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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeriba Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Mieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mieto has chosen Pikku G - Älä ole vihainen as his entrance music. Mieto has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! This should be fireworks!
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295 lbs
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266 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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Good kicks
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeriba Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juha Mieto!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mieto is trying to defend but Sinclair finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mieto looks gassed!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sinclair winds up and cracks Mieto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sinclair looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mieto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sinclair looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mieto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sinclair scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinclair working over Mieto with some ground and pound. Mieto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sinclair looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sinclair is nestled in close to Mieto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sinclair 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.
Sinclair lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Mieto quite badly. Mieto pulls Sinclair in close trying to recover. Sinclair postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Mieto on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Mieto doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeriba Sinclair!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paivakanni Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Hissi Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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268 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paivakanni Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timo Hissi Junior!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Hissi Junior.
Hissi Junior pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Hissi Junior misses.
Hissi Junior looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Hissi Junior looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Hissi Junior thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left and a right from Hissi Junior both land. Nice combination.
Johnson slips a jab from Hissi Junior.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hissi Junior.
Hissi Junior misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hissi Junior swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Hissi Junior.
Hissi Junior throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Hissi Junior misses.
Hissi Junior misses with a wild combination.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hissi Junior.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hissi Junior throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hissi Junior avoids a kick to the body.
Hissi Junior throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson throws a head kick but Hissi Junior moves out of range.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hissi Junior.
Hissi Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hissi Junior.
Hissi Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Hissi Junior. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hissi Junior.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Hissi Junior moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Timo Hissi Junior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hissi Junior throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Hissi Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
A big right from Hissi Junior misses.
Nice straight punches there by Hissi Junior. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hissi Junior.
Hissi Junior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
A big right from Hissi Junior misses.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Hissi Junior throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hissi Junior dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Timo Hissi Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hissi Junior finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson moves out of range as Hissi Junior strikes.
Hissi Junior is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hissi Junior works the jab nicely.
Hissi Junior pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hissi Junior looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hissi Junior throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hissi Junior lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Hissi Junior dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sloppy strikes from Hissi Junior. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hissi Junior with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hissi Junior loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hissi Junior.
Hissi Junior misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hissi Junior was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hissi Junior can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Hissi Junior is keeping the position.
Hissi Junior looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hissi Junior really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson won't allow Hissi Junior to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hissi Junior manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Johnson has Hissi Junior in his guard.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hissi Junior doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Johnson is tightening it up a little... Hissi Junior has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hissi Junior reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hissi Junior taps out! Nice BJJ there by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Paivakanni Johnson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riski Hiski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butt Plug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiski is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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300 lbs
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294 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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Good kicks
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riski Hiski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butt Plug!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plug throws a shot from downtown. Hiski moves away and avoids it.
Hiski is breathing heavily.
Plug takes a swing at Hiski's ribcage but misses.
Plug fakes the leg kick and cracks Hiski in the body.
Plug lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Plug dips to his left and cracks Hiski with an uppercut!
The crowd cheers as Plug lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hiski doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Plug misses with a body shot.
Plug connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Butt Plug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiski 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.
Hiski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Plug can pounce on him.
Plug lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Plug tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Plug.
Plug scoring well with a low kick there.
Plug lands a jab to Hiski's midsection.
Plug scores with a hook to the body. Hiski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plug listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Plug lands a glancing blow to the side of Hiski's head.
Hiski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Plug changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Plug lands with a cross.
Plug lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Plug misses with a body kick.
Plug scores with a body shot.
Plug moves into range and connects with a jab.
Plug lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab by Plug.
A left lands for Plug.
Hiski is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plug cracks Hiski with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hiski looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Plug finish him?
Oh Hiski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Plug lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Hiski head around and knocks him out cold! Plug hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Butt Plug!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armoton Armo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kova Vasuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armoton Armo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kova Vasuri!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armo misses with a hook.
Vasuri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Armo scores with the left hand. Vasuri knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Kova Vasuri has been cut.
Armo tries to clinch but Vasuri moves out of range.
Armo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Armo thows a body shot but no joy.
Armo throws out a loose jab but Vasuri uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Armo blocks the leg kick.
Armo throws a body kick that misses.
Vasuri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasuri tries to bum rush Armo with a series of wild strikes but Armo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Armo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Armo stuns Vasuri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vasuri looks gassed!
Armo lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Vasuri falls backwards - clearly groggy! Armo dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armoton Armo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Karpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lindroos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannu Karpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Lindroos!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karpo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lindroos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lindroos misses with an uppercut. Karpo saw that one coming.
Lindroos misses with the body kick
and Karpo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lindroos's knee momentarily.
Lindroos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karpo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lindroos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karpo.
Lindroos looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karpo is looking to slow Lindroos down with leg kicks.
Karpo lands a big head kick that sends Lindroos tumbling to the mat! Karpo takes a step backwards and waves Lindroos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Eric Lindroos has been cut.
A head kick by Karpo - that's a beauty! Lindroos is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Karpo can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hannu Karpo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between CJ Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Schneider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac & Dr.Dre - California Love. Schneider has chosen Drop The World - Lil Wayne ft. Eminem as his entrance music. CJ Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dean Schneider's chin.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CJ Johnson!
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, Dean Schneider!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Schneider on that attempt.
Schneider with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson tries to bum rush Schneider with a series of wild strikes but Schneider uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schneider has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Dean Schneider has been cut.
CJ Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Schneider.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Schneider is rocked!
Schneider gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Johnson points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Schneider wakes up just in time to hear Johnson thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). CJ Johnson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mayhem Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mayhem Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza gets caught flat footed, as Hardy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hardy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mendoza pulls Hardy in close to prevent any damage.
Mendoza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hardy!
Hardy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mendoza is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mendoza looking to ground and pound but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Mendoza postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hardy looks a forlorn figure.
Mendoza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Hardy is looking to get to half guard.
Mendoza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mendoza controlling his opponent.
Mendoza looking to control but Hardy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mendoza connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mendoza has hold of Hardy's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hardy manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hardy tries to reverse the position but Mendoza maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to hold on but Mendoza postures up.
Hardy is working to get back to half guard.
Mendoza controlling from mount.
Mendoza with a couple of short strikes.
Mendoza landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hardy swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
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!
Hardy is trying to escape the mount.
Hardy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hardy is desperately trying to improve his position but Mendoza has a good base and remains in mount.
Mendoza lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza controlling from the full mount.
Mendoza working for a guillotine from mount but Hardy is in no mood to give up.
Hardy wants to control but Mendoza is having none of it.
Mendoza is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hardy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hardy working to try and regain half guard.
Hardy is working hard here to advance position.
Mendoza wants to finish this one by submission but Hardy is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mendoza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza looking to control but Hardy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mendoza lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hardy hang on?
Mendoza goes for an armbar but Hardy turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hardy.
Mendoza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hardy is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Mendoza dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hardy slips a straight right by Mendoza.
Mendoza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy counters with a left and a right that stings Mendoza.
Mendoza lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Mayhem Hardy has been cut.
Hardy instigates a clinch.
Mendoza misses with an elbow over the top.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hardy has managed to clinch.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mendoza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendoza pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mendoza has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
A short right from Mendoza.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mendoza just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hardy blocks an uppercut.
Hardy looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from Mendoza as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy breaks the clinch.
Mendoza throws a low kick but Hardy moves out of range easily.
Mendoza swinging wildly here.
Mendoza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hardy shoots in and drives through. Mendoza sprawls well.
Mendoza scores with a three punch combo!
Mendoza takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Hardy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mendoza, pushing him back against the cage.
Hardy trying to control the position but instead, Mendoza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardy into the cage.
Hardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Mendoza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mayhem Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mendoza lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardy.
Hardy effectively controlling the action here.
Mendoza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendoza gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hardy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy is working Mendoza over against the cage.
Hardy looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Hardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza lands a body punch.
Hardy tries to circle away but Mendoza has him pinned against the cage.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Mendoza.
Mendoza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza swings away with a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mendoza misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Mendoza.
Hardy shoots in but no luck this time.
Mendoza gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hardy manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy clinches.
Mendoza misses with an elbow over the top.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mendoza prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy pulls guard.
Mendoza must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hardy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mendoza defends well.
Mendoza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hardy being controlled here, momentarily.
Mendoza postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendoza engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Mendoza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mayhem Hardy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendoza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendoza instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mendoza as Hardy tries to tie him up.
Mendoza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hardy or not.
Mendoza misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy fails to pull guard.
Hardy wants a takedown.
Mendoza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Mendoza is leaning against Hardy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendoza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mike Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mendoza but Mendoza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mayhem Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza sizes up Hardy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mendoza fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendoza misses the shot to the body.
Mendoza throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Mayhem Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy clinches up against the cage.
Hardy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mendoza lands an uppercut.
Mendoza gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mendoza gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hardy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy takes a shot to the head.
Hardy pulls guard effortlessly.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mendoza pushing down on Hardy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mendoza uses his free foot to push down on Hardy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hardy.
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!
Mendoza lands with some strikes.
Mendoza controlling from mount.
Mendoza working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy tries to hold on but Mendoza pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hardy is looking to escape.
Mendoza is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hardy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hardy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mendoza blocks Hardy's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Mendoza controlling his opponent.
Mendoza is working for a guillotine from mount but Hardy frees his head quite easily.
Mendoza content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza looking to control but Hardy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mendoza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hardy is desperately trying to improve his position but Mendoza has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy tries to hold on but Mendoza postures up.
Hardy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Mendoza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mendoza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Mendoza!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drewnski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giwa Sovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drewnski comes to the cage accompanied by MOSKAU-RAMMSTEIN. Giwa Sovan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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153 lbs
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147 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Drewnski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giwa Sovan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sovan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sovan shoots and misses
enabling Drewnski to counter with a crisp jab.
Drewnski looks to land a combination but Sovan avoids it well.
Drewnski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sovan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sovan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sovan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Drewnski is looking to stand up but Sovan isn't so interested in that idea.
Sovan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sovan postures up in Drewnski's guard and throws a big left but Drewnski blocks it.
Drewnski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drewnski tries to get out of the position.
Sovan with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sovan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sovan throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sovan chips away with some ground and pound.
Sovan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sovan postures up in Drewnski's guard and throws a big left but Drewnski blocks it.
Sovan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Drewnski is rocked!
Sovan loads up on a big left hand. Drewnski felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Sovan looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Drewnski can't hide his disappointment, as Sovan celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giwa Sovan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Franpsycho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Campana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, San Franpsycho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Campana!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campana throws a combination that misses
and Franpsycho counters with a nice body shot.
Franpsycho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Campana.
Campana throws an off balance right hand
and Franpsycho counters with a straight right hand.
Franpsycho scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campana shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Franpsycho as he jumps to the side.
Franpsycho thows a body shot but no joy.
Campana throws a front kick that sends Franpsycho stumbling back into the cage.
Franpsycho throws a hook to the side of Campana's head but Campana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Franpsycho lunges at Campana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Campana's hand.
Franpsycho moves into range and clinches up with Campana.
Franpsycho stops a takedown attempt from Campana.
Campana is trying to break the clinch but Franpsycho is controlling him.
Campana tries for a takedown but Franpsycho manages to get underhooks.
San Franpsycho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Campana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franpsycho prevents the takedown attempt.
Campana has a couple of punches blocked by Franpsycho.
Franpsycho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Franpsycho has Campana pressed against the cage.
Campana tries for a takedown but Franpsycho manages to get underhooks.
Franpsycho stalls.
Campana tries for a takedown but Franpsycho manages to get underhooks.
Franpsycho tries a body shot but Campana blocks it.
Campana jumps guard but Franpsycho stands there with Campana around his waist. Campana gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franpsycho scores with a shot to the side of Campana's head.
Franpsycho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Campana or not.
Franpsycho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Franpsycho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Campana tries to pull guard but Franpsycho holds him up against the cage and eventually Campana drops back down to his feet.
Franpsycho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Franpsycho - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Campana jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franpsycho's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Franpsycho stopping the sweep attempt from Campana.
Campana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franpsycho wants to control from the top but Campana keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franpsycho slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because San Franpsycho just wasn't active enough.
Campana looks to land a right hand but Franpsycho moved out of range.
Franpsycho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Campana stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Franpsycho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Campana at a distance.
Campana misses with an uppercut. Franpsycho saw that one coming.
Franpsycho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Campana.
Franpsycho takes a swing at Campana's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
San Franpsycho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campana misses with a low kick as Franpsycho jumps back.
Franpsycho defending well as Campana loads up on a big left hand.
Franpsycho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Campana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campana wants to land a leg kick but Franpsycho is out of range.
Franpsycho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Franpsycho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Campana looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franpsycho scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Campana 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Franpsycho throws a shot from downtown. Campana moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franpsycho scores with a hook.
Franpsycho tests Campana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Franpsycho, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Franpsycho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Franpsycho lands a big uppercut and Campana crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Campana looks OK. Franpsycho waves Campana back to his feet!
San Franpsycho is winning the standup battle so far.
Franpsycho pushes Campana up against the cage in a clinch.
Campana goes for a takedown attempt but Franpsycho pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Franpsycho has managed to clinch.
Franpsycho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Franpsycho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campana can do to turn this around?
Franpsycho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Campana backwards.
Campana pulls guard effortlessly.
Franpsycho is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campana is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Franpsycho is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campana is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
We're going to have a standup here because San Franpsycho wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Campana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Franpsycho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Campana on the side of the head.
Franpsycho throws a jab but it's blocked by Campana.
Nice sprawl there from Franpsycho as Campana shoots in.
Franpsycho shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Campana eats them both and turns towards Franpsycho to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Franpsycho digs a good hook to Campana's body.
Campana is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franpsycho missing with a left hand there. Campana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franpsycho lands with a cross.
Franpsycho rushes Campana and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Franpsycho lands a nice uppercut.
Franpsycho lands a body punch.
Franpsycho stops a takedown attempt from Campana.
San Franpsycho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Campana.
Nice body punch from Franpsycho.
Franpsycho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Franpsycho gets through Campana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
San Franpsycho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Franpsycho digs a right hand underneath Campana's ribcage. Campana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Franpsycho works on Campana's body with a couple of short punches.
Franpsycho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Franpsycho scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franpsycho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Campana or not.
Franpsycho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Campana has Franpsycho pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Franpsycho manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Franpsycho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Campana backwards.
Franpsycho has Campana pushed against the cage.
Franpsycho scores with a shot to the side of Campana's head.
Franpsycho stalling against the cage.
Franpsycho blocking some punches.
Campana trying to control the position but instead, Franpsycho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Campana into the cage.
Campana seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franpsycho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Campanas head.
Franpsycho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Franpsycho misses with a body punch.
Franpsycho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Franpsycho pushes Campana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Franpsycho gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Campana.
Campana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franpsycho has Campana pressed against the cage.
Campana tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Franpsycho smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Franpsycho dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Franpsycho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campana.
Campana jumps guard but Franpsycho stands there with Campana around his waist. Campana gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Franpsycho.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campana.
Good body shot from Franpsycho.
Franpsycho lands an uppercut.
Campana has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franpsycho is leaning against Campana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Campana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Franpsycho scores with a hook to the body.
Franpsycho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Franpsycho is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franpsycho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Campana backwards.
Campana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franpsycho's elbow.
Franpsycho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Franpsycho lands an uppercut.
Franpsycho's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Campana fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Franpsycho lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franpsycho digs a right hand underneath Campana's ribcage. Campana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Franpsycho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Franpsycho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Franpsycho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Franpsycho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Franpsycho on the inside.
Franpsycho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Franpsycho digs a right hand into Campana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Campana's gas tank.
Campana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
San Franpsycho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Campana.
Franpsycho is pushing Campana up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Franpsycho lands a left hand.
Franpsycho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Campana backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franpsycho gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Campana.
Franpsycho avoiding damage.
Campana can't get the takedown.
Campana goes for a takedown attempt but Franpsycho pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Franpsycho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Campana in his tracks.
Franpsycho throws an overhand right that lands on Campana's shoulder, as Campana tries to avoid the shot.
Franpsycho scores with a sloppy right hand. Campana should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franpsycho sends Campana crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Franpsycho is motioning to the referee to let Campana up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campana is looking to chop away at Franpsycho's legs.
Franpsycho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Franpsycho moves into range and clinches up with Campana.
Franpsycho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Campana is rocked!
Franpsycho has Campana pressed against the cage, preventing Campana from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franpsycho presses Campana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franpsycho.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franpsycho lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Franpsycho.
Campana is still on wobbly legs! Can Franpsycho finish him?
Franpsycho taking a breather.
Campana seems to have recovered his senses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Franpsycho clearly takes that round.
That's time! Franpsycho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Franpsycho drives through and clinches with Campana against the cage.
Franpsycho is pressed up against the cage. Campana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Franpsycho down to the mat. Franpsycho avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Franpsycho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Franpsycho throws the left hand but Campana avoids the punch easily.
Franpsycho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Campana throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good work by Franpsycho as he checks the leg kick.
Campana misses with a leg kick.
Franpsycho is looking to clinch but Campana is avoiding it.
Franpsycho stuns Campana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Franpsycho tries to close the distance and clinch but Campana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Campana is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franpsycho lands a head shot.
Campana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franpsycho.
Campana throws a hook to the side of Franpsycho's head but Franpsycho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Campana loads up on a big right hand but Franpsycho slips the punch.
Franpsycho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Franpsycho misses with a looping left.
Franpsycho throws a nice looking combination but Campana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franpsycho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Franpsycho throws a jab but it's blocked by Campana.
Franpsycho has Campana up against the cage in a clinch.
Franpsycho blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campana jumps guard but Franpsycho stands there with Campana around his waist. Campana gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Campana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franpsycho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Franpsycho effectively controlling the action here.
A nice left hand lands by Franpsycho.
Franpsycho lands a nice uppercut.
Campana tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Franpsycho smiles and moves away.
San Franpsycho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Campana.
Franpsycho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Franpsycho as the two fighters clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Franpsycho.
Campana tries to pull guard but Franpsycho holds him up against the cage and eventually Campana drops back down to his feet.
Franpsycho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Campana letting Franpsycho take a breather here.
Campana tries to pull guard but Franpsycho holds him up against the cage and eventually Campana drops back down to his feet.
Franpsycho gets underhooks to prevent Campana's takedown attempt.
Campana tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Franpsycho smiles and moves away.
Campana misses with a hook. Franpsycho ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franpsycho avoids a kick to the body.
Franpsycho throws a solid leg kick but Campana takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Franpsycho.
Franpsycho moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Franpsycho.
Campana is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Franpsycho scores with a shot to the side of Campana's head.
Campana looking for a takedown.
Campana manages to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franpsycho slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Franpsycho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Campana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Franpsycho had his way with Rocco Campana in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Franpsycho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Franpsycho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campana.
Campana moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Campana on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Franpsycho throws a body punch but Campana moves out of range.
Franpsycho tries to close the distance and clinch but Campana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Campana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franpsycho scores with the left hand. Campana knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franpsycho connects with a body shot.
Campana gets tackled into the cage by Franpsycho. Franpsycho maintains the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Franpsycho.
Campana is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Franpsycho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Franpsycho - that landed with a thud.
Franpsycho has Campana pushed against the cage.
Franpsycho lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Franpsycho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franpsycho lands with a light punch inside.
Franpsycho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Campana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Campana tries to pull guard but Franpsycho won't allow it.
Rocco Campana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franpsycho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Campana stalling in the clinch but Franpsycho improves position.
Campana letting Franpsycho take a breather here.
Campana fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Franpsycho manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Campana wants to break free but Franpsycho has control.
Campana has Franpsycho pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Franpsycho manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
San Franpsycho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Campana.
Campana has Franpsycho pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Franpsycho manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Campana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Campana fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franpsycho presses Campana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franpsycho has Campana pressed against the cage.
Franpsycho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Come on Franpsycho - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Franpsycho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Campana.
Franpsycho cracks Campana with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Franpsycho.
Franpsycho will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Campana up against the cage.
Campana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franpsycho lands with a right to the head.
Campana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Franpsycho presses Campana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franpsycho leaning his opponent against the cage.
Franpsycho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franpsycho is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Franpsycho digs a right hand into Campana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Campana's gas tank.
Franpsycho is pushing Campana up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
San Franpsycho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Campana jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Franpsycho walks away with a smile on his face. Campana gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franpsycho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Campana stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Franpsycho lands a nice hook to Campana's body. Campana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Franpsycho lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
San Franpsycho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Franpsycho 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... San Franpsycho!
San Franpsycho retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rakastaja Nurminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kallelainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurminen comes to the cage accompanied by Electric Six - Gay Bar. Kallelainen has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Rakastaja Nurminen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rakastaja Nurminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalle Kallelainen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Nurminen.
Kallelainen looks gassed!
Kallelainen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nurminen. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurminen sends Kallelainen crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nurminen is motioning to the referee to let Kallelainen up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Kalle Kallelainen has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nurminen.
Kallelainen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nurminen.
Nurminen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kallelainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nurminen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nurminen throws a pinpoint strike between Kallelainen's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Kallelainen crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Nurminen scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rakastaja Nurminen!
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