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BANZAI COMBAT 114 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abram Frost (ranked 24787 p4p, 24046 weight class) and Carlitos Way (ranked 367 p4p, 392 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abram Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlitos Way!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Way tries for a takedown but Frost circles away easily
and Frost counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Way looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Frost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Carlitos Way has been cut.
Frost taking a breather.
Way managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Frost landing knees to the head.
Frost lands an elbow that stopped Way in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Frost is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Frost using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost is pushing Way up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Frost definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knees to the body from Frost.
Frost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Way avoids it.
Way looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice elbow from Frost.
Frost is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Frost slows down the pace here.
Way takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Frost.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Frost.
That has opened up Carlitos Way's cut even more.
Frost scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Carlitos Way's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Frost lands an elbow inside that Way shrugs off.
Frost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carlitos Way's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Frost avoiding damage.
Frost content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands an elbow inside that Way shrugs off.
 Way is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlitos Way's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Abram Frost!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Shappens (ranked 24677 p4p, 5248 weight class) and Jake Ryans (ranked 520 p4p, 466 weight class). Rich Shappens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Shappens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Ryans!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shappens looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ryans!
Shappens tries to advance to mount but Ryans denies him.
Ryans manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ryans stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Shappens to get to his feet.
Ryans connects with an inside leg kick.
Shappens looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryans is controlling Shappens's posture.
Ryans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ryans lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ryans controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryans preventing the sweep.
Ryans is looking to stand up but Shappens won't let him.
Shappens is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ryans defends well.
Shappens trying to keep a closed guard but Ryans is proving a slippery customer.
Ryans sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shappens's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ryans takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Shappens wants to improve his position but Ryans is controlling well.
Ryans performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Shappens taking some punishment here, with Ryans in his half guard.
Shappens is not content to let Ryans control the position.
Shappens slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shappens is trying to control the position but Ryans postures up.
Ryans controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It looks like Ryans might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Shappens tries to clinch up but Ryans circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryans gets caught napping as Shappens dives in and scores a takedown. Ryans manages to retain guard.
Shappens wants to control from the top but Ryans keeps moving.
Ryans looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ryans looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryans keeping moving, preventing Shappens from controlling successfully.
Ryans working a defensive guard here.
Ryans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ryans trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shappens wants to get up but he can't break Ryans's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ryans working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Ryans dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shappens shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ryans defends it nicely.
Ryans wants to counter the offense by Shappens and move into the clinch position.
Ryans shoots in for a takedown but Shappens shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rich Shappens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryans scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ryans advances to full mount.
Ryans trying to control but Shappens is having none of it.
Jake Ryans has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryans looking to finish Shappens with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shappens!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryans looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ryans trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryans moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Shappens has worked his arm free - good work by Shappens!
Shappens prevents Ryans from improving position.
Ryans tries for a kimura but Shappens is defending well.
That's two 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.
Ryans is looking to take a break and control but Shappens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ryans decides to stand up, so the ref orders Shappens to his feet.
Shappens looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ryans gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ryans tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shappens avoids it.
Ryans trying to stall but Shappens improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryans tries to pull guard but Shappens won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shappens.
Ryans jumps guard but Shappens turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rich Shappens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Ryans.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ryans tries to break free but Shappens pushes him back against the cage.
Ryans ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ryans no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ryans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ryans is breathing heavily.
Shappens postures up in Ryans's guard and throws a big left but Ryans blocks it.
Shappens has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shappens trying to control but Ryans is working from the bottom.
Shappens wants to get up but he can't break Ryans's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shappens won't allow Ryans to sweep him here.
Ryans is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shappens stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryans tries to close the distance and clinch but Shappens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rich Shappens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shappens misses with a takedown attempt - Ryans sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ryans is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Shappens scores with a punch to the head.
Shappens has Ryans up against the cage in a clinch.
Shappens prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shappens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shappens has hold of one of Ryans's legs. Ryans is fighting the takedown attempt but Shappens gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryans trying to keep a closed guard but Shappens is proving a slippery customer.
Shappens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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 Rich Shappens will probably get the nod.
That's time! Shappens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Shappens shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ryans is trying to defend but Shappens finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shappens is keen to just control but Ryans is a slippery customer.
Ryans is trying to control but can't.
Shappens stands up out of the half guard.
Ryans gets caught napping as Shappens dives in and scores a takedown. Ryans manages to retain guard.
Shappens decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Shappens closes the distance and clinches.
Shappens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ryans has his takedown stuffed
and Shappens counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryans gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ryans has his feet on Shappens's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ryans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shappens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryans, pushing him back against the cage.
Ryans can't get the takedown.
Shappens successfully pulls guard.
Ryans wants to control from the top but Shappens keeps moving.
Shappens manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ryans manages to get himself to full guard.
Shappens cracks Ryans with a solid left hand.
Shappens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ryans on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Shappens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shappens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shappens stopping the sweep attempt from Ryans.
Shappens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ryans working for a triangle but Shappens defends it easily.
Shappens decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ryans, up you get!
Shappens shoots in but no luck this time.
Shappens throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Ryans crashing down! Ryans tries to stagger back to his feet but Shappens just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Ryans asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rich Shappens!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howie Travis (ranked 24330 p4p, 2728 weight class) and Sami Ahola (ranked 212 p4p, 140 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howie Travis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Ahola!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahola lands a lovely overhand right.
Travis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ahola doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Travis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Travis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oooooh!!! Ahola has knocked Travis down with a huge combo! Ahola steps away and waves a wobbly Travis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Howie Travis has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahola lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Travis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahola moves away.
Ahola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some wild striking there from Travis.
Ahola lands a big uppercut and Travis crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Travis looks OK. Ahola waves Travis back to his feet!
Travis defending well as Ahola loads up on a big left hand.
Travis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ahola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Travis throws a big counter combination but Ahola scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Travis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Travis there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab lands there for Travis.
Travis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Travis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ahola on the side of the head.
Travis lands a slapping body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Travis, as that shot connected.
Ahola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Travis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ahola connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Travis scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola ducks under a wild hook from Travis.
Ahola has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Travis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahola moves away.
Travis walks into a straight right hand from Ahola.
Decent striking displayed by Travis there.
Ahola misses the shot to the body.
Travis throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Ahola misses
and Travis counters with a nice uppercut.
Ahola attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ahola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahola misses with a hook. Travis ducked under it nicely.
Travis lands with a hook. Ahola tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ahola looks to score with a jab to the body but Travis is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Travis.
Ahola misses with a wild body shot.
Travis cracks Ahola with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Travis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahola misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Ahola coming out on top.
Travis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahola.
Travis misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Ahola there.
Ahola lands with a hook. Travis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ahola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Travis manages to avoid it.
Travis misses with a hook. Ahola ducked under it nicely.
Travis throws out a loose jab but Ahola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahola has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Travis.
Ahola slips under a jab.
Travis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ahola.
Ahola connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ahola defending well as Travis loads up on a big left hand.
Travis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahola throws out the jab.
Travis dives in and grabs Ahola's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ahola pushes down on Travis's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahola. Travis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahola scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Ahola misses.
Ahola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Travis moves away.
Ahola misses with a head kick.
Travis throws a hook to the side of Ahola's head but Ahola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ahola throws out a counter right but Travis avoids it with no problem.
Ahola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Travis.
Travis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahola scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ahola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ahola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Travis manages to avoid it.
Ahola slips under a jab from Travis.
Travis moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahola lands a big head kick that sends Travis tumbling to the mat! Ahola takes a step backwards and waves Travis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Travis is rocked!
Travis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh Travis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahola throws a jab when Travis was well out of range.
Travis seems to have got his legs back now.
Travis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahola looks to throw the jab but Travis is out of range.
Travis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sami Ahola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Travis moves into the clinch successfully.
Travis is looking to break free of the clinch but Ahola has double underhooks.
Ahola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahola moves out of range as Travis throws a body kick.
Travis backing away here, and Ahola unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Travis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ahola as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howie Travis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Travis lands with a good body shot.
Travis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ahola is fending him off so far but Travis persists. Nope, Ahola circles away and we're back to standing.
Ahola lands a big head kick that sends Travis tumbling to the mat! Ahola takes a step backwards and waves Travis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by Travis.
Ahola takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ahola moves forwards but Travis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ahola drops Travis with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Travis looks back up at him and smiles so Ahola waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Travis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ahola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Travis lands with a good body shot.
Ahola misses with a looping left.
Ahola shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Travis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Travis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ahola misses the shot to the body.
Travis wants to clinch
and Ahola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ahola on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Travis throws a lazy right hand but Ahola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ahola stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ahola lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Ahola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Howie Travis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Travis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahola manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Travis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ahola in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Travis misses with a head kick.
Travis throws a leg kick but Ahola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Ahola. Those never looked like landing.
Travis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ahola in his tracks.
Ahola scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Travis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Travis throws an overhand right that lands on Ahola's shoulder, as Ahola tries to avoid the shot.
Ahola throws out a counter right but Travis avoids it with no problem.
Ahola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Travis.
Ahola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ahola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ahola ducks under a wild hook from Travis.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ahola! But no joy.
Ahola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahola throws a looping overhand right but Travis ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Travis misses the target.
Travis scores with a nice strike.
Ahola throws an off balance right hand
and Travis counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahola scores with a body shot.
Travis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahola.
Ahola looks to score with a jab to the body but Travis is just out of range.
Ahola moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but Ahola manages to avoid it.
Travis misses with a looping left.
Travis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahola moves away from the strike by Travis.
Ahola misses with a hook. Travis ducked under it nicely.
Ahola loads up on a big right hand but Travis slips the punch.
Sami Ahola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Travis ducks under a wild hook from Ahola.
Ahola throws a sloppy head kick and Travis moves out of range easily.
Travis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Travis tries to break free but Ahola pushes him back against the cage.
Ahola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Travis misses with a head kick.
Ahola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Travis fails with a takedown attempt.
Travis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahola moves away.
Ahola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Travis misses with the combination.
Travis blocks a jab.
Ahola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Travis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis scores with a jab.
A big left from Travis misses.
Ahola swats away the attempt to clinch by Travis.
Ahola throws a body shot but no joy.
Travis avoids the head kick by Ahola.
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!
Travis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Travis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ahola in his tracks.
Travis lunges at Ahola with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ahola's hand.
Ahola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Travis.
And Ahola responds with a good body kick, but Travis manages to step out the way in time.
Ahola checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Travis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ahola but Ahola pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Travis slips under a jab from Ahola.
A clash of legs there as Ahola blocks the low kick.
Ahola misses with a wild combination.
Travis cracks Ahola with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Ahola 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ahola scores with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Travis.
Ahola takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Travis tries to clinch up but Ahola circles away and keeps his distance.
Travis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahola. Travis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Travis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahola with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Travis.
Travis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ahola lands a big head kick that sends Travis tumbling to the mat! Ahola takes a step backwards and waves Travis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Ahola and Travis are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Ahola throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Travis into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Ahola knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sami Ahola!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Owen Flannigan (ranked 3224 p4p, 3062 weight class) and Benjamin Sisko (ranked 264 p4p, 254 weight class). Sisko has chosen Kendrick Lamar - Money Trees as his entrance music. Owen Flannigan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Benjamin Sisko's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Flannigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Sisko!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flannigan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sisko.
Flannigan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sisko.
Flannigan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Flannigan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Flannigan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sisko but Sisko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sisko looks to land a body kick but Flannigan moved away.
Flannigan goes for a double leg but Sisko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sisko continues to drive forward.
Flannigan swings wildly with an uppercut but Sisko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sisko lands a shot to the body.
Flannigan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sisko.
Sisko breaks the clinch.
Sisko lands a big right hand that sends Flannigan crashing to the mat! Sisko stays standing though and waves Flannigan back to his feet!
Flannigan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flannigan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Oh Flannigan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flannigan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sisko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisko wants to control but Flannigan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Flannigan seems to have got his legs back now.
Flannigan is trying to control the action in half guard but Sisko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sisko is trying to get back to full guard.
Flannigan thows a huge punch but Sisko dodges it nicely.
Flannigan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Flannigan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Flannigan is looking to pass Sisko's guard but actually Sisko recovers to full guard.
Flannigan throws an elbow that misses. Sisko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flannigan's guard. Nice move by Sisko!
Sisko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Flannigan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Flannigan tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisko pushes down on Flannigan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sisko stalling.
Sisko wants to pass to mount but Flannigan is defending the position.
Flannigan tries to roll over but Sisko keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flannigan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sisko tries to free his leg and advance position but Flannigan is retaining full guard.
Flannigan is looking for a triangle but Sisko pushes his legs off easily.
Flannigan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sisko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Flannigan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Flannigan keeping moving, preventing Sisko from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sisko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Flannigan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sisko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sisko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Flannigan can't keep his opponent in guard - Sisko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sisko is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Flannigan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sisko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Sisko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sisko lands a big right hand that sends Flannigan crashing to the mat! Sisko stays standing though and waves Flannigan back to his feet!
Sisko moves in close and cracks Flannigan with a massive right hand! Flannigan, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Sisko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Sisko!
Benjamin Sisko was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amit Francor (ranked 3328 p4p, 2580 weight class) and Sergeiy Lazendaevich (ranked 183 p4p, 151 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amit Francor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergeiy Lazendaevich!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazendaevich has managed to clinch.
Lazendaevich tries to pull guard but Francor holds him up against the cage and eventually Lazendaevich drops back down to his feet.
Lazendaevich is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Francor to keep the fight standing.
Francor manages to break the clinch.
Francor throws a head kick but Lazendaevich moves out of range.
A cross from Lazendaevich lands.
Lazendaevich has Francor up against the cage in a clinch.
Francor blocks an uppercut.
Lazendaevich tries to pull guard but Francor holds him up against the cage and eventually Lazendaevich drops back down to his feet.
Amit Francor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergeiy Lazendaevich.
Lazendaevich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Francors head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazendaevich keeps control of Francor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Francor is trying to break free.
Lazendaevich lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lazendaevich.
Lazendaevich working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francor blocking some punches.
Lazendaevich misses with the head strike.
Lazendaevich swings wildly with an uppercut but Francor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lazendaevich is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Francor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Lazendaevich.
Francor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Francor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lazendaevich.
Francor ducks under a wild hook from Lazendaevich.
Francor misses with a low kick.
Francor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lazendaevich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lazendaevich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Francor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Francor fails with the takedown
and Lazendaevich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Francor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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!
Francor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Francor ducks right into an uppercut from Lazendaevich.
Lazendaevich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Francor.
Lazendaevich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Francor has time to react.
Lazendaevich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Francor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A lazy left from Lazendaevich finds it's target.
Lazendaevich throws a jab when Francor was well out of range.
Francor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lazendaevich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazendaevich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sergeiy Lazendaevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lazendaevich lands the left hand.
Lazendaevich throws a shot to the body.
Lazendaevich tries to clinch up.
Lazendaevich tries to clinch there but Francor circles away.
Francor throws a leg kick
and Lazendaevich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Francor defending well as Lazendaevich loads up on a big left hand.
Sergeiy Lazendaevich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lazendaevich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Francor misses with a combination
and Lazendaevich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice shot by Lazendaevich.
Lazendaevich throws a jab when Francor was well out of range.
Lazendaevich jabs at Francor's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francor thumps Lazendaevich with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazendaevich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Francor.
Francor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lazendaevich.
A lazy body kick from Francor
letting Lazendaevich counter with a right hand.
Lazendaevich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Francor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lazendaevich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lazendaevich pulls guard successfully.
Lazendaevich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Francor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lazendaevich has his feet on Francor's thighs here. He's pushed Francor off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Francor screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergeiy Lazendaevich!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergeiy Lazendaevich thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Richards (ranked 3157 p4p, 2727 weight class) and Shawn Irwin (ranked 343 p4p, 311 weight class). Shawn Irwin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 Tokyo, Pedro Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Irwin walks into a stiff left hand from Richards.
Irwin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Richards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richards fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Irwin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Richards throws a body punch but Irwin moves out of range.
Richards throws a body shot but no joy.
Irwin tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
Richards tries to counter by clinching up but Irwin breaks away and moves out of range.
Pedro Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards gets a clinch.
Irwin tries to land a knee to the head but Richards blocks with his arms.
Irwin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Richards digs a right hand into Irwin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Irwin's gas tank.
Richards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin prevents a body shot from Richards.
Richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Irwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richards avoids it.
Richards scores with a hook to the body.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of Irwin backwards.
Richards tries to work over Irwin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Irwin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Irwin avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Richards definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right from Richards on the inside.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Irwin trying to stall but Richards improves his position.
Irwin looking to throw knees to the head but Richards is blocking nicely.
Irwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richards avoids it.
Irwin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Irwin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Irwin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Richards tries a body shot but Irwin blocks it.
Irwin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Richards is keeping busy.
Richards avoids a wild elbow strike from Irwin.
Irwin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Richards blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards lands with a light punch inside.
Irwin tries a knee to the head but Richards blocks it.
Irwin trying to land knees to the body.
Richards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Richards lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Irwin throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richards.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Richards lands with a right to the head.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Richards lands a left hand.
Irwin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of Irwin backwards.
Richards misses with some punches.
Richards blocks an elbow strike from Irwin.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irwin slows down the pace here.
Irwin landing knees to the body.
Irwin trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Irwin is defending well for now.
Irwin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards lands a shoulder strike.
Richards scores with a hook to the body.
Richards digs a right hand underneath Irwin's ribcage. Irwin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Richards drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Irwin prevents a body shot from Richards.
Irwin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Richards blocks it with crossed arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Richards.
Irwin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Richards avoiding damage as Irwin throws knees to the body.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Irwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irwin slows down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Richards dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
Richards tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Irwin manages to circle out of the way.
Irwin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Richards.
Richards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irwin can do to turn this around?
Richards getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richards looks to score with a jab to the body but Irwin is just out of range.
Richards sets himself, and Irwin steps forward looking for the clinch! Richards avoids it this time.
Richards clinches up with Irwin and pushes him back against the cage.
Irwin stalling.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Irwin trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin tries to stall but Richards uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Richards pushes Irwin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irwin crunches a lovely knee into Richards's ribcage.
Richards lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Irwin.
Richards is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Irwin has Richards pushed against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Irwin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Irwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irwin is trying to maintain a safe position but Richards gets an underhook and turns Irwin into the cage.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Richards.
Richards blocks an elbow strike from Irwin.
Irwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards managing to block the knees to the body from Irwin.
Irwin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.
Irwin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Irwin is pushing Richards up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Irwin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards gets through Irwin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richards.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Richards avoids a wild elbow strike from Irwin.
Irwin pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Irwin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Irwin missing with knees to the body.
Richards dodges an elbow strike from Irwin.
Irwin lands an elbow inside that Richards shrugs off.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
Richards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees to the body from Richards.
Irwin prevents a body shot from Richards.
Irwin takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Richards as Irwin tries to tie him up.
Richards tries a body shot but Irwin blocks it.
Irwin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
Richards lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards misses with a body punch.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Irwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Come on Irwin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Irwin, against the cage.
Richards is leaning against Irwin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Richards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richards lands a nice uppercut.
Richards lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Irwin backwards.
Richards misses with a body punch.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irwin backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Richards dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Richards lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Richards lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richards checks a leg kick nicely.
Irwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards tests Irwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Richards cracks Irwin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Irwin moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards lands with a good body shot.
Nice cross by Richards.
Irwin wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
Richards digs a good hook to Irwin's body.
Richards lands a right hook to the body.
Irwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richards lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Richards is looking to wear down Irwin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Richards just misses with a punch to the body.
Richards connects with a body shot.
Richards digs a good hook to Irwin's body.
Richards moves into range and clinches up with Irwin.
Richards cracks Irwin with a nice body shot.
Richards lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Richards lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Irwin or not.
Richards scores with a shot to the side of Irwin's head.
Irwin throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richards lands with a left to the head.
Richards tries a body shot but Irwin blocks it.
Richards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Richards - that landed with a thud.
Richards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Irwin doesn't manage to clinch there - Richards circles away.
Richards has managed to clinch.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Irwin controls his hands.
Irwin trying to stall but Richards improves his position.
Richards lands a body punch in the clinch.
Richards throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Irwins head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irwin throws an elbow that misses.
Pedro Richards has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Richards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Richards.
Richards lands a good knee to the midsection. Irwin won't want to take too many of those.
Richards scores a nice knee to the body.
Shawn Irwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro Richards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richards lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Irwin or not.
Richards lands a right hand.
Irwin misses with an elbow over the top.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irwin backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richards dodges an elbow strike from Irwin.
Irwin pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irwin looking to throw knees to the head but Richards is blocking nicely.
Irwin tries to land knees in the clinch but Richards avoids the damage to the body.
Irwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richards avoids it.
Richards lands a shoulder strike.
Irwin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Irwin pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Richards.
Irwin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richards 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Richards!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flip De Floor (ranked 2911 p4p, 2175 weight class) and Boris Piekny (ranked 315 p4p, 250 weight class). Boris Piekny told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Flip De Floor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boris Piekny!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piekny fails to land the takedown.
De Floor throws a quick counter head kick but Piekny was just out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Floor.
De Floor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Floor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Piekny avoids the head kick by De Floor.
Piekny walks into a stiff left hand from De Floor.
Piekny walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Floor throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Floor throws a head kick that misses.
De Floor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piekny.
De Floor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Floor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Piekny has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Floor gets through Piekny's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Piekny tries to pull guard but De Floor holds him up against the cage and eventually Piekny drops back down to his feet.
Piekny blocks a body shot from De Floor.
Good body shot from De Floor.
De Floor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from De Floor.
De Floor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Piekny backwards.
De Floor scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Floor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Floor lands a body punch.
Piekny jumps guard but De Floor stands there with Piekny around his waist. Piekny gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Flip De Floor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Piekny.
De Floor stalling in the clinch.
Piekny tries to pull guard but De Floor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
De Floor pushes Piekny back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Floor lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from De Floor as the two fighters clinch.
Piekny looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Floor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Floor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Piekny is rocked!
De Floor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Floor.
Piekny is still on wobbly legs! Can De Floor finish him?
Piekny's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Floor lands a big right hand that drops Piekny! The killer instinct kicks in and De Floor finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by De Floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flip De Floor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Lang (ranked 2906 p4p, 1521 weight class) and Joey Nutz (ranked 328 p4p, 199 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Van Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Nutz!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Nutz.
Lang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nutz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lang. That did some damage!
Lang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nutz is able to avoid easily.
Nutz throws a looping overhand right but Lang ducks down to avoid it.
As Nutz backs away, Lang returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nutz misses with an uppercut
and Lang counters with a leg kick.
Nutz misses with a lunging right hand
and Lang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nutz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lang is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nutz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nutz throws out a loose jab but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Lang.
Nutz throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nutz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lang throws a body kick that misses.
Lang checks the leg kick.
Lang feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Joey Nutz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nutz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lang ducks right into an uppercut from Nutz.
Lang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nutz.
Lang scores with a kick to the body.
Nutz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lang.
Nutz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nutz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nutz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nutz blocks a head kick by Lang.
Nutz stuns Lang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nutz throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Lang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nutz misses with a hook.
Nutz misses with a right hand
and Lang counters with a good, hard body kick but Nutz shrugs it off.
Nice uppercut lands for Nutz. That snapped Lang's head back.
It looks like Van Lang has been cut.
Nutz takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Nutz misses with a straight left.
Lang misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Nutz misses its intended target.
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Nutz misses.
A shot to the body from Nutz misses
and Lang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Nutz.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Nutz.
Lang misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Nutz.
Lang feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lang misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Lang blocks the leg kick.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nutz with a hook.
We've been informed that Nutz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nutz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nutz misses with a right hand
and Lang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A good leg kick by Nutz.
Lang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nutz misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
Lang scores with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Nutz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Van Lang'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.
Nutz looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
Nutz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lang slips a straight right by Nutz.
Nutz throws a lazy uppercut
and Lang counters with a thumping low kick.
Nutz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A clash of legs there as Lang blocks the low kick.
A low kick lands for Lang.
The fighters circling - Nutz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nutz cracks Lang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nutz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nutz throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lang walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lang.
Nutz connects with a body shot.
Nutz misses with a straight left.
Nutz misses with a straight left.
Nutz throws a shot from downtown. Lang moves away and avoids it.
Lang moves away from the strike by Nutz.
Nutz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nutz throws a right hand that misses
and Lang counters with a big head kick but Nutz shrugs it off.
A low kick from Lang misses
and Nutz counters with a straight right hand.
Nutz blocks a head kick by Lang.
Nutz checks a low kick from Lang.
Joey Nutz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz scores with a body shot.
Lang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nutz swings widly with a right hand
and Lang finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lang there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nutz scores with a jab.
Lang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lang half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nutz throws an off balance right hand
and Lang counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nutz's knee momentarily.
Lang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nutz takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Nutz throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
Nutz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutz misses with a body punch
and Lang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nutz throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Nutz.
Lang walks into a straight right hand from Nutz.
Lang throws a leg kick
and Nutz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nutz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lang counters with a leg kick.
Lang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nutz.
Lang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lang looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A leg kick checked by Lang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nutz. Lang does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nutz cracks Lang with an open hand slap.
Lang misses with a kick to the body.
Nutz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nutz misses with a straight left.
Lang is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nutz misses the body punch
and Lang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nutz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang throws a push kick but Nutz slaps the foot to one side.
Lang throws a leg kick but Nutz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lang moves out of range as Nutz strikes.
Lang looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nutz!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Nutz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Van Lang's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nutz throws a leg kick
and Lang counters with a nice leg kick.
Nutz connects with a nice looking jab.
Nutz throws an off balance right hand
and Lang counters with a body kick that stops Nutz in his tracks momentarily.
Lang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nutz lands with a hook. Lang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lang checks a leg kick.
Nutz throws a leg kick but Lang sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nutz misses with a straight left.
Nutz wants to slow Lang down by chopping away at his legs.
Nutz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lang is out of range.
Nutz misses with a looping left.
Lang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz misses with a straight left.
Nutz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Lang.
Nutz misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Lang blocks the low kick.
Lang throws a quick counter head kick but Nutz was just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lang 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 Nutz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nutz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A leg kick checked by Nutz.
Nutz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lang is out of range and Nutz settles back down.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nutz.
Nutz throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lang counters with an outside leg kick.
Lang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Nutz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It appears Lang was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nutz.
Nutz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lang thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nutz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nutz cracks Lang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nutz looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
Lang misses with a head kick.
Lang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nutz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lang slips a jab from Nutz.
Lang slips a jab from Nutz.
Van Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nutz throws a looping overhand right but Lang ducks down to avoid it.
Lang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nutz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nutz misses with a wild body shot.
Lang connects with a high kick.
It looks like Joey Nutz has been cut.
Nutz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lang. Lang obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lang.
Lang motions for Nutz to come forward. Lang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Nutz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Nutz finds it's way through Lang's defenses.
Lang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nutz cracks Lang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nutz 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 Lang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nutz lands with a cross.
Nutz misses with an uppercut. Lang saw that one coming.
Nutz throws a lazy right hand but Lang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nutz scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Nutz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nutz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Nutz!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inbred Dagestani Monkey (ranked 2578 p4p, 1765 weight class) and Petros Petritis (ranked 288 p4p, 217 weight class). Inbred Dagestani Monkey has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inbred Dagestani Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Petros Petritis!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dagestani Monkey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Petritis lands a right hand.
It looks like Inbred Dagestani Monkey has been cut.
Petritis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dagestani Monkey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petritis walks away with a smile on his face. Dagestani Monkey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Petritis sends Dagestani Monkey crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Petritis is motioning to the referee to let Dagestani Monkey up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Petritis goes for a small jab and connects. Now Petritis goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Dagestani Monkey stumbles back but Petritis runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Dagestani Monkey to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Dagestani Monkey will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Petros Petritis!
A very excited looking Petros Petritis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chico Fontaine (ranked 2777 p4p, 1882 weight class) and Pavo Kosar (ranked 310 p4p, 233 weight class). Fontaine comes to the cage accompanied by You're Gonna Learn a Lesson in this Delicatessen. Pavo Kosar has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chico Fontaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pavo Kosar!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Kosar has knocked Fontaine down with a huge combo! Kosar steps away and waves a wobbly Fontaine back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Chico Fontaine has been cut.
Fontaine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fontaine doesn't manage to clinch there - Kosar circles away.
Kosar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fontaine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fontaine drives through and clinches with Kosar against the cage.
Kosar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kosar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kosar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kosar can't find room to land a body shot as Fontaine controls the action.
Kosar blocks an uppercut.
Kosar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kosar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fontaine lands a shoulder strike.
Fontaine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fontaine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kosar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fontaine's elbow.
Kosar misses with a body punch.
Kosar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kosar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fontaine throws an overhand right that lands on Kosar's shoulder, as Kosar tries to avoid the shot.
Fontaine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chico Fontaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fontaine seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fontaine tries to clinch but Kosar moves out of range.
Fontaine blocks a jab.
Kosar has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fontaine is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kosar lands a nice looking body shot.
Fontaine is looking to clinch.
Fontaine tries to clinch
and Kosar counters with a straight right hand.
Fontaine is rocked!
Fontaine tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kosar counters with a huge right that knocks Fontaine out cold! Kosar is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pavo Kosar!
Our winner, Pavo Kosar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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pop
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RATING
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