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RSE 9: Bloodlust PBP Commentary |
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Mikey Beckham had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 138.9, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Vladimir Kuznetsov was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mellencamp (ranked 5228 p4p, 25060 weight class) and Kaboom Jackson (ranked 475 p4p, 558 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Mellencamp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaboom Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mellencamp regains guard.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson controls the position.
Jackson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a high kick!
Mellencamp misses with a double jab.
Jackson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Mellencamp blocks nicely.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mellencamp misses with the combination.
Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee asks Jackson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jackson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jackson is putting a hurting on Mellencamp here, landing some big shots from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson cracks Mellencamp with an elbow. That is naaassty.
A lull in the action here as Jackson stalls from top position.
Jackson landing a few strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaboom Jackson 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.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Mellencamp avoids it well.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson forces Mellencamp back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jackson.
Mellencamp wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kaboom Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mellencamp manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Jackson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jackson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jackson stands up and waves to Mellencamp to follow him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson jumps into guard, dragging Mellencamp to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has his feet on Mellencamp's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mellencamp blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jackson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mellencamp tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mellencamp to the ground. Mellencamp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dave Mellencamp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mellencamp falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mellencamp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dave Mellencamp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaboom Jackson.
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mellencamp gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mellencamp throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Mellencamp tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson is trying to drag Mellencamp to the mat but Mellencamp just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick that half lands.
Mellencamp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kaboom Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson has Mellencamp pressed against the cage, preventing Mellencamp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mellencamp is trying to keep an underhook but Jackson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mellencamp pushes Jackson off but Jackson dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Mellencamp is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Jackson yanks on the arm and Mellencamp is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Jackson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kaboom Jackson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Twig Coleman (ranked 5585 p4p, 5405 weight class) and Arthur Edwards (ranked 381 p4p, 375 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Twig Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Coleman to the ground. Edwards is now in Coleman's guard.
Edwards won't allow Coleman to sweep him here.
Coleman is adopting a defensive guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Edwards working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Coleman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Edwards manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Edwards for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Edwards has taken the fight to the clinch.
Edwards stalls.
Edwards looks winded!
Coleman has picked Edwards up - he's going for a ride! Coleman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Coleman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Edwards knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Coleman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards trying to hold on to Coleman's head to control him but Coleman postures up.
Coleman trying to control the pace.
Edwards regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Coleman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Coleman drops back looking for a leg! Edwards is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Edwards manages to kick Coleman off! Coleman jumps back into Edwards's guard.
Edwards has momentary wrist control but Coleman slips an elbow through the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Twig Coleman will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Edwards dives in for a single leg takedown but Coleman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet but Coleman passes into half guard.
Coleman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Coleman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Coleman.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
Coleman trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edwards can do to turn this around?
Coleman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Coleman forces the positional change into back control.
Coleman is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
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.
Edwards is trying to stand back up.
Edwards is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Coleman is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Edwards. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Coleman working for the choke.
Coleman is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Edwards is in real trouble here. Coleman gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Edwards is tapping out! Coleman wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Twig Coleman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel DC (ranked 5968 p4p, 4479 weight class) and Jack Skull (ranked 637 p4p, 577 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think DC might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wolf Totem. Skull is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Another one bites the dust. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good takedowns
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel DC!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Skull!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DC takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Skull lands a big head kick that sends DC tumbling to the mat! Skull takes a step backwards and waves DC back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 DC is rocked!
Skull clinches up against the cage.
Oh DC is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DC misses with a knee to the head.
DC seems to have got his legs back now.
DC definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
DC tries for a takedown but Skull manages to get underhooks.
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!
DC wants a takedown but no success here.
DC is breathing heavily.
Skull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skull jabs DC to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Skull lands a brutal head kick. DC looks out on his feet and Skull throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jack Skull!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Skull thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Daniel DC spoke after the fight, saying 'Learn, grow and come back stronger. I will return'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zork Abud (ranked 4394 p4p, 3974 weight class) and Nick Antipas (ranked 468 p4p, 443 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Zork Abud has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Zork Abud seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zork Abud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Antipas!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antipas throws a series of punches but Abud avoids them all with ease.
Antipas catches Abud with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 It looks like Zork Abud has been cut.
Antipas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abud at a distance.
Abud looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abud is breathing heavily.
Abud takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Antipas lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Antipas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abud half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Antipas throws a series of punches but Abud avoids them all with ease.
Antipas connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Abud! He's out on his feet! Antipas rushes in and drops Abud with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nick Antipas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Meadows (ranked 3979 p4p, 3702 weight class) and Artemis Rhodes (ranked 429 p4p, 403 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Meadows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Artemis Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes lands a big uppercut and Meadows crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Meadows looks OK. Rhodes waves Meadows back to his feet!
It looks like Jay Meadows has been cut.
Meadows lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Meadows punishes Rhodes's body with a nice straight punch.
Meadows ducks into an uppercut from Rhodes and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Artemis Rhodes!
An out of breath and clearly excited Artemis Rhodes thanked Furnace Performance 🔥 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Temos Kanne (ranked 3524 p4p, 4003 weight class) and Karl Marx (ranked 387 p4p, 430 weight class). Temos Kanne could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Karl Marx's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Temos Kanne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Marx!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx misses with a series of wild punches.
Kanne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kanne has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marx.
Marx plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Temos Kanne has been cut.
Marx paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marx misses with the combination.
Kanne seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marx sizes up Kanne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marx throws a lazy head kick
and Kanne counters with a straight right hand.
Kanne seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Marx shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Kanne is backing up but Marx catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Kanne covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Marx Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Marx!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Itzy Bitzy (ranked 3624 p4p, 2912 weight class) and Tommy Matson (ranked 400 p4p, 325 weight class). Tommy Matson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Itzy Bitzy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Matson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitzy throws a lazy uppercut
and Matson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Itzy Bitzy has been cut.
Bitzy throws a lazy right hand but Matson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matson closes the distance and pushes Bitzy back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bitzy.
Matson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matson lands with a right to the head.
Matson has a couple of punches blocked by Bitzy.
Matson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bitzy is just out of range.
Bitzy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matson circles away quickly and effectively.
Bitzy misses the shot to the body.
Matson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bitzy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bitzy misses the shot to the body.
Matson misses with an uppercut
and Bitzy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitzy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bitzy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bitzy lands a really nice looking cross but Matson seems unphased.
Bitzy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bitzy.
Bitzy moves out of range as Matson strikes.
Bitzy sizes up Matson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 It looks like Tommy Matson has been cut.
Matson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matson wants to clinch.
Bitzy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bitzy.
Bitzy misses with a body shot
and Matson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitzy misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Bitzy.
Matson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bitzy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matson misses with a body shot.
Matson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bitzy to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab, jab by Matson - just one landing.
Matson dips to his left and cracks Bitzy with an uppercut!
Itzy Bitzy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Matson misses.
Bitzy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab from Bitzy.
That has opened up Tommy Matson's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Matson misses.
Matson blocks a jab.
Bitzy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matson on the side of the head.
Bitzy misses with a hook to the body
and Matson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matson throws a lazy right hand but Bitzy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bitzy throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Matson to counter with a crisp jab.
Matson moves away from the strike by Bitzy.
Matson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matson avoids the body shot from Bitzy.
Matson cracks Bitzy with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Bitzy tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Matson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Bitzy is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Matson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roby Leed (ranked 3390 p4p, 3316 weight class) and Dave Zaroni (ranked 422 p4p, 410 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roby Leed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Zaroni!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leed tries to clinch but Zaroni is having none of it.
Zaroni tries to counter by closing the distance.
Zaroni lands a glancing blow to the side of Leed's head.
A right-left combo lands from Zaroni.
It looks like Roby Leed has been cut.
Leed is looking to clinch.
Leed moves in looking to clinch but Zaroni pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zaroni! But no joy.
Leed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zaroni! But no joy.
Zaroni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leed.
Leed gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zaroni is struggling to control the position.
Zaroni lands with a left to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Leed has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Zaroni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leed backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaroni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaroni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leed throws a series of punches but Zaroni avoids them all with ease.
Leed tries to clinch up.
A jab from Zaroni finds it's way through Leed's defenses.
Leed on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zaroni tries to keep at a distance but Leed has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zaroni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leed backwards.
Zaroni lands a left hand.
Leed tries to break the clinch but Zaroni is controlling the position.
Zaroni lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leed tries to break free but Zaroni pushes him back against the cage.
Zaroni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zaroni throws a punch but it's blocked by Leed.
Leed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zaroni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaroni holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zaroni scores with a hook to the body.
Leed working hard to break the clinch.
Zaroni lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Zaroni.
Leed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zaroni has him pressed against the cage.
Leed blocks an uppercut.
Leed can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaroni effectively controlling the action here.
Zaroni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zaroni cracks Leed with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Zaroni - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Zaroni on the inside.
Zaroni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leed backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zaroni takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zaroni misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Zaroni.
Leed takes a shot to the head.
Leed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zaroni is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaroni works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Zaroni.
Zaroni lands with a light punch inside.
Zaroni lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaroni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaroni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leed backwards.
Zaroni lands with a light punch inside.
Zaroni lands a shot to the body.
Leed is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaroni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zaroni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zaroni is stalling here.
Zaroni lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Zaroni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roby Leed's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Leed needs to keep his hands up - Zaroni had a free shot at his head there.
Zaroni lands with an overhand left.
Dave Zaroni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaroni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roby Leed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leed throws a big shot that misses.
Zaroni keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Leed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Zaroni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leed fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zaroni scores with a jab.
Leed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Zaroni - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaroni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zaroni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leed just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaroni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leed. Leed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leed takes a swing at Zaroni's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leed tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaroni tests Leed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zaroni lands a nice shot that snaps Leed's head back.
Leed is rocked!
Zaroni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Zaroni.
Zaroni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leed backwards.
Zaroni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zaroni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Leed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zaroni lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaroni misses with some punches.
Leed seems to have got his legs back now.
Still in the clinch, Zaroni scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaroni lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Zaroni.
Zaroni lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Leed to his knees! Zaroni keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Zaroni!
A relieved looking Dave Zaroni 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mohan Draxinger (ranked 2407 p4p, 2748 weight class) and Pepe Lopez (ranked 303 p4p, 328 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohan Draxinger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pepe Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draxinger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Draxinger connects with a solid leg kick.
Draxinger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a double jab
and Draxinger counters with a three punch combo that has Lopez backing up. Lopez nods at Draxinger to acknowledge the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lopez, as that shot connected.
It looks like Mohan Draxinger has been cut.
Lopez connects with a nice looking jab.
Draxinger is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Draxinger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh Draxinger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez with a jab.
Lopez misses with a jab to the body
and Draxinger counters with a head kick that wobbles Lopez - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Draxinger sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohan Draxinger!
Mohan Draxinger retains his lightweight title!
Mohan Draxinger 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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