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SPPS Resurrection 002 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atlas Raita (ranked 23992 p4p, 23866 weight class) and Nanisokyvi Batirovenkekikala (ranked 527 p4p, 575 weight class). Atlas Raita 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atlas Raita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nanisokyvi Batirovenkekikala!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raita swinging wildly here.
Raita displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Raita lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Raita tests Batirovenkekikala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Batirovenkekikala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raita.
Batirovenkekikala blocks a jab.
Batirovenkekikala on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raita. Raita obviously looking to wear him down.
Batirovenkekikala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raita lands with an uppercut that bounces Batirovenkekikala off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raita misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raita buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raita bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Batirovenkekikala's head.
Raita takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Batirovenkekikala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Raita will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Raita throws a jab but it's blocked by Batirovenkekikala.
Raita throws a front kick aimed at Batirovenkekikala's knee but Batirovenkekikala avoids it well.
Raita walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Batirovenkekikala checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Raita.
Raita finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Raita fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Batirovenkekikala on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raita.
Nice defenses there by Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala lands a jab to the nose.
Batirovenkekikala throws a jab when Raita was well out of range.
It looked like Raita wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raita loads up on a big right hand but Batirovenkekikala slips the punch.
Raita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Batirovenkekikala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Batirovenkekikala scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Batirovenkekikala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raita misses with a straight left.
Raita missing with a left hand there. Batirovenkekikala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raita forces Batirovenkekikala back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raita creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raita misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Batirovenkekikala prevents a body shot from Raita.
Batirovenkekikala lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batirovenkekikala throws a punch but it's blocked by Raita.
Raita lands a body punch in the clinch.
Raita swings wildly with an uppercut but Batirovenkekikala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batirovenkekikala prevents a body shot from Raita.
A short right from Raita.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raita.
Raita tries to throw a body punch but Batirovenkekikala avoids it by throwing Raita back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Raita - that landed with a thud.
Batirovenkekikala gets through Raita's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Batirovenkekikala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raita backwards.
Raita tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Batirovenkekikala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raita works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Raita swings wildly with an uppercut but Batirovenkekikala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batirovenkekikala lands with a right to the head.
Raita misses with a body punch.
Batirovenkekikala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raita backwards.
Batirovenkekikala has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Raita seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Batirovenkekikala can turn it around.
Batirovenkekikala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raita blocks a body shot from Batirovenkekikala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raita lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raita.
Batirovenkekikala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raita pushes Batirovenkekikala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raita lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Batirovenkekikala swings for the body but Raita moves out of range.
Raita takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raita staying out of range there.
Raita slips under a jab from Batirovenkekikala.
A big right from Batirovenkekikala misses.
Raita lands with a good body shot.
Raita thumps Batirovenkekikala with a low kick.
Batirovenkekikala slips under a jab.
Raita shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Batirovenkekikala avoids the body shot from Raita.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raita.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Raita.
Batirovenkekikala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batirovenkekikala throws a hook but Raita blocks it.
Raita was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raita looks to land a left hand but Batirovenkekikala moved out of range nicely.
Batirovenkekikala throws out a counter right but Raita avoids it with no problem.
Raita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batirovenkekikala.
Raita lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Batirovenkekikala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raita.
Raita finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raita 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 Batirovenkekikala has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Batirovenkekikala and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Batirovenkekikala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Batirovenkekikala sizes up Raita with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raita ducks under a wild hook from Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Batirovenkekikala.
Raita just misses with a punch to the body.
Raita throws a low kick but Batirovenkekikala avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raita fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Batirovenkekikala on the side of the head.
Batirovenkekikala throws the left hand but Raita avoids the punch easily.
Raita fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Atlas Raita dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Batirovenkekikala has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raita.
Raita gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Batirovenkekikala prevents Raita from breaking the clinch.
Raita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batirovenkekikala punishes Raita's body with a nice straight punch.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a looping left.
Batirovenkekikala gets tackled into the cage by Raita. Raita maintains the clinch.
Raita takes a shot to the head.
Raita misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raita tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Batirovenkekikala tries to work over Raita's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batirovenkekikala tries a body shot but Raita blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raita misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Batirovenkekikala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Raita as the two fighters clinch.
Raita blocks an uppercut.
Raita lands a shot to the body.
Raita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Batirovenkekikala on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raita throws a hook but Batirovenkekikala avoids it easily.
Batirovenkekikala lands with a nice body punch.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a hook
and Raita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raita throws a leg kick but Batirovenkekikala sees it coming and moves out of range.
Batirovenkekikala jabs Raita right on the nose. Raita blinks but takes it well.
Atlas Raita is winning the standup battle so far.
Raita is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raita looks to land a right hand but Batirovenkekikala moved out of range.
Batirovenkekikala lands a nice shot that snaps Raita's head back.
Raita throws out a leg kick but Batirovenkekikala moves out of range and Raita only half commits.
Raita is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Batirovenkekikala.
Raita ducks under a wild hook from Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raita.
Raita thows a left - swing and a miss!
Batirovenkekikala defending well as Raita loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Batirovenkekikala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raita cracks Batirovenkekikala with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Batirovenkekikala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Raita misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Batirovenkekikala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good exchange - Batirovenkekikala coming out on top.
Raita avoids the body shot from Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raita wants to slow Batirovenkekikala down by chopping away at his legs.
Raita thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raita throws a hook to the side of Batirovenkekikala's head but Batirovenkekikala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raita looks to land a left hand but Batirovenkekikala moved out of range nicely.
Raita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batirovenkekikala manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batirovenkekikala. Raita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raita connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Batirovenkekikala swings widly with a right hand
and Raita counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Batirovenkekikala lands a nice looking body shot.
Raita connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raita. Batirovenkekikala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raita connects with a solid leg kick.
Raita fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Batirovenkekikala has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raita shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batirovenkekikala tries to clinch but Raita moves out of range.
Raita gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Batirovenkekikala fails to land.
Raita working hard to break the clinch.
Raita blocks a body shot from Batirovenkekikala.
Raita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batirovenkekikala misses with an uppercut. Raita saw that one coming.
Raita moves out of range as Batirovenkekikala strikes.
Raita throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Raita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala lands a nice shot to the body.
Raita slips a jab from Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Raita.
Raita throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Raita looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Batirovenkekikala throws a looping overhand right but Raita ducks down to avoid it.
Raita tries to clinch there but Batirovenkekikala circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raita misses with an uppercut. Batirovenkekikala saw that one coming.
Raita shoots for a double leg takedown but Batirovenkekikala sprawls well. He's pushed Raita's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Raita clinches with his opponent.
Raita lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raita tries to throw a body punch but Batirovenkekikala avoids it by throwing Raita back against the cage.
Batirovenkekikala working aggressively here.
Raita goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batirovenkekikala slows down the pace here.
Batirovenkekikala tries to work over Raita's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batirovenkekikala's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raita makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raita lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Raita.
Batirovenkekikala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raita backwards.
Raita tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raita lands with a short shot to the head.
Raita gets through Batirovenkekikala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Batirovenkekikala.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Atlas Raita dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Raita takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Batirovenkekikala loads up on a big right hand but Raita slips the punch.
Batirovenkekikala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a looping right.
Batirovenkekikala throws a jab but it's blocked by Raita.
Batirovenkekikala throws a hook to the side of Raita's head but Raita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raita doesn't manage to clinch there - Batirovenkekikala circles away.
Raita will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Raita moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Batirovenkekikala.
Raita blocks a body shot from Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala tries to work over Raita's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raita misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Raita.
Raita misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raita.
Atlas Raita has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Batirovenkekikala fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batirovenkekikala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Batirovenkekikala prevents a body shot from Raita.
Batirovenkekikala misses with some punches.
Batirovenkekikala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Batirovenkekikala tries to work over Raita's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raita blocks an uppercut.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a punch on the inside.
Raita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batirovenkekikala takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raita seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a right hand
and Raita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Batirovenkekikala staying out of range there.
Raita misses with a hook.
Batirovenkekikala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a straight left.
Batirovenkekikala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raita.
Batirovenkekikala cracks Raita with an open hand slap.
Batirovenkekikala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nanisokyvi Batirovenkekikala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raita connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Raita misses.
Raita throws a hook but Batirovenkekikala blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Raita.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raita moves out of range of the strikes.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a looping left.
Batirovenkekikala defending well as Raita loads up on a big left hand.
Raita connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Batirovenkekikala momentarily.
Batirovenkekikala closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Batirovenkekikala looks to throw the jab but Raita is out of range.
Batirovenkekikala lands a right hook to the body.
Raita moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Raita wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raita throws a leg kick
letting Batirovenkekikala counter with a right hand.
Raita staying out of range there.
Batirovenkekikala throws a looping overhand right but Raita ducks down to avoid it.
Raita tries to counter by clinching up but Batirovenkekikala breaks away and moves out of range.
Raita throws a hook but Batirovenkekikala blocks it.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raita.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a body shot.
Raita jabs at Batirovenkekikala's body.
Raita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raita lands a glancing blow to the side of Batirovenkekikala's head.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a looping left.
It looked like Raita wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Raita throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raita with a hook.
A big left from Batirovenkekikala misses.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a straight right.
Raita fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raita defending well as Batirovenkekikala loads up on a big left hand.
Raita slips a straight right by Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Batirovenkekikala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raita makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Donk. Raita catches Batirovenkekikala right on the button with a cross.
Raita darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raita lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raita scores with a shot to the body.
Batirovenkekikala has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raita tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Batirovenkekikala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Batirovenkekikala keeps the fight on the outside.
Batirovenkekikala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Batirovenkekikala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Batirovenkekikala's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raita connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Batirovenkekikala scrambles back to his feet.
Batirovenkekikala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Batirovenkekikala staying out of range there.
Raita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Batirovenkekikala throws out the jab.
Batirovenkekikala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raita clinches up against the cage.
Raita misses with the head strike.
Batirovenkekikala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raita throws a punch but it's blocked by Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Raita lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Batirovenkekikala working aggressively here.
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 Atlas Raita.
Well Raita 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atlas Raita!
During a confident post fight interview, Atlas Raita thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobi Bensol (ranked 5112 p4p, 5489 weight class) and Peter Aerts (ranked 509 p4p, 524 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobi Bensol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Aerts!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bensol takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aerts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bensol circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Aerts misses.
Aerts just misses with a punch to the body.
Bensol misses with a lunging right hand
and Aerts counters with a nice uppercut.
Aerts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bensol manages to avoid it.
Bensol moves out of range of the strikes.
Bensol lands with a good body shot.
Aerts has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bensol misses with a straight left.
Bensol sizes up Aerts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aerts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aerts appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Aerts moves out of range of the strikes.
Aerts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bensol throws a lazy right hand but Aerts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aerts throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Bensol.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bensol throws a looping overhand right but Aerts ducks down to avoid it.
Aerts pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bensol back to the cage. Aerts follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
 It looks like Tobi Bensol has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aerts.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bensol.
A punch combination from Aerts misses.
We've been told by Bensol's head coaches at Bronk´s GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aerts moves away from the strike by Bensol.
Bensol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aerts.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aerts! But no joy.
Bensol throws a hook to the side of Aerts's head but Aerts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bensol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aerts was well out of range. Poor timing from Bensol.
Aerts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aerts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bensol cracks Aerts with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bensol lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bensol cracks Aerts with an open hand slap.
Bensol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Bensol.
 Aerts is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bensol walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Aerts drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Bensol swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Aerts's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobi Bensol!
Tobi Bensol bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carl Crap (ranked 23830 p4p, 23768 weight class) and Gouda Cheese (ranked 243 p4p, 244 weight class). Crap's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Morrowind. On his way into the cage it seems that Carl Crap has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Carl Crap seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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135
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Crap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gouda Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crap keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheese.
Crap drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cheese sprawls and moves away.
Cheese misses with a leg kick
and Crap counters with a takedown into side control.
Cheese tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crap wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Crap tries to score with some ground and pound. Cheese controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Crap 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.
Cheese is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cheese dodges the ground and pound from Crap.
The ground and pound from Crap seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Crap crashes against the mat.
Crap looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cheese is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crap throws a strike aimed at the side of Cheese's head but Cheese avoids it well.
Crap creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cheese sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Crap are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cheese struggling a bit here.
Crap lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese manages to get back to half guard.
Crap sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cheese defending well though.
Crap thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cheese's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crap thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cheese blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crap.
Crap drops an elbow to the side of Cheese's head.
Cheese keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crap throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crap throwing shots but Cheese is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cheese tries to get to full guard but Crap has control of the leg.
Crap thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cheese's head.
Crap throwing shots but Cheese is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crap thows a huge punch but Cheese dodges it nicely.
Crap working over Cheese with some ground and pound. Cheese looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crap thows a huge punch but Cheese dodges it nicely.
Cheese is controlling Crap's trapped leg to prevent Crap from advancing to side control.
Cheese blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crap.
Crap missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crap not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cheese blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crap.
Cheese keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crap throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crap with the ground and pound but Cheese uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cheese is pulling down on Crap's head to control his posture.
Crap postures up in Cheese's guard and throws a big left but Cheese blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crap is looking to work some ground and pound but Cheese has wrist control.
Cheese seems keen to control Crap's posture.
Crap is looking to work some ground and pound but Cheese has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crap throws an elbow that misses. Cheese uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crap's guard. Nice move by Cheese!
Cheese is stalling in the full guard.
Crap trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Crap wants to sweep here but Cheese controlling him for the moment.
Crap trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese controlling from the top position.
Crap striking off his back but it's not causing Cheese any problems.
Crap lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Crap loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crap throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cheese works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crap throws a strike but Cheese rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crap throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Crap with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Cheese can't handle though.
Cheese is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Crap looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cheese is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Crap dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cheese throws a hook to the side of Crap's head but Crap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cheese throws a leg kick which misses Crap's front leg but catches the back leg as Crap tries to avoid it.
Cheese looks to land a left hand but Crap moved out of range nicely.
Crap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cheese can do to turn this around?
Cheese clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crap throws a head punch that misses.
Crap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crap throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheese.
Crap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheese takes a shot to the head.
Cheese pushes Crap back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crap lands a right hand.
Cheese lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crap.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crap.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheese.
Crap throws a head punch that misses.
Cheese scores with a shot to the side of Crap's head.
Crap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
Crap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cheese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crap's elbow.
Cheese swings wildly with an uppercut but Crap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheese lands a body shot.
Crap scores with a shoulder strike.
Cheese can't find room to land a body shot as Crap controls the action.
Cheese misses with a body punch.
Cheese misses with some punches.
Crap has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
Cheese controlling the action here for a moment.
Carl Crap has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Cheese.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheese tries to throw a body punch but Crap avoids it by throwing Cheese back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Cheese as the two fighters clinch.
Cheese swings wildly with an uppercut but Crap uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheese.
Crap misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Cheese on the inside.
Crap has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
Cheese digs a right hand into Crap's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crap's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cheese.
Crap misses with the head strike.
Crap's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cheese swings wildly with an uppercut but Crap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crap misses with the head strike.
Crap scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Cheese on the inside.
Cheese lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crap backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crap throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheese.
Cheese tries to work over Crap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cheese lands a shoulder strike.
Cheese lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crap lands a left hand.
Cheese can't find room to land a body shot as Crap controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Crap fails to land.
Cheese throws a head punch that misses.
Cheese breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheese throws a shot to the body.
Cheese tries to land a front kick but Crap steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crap drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cheese throws out a loose jab but Crap uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crap checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cheese misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Cheese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crap feinted with a counter takedown.
Cheese looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crap tries to counter with a takedown but Cheese is quick to defend against it.
Crap takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheese looks to throw the jab but Crap is out of range.
Crap attempts a counter takedown but Cheese avoids it well and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gouda Cheese showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cheese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crap.
Crap drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cheese sprawls and moves away.
Cheese throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crap appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cheese throws out a loose jab but Crap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carl Crap is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crap keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheese.
Crap uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheese.
Crap feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Cheese misses.
Crap uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheese.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese scores with a jab to the body.
Crap moves out of range of the body kick.
Crap drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cheese sprawls and moves away.
Crap uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheese.
Cheese thows a leg kick but Crap checks it
and Crap counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cheese won't be happy with that.
An elbow from Crap crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Crap are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ground and pound from Crap seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The strikes coming from Crap are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crap lands a nice forearm strike.
Crap misses with the ground and pound.
Crap works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crap misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cheese parries the strikes from Crap easily there. Crap is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cheese to escape.
Crap with the ground and pound but Cheese regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Crap throwing shots but Cheese is blocking nicely.
Crap looks to land a strike but Cheese avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Crap trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crap throws a strike but Cheese rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crap is striking from the bottom but Cheese uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Cheese trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crap tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Crap is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crap misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cheese performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Crap punching from the bottom.
Crap tries to roll over but Cheese keeps him under control.
Crap misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crap throws a strike from the bottom but Cheese passes into side control!
Cheese trying to control the action but Crap is working from the bottom.
Cheese controlling from side mount.
Crap throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crap throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Crap is trying to get back to half guard.
Crap tries to strike but it doesn't land.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gouda Cheese.
I think Cheese 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nurislam Alieva (ranked 4258 p4p, 24038 weight class) and Cornbread Pealike (ranked 445 p4p, 502 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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190
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24
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6 - 10 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nurislam Alieva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornbread Pealike!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pealike throws a lazy body kick
and Alieva counters with a takedown into side control.
Pealike tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Alieva wants to finish this one by submission but Pealike is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Alieva.
Pealike wants to try and get back to his feet.
Alieva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pealike is looking to escape.
Pealike really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alieva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pealike tries to improve his position but Alieva has taken his back! Alieva has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Pealike tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Alieva pushes Pealike away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nurislam Alieva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zurabi Vakhtangishvili (ranked 3194 p4p, 4514 weight class) and Kendo Yakuza (ranked 333 p4p, 430 weight class). Zurabi Vakhtangishvili has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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235
8 - 9 - 0 |
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3 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Zurabi Vakhtangishvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendo Yakuza!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakuza misses with a head kick.
Kendo Yakuza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yakuza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vakhtangishvili as he jumps to the side.
Vakhtangishvili tries to sprawl but Yakuza drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Yakuza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vakhtangishvili doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yakuza.
Yakuza is thwarting Vakhtangishvili's attempts to control the position.
Yakuza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vakhtangishvili controlling the position for now.
Yakuza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yakuza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yakuza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakuza working Vakhtangishvili over with strikes.
Vakhtangishvili taking some punishment here, with Yakuza in his half guard.
Yakuza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yakuza is looking to advance position but Vakhtangishvili won't allow it.
Yakuza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yakuza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yakuza wants to work for an arm triangle but Vakhtangishvili is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vakhtangishvili is trying is best to control the position here.
Vakhtangishvili is defending against the submission attempts here by Yakuza.
Yakuza is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vakhtangishvili regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Yakuza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakuza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vakhtangishvili preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yakuza works over Vakhtangishvili with some ground and pound from guard.
Yakuza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yakuza scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yakuza with a nice head shot there.
Yakuza told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Yakuza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yakuza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vakhtangishvili works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yakuza scoring with some ground and pound.
Vakhtangishvili will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yakuza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yakuza wants to pass the guard but Vakhtangishvili is keeping the position.
Vakhtangishvili working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yakuza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakuza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vakhtangishvili avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yakuza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yakuza working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
It looks like Zurabi Vakhtangishvili has been cut.
Yakuza scoring with some ground and pound.
Yakuza is looking to work some ground and pound but Vakhtangishvili has wrist control.
Yakuza is looking to work some ground and pound but Vakhtangishvili has wrist control.
Vakhtangishvili controls Yakuza momentarily but Yakuza frees himself.
Vakhtangishvili managing to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yakuza throws a sloppy head kick and Vakhtangishvili moves out of range easily.
Yakuza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vakhtangishvili as he avoids it easily.
Yakuza darts in looking for a takedown but Vakhtangishvili gets double underhooks and turns Yakuza into the cage.
Vakhtangishvili seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Zurabi Vakhtangishvili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendo Yakuza.
Yakuza goes for a double leg but Vakhtangishvili avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vakhtangishvili continues to drive forward.
Vakhtangishvili stuffs the takedown attempt from Yakuza. Yakuza gets slowly back to his feet.
Yakuza looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakuza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vakhtangishvili sprawls well. Vakhtangishvili wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yakuza gets slowly back to his feet.
Vakhtangishvili is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yakuza.
Vakhtangishvili tries to clinch but Yakuza is having none of it.
Vakhtangishvili gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yakuza prevents a body shot from Vakhtangishvili.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vakhtangishvili takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yakuza is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vakhtangishvili is defending well.
I was talking to Vakhtangishvili's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vakhtangishvili misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vakhtangishvili throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vakhtangishvili goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vakhtangishvili tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yakuza's elbow.
Yakuza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kendo Yakuza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zurabi Vakhtangishvili's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yakuza throws a nice looking combination but Vakhtangishvili bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yakuza with a poor takedown
and Vakhtangishvili counters by moving into the clinch.
Yakuza wants a takedown but no success here.
Vakhtangishvili stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vakhtangishvili just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yakuza's brow.
Yakuza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yakuza takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Kendo Yakuza has been cut.
Vakhtangishvili creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yakuza works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Yakuza stopping the sweep attempt from Vakhtangishvili.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vakhtangishvili is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yakuza is controlling him.
Vakhtangishvili is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vakhtangishvili not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vakhtangishvili wants to control but Yakuza is keeping him busy.
Vakhtangishvili prevents Yakuza from standing back up.
Vakhtangishvili trying to pass the guard but Yakuza defending well.
Yakuza is trying to stand.
Kendo Yakuza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vakhtangishvili is stalling here. Yakuza is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vakhtangishvili seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Yakuza has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
An elbow from Yakuza crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakuza creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Vakhtangishvili sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vakhtangishvili takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The strikes coming from Yakuza are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Yakuza goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Vakhtangishvili rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Yakuza's guard! Nice work there by Vakhtangishvili!
Yakuza has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Vakhtangishvili has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Vakhtangishvili comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vakhtangishvili struggles to land a body shot inside as Yakuza controls his hands.
Vakhtangishvili gets underhooks to prevent Yakuza's takedown attempt.
Zurabi Vakhtangishvili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendo Yakuza.
Yakuza gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vakhtangishvili trying to control but Yakuza postures up.
Yakuza is working for a kimura but Vakhtangishvili is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakuza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yakuza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yakuza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yakuza lands strikes from half guard.
Zurabi Vakhtangishvili's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Yakuza is trying to work for a kimura but Vakhtangishvili is defending well.
Yakuza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vakhtangishvili trying to control but Yakuza postures up.
Vakhtangishvili pushes Yakuza off looking to stand but Yakuza dives back in and keeps control.
Yakuza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jeez, Zurabi Vakhtangishvili's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zurabi Vakhtangishvili's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kendo Yakuza!
After winning the bout, Kendo Yakuza thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joao Gabriel (ranked 1812 p4p, 2478 weight class) and Hercules Hoost (ranked 254 p4p, 322 weight class). Gabriel's entrance music is Circo das Galinhas. A fine choice. Joao Gabriel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hercules Hoost's chin.
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177
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2 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hercules Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hoost defends well and Gabriel ends up having to push Hoost into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hoost looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A right hook to the body lands for Hoost.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoost.
Hoost misses with the head strike.
Hoost lands a right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Gabriel has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hoost swings wildly with an uppercut but Gabriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoost lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoost lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Hoost.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabriel takes a shot to the head.
Hoost lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hoost scores with a hook to the body.
Hoost can't find room to land a body shot as Gabriel controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoost.
Hoost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gabriel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hoost just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hoost lands a left hand.
Hoost lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Hoost.
Gabriel is trying to pull guard but Hoost has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Hoost.
Gabriel is breathing heavily.
Hoost lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoost lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Hoost.
Hoost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoost lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hoost lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gabriel backwards.
 Gabriel is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost dips a shoulder and cracks Gabriel with a mighty uppercut! Gabriel falls back against the cage and Hoost unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gabriel 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 - Hoost screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hercules Hoost!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Frazier (ranked 1581 p4p, 3615 weight class) and Yoni Megaladon (ranked 179 p4p, 365 weight class). Megaladon has chosen Break On Throoooyeah as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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2 - 1 - 0 |
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yoni Megaladon!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier jabs Megaladon right on the nose. Megaladon blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Yoni Megaladon has been cut.
Frazier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Megaladon moves into the clinch.
Megaladon misses with a punch to the body.
Frazier misses with a punch to the body.
Megaladon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Frazier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frazier misses with the head strike.
Megaladon gets through Frazier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Megaladon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frazier or not.
Megaladon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frazier looks to throw the jab but Megaladon is out of range.
Frazier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Megaladon.
Frazier's corner calls for a 1-2. Frazier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Megaladon slips a straight right by Frazier.
Megaladon misses the body punch
letting Frazier counter with a right hand.
Nelson Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frazier lunges at Megaladon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Megaladon's hand.
Frazier is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier misses with a right hand
and Megaladon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Frazier missing with a left hand there. Megaladon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Megaladon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frazier looks to land a right hand but Megaladon moved out of range.
Megaladon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Frazier is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Frazier misses with a double jab
and Megaladon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Frazier is breathing heavily.
Megaladon is looking to clinch.
Jab by Megaladon.
It looks like Nelson Frazier has been cut.
Frazier throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Megaladon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier misses with an uppercut.
Megaladon tries to move into range but Frazier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frazier swinging wildly here.
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!
Frazier takes a swing at Megaladon's ribcage but misses.
Megaladon moves to clinch but Frazier breaks away
and Frazier counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Megaladon is looking to escape.
Frazier is pressing down on Megaladon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Megaladon is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Megaladon is trying to stand up here but Frazier is controlling him well.
Frazier missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Frazier not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Frazier will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Megaladon is trying to stand back up but Frazier is controlling him
Megaladon pushes Frazier off and gets back to his feet.
Frazier lands with an overhand left.
Frazier is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Frazier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Megaladon's hands.
Frazier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Megaladon.
Frazier ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier keeps the fight on the outside.
Megaladon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frazier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yoni Megaladon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Megaladon gets caught napping as Frazier dives in and scores a takedown. Megaladon manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frazier showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Megaladon pushes Frazier off and scrambles back to his feet.
Frazier scores with a jab to the body.
Megaladon misses with a wild body shot.
Frazier throws a jab when Megaladon was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Frazier dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A good leg kick by Megaladon.
Megaladon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Frazier.
Frazier tries to bum rush Megaladon with a series of wild strikes but Megaladon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson Frazier is winning the standup battle so far.
Frazier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Megaladon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frazier.
Frazier loads up on a big right hand but Megaladon slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Megaladon! But no joy.
Frazier's jab looks to have found its range, popping Megaladon under the eye.
Frazier connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier lands a right hook to the body.
Frazier misses with a lunging right hand
and Megaladon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Megaladon misses with a hook
and Frazier makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Megaladon misses with a hook
and Frazier counters with a takedown into side control.
Megaladon explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frazier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Megaladon.
Frazier scores with the left hand. Megaladon knows he should have avoided that one.
Megaladon stuffs the takedown.
Megaladon tries to clinch up.
Megaladon tries to clinch up but Frazier circles away and keeps his distance.
Frazier drops down looking for a counter takedown but Megaladon sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaladon slips a jab from Frazier.
Frazier throws a big shot that misses.
Frazier takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Frazier misses with a shot to the body
and Megaladon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Megaladon struggles to land a body shot inside as Frazier controls his hands.
Frazier tries a body shot but Megaladon blocks it.
A short left from Megaladon.
Megaladon cracks Frazier with a nice body shot.
Frazier has a couple of punches blocked by Megaladon.
Frazier is working Megaladon over against the cage.
Frazier works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Megaladon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Frazier throws a big elbow that misses.
Megaladon is looking to stand up but Frazier isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Megaladon is looking to stand up but Frazier isn't so interested in that idea.
Nelson Frazier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Megaladon wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Frazier manages to pass to side control.
Frazier trying to control from half guard but Megaladon is working away.
Megaladon is trying to stand.
Frazier slips a nice elbow through Megaladon's hands, connecting with Megaladon's forehead.
Frazier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Megaladon can do to turn this around?
Megaladon tries to kick Frazier off but Frazier keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Megaladon manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Frazier keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Frazier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Megaladon fails to land.
Frazier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Megaladon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megaladon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Frazier is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Megaladon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A left hand lands to the body for Megaladon.
Frazier tries to throw a body punch but Megaladon avoids it by throwing Frazier back against the cage.
Frazier tries a body shot but Megaladon blocks it.
Frazier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megaladon lands with a light punch inside.
Megaladon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megaladon avoids a wild elbow strike from Frazier.
Frazier blocking some punches.
Megaladon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Megaladon lands a nice uppercut.
Frazier throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nelson Frazier will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Frazier tests Megaladon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yoni Megaladon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frazier takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick misses from Megaladon.
Frazier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Frazier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Megaladon moves away.
Megaladon looks to score with a jab to the body but Frazier is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megaladon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nelson Frazier's cut is getting worse.
Frazier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Frazier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Frazier.
A countering left hand to the body from Megaladon misses.
Megaladon scores with a leg kick.
Frazier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Megaladon counters with a huge left! Frazier is in big trouble! He's backing up but Megaladon isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Frazier from any more damage. A dominating finish by Megaladon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoni Megaladon!
Yoni Megaladon 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Rivers (ranked 1681 p4p, 3961 weight class) and Benjamin Walton (ranked 233 p4p, 450 weight class). Rivers comes to the cage accompanied by Gojira - Sphinx. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Walton!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walton cracks Rivers with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Sean Rivers has been cut.
Walton ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Walton scores with a shot to the body.
Rivers 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.
Walton throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers is looking to counter punch.
Rivers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rivers slips under a jab from Walton.
Rivers moves away from the strike by Walton.
Walton throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.
Rivers slips a jab from Walton.
Rivers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walton looks to land a right hand but Rivers moved out of range.
Walton lands with a hook. Rivers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Walton throws a hook but Rivers blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rivers to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rivers throws a shot from downtown. Walton moves away and avoids it.
Walton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rivers moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Rivers misses the target.
Walton avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Walton misses with a hook to the body
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body kick from Rivers.
Walton misses with a left hand
and Rivers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walton catches Rivers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Rivers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Rivers misses its intended target.
Rivers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivers misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walton works Rivers's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walton blocks a jab.
Walton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Walton slips under a jab from Rivers.
Rivers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rivers blocks a head kick by Walton.
Rivers lands a jab.
Rivers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivers misses the target.
Walton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
Rivers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walton throws an off balance right hand
and Rivers counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers scores with a nice head shot.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walton.
Walton lands an overhand right.
Rivers cracks Walton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rivers with a nice calf kick.
Walton missing with a left hand there. Rivers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Walton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walton cracks Rivers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivers missing with a left hand there. Walton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivers moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Rivers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Rivers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rivers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walton misses with a hook. Rivers ducked under it nicely.
Walton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Walton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
Walton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rivers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walton.
Sean Rivers's cut is getting worse.
Sean Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rivers lands a glancing blow to the side of Walton's head.
Rivers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walton circles away quickly and effectively.
Walton swings for the body but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rivers misses with a hook.
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 Sean Rivers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Rivers'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.
Rivers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivers counters with a stiff right hand.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivers counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Walton misses.
Walton misses the shot to the body.
Rivers tries to land a front kick but Walton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Walton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walton misses with a body shot.
It looked like Rivers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rivers lands a nice looking body kick.
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rivers clobbers Walton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rivers lands a jab to the nose.
Walton missing with a left hand there. Rivers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton throws out a loose jab but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
Walton misses with a right hand
and Rivers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivers lands a nice looking kick to the body. Walton takes a step back to recover.
Rivers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivers counters with a nice body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Walton might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rivers has got the better of the exchanges.
Walton lands the left hand.
Rivers lands a jab to the head.
Rivers lands a lovely overhand right.
Walton swings for the body but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers throws an overhand right that lands on Walton's shoulder, as Walton tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Rivers. That snapped Walton's head back.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walton checks a leg kick.
Rivers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivers.
Rivers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walton can do to turn this around?
Rivers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rivers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rivers blocks a head kick by Walton.
Rivers misses the shot to the body.
Walton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivers lands a nice shot that snaps Walton's head back.
Walton misses with a looping left.
Rivers appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Walton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rivers misses with a straight right.
Walton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walton.
Walton throws a jab when Rivers was well out of range.
Walton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rivers counters with a left to the body.
Walton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Rivers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Walton blocks the leg kick.
Rivers lands with a nice body punch.
Rivers misses with a hook. Walton ducked under it nicely.
Walton needs to keep his hands up - Rivers had a free shot at his head there.
Rivers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rivers connects with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands a body shot.
Walton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rivers tries a low kick but Walton avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walton! But no joy.
Rivers feints and then cracks Walton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walton down.
Walton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers lands a really nice looking cross but Walton seems unphased.
Rivers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick by Walton misses
and Rivers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Walton's knee momentarily.
Rivers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the body from Walton misses
and Rivers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Walton lands.
Rivers throws a lazy right hand but Walton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walton misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Rivers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Rivers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Walton throws a shot to the body.
Walton throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers works the jab nicely.
Walton defending well as Rivers loads up on a big left hand.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Walton lands a lovely overhand right.
Walton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rivers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walton throws a poor cross that misses
and Rivers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton throws a hook to the side of Rivers's head but Rivers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sean Rivers is winning the standup battle so far.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivers moves forwards but Walton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Rivers cracks Walton with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Rivers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rivers lands a jab to the head.
Walton swings widly with a right hand
and Rivers counters with a good, hard body kick but Walton shrugs it off.
Walton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A punch lands to the side of Walton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rivers cracks Walton with an open hand slap.
Rivers misses with a left hand
and Walton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walton throws out the jab.
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Rivers.
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!
Rivers cracks Walton with an open hand slap.
Jab by Rivers.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivers counters with a left to the body.
Walton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rivers throws a lazy uppercut
and Walton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walton looks to land a right hand but Rivers moved out of range.
Rivers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Walton scores with a body shot.
Walton swings widly with a right hand
and Rivers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivers throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Walton to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton throws out a loose jab but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Rivers.
Rivers misses with a looping left.
Walton throws out a loose jab but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton looks to land a right hand but Rivers moved out of range.
Rivers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Walton throws out a counter right but Rivers avoids it with no problem.
Rivers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walton.
Rivers misses with a hook.
Walton misses with a hook.
Rivers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Walton connects with a body shot that sends Rivers's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton misses with a straight right.
Rivers lands a slapping body shot.
Rivers lands a glancing blow to the side of Walton's head.
Walton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
Walton moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers scores with a decent looking hook.
Rivers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Walton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rivers slips a jab from Walton.
Rivers throws a leg kick which misses Walton's front leg but catches the back leg as Walton tries to avoid it.
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Rivers.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Rivers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rivers 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Rivers!
Sean Rivers thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayan Brandt (ranked 2518 p4p, 1778 weight class) and Maurice Boma (ranked 326 p4p, 235 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rayan Brandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Maurice Boma!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandt drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brandt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brandt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brandt trying to control the pace.
Brandt slips a nice elbow through Boma's hands, connecting with Boma's forehead.
Brandt throwing shots but Boma is blocking nicely.
Brandt works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here as Brandt stalls from top position.
Boma takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Boma is right now.
Brandt sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Boma is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Boma manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Still in half guard, Boma seems content to control.
Brandt wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandt is trying to control but can't.
Brandt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boma won't allow Brandt to sweep him here.
Brandt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brandt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brandt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma preventing the sweep.
Brandt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boma defends it easily.
Boma is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Brandt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brandt fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brandt drives through with a takedown into Boma's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Boma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brandt trying to control but Boma is working from the bottom.
Brandt content to stall in guard here.
Brandt wants to control from the top but Boma keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rayan Brandt dominated that round.
That's time! Brandt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boma dodges the punch combination from Brandt.
Brandt slips a straight right by Boma.
Brandt lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Boma misses.
Brandt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boma sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brandt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boma can do to turn this around?
Brandt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boma's waist but Boma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brandt off to one side.
Rayan Brandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandt checks a low kick from Boma.
Boma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandt moves away.
Brandt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma tries to clinch but Brandt moves away
and Brandt counters with a takedown into side control.
Brandt wants to control but Boma is keeping him busy.
Brandt taking a break here but Boma is having none of it and regains half guard.
Brandt seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Brandt trying to control the action but Boma is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Brandt thows a huge punch but Boma dodges it nicely.
Boma is trying to control but can't.
Brandt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boma tries to get to full guard but Brandt has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandt moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandt is trying to ground and pound but Boma uses the momentary lack of control by Brandt to regain half guard.
Brandt passes to full mount!
Brandt sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Brandt trying to control but Boma is having none of it.
Brandt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma tries to hold on but Brandt pushes him away.
Brandt working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Boma avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brandt.
Brandt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brandt misses with a head shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brandt landing shots from mount.
Brandt thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Brandt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rayan Brandt dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Brandt misses with a takedown
and Boma counters with a good, hard body kick but Brandt shrugs it off.
Brandt throws a body punch but Boma moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boma! But no joy.
Boma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boma, as that shot connected.
Brandt lands with a cross.
Boma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boma connects with a single shot there.
Boma goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Rayan Brandt has been cut.
Brandt closes the distance and clinches up with Boma, looking for a takedown. Brandt pushes Boma against the cage but Boma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brandt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brandt is defended easily by Boma.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayan Brandt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandt misses with a takedown
letting Boma counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandt darts in looking for a takedown but Boma gets double underhooks and turns Brandt into the cage.
Brandt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boma fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brandt works over Boma's head and body with a nice combination.
Brandt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boma slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boma is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandt wants to improve his position but instead Boma has moved into half guard.
Brandt is looking for a sweep. Boma is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brandt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brandt.
Brandt looking for a sweep. Not yet Brandt, not yet.
Boma not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brandt has an active guard here but Boma has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandt is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brandt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boma stopping the sweep attempt from Brandt.
Maurice Boma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandt wants to control the position but Boma says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Brandt wants to improve his position but Boma is controlling well.
Boma not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maurice Boma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brandt 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rayan Brandt!
Rayan Brandt decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Abner (ranked 1890 p4p, 1940 weight class) and Luka Sorenson (ranked 227 p4p, 236 weight class). Luka Sorenson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brayden Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luka Sorenson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Abner misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abner. Sorenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abner forces Sorenson back against the cage and clinches.
Sorenson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sorenson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abner backwards.
Sorenson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abner backwards.
Sorenson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sorenson is trying to force a seperation but Abner has the dominant position.
A short right from Abner.
A shot in the inside from Abner.
Sorenson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sorenson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abner can't find room to land a body shot as Sorenson controls the action.
Abner lands a right hand.
Abner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sorenson swings wildly with an uppercut but Abner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sorenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abner avoids the body shot from Sorenson.
A low kick from Sorenson is predictable there
and Abner counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner clinches with his opponent.
Abner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sorenson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Abner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abner misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abner.
Abner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sorenson pushes Abner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sorenson breaks the clinch.
Abner throws a head kick but Sorenson moves out of range.
Abner walks into a stiff left hand from Sorenson.
Sorenson misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Abner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Abner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Abner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sorenson finds it's way round the side to connect with Abner's head.
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!
Sorenson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sorenson slips under a jab.
Abner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Abner's corner calls for a 1-2. Abner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Abner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sorenson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sorenson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sorenson scores with a punch to the head.
A nice leg kick from Sorenson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sorenson connects with an inside leg kick.
Abner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sorenson is looking to score with low kicks.
Abner lands a nice hook to Sorenson's body. Sorenson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sorenson throws a front kick that sends Abner stumbling back into the cage.
Sorenson scores with a jab to the body.
Sorenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Abner misses its target.
Abner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sorenson lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner jabs Sorenson right on the nose. Sorenson blinks but takes it well.
Abner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sorenson misses with a hook to the body
and Abner counters with a nice uppercut.
Sorenson is rocked!
Sorenson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Abner counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Sorenson out cold! What a finish! Abner 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 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brayden Abner!
A relieved looking Brayden Abner 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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