson Beckley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Luciano (ranked 956 p4p, 870 weight class) and Arturo Vargas (ranked 43 p4p, 49 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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33
260
17 - 9 - 0 |
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36
270
28 - 14 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas slips under a jab.
Luciano swings widly with a right hand
and Vargas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vargas walks into a straight right hand from Luciano.
 It looks like Arturo Vargas has been cut.
Luciano misses with an uppercut. Vargas saw that one coming.
Tony Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vargas drives through and clinches with Luciano against the cage.
Luciano blocks a body shot from Vargas.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Luciano is breathing heavily.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Vargas.
Luciano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Luciano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vargas connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tony Luciano has been cut.
Vargas lands a good knee to the midsection. Luciano won't want to take too many of those.
Vargas scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vargas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas pushes Luciano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luciano managing to block the knees to the body from Vargas.
Knees to the body from Vargas.
A hook to the body from Vargas.
Vargas scores with a shoulder strike.
Vargas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luciano is rocked!
Vargas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Luciano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vargas scores with a hook to the body.
Vargas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vargas dips a shoulder and cracks Luciano with a mighty uppercut! Luciano falls back against the cage and Vargas unloads with a barrage of strikes! Luciano is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Vargas screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Vargas!
A victorious Arturo Vargas 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 Stoner Steve (ranked 56 p4p, 54 weight class) and Vernon Creed (ranked 12 p4p, 11 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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30
215
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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 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stoner Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vernon Creed!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steve throws a poor cross that misses
and Creed counters with a nice uppercut.
Creed avoids the body shot from Steve.
Creed is looking for the big counter here.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Creed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stoner Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Creed misses with a straight right.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steve throws a shot to the body.
Creed misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed misses with a few strikes there.
Creed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
A counter left hand to the body from Steve misses its target.
Creed feints and then cracks Steve's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steve down.
Steve rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Creed makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Steve really felt that one!
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steve throws a lazy uppercut
and Creed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Creed takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Steve gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Steve 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.
Creed scores with a shoulder strike.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steve manages to break the clinch.
Steve scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steve lands with a nice body punch.
Steve takes a jab right on the kisser.
Creed slips under a jab from Steve.
Steve swings widly with a right hand
and Creed counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve cracks Creed with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice leg kick from Creed, right into the meat of the thigh.
Creed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steve.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
Creed shapes to counter with a head kick.
Steve misses with an uppercut
letting Creed counter with a right hand.
Steve connects with a nice looking jab.
Steve lands a glancing blow to the side of Creed's head.
Creed is rocked!
Creed tries to clinch
and Steve counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Creed out cold! What a finish! Steve is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stoner Steve!
Stoner Steve seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antti Railio (ranked 240 p4p, 140 weight class) and Takeda Shida (ranked 9 p4p, 11 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 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Railio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeda Shida!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Railio moves away.
Shida keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Railio takes a swing at Shida's ribcage but misses.
Shida scores with a jab to the jaw.
Railio misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shida! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Railio.
Railio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Railio walks into a straight right hand from Shida.
Railio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Antti Railio has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Railio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Railio manages to avoid it.
Shida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Railio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shida looks to land a right hand but Railio moved out of range.
Shida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Railio.
Shida throws out a counter right but Railio avoids it with no problem.
Railio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shida drops his hands momentarily and Railio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Takeda Shida has been cut.
Shida misses with an uppercut
enabling Railio to counter with a crisp jab.
Shida smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Railio jabs Shida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shida digs a good hook to Railio's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Railio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Railio scores with a sloppy right hand. Shida should have avoided that one.
Railio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Railio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shida counters with a nice body shot.
Shida throws a body shot but no joy.
Railio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slow jab from Shida misses its intended target.
Railio misses with a left hand
and Shida counters with a stiff right hand.
Railio ducks under a wild hook from Shida.
Railio throwing a counter right hand but Shida manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Railio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shida.
Shida shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Railio throws the left hand but Shida avoids the punch easily.
Railio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Railio throws a right hand that misses
and Shida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shida misses with a hook
and Railio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shida throws an overhand right that lands on Railio's shoulder, as Railio tries to avoid the shot.
Shida throws a right hand that Railio ducks under and follows up with a left that Railio also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeda Shida dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Railio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shida.
An attempted straight right counter from Railio misses the target.
Shida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shida moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Shida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shida bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Railio. Shida does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shida! But no joy.
Railio throws a hook but Shida blocks it.
Railio swings for the body but Shida moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Railio scores with a jab to the head.
Shida digs a good hook to Railio's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Railio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some wild striking there from Shida.
Railio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shida ducks under a wild hook from Railio.
Shida throws out a counter right but Railio avoids it with no problem.
Shida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Railio throws a lazy uppercut
and Shida counters with a nice uppercut.
Railio misses with a body shot.
Shida let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Railio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shida swings for the body but Railio moves out of range.
Shida misses with a lunging right hand
and Railio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shida lands with an overhand left.
Shida lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Railio misses with a hook. Shida ducked under it nicely.
Takeda Shida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Railio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shida counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shida. Railio does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Railio.
Antti Railio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Railio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Railio lunges at Shida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shida's hand.
Railio misses with an uppercut
and Shida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shida scores with a shot to the body.
Railio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shida misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Railio misses with a straight left.
Railio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shida throws out a loose jab but Railio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Railio misses the target.
It seemed like Shida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Railio with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shida is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Takeda Shida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Railio looks to throw the jab but Shida is out of range.
A lazy left from Shida finds it's target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Railio might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Railio misses with a right hand
and Shida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Railio misses with a hook
and Shida counters with a straight right hand.
Railio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Railio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Railio throws an off balance right hand
and Shida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Antti Railio's cut is getting worse.
Railio misses with a right hand
and Shida counters with a left to the body.
Railio lands a jab to Shida's midsection.
Shida lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Railio at a distance.
Railio misses with an uppercut
and Shida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shida lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shida is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good standup being displayed there by Shida as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Railio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shida.
A quick step to the side and Railio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shida looks to land a right hand but Railio moved out of range.
Nice shot by Railio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Railio swings widly with a right hand
and Shida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Railio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shida works Railio's body with a nice hook.
Shida connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Railio.
Shida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shida slips a jab from Railio.
Shida throws a right hand that misses
and Railio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Antti Railio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shida lands a really nice looking cross but Railio seems unphased.
Shida scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida misses with a lunging right hand
and Railio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Railio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Railio throws an off balance right hand
and Shida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Antti Railio's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Railio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Takeda Shida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Railio scores with a sloppy right hand. Shida should have avoided that one.
Shida ducks under a wild hook from Railio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Railio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Railio.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeda Shida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shida 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeda Shida!
After winning the bout, Takeda Shida 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tali Ihantala (ranked 299 p4p, 836 weight class) and Hero Primo (ranked 11 p4p, 45 weight class). Primo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Returns a King. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tali Ihantala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hero Primo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ihantala misses with an uppercut. Primo saw that one coming.
Primo connects with the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Primo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ihantala has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ihantala and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A shot to the body from Primo misses
and Ihantala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Primo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Primo throws a head kick that misses.
Hero Primo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ihantala misses with a left hand
and Primo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Primo.
A jab from Primo finds it's way through Ihantala's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Primo.
Primo misses with a kick to the body.
Primo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ihantala walks forward, straight into a front kick from Primo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Primo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ihantala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Primo thumps Ihantala with a low kick.
Ihantala walks into a stiff left hand from Primo.
Ihantala takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Primo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Primo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ihantala is looking to counter with a body kick.
Primo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Primo. That's going to slow Ihantala down.
Primo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've been informed that Primo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ihantala ducks right into an uppercut from Primo.
Primo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ihantala checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ihantala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ihantala explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ihantala lands with a straight right. Primo didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ihantala throws a jab when Primo was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ihantala.
Primo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Primo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ihantala checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Primo misses with a wild body shot.
Primo catches Ihantala with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ihantala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Primo.
Ihantala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Primo.
Primo misses with a wild body shot.
Ihantala looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Primo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ihantala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ihantala throws a solid leg kick but Primo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ihantala.
Primo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Primo throws out a loose jab but Ihantala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ihantala throwing a counter right hand but Primo manages to avoid it.
Primo moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Primo tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Primo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Primo cracks a nice hook into Ihantala's ribs.
Primo scores with a hook to the body. Ihantala takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Primo is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Ihantala misses the target.
Primo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Primo throws a leg kick
and Ihantala counters with an inside leg kick.
Primo throws an off balance right hand
and Ihantala counters with a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Primo as he connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Ihantala misses its intended target.
Primo throws a leg kick but Ihantala sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Ihantala was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Primo throws a leg kick
and Ihantala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Primo 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Primo lands a glancing blow to the side of Ihantala's head.
Ihantala walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Primo throws a poor cross that misses
and Ihantala counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ihantala moves away from the strike by Primo.
Primo misses with a low kick.
Primo throws a low kick but Ihantala moves out of range easily.
Primo looks to land a body kick but Ihantala moved away.
Primo looks to land a right hand but Ihantala moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Ihantala misses its target.
Primo throws a sloppy head kick and Ihantala moves out of range easily.
Ihantala looks to throw the jab but Primo is out of range.
Primo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Ihantala tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Primo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ihantala.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hero Primo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Primo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ihantala throws a looping overhand right but Primo ducks down to avoid it.
Primo misses with a wild body shot.
Primo looks for the body kick but Ihantala saw that one coming.
Ihantala is looking to counter punch.
Primo lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Ihantala misses.
Primo throws a body kick that misses
and Ihantala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hero Primo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Primo misses the target.
Primo misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Primo tries a head kick but it misses.
Primo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Primo looks to land a left hand but Ihantala moved out of range nicely.
Primo lands the left hand.
Primo jabs at Ihantala's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Primo misses with a low kick.
A lazy body kick from Primo
and Ihantala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good work by Ihantala as he checks the leg kick.
Primo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ihantala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Primo throws out a powerful jab.
Primo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ihantala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Primo moves away.
Ihantala gets a clinch.
Primo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ihantala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Primo backwards.
Primo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ihantala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Ihantala's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ihantala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ihantala missing with a left hand there. Primo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Primo misses with an uppercut
and Ihantala counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primo's corner calls for a 1-2. Primo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ihantala on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Primo misses with a right hand
letting Ihantala counter with a right hand.
Primo is rocked!
Primo throws a leg kick which misses Ihantala's front leg but catches the back leg as Ihantala tries to avoid it.
Primo is still on wobbly legs! Can Ihantala finish him?
Primo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ihantala.
Primo seems to have recovered his senses.
Primo misses with a leg kick
and Ihantala counters with a nice right hand that sends Primo toppling to the canvas! Primo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ihantala finish him?!
Primo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Primo throws a leg kick but Ihantala moved away.
A low kick from Primo misses
and Ihantala counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Primo off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Ihantala follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Primo was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tali Ihantala!
After winning the bout, Tali Ihantala thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Hero Primo was interviewed post fight and said 'I’ll Train Hard & Win Next Fight'.
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