cnob xVI PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isto Benson Simomaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JC Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isto Benson Simomaa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Benson Simomaa
vs
Dos Santos

180 cm
20
290 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

192 cm
19
265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Rivers Edge Nutrition

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isto Benson Simomaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JC Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Simomaa instigates a clinch.
Dos Santos fails to pull guard.
Nice elbow from Simomaa.

It looks like JC Dos Santos has been cut.
Simomaa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dos Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Simomaa controls his hands.
Simomaa lands an elbow inside.
Simomaa lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.
Simomaa lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.

That has opened up JC Dos Santos's cut even more.
Simomaa slows down the pace here.
Simomaa seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Simomaa for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Simomaa lands a nice elbow.

The cut above JC Dos Santos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at JC Dos Santos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Isto Benson Simomaa!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Pacquiao has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Pacquiao
vs
Spencer

200 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
150 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer dives in and grabs Pacquiao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pacquiao pushes down on Spencer's head and hops out.

Spencer has managed to clinch.
Pacquiao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spencer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spencer gets underhooks to prevent Pacquiao's takedown attempt.
Spencer working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Pacquiao is rocked!
Pacquiao really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Spencer manages to break the clinch.
Oh Pacquiao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice sprawl there from Spencer as Pacquiao shoots in.
A head kick by Spencer - that's a beauty! Pacquiao is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Spencer can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dick Spencer!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Gomes III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Gomes III has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gomes III
vs
Reynolds

180 cm
25
146 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

164 cm
24
150 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Gomes III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reynolds gets the takedown into side control.
Reynolds has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gomes III is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Reynolds fails to advance to Gomes III's back.
Gomes III knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reynolds on the ground.
Gomes III is trying to escape the mount but Reynolds keeps good control and instead manages to take Gomes III's back.

Reynolds working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Gomes III is doing well to defend. Reynolds seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Gomes III is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tim Reynolds!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bib Fortuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Never Can Say Goodbye kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fortuna
vs
Nelson

202 cm
19
267 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
260 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bib Fortuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Fortuna!

Fortuna lands a left and a right that send Nelson crashing to the mat, dazed. Fortuna thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
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!
Look low, kick high! Fortuna uses the oldest trick in the book to send Nelson tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Fortuna is absolutely delighted - when Nelson wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bib Fortuna!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crackhead who pushed your wife in front of a subway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Yoshida looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Yoshida
vs
who pushed your wife in front of a subway

181 cm
20
193 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

180 cm
20
187 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crackhead who pushed your wife in front of a subway!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

your wife in front of a subway drives through and clinches with Yoshida against the cage.
Yoshida tries to break free but your wife in front of a subway pushes him back against the cage.
your wife in front of a subway lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by your wife in front of a subway.
your wife in front of a subway lands a body shot.
your wife in front of a subway lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yoshida or not.
Yoshida is breathing heavily.
Yoshida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but your wife in front of a subway is keeping busy.
A right handed body shot lands from your wife in front of a subway.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for your wife in front of a subway.
your wife in front of a subway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from your wife in front of a subway.
your wife in front of a subway lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from your wife in front of a subway - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for your wife in front of a subway.
your wife in front of a subway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

your wife in front of a subway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

your wife in front of a subway moves into the clinch.
your wife in front of a subway digs a right hand underneath Yoshida's ribcage. Yoshida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from your wife in front of a subway - that landed with a thud.
A short left from your wife in front of a subway.
A short right hand to the side of the head by your wife in front of a subway.

It looks like Diego Yoshida has been cut.
A hook to the body from your wife in front of a subway.
your wife in front of a subway lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from your wife in front of a subway.
your wife in front of a subway lands a body shot in the clinch.
your wife in front of a subway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
your wife in front of a subway works on Yoshida's body with a couple of short punches.

your wife in front of a subway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

your wife in front of a subway has Yoshida up against the cage in a clinch.
your wife in front of a subway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

your wife in front of a subway breaks from the clinch.
your wife in front of a subway throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yoshida's head.

your wife in front of a subway has closed the distance and engaged Yoshida in a clinch.
your wife in front of a subway digs a right hand underneath Yoshida's ribcage. Yoshida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
your wife in front of a subway pushes Yoshida back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
your wife in front of a subway lands with a left to the head.
your wife in front of a subway presses Yoshida against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
your wife in front of a subway lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yoshida or not.
A short right from your wife in front of a subway.
Good body shot from your wife in front of a subway.
your wife in front of a subway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
your wife in front of a subway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

your wife in front of a subway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoshida on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

your wife in front of a subway drops Yoshida with a beautiful combination! Yoshida stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - your wife in front of a subway is looking for the KO!

Diego Yoshida's cut is getting worse.
your wife in front of a subway lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
your wife in front of a subway lands with a big right hook that stumbles Yoshida - he's out on his feet here! your wife in front of a subway follows up with another monster hook that separates Yoshida from consciousness! Yoshida falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! your wife in front of a subway stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Crackhead who pushed your wife in front of a subway!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick sanfillipo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Runar Soegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soegaard has chosen Final countdown as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

sanfillipo
vs
Soegaard

188 cm
22
194 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

187 cm
26
199 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients
{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick sanfillipo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Runar Soegaard!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soegaard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Runar Soegaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
sanfillipo throws out a loose jab but Soegaard uses good head movement to avoid it.
sanfillipo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soegaard misses with a two punch combination.
Soegaard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Soegaard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from sanfillipo.
Soegaard is looking to clinch.
sanfillipo fails with a takedown attempt.
sanfillipo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
sanfillipo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soegaard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by sanfillipo.
Soegaard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soegaard tries to clinch but sanfillipo is having none of it.
sanfillipo misses with an uppercut.
Soegaard throws a leg kick which misses sanfillipo's front leg but catches the back leg as sanfillipo tries to avoid it.

Soegaard gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Soegaard.
sanfillipo is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Soegaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soegaard chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Soegaard forces sanfillipo back against the cage and clinches.
sanfillipo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Soegaard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick sanfillipo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soegaard connects with a nasty looking knee right to sanfillipo's face.
Soegaard with a knee to the head.

Soegaard manages to break the clinch.
Soegaard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but sanfillipo circles away quickly and effectively.
Soegaard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soegaard tries to clinch there but sanfillipo circles away.
Soegaard tries to clinch up but sanfillipo circles away and keeps his distance.

sanfillipo tries to keep at a distance but Soegaard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Soegaard lands an elbow that stopped sanfillipo in his tracks for a moment.
Soegaard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Soegaard on the inside.
Soegaard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Soegaard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soegaard fails to land with a series of punches.
Soegaard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Soegaard lands with a kick to the temple. sanfillipo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Nick sanfillipo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
sanfillipo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Soegaard throws a head kick that sanfillipo semi-blocks.
A punch combination from Soegaard misses.
sanfillipo slips under a jab from Soegaard.
sanfillipo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soegaard can pounce on him.
sanfillipo tries to move into range but Soegaard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Soegaard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on sanfillipo. That did some damage!
Soegaard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but sanfillipo circles away quickly and effectively.
sanfillipo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some wild striking there from sanfillipo.

Soegaard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard landing knees to the body.
Soegaard stalling the fight.
sanfillipo looking for a takedown.
Soegaard avoiding damage.
A knee to the head by Soegaard.
Soegaard scores a nice knee to the body.
sanfillipo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Soegaard lands a knee to the head.
Soegaard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Soegaard stalls.
sanfillipo is trying to break the clinch but Soegaard is controlling him.

Soegaard breaks from the clinch.
sanfillipo fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
sanfillipo looks to land a left hand but Soegaard moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Soegaard.
Soegaard pushes sanfillipo away with a front kick.
sanfillipo avoids a punch combination nicely.
sanfillipo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soegaard was well out of range. Poor timing from sanfillipo.
Soegaard scores with the left hand. sanfillipo knows he should have avoided that one.

Soegaard forces sanfillipo back against the cage and clinches.
sanfillipo trying to stall but Soegaard improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soegaard avoiding damage.
Soegaard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Soegaard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
sanfillipo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Runar Soegaard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick sanfillipo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Soegaard misses with a low kick.
sanfillipo shoots in but Soegaard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Soegaard throws a head kick that misses.
sanfillipo throws a nice looking combination but Soegaard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
sanfillipo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soegaard but Soegaard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soegaard lands with a slapping head kick.
Soegaard wants to clinch up but sanfillipo keeps it at a distance.
Soegaard fails in his attempt to clinch.
sanfillipo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Soegaard tries to avoid it but sanfillipo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Soegaard to the ground. Soegaard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick sanfillipo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
sanfillipo swinging wildly here.
Soegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but sanfillipo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soegaard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soegaard throws a left and a right that both miss

and sanfillipo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Soegaard holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soegaard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Soegaard pushes sanfillipo off, looking to escape but sanfillipo dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Soegaard is forced to tap! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick sanfillipo!

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Bastiat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siegfried Keskimulkku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastiat comes to the cage accompanied by Superstition. Siegfried Keskimulkku is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bastiat
vs
Keskimulkku

188 cm
23
197 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
202 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frederic Bastiat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siegfried Keskimulkku!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Keskimulkku finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bastiat lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Keskimulkku backs up against the cage.
Bastiat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Keskimulkku sprawls well. Keskimulkku wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bastiat gets slowly back to his feet.

Keskimulkku takes the fight into the clinch.
Bastiat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bastiat wants to get back to striking at distance but Keskimulkku won't allow it.
Bastiat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bastiat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Keskimulkku or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskimulkku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bastiat.
Keskimulkku lands a body shot.
Bastiat takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Frederic Bastiat has been cut.
Keskimulkku prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right hook to the body lands for Keskimulkku.
Bastiat tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederic Bastiat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastiat wants to get back to striking at distance but Keskimulkku won't allow it.
Keskimulkku pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bastiat fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Keskimulkku lands a nice uppercut.
Keskimulkku looking to slow down the pace here.
Bastiat tries to work over Keskimulkku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bastiat goes for a takedown attempt but Keskimulkku pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bastiat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku wants to clinch.
Keskimulkku wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bastiat.
Keskimulkku tries to clinch there but Bastiat circles away.
Siegfried Keskimulkku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bastiat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bastiat scores with a nice body kick.
Keskimulkku doesn't manage to clinch there - Bastiat circles away.
Bastiat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bastiat is trying hard to land a takedown here. Keskimulkku sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Siegfried Keskimulkku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frederic Bastiat's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Keskimulkku checks a low kick from Bastiat.
Bastiat looks to land a combination but Keskimulkku avoids it well.
Bastiat throws the kick towards the body but Keskimulkku avoids it.
Bastiat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastiat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Frederic Bastiat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bastiat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Keskimulkku defends it nicely.

Bastiat shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bastiat showed some decent athleticism there.
Keskimulkku keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Keskimulkku really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bastiat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Bastiat is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Keskimulkku sees it coming and defends easily.
Bastiat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keskimulkku's head.
Bastiat thows a huge punch but Keskimulkku dodges it nicely.
Bastiat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bastiat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Keskimulkku is looking to escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Keskimulkku moves in looking to clinch but Bastiat pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Bastiat both land. Nice combination.
Keskimulkku tries to clinch up.
Bastiat misses with a series of wild punches.
Bastiat digs a good body shot into Keskimulkku's ribs.

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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bastiat.
Keskimulkku slaps away a takedown attempt from Bastiat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederic Bastiat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastiat keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bastiat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Keskimulkku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederic Bastiat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frederic Bastiat's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bastiat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bastiat looks for a takedown but Keskimulkku sprawls well.
Keskimulkku blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastiat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bastiat fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiat shoots in but Keskimulkku avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederic Bastiat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keskimulkku looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keskimulkku stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Keskimulkku fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bastiat closes this distance looking for a takedown but Keskimulkku circles away.
Keskimulkku tries to clinch but Bastiat is having none of it.
Bastiat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bastiat misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keskimulkku fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bastiat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keskimulkku doesn't manage to clinch there - Bastiat circles away.
Keskimulkku wants to clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bastiat.

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.
Keskimulkku parries the strikes from Bastiat easily there. Bastiat is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Keskimulkku to escape.
Bastiat wants to control for a moment but Keskimulkku uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bastiat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keskimulkku's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frederic Bastiat.
I think Bastiat has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frederic Bastiat!

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A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
13%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dariyus SinivalkoinenKokoomus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswald Medland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Medland has chosen George Clinton - Atomic Dog as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

SinivalkoinenKokoomus
vs
Medland

185 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
178 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Chuck my Norris Ninja Viking Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight 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 Las Vegas, Dariyus SinivalkoinenKokoomus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswald Medland!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SinivalkoinenKokoomus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Medland was well out of range. Poor timing from SinivalkoinenKokoomus.
Medland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Medland moves out of range of the strikes.
SinivalkoinenKokoomus thows a body shot but no joy.
Medland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Medland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dariyus SinivalkoinenKokoomus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Medland slips a straight right by SinivalkoinenKokoomus.
Medland moves out of range of the strikes.
SinivalkoinenKokoomus swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
SinivalkoinenKokoomus misses with a body shot.
SinivalkoinenKokoomus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Medland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
SinivalkoinenKokoomus misses with a looping right.
SinivalkoinenKokoomus misses with an uppercut. Medland saw that one coming.
Medland tries a head kick but it misses.
Medland takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
SinivalkoinenKokoomus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Medland doesn't seem bothered though.
SinivalkoinenKokoomus misses the shot to the body.
Medland takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
SinivalkoinenKokoomus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Medland moves away.
Medland moves away from the strike by SinivalkoinenKokoomus.
SinivalkoinenKokoomus cracks a nice hook into Medland's ribs.
Medland looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Medland on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Medland blocks a jab.
SinivalkoinenKokoomus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Medland moves away.
SinivalkoinenKokoomus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from SinivalkoinenKokoomus.
A big right from SinivalkoinenKokoomus misses.
Medland slips a jab and a cross from SinivalkoinenKokoomus.
SinivalkoinenKokoomus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Medland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Medland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling SinivalkoinenKokoomus to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
SinivalkoinenKokoomus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
SinivalkoinenKokoomus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Oswald Medland has been cut.
SinivalkoinenKokoomus throws a right and a left that Medland avoids nicely.
A jab from SinivalkoinenKokoomus does it's job there.
Medland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
SinivalkoinenKokoomus misses the shot to the body.
SinivalkoinenKokoomus misses with a looping right.
SinivalkoinenKokoomus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Medland moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Medland is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medland walks into a stiff left hand from SinivalkoinenKokoomus.
Medland is still on wobbly legs! Can SinivalkoinenKokoomus finish him?
SinivalkoinenKokoomus scores with a jab to the body.
SinivalkoinenKokoomus fakes the body blow, causing Medland to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Medland goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dariyus SinivalkoinenKokoomus!
Dariyus SinivalkoinenKokoomus is the new welterweight champion!