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TTFC Silva Vs Schkayle 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Walker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tragically Hip- Thugs. Pandora has chosen Trick Daddy- Let's Go as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandora looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pandora lands the left hand.
Jab, jab by Pandora - just one landing.
Walker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pandora lands a right hook to the body.
Walker scores with a jab. Pandora acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Ronnie Pandora has been cut.
Pandora throws a solid leg kick but Walker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pandora.
Pandora dips to his left and cracks Walker with an uppercut!
Good work by Pandora as he checks the leg kick.
Pandora tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick misses from Pandora.
Pandora is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pandora swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walker.
Pandora looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandora moves away.
Pandora lands with a right hand.
Walker slips a straight right by Pandora.
Pandora throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Walker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Walker.
Pandora connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pandora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pandora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pandora lands a leg kick that knocks Walker off balance momentarily.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pandora on the side of the head.
Pandora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walker throws a hook but Pandora blocks it.
Pandora misses with a few strikes there.
Walker misses with a hook
enabling Pandora to counter with a crisp jab.
Pandora misses with a body shot
and Walker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pandora really felt that one!
Pandora is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Walker checks a low kick from Pandora.
Pandora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandora moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora lands a lovely overhand right.
Walker moves out of range as Pandora strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Walker. That's going to slow Pandora down.
Pandora lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pandora is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Walker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pandora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pandora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pandora rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walker throws an elbow but misses.
Pandora has Walker pushed against the cage.
Walker prevents a body shot from Pandora.
Walker landing knees to the head.
Pandora tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker effectively controlling the action here.
Pandora tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Pandora back against the cage.
Pandora is looking to control Walker's arms but Walker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pandora has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker blocking some punches.
Pandora stalling in the clinch but Walker improves position.
Walker misses with some punches.
Walker lands with a light punch inside.
Pandora'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.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Pandora.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pandora lands with a right to the head.
Pandora lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walker slowing the pace effectively.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Pandora tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Pandora.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pandora misses with some punches.
Pandora lands with a light punch inside.
Pandora throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker blocking some punches.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandora cracks Walker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Walker throws a push kick but Pandora slaps the foot to one side.
Pandora connects with a leg kick. Walker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pandora misses the shot to the body.
Walker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pandora.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pandora backs up against the cage.
Pandora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pandora misses with a wild body shot.
Walker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Pandora dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Pandora's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick from Pandora lands but Walker takes it in his stride.
Walker throws a front kick aimed at Pandora's knee but Pandora avoids it well.
Donk. Pandora catches Walker right on the button with a cross.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walker is rocked!
A lazy left from Pandora finds it's target.
A big left from Pandora misses.
Walker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pandora.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pandora can pounce on him.
Pandora scores with a nice strike.
Pandora throws a leg kick but Walker moved away.
Walker tries to move into range but Pandora moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Walker as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker is looking to clinch but Pandora is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pandora misses with a looping right.
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pandora gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pandora fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Walker checks it well.
Walker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pandora counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pandora tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Pandora saw that one coming.
Pandora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walker avoids the head kick by Pandora.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pandora.
Pandora jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pandora missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walker.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandora throws a shot from downtown. Walker moves away and avoids it.
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Pandora moves away and avoids it.
Walker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walker throws an off balance right hand
and Pandora counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pandora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pandora throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Walker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandora misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pandora.
Walker tries to score with a low kick but Pandora moves his leg out of the way.
Pandora cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pandora.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker blocks a body shot from Pandora.
A nice left hand lands by Pandora.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Pandora.
Pandora stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker scores with a shot to the side of Pandora's head.
Pandora with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pandora.
Ronnie Pandora seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pandora looking to slow down the pace here.
Walker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Walker takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker lands with a shot to the body.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pandora looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
Pandora looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pandora scores with a jab to the head.
Pandora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandora swings widly with a right hand
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Pandora moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker tests Pandora's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pandora bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pandora throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Pandora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Pandora's cut.
That's time! Walker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Pandora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
A big right from Walker misses.
Pandora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pandora walks into a straight right hand from Walker.
A head kick misses from Pandora.
Walker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pandora connects with an inside leg kick.
Pandora takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pandora ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Walker avoids the head kick by Pandora.
Pandora feints a jab promting Walker to slip. Pandora then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Walker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pandora throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pandora lands a right hook to the body.
Pandora avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Pandora lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Pandora defending well as Walker loads up on a big left hand.
Pandora on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walker avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Pandora does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandora displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walker throws out the jab.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandora is just out of range.
Pandora misses with a hook.
Walker misses with the combination.
Pandora 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.
Walker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pandora misses with a lunging right hand
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pandora moves into the clinch.
Walker prevents a body shot from Pandora.
Pandora is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Walker is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker has Pandora pushed against the cage.
Walker lands a nice elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stevie Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pandora working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walker gets through Pandora's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker misses with an elbow over the top.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pandora blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Pandora tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pandora.
Walker tries to circle away but Pandora has him pinned against the cage.
Pandora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pandora has Walker pressed against the cage, preventing Walker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Pandora.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walker.
Walker lands an uppercut.
Walker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pandora is trying to maintain a safe position but Walker gets an underhook and turns Pandora into the cage.
Pandora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pandora will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Walker up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Pandora tries to tie him up.
Pandora misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pandora takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pandora throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
Pandora changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Walker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ronnie Pandora is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pandora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora misses with a straight left.
Pandora connects with a single shot there.
Pandora throws a body kick that misses.
Walker 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.
Ronnie Pandora seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Walker checks a leg kick.
Pandora tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pandora scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pandora takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker cracks Pandora with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pandora looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Walker finish him?
Pandora is rocked!
Pandora drops his hands momentarily. Walker doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Pandora staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Pandora doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stevie Walker!
Stevie Walker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Swag In A Bag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Two comes to the cage accompanied by North Korean Army Girls Just Want To Have Fun. Bag is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by American bad ass. This should be fireworks!
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Two!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Swag In A Bag!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Two throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Two throws the left hand but Bag avoids the punch easily.
Bag lands a jab.
Bag just misses with a punch to the body.
Bag throws a big shot that misses.
Bag tries to sprawl but Two drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bag is trying to stand up here but Two is controlling him well.
Two sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bag is trying to stand up here but Two is controlling him well.
Two looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Two keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bag is in trouble now - Two has advanced to mount!
Bag is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Two with shots to the head and body - Bag looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Two trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Two lands a big elbow.
Bag is squirming around, avoiding Two's attempts to control the action.
Bag really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Two. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bag is trying to stand up.
Two putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bag is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Two landing strikes from the mount and Bag is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two controlling his opponent.
Two with shots to the head and body - Bag looks very uncomfortable down there.
Two controlling from the full mount.
Two seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bag for as long as he can get away with.
Two 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two looking to control but Bag is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Two controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Mark Two wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bag lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Two dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bag.
Bag comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Two fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bag circles away from the clinch attempt.
Two gets a takedown into half guard.
Bag is trying to stand.
Mark Two overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Two controlling the action here.
Two stops Bag from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bag pushes Two off but Two dives into side control.
Bag wants to get back to his feet.
Two wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bag, who protects the arm well.
Two is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bag is trying to escape and Two transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bag is forced to tap! Nice work there by Two! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Two!
A victorious Mark Two thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Suraski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Escuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escuela has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck as his entrance music. 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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255 lbs
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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
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Suraski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chico Escuela!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suraski just misses with a punch to the body.
Dave Suraski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suraski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Escuela avoids it really well and circles away.
Escuela gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Suraski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Escuela is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Suraski is aware though and is defending well.
Suraski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Escuela had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Suraski defends it easily.
Escuela working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Suraski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Suraski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Suraski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Escuela works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Escuela looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Escuela is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suraski wants to control from the top but Escuela keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escuela working for a triangle but Suraski defends it easily.
Suraski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Suraski looking to pass the guard.
Suraski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Escuela's head.
Suraski wants to control from the top but Escuela keeps moving.
Suraski is working Escuela over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Suraski stopping the sweep attempt from Escuela.
Suraski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Suraski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Escuela has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Suraski has managed to get both his arms back between Escuela's legs - danger averted.
Suraski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Escuela's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suraski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suraski chips away with some ground and pound.
Escuela tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Escuela has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Suraski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Escuela keeping moving, preventing Suraski from controlling successfully.
Escuela working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suraski.
Suraski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Suraski won't allow Escuela to sweep him here.
Suraski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Suraski stands up and waves to Escuela to follow him.
Suraski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Escuela looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Escuela manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Escuela is looking for a kimura here.
Suraski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Escuela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suraski actively working from the bottom here.
Suraski is looking to control Escuela's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Suraski avoid being mounted?
Escuela sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Suraski defending well though.
Suraski won't allow Escuela to pass to mount.
Suraski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Escuela is working away from the top position though.
Suraski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Escuela.
Escuela looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Escuela is thwarting Suraski's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suraski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Suraski manages to get to full guard.
Suraski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Escuela's guard.
Suraski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suraski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Suraski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suraski misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Suraski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Escuela tries to buck Suraski off but Suraski is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suraski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Escuela keeps working.
Escuela manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Suraski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Suraski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Escuela tries to avoid it but Suraski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Escuela to the ground. Escuela escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Suraski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Escuela circles away.
Suraski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Suraski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suraski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Escuela pinned against the cage. Escuela gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Suraski slips a jab from Escuela.
Suraski shoots in looking for a takedown but Escuela manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Suraski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Escuela fails to land with a series of punches.
Suraski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Escuela looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suraski is one step ahead there.
Escuela seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Escuela looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Escuela avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suraski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Suraski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escuela manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Escuela is thwarting Suraski's attempts to control the position.
Escuela thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Escuela thows a huge punch but Suraski dodges it nicely.
Suraski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Suraski working for a triangle but Escuela defends it easily.
Escuela looking to pass the guard.
Escuela cracks Suraski with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suraski looking for a sweep. Not yet Suraski, not yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escuela is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Escuela working some strikes from top position.
Escuela drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Escuela jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Escuela in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Escuela advances to half guard.
Escuela has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Suraski looking for submissions off his back.
Suraski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Suraski.
Suraski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Escuela defends well.
Escuela works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Escuela wants to work for an arm triangle but Suraski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suraski is looking for a sweep. Escuela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Escuela is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Escuela is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Suraski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Escuela.
Suraski punching from the bottom.
Escuela is thwarting Suraski's attempts to control the position.
Suraski wants to improve his position but Escuela is controlling well.
Escuela wants to free his trapped foot but Suraski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Suraski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escuela drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Escuela jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Escuela looking to pass the guard.
Escuela is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Suraski wants to stand and escape but Escuela is having none of it.
Suraski is trying to keep Escuela in close.
Suraski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Escuela is controlling him.
Escuela pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suraski is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escuela advances position into side control!
Suraski misses with an elbow from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chico Escuela will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Escuela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suraski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Escuela's waist but Escuela gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Suraski off to one side.
Suraski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Suraski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suraski.
Suraski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suraski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suraski wants to control from the top but Escuela keeps moving.
Escuela looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escuela trying to control the position.
Escuela had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Suraski defends it easily.
Escuela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suraski is working Escuela over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escuela not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Suraski trying to control but Escuela is working from the bottom.
Suraski scoring with some ground and pound.
Suraski trying to control the position from guard on top but Escuela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escuela looking for a sweep. Not yet Escuela, not yet.
Escuela not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Suraski trying to control but Escuela is working from the bottom.
Escuela has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Suraski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Suraski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suraski wants to control from the top but Escuela keeps moving.
Escuela throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Suraski trying to control but Escuela is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suraski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Escuela is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Suraski is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suraski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Suraski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suraski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Suraski throws a big elbow that misses.
Suraski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Escuela not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Suraski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Escuela's head.
Escuela looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suraski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Escuela's head.
Escuela looking to control.
Escuela wants to sweep but no luck.
Escuela looking to control.
Chico Escuela has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Suraski dives in and grabs Escuela's left leg, looking for a takedown. Escuela pushes down on Suraski's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Suraski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suraski shoots in but no luck this time.
No joy there for Suraski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suraski shoots in looking for a takedown but Escuela manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Suraski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Escuela moves in looking to clinch but Suraski pushes him off.
Suraski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Suraski wants to work for an arm triangle but Escuela is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Escuela trying to control but Suraski postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suraski lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suraski is working for a kimura but Escuela is defending it quite comfortably.
Suraski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Escuela does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Escuela wants to control but Suraski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Escuela might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Suraski kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Suraski is working for a kimura but Escuela is defending it quite comfortably.
Dave Suraski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Escuela looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suraski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Suraski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suraski 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 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Suraski!
Dave Suraski made sure to mention his sponsor, Global Nutritional ACME (Q157) 90% ROR on Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Konstantinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Doctor Jones. Vladimir Konstantinov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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24
180 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doctor Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Konstantinov!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konstantinov tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Konstantinov scores with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Konstantinov. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Konstantinov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jones with shots to the head and body - Konstantinov looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones landing strikes from the mount.
Jones tries to control but Konstantinov wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Jones looking to ground and pound but Konstantinov is blocking nicely.
Konstantinov wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Konstantinov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones prevents Konstantinov from getting the reversal.
Jones wants to control the pace but Konstantinov is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to finish Konstantinov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Konstantinov!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Jones 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.
Jones wants to control the pace but Konstantinov is squirming around nicely.
Konstantinov is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Konstantinov is looking to escape.
Jones cracks Konstantinov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Konstantinov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Konstantinov working to try and regain half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jones cracks Konstantinov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Konstantinov can't escape the position.
Konstantinov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Konstantinov scoring well with a low kick there.
Konstantinov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Konstantinov.
Konstantinov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Konstantinov.
A big left from Konstantinov misses.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Konstantinov throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Konstantinov cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Konstantinov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Konstantinov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Konstantinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Konstantinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Konstantinov pulls Jones in to control the position.
Jones trying to control but Konstantinov is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Doctor Jones just wasn't active enough.
Konstantinov swinging wildly here.
Konstantinov swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Konstantinov leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Konstantinov swivels and escapes.
Konstantinov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Konstantinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Konstantinov misses with a body kick.
Konstantinov throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Konstantinov swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doctor Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Konstantinov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov throws a body kick that misses.
Konstantinov misses with a looping right.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Konstantinov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Konstantinov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Konstantinov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Konstantinov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Konstantinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Konstantinov tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Jones.
Konstantinov can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones pushes Konstantinov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Konstantinov blocks an elbow strike.
Konstantinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Konstantinov avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Konstantinov is defending well for now.
Jones misses with some punches.
Konstantinov tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Konstantinov back against the cage.
Konstantinov blocks a body shot from Jones.
Konstantinov tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Konstantinov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Konstantinov lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Konstantinov.
Konstantinov misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Doctor Jones will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Konstantinov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Konstantinov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Konstantinov's guard.
Konstantinov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones gets full guard.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Konstantinov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones landing punches.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to control but Konstantinov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Konstantinov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones landing strikes from the mount.
Konstantinov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Konstantinov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Konstantinov is having none of it.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Konstantinov wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Konstantinov is in trouble!
Jones looking to control but Konstantinov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Konstantinov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Doctor Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vladimir Konstantinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Konstantinov can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doctor Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doctor Jones!
Doctor Jones managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent!, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Saurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Pozsgai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saurus comes to the cage accompanied by Kraantje Pappie - Waar is Kraan? . Pozsgai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Face in the Sand. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
166 lbs
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158 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Saurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Stefan Pozsgai!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saurus lands a nice hook to Pozsgai's body. Pozsgai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saurus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pozsgai doesn't seem bothered though.
Saurus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saurus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pozsgai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pozsgai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saurus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saurus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pozsgai manages to avoid it.
Pozsgai slips a jab from Saurus.
Saurus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pozsgai.
Saurus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Pozsgai misses.
Pozsgai tries to clinch up but Saurus circles away and keeps his distance.
Pozsgai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saurus.
Pozsgai tests Saurus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pozsgai scores with the left hand. Saurus knows he should have avoided that one.
Stefan Pozsgai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pozsgai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saurus jabs Pozsgai right on the nose. Pozsgai blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozsgai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pozsgai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saurus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pozsgai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pozsgai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saurus's sensitive parts.
Saurus is looking to wear down Pozsgai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Saurus missing with a left hand there. Pozsgai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pozsgai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pozsgai lands with a hook. Saurus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saurus checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pozsgai.
Saurus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pozsgai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saurus moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pozsgai leaves Saurus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Saurus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saurus.
Pozsgai connects with a leg kick. Saurus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pozsgai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saurus.
Pozsgai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saurus moves away.
Pozsgai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saurus manages to avoid it.
Pozsgai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pozsgai throws a low kick but Saurus avoids it.
Saurus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pozsgai moves away.
Pozsgai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saurus's sensitive parts.
Saurus moves out of range of the body kick.
Pozsgai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pozsgai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saurus doesn't seem bothered though.
Pozsgai's corner calls for a 1-2. Pozsgai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pozsgai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saurus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saurus misses the shot to the body.
Pozsgai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saurus is out of range.
Saurus swats away the attempt to clinch by Pozsgai.
Pozsgai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Saurus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pozsgai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saurus.
Saurus misses with a body shot.
Pozsgai digs a good hook to Saurus's body.
Saurus checks a leg kick nicely.
Pozsgai moves to clinch but Saurus breaks away
and Pozsgai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saurus. Pozsgai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pozsgai has Saurus up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai looking to stall.
Saurus tries a body shot but Pozsgai blocks it.
Pozsgai swings wildly with an uppercut but Saurus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saurus works on Pozsgai's body with a couple of short punches.
Saurus blocks a body shot from Pozsgai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pozsgai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pozsgai scores with a hook to the body.
Pozsgai has a couple of punches blocked by Saurus.
A right hand to the body from Pozsgai.
Saurus blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pozsgai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pozsgai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pozsgai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pozsgai throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Pozsgai 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.
Saurus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pozsgai under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saurus. Pozsgai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stefan Pozsgai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pozsgai tries to land a front kick but Saurus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pozsgai forces Saurus back against the cage and clinches.
Saurus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saurus jumps guard and drags Pozsgai to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pozsgai wants to control from the top but Saurus keeps moving.
Pozsgai got a little sloppy there for a moment and Saurus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pozsgai has managed to get both his arms back between Saurus's legs - danger averted.
Saurus keeping moving, preventing Pozsgai from controlling successfully.
Pozsgai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saurus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pozsgai wants to control from the top but Saurus keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pozsgai's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Saurus stalks Pozsgai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pozsgai's face. Pozsgai staggers backwards, shaken.
Pozsgai throws a low kick, looking for Saurus's leg but Saurus calmly moves out of range.
Pozsgai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pozsgai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saurus misses with a few strikes there.
Saurus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saurus avoids the head kick by Pozsgai.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pozsgai, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saurus swings for the body but Pozsgai moves out of range.
Pozsgai lands a right hook to the body.
Pozsgai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pozsgai misses with a kick to the body.
Stefan Pozsgai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pozsgai looks to land a combination but Saurus avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pozsgai needs to keep his hands up - Saurus had a free shot at his head there.
Saurus staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pozsgai 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 Saurus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saurus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saurus tries to clinch but Pozsgai is having none of it.
Pozsgai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pozsgai digs a good body shot into Saurus's ribs.
Pozsgai thows a body shot but no joy.
Pozsgai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saurus's head.
Saurus misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pozsgai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saurus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saurus misses with an uppercut. Pozsgai saw that one coming.
Saurus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pozsgai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pozsgai cracks Saurus with an open hand slap.
An inside leg kick from Pozsgai misses.
Pozsgai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pozsgai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pozsgai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saurus. That did some damage!
Pozsgai is looking to clinch but Saurus is avoiding it.
Saurus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saurus moves out of range of the body kick.
Saurus misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saurus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pozsgai connects with an inside leg kick.
Pozsgai misses with a wild combination.
Saurus throws a hook but Pozsgai blocks it.
Pozsgai wants to slow Saurus down by chopping away at his legs.
A shot to the liver by Pozsgai. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saurus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pozsgai scores with a kick to the body.
Saurus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pozsgai at a distance.
Pozsgai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saurus doesn't seem bothered though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pozsgai moves out of range as Saurus strikes.
Pozsgai connects with a body shot.
Saurus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pozsgai on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Pozsgai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saurus misses with an uppercut. Pozsgai saw that one coming.
Saurus misses the shot to the body.
Saurus ducks under a wild hook from Pozsgai.
Pozsgai has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pozsgai looks to land a combination but Saurus avoids it well.
Saurus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pozsgai.
Saurus misses the jab.
Pozsgai tries to move into range but Saurus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pozsgai steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Saurus. That one must have hurt.
Saurus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saurus lands with a nice body punch.
Saurus tries to clinch
and Pozsgai counters with a leg kick.
Pozsgai looks to score with a jab to the body but Saurus is just out of range.
Pozsgai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pozsgai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saurus walks into a stiff left hand from Pozsgai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozsgai throws a low kick, looking for Saurus's leg but Saurus calmly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pozsgai.
That kick from Pozsgai tenderised Saurus's leg. Saurus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saurus tries to clinch there but Pozsgai circles away.
Saurus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Saurus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pozsgai.
Pozsgai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saurus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pozsgai misses with a body kick.
Pozsgai throws a jab when Saurus was well out of range.
Saurus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saurus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Saurus misses
and Pozsgai counters with a body kick.
Saurus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pozsgai to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai misses with a low kick as Saurus jumps back.
Saurus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pozsgai's hands.
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!
Saurus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pozsgai throws a leg kick that misses.
A cross from Saurus lands.
Saurus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pozsgai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saurus.
Pozsgai wants to slow Saurus down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circling - Pozsgai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pozsgai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pozsgai. That's going to slow Saurus down.
Nice body kick from Pozsgai.
Saurus keeps the fight on the outside.
Pozsgai throws a head kick but Saurus moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai lands a leg kick that knocks Saurus off balance momentarily.
Pozsgai misses with a leg kick
and Saurus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pozsgai takes a swing at Saurus's ribcage but misses.
Saurus tests Pozsgai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saurus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pozsgai thows a body shot but no joy.
Saurus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pozsgai tries to land a leg kick but Saurus saw it coming and moves away.
Saurus lands with a shot to the body.
That kick from Pozsgai tenderised Saurus's leg. Saurus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pozsgai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Saurus - just one landing.
Saurus shoots in for a double leg but Pozsgai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pozsgai thows a body shot but no joy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pozsgai - that will leave a mark!
Saurus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pozsgai.
Saurus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pozsgai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saurus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saurus circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saurus has a takedown stuffed.
Pozsgai misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Pozsgai really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pozsgai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saurus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pozsgai.
Saurus rushes Pozsgai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pozsgai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pozsgai.
Pozsgai gets through Saurus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saurus misses with a body punch.
Pozsgai misses with a punch to the body.
Pozsgai misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Saurus.
Saurus can't find room to land a body shot as Pozsgai controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pozsgai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pozsgai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pozsgai gets underhooks to prevent Saurus's takedown attempt.
Saurus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pozsgai or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pozsgai pulls his leg out and moves away.
Saurus connects with a jab.
Pozsgai wants to land a leg kick but Saurus is out of range.
Saurus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pozsgai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saurus has time to react.
Pozsgai tries to score with a low kick but Saurus moves his leg out of the way.
Pozsgai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pozsgai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saurus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pozsgai tries to clinch but Saurus moves out of range.
Pozsgai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saurus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saurus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pozsgai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saurus misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Saurus misses.
Saurus takes one to the side of the head.
Pozsgai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pozsgai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saurus misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut there from Pozsgai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pozsgai throws a hook but Saurus avoids it easily.
Saurus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pozsgai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pozsgai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saurus jabs Pozsgai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saurus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saurus takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pozsgai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pozsgai thows a body shot but no joy.
Pozsgai misses with a hook. Saurus ducked under it nicely.
Pozsgai cracks the inside of Saurus's front leg.
Pozsgai lands a leg kick that knocks Saurus off balance momentarily.
Pozsgai slips a jab and a cross from Saurus.
Saurus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Saurus lands with a hook. Pozsgai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pozsgai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pozsgai misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai feints and then cracks Saurus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saurus down.
Saurus moves out of range as Pozsgai throws a body kick.
Saurus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pozsgai.
Pozsgai connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saurus throws a body punch but Pozsgai moves out of range.
Saurus avoids a kick to the body.
Pozsgai just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Pozsgai. Those never looked like landing.
Pozsgai wants to slow Saurus down by chopping away at his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saurus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pozsgai looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pozsgai is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Saurus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Pozsgai dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Saurus misses with a wild body shot.
Saurus moves out of range of the body kick.
Saurus checks a leg kick.
Pozsgai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pozsgai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saurus is able to avoid easily.
Saurus cracks a nice hook into Pozsgai's ribs.
Pozsgai scores with a nice right hand.
Pozsgai throws a sloppy body shot
and Saurus counters with a stiff right hand.
Pozsgai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saurus.
Saurus thows a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Saurus blocks the low kick.
Pozsgai throws a leg kick but Saurus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pozsgai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pozsgai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saurus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurus looks to score with a jab to the body but Pozsgai is just out of range.
Saurus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pozsgai throws a low kick but Saurus moves out of range easily.
Saurus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pozsgai moves away.
Saurus checks a leg kick nicely.
Saurus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pozsgai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pozsgai tries to close the distance and clinch but Saurus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saurus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pozsgai, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saurus.
Pozsgai is looking to break free of the clinch but Saurus has double underhooks.
Pozsgai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saurus throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saurus throws a punch but it's blocked by Pozsgai.
Saurus lands a body punch.
Pozsgai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saurus wants to break free but Pozsgai has control.
Pozsgai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pozsgai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saurus.
Saurus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saurus thows a body shot but no joy.
Saurus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pozsgai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saurus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pozsgai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saurus is able to avoid easily.
Pozsgai misses the shot to the body.
Pozsgai misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saurus throws a sloppy body shot
and Pozsgai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pozsgai throws a good cross that connects.
Pozsgai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saurus.
Saurus scores with a decent looking hook.
Saurus blocks a low kick nicely.
Pozsgai looks to land a left hand but Saurus moved out of range nicely.
Pozsgai lands a body shot.
Pozsgai lands a nice looking body kick.
Saurus avoids a kick to the body.
Pozsgai thows a body shot but no joy.
Stefan Pozsgai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pozsgai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pozsgai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saurus is out of range.
Pozsgai misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saurus misses with a body shot.
Frank Saurus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saurus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saurus just misses with a punch to the body.
Pozsgai scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Saurus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saurus. Pozsgai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pozsgai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pozsgai motions for Saurus to come forward. Pozsgai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saurus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pozsgai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pozsgai tries to score with a low kick but Saurus moves his leg out of the way.
Saurus lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saurus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pozsgai is fending him off so far but Saurus persists. Nope, Pozsgai circles away and we're back to standing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pozsgai.
Pozsgai lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Pozsgai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pozsgai 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Pozsgai!
An intense looking Stefan Pozsgai took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Over 9000'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Tatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Soundgarden - Superunknown. Cook has chosen Cormega - built for this as his entrance music. Igor Tatov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Cook's chin.
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Tatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Cook!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cook fails to land with a series of punches.
Tatov just misses with a punch to the body.
Cook moves out of range of the body kick from Tatov.
Cook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tatov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cook takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cook throws a lazy uppercut
and Tatov counters with a nice leg kick.
Cook will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cook misses with a body shot.
Tatov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cook has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tatov.
Tatov avoids the body shot from Cook.
Cook scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cook misses the jab.
Cook tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tatov works over Cook's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Chris Cook has been cut.
Tatov swats away the attempt to clinch by Cook.
Cook takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Tatov! Cook is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Tatov!
Igor Tatov got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Gauge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and José Nabijos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabijos has chosen TRAFFIC JAM as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Gauge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, José Nabijos!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gauge tries to land a front kick but Nabijos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gauge gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gauge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nabijos prevents a body shot from Gauge.
Gauge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Gauge fails to land.
Nabijos gets through Gauge's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nabijos works on Gauge's body with a couple of short punches.
Nabijos misses with a body punch.
Gauge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nabijos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gauge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gauge doesn't manage to clinch there - Nabijos circles away.
Gauge's corner calls for a 1-2. Gauge obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Nabijos.
Gauge misses with a low kick.
Nabijos lands a head kick!
Nice defenses there by Nabijos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabijos is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Gauge like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Gauge from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). José Nabijos!
José Nabijos made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'She won the $1000 bikini contest old! *Jose starts to do the King Mo dance* Convicted over TFP all day every day.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leighton Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Abrams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matias comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name. Abrams has chosen Kreator - Violent Revolution as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leighton Matias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Abrams!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrams tries to work over Matias's front leg with a kick but Matias checks it.
Matias tries to close the distance and clinch but Abrams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matias walks into a stiff left hand from Abrams.
Matias wants to clinch up but Abrams keeps it at a distance.
Abrams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leighton Matias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matias takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Abrams cracks Matias with a good jab.
It looks like Leighton Matias has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matias lands a big head kick that sends Abrams tumbling to the mat! Matias takes a step backwards and waves Abrams back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like James Abrams has been cut.
Abrams takes the fight into the clinch.
Matias lands a damaging elbow.
Matias pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Matias is looking to control Abrams's arms but Abrams gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matias has his back to the cage.
Nice elbow from Matias.
Matias throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abrams blocks it with crossed arms.
Abrams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matias avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrams.
Abrams blocks an elbow strike from Matias.
Abrams tries a body shot but Matias blocks it.
Matias pushes off an throws an elbow but Abrams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abrams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abrams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hook to the body lands for Abrams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abrams presses Matias against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matias is breathing heavily.
Abrams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abrams with a nice cross.
Matias avoids the head kick by Abrams.
Matias wants to clinch up but Abrams keeps it at a distance.
Matias takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abrams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matias has time to react.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Abrams works Matias's body with a nice hook.
Abrams scores with a three punch combo!
Abrams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Abrams lands a right hook to the body.
Abrams scores with the left hand. Matias knows he should have avoided that one.
Matias throws a head kick but Abrams moves out of range.
Matias tries to clinch but Abrams is having none of it.
Abrams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abrams scores with the left hand. Matias knows he should have avoided that one.
Abrams misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matias moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abrams wants to slow Matias down by chopping away at his legs.
Matias tries to clinch up but Abrams circles away and keeps his distance.
Matias fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abrams keeps the fight on the outside.
Abrams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matias's sensitive parts.
A right-left combo lands from Abrams.
Abrams lands a right hook to the body.
Matias moves in looking to clinch but Abrams pushes him off.
Matias tries to land a front kick but Abrams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Abrams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matias stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abrams.
Matias tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abrams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matias avoids the head kick by Abrams.
Abrams looks for the body kick but Matias saw that one coming.
Matias throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrams looks to score with a jab to the body but Matias is just out of range.
Abrams keeps the fight on the outside.
Matias tries to clinch but Abrams moves out of range.
Matias fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abrams, pushing him back against the cage.
Matias tries to throw a body punch but Abrams avoids it by throwing Matias back against the cage.
Abrams tries to throw a body punch but Matias avoids it by throwing Abrams back against the cage.
Matias tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abrams avoids it.
Matias gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Abrams.
Matias throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abrams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abrams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matias avoids it.
Abrams tries a body shot but Matias blocks it.
Matias looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matias throws an elbow but misses.
Abrams avoiding damage as Matias throws knees to the body.
Abrams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abrams blocks the elbow strike.
Abrams trying to stall but Matias improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrams dodges an elbow strike from Matias.
Matias is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abrams is defending well for now.
Matias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abrams blocks the elbow strike.
Matias is trying to stall.
Matias pushes off an throws an elbow but Abrams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matias using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abrams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abrams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matias slowing the pace effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Abrams.
Matias tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abrams avoids it.
Abrams works on Matias's body with a couple of short punches.
Abrams throws an elbow but it misses.
Abrams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matias backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matias trying to stall but Abrams improves his position.
Matias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abrams lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Abrams presses Matias against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Abrams dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Matias's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Abrams is looking to slow Matias down with leg kicks.
Matias doesn't manage to clinch there - Abrams circles away.
Matias clinches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Matias missing with knees to the body.
Matias throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abrams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matias avoids it.
Abrams dodges an elbow strike from Matias.
Matias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matias is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abrams is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abrams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abrams.
Matias prevents a body shot from Abrams.
Abrams lands a nice uppercut.
Leighton Matias's cut is getting worse.
A right hook to the body lands for Abrams.
Matias's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abrams lands a nice shot to the body.
Abrams pulls Matias into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Matias has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Abrams is proving hard to escape from.
Matias has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Abrams is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Abrams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Abrams is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Abrams wants to free his trapped foot but Matias is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. James Abrams hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Abrams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matias takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matias fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abrams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Abrams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matias takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matias stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abrams.
Abrams wants to clinch up but Matias keeps it at a distance.
Abrams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abrams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abrams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Abrams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abrams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Matias eats them both and turns towards Abrams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Abrams clinches with his opponent.
Abrams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matias.
Matias tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abrams avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matias throws an elbow but misses.
Matias prevents a body shot from Abrams.
Matias prevents a body shot from Abrams.
Abrams misses with a punch to the body.
James Abrams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Abrams lands a right hand.
Abrams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matias lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matias lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abrams throws a punch but it's blocked by Matias.
Matias putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abrams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matias tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matias tries to land a knee to the head but Abrams blocks with his arms.
Abrams manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Matias gets through Abrams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Matias is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abrams is defending well for now.
Matias dodges an elbow strike from Abrams.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matias putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abrams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matias lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abrams backwards.
Abrams misses with a body punch.
Matias scores a nice knee to the body.
Matias lands an elbow that stopped Abrams in his tracks for a moment.
Abrams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abrams blocks an elbow strike from Matias.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abrams tries to work over Matias's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abrams blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matias.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matias.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Abrams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Abrams drops his hands momentarily and Matias needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Abrams just on the top of the head. Abrams drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Abrams - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leighton Matias!
Leighton Matias decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armin Merkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samson comes to the cage accompanied by The Venture Brothers Opening Theme. Merkel has chosen War Is My Destiny as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Samson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Armin Merkel!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samson lands an overhand right.
Merkel slips under a jab.
Samson misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samson. Merkel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Merkel.
Samson slips a jab from Merkel.
Samson throws a shot to the body.
Samson throws a hook but Merkel blocks it.
Samson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Merkel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Samson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Merkel.
Samson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Samson. Merkel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Armin Merkel has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Merkel. Beautiful body shot.
Samson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Merkel's sensitive parts.
A bone on bone clash there as Samson blocks the leg kick.
Samson slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merkel throws a head kick but Samson moves out of range.
Armin Merkel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Merkel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Merkel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Samson looks to land a left hand but Merkel moved out of range nicely.
Merkel moves out of range as Samson strikes.
A jab from Samson misses.
Merkel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samson misses with a body shot.
A jab from Samson finds it's way through Merkel's defenses.
Merkel misses the shot to the body.
Merkel tries to land a leg kick but Samson saw it coming and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merkel looks to land a right hand but Samson moved out of range.
Merkel slips under a jab from Samson.
Merkel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Merkel misses with a head kick.
Merkel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Samson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Merkel counters with a leg kick.
Samson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Samson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Samson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Samson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Samson thows a body shot but no joy.
Merkel connects with a body shot that sends Samson's belly button to the back.
Merkel misses with a head kick.
Samson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Merkel.
Samson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samson throws a looping overhand right but Merkel ducks down to avoid it.
Samson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Samson tenderised Merkel's leg. Merkel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Merkel connects with an inside leg kick.
Merkel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merkel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Samson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Merkel circles away quickly and effectively.
Samson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Merkel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Merkel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Merkel.
Samson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Merkel scores with a decent looking hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Samson 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 Merkel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Merkel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
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!
Merkel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samson.
Samson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Merkel is trying to defend but Samson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Samson tries to pass to full mount but Merkel defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samson prevents Merkel from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merkel is trying to maintain the position but Samson is very close to passing his half guard.
Samson is looking for a kimura but Merkel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Samson to get the leverage.
Samson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Merkel has managed to free his arm - good work.
Samson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brock Samson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Armin Merkel'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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samson. Merkel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Samson misses its intended target.
Samson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Merkel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Samson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Merkel sprawls well initially but Samson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Samson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Merkel is just riding it out for now. Samson eventually gives up the hold.
Merkel trying to control from the bottom.
Samson is working for a submission of some sort.
Samson controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Merkel defending well though.
Samson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Merkel defends it well.
Merkel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Samson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson is looking for a kimura but Merkel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Samson to get the leverage.
Samson works his way into side control.
Samson working the strikes but Merkel uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Merkel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Merkel looking for a sweep. Not yet Merkel, not yet.
Samson trying to control but Merkel is working from the bottom.
Merkel keeping full guard, as Samson tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson is working hard here to advance position.
Merkel wants to sweep here but Samson controlling him for the moment.
Samson is pushing down on Merkel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Merkel is fighting to maintain full guard but Samson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Samson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Merkel could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Samson has cracked it and Merkel is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Samson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brock Samson!
Brock Samson retains his super heavyweight title!
Brock Samson made sure to mention his sponsor, Firebird Designs in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richtor Schkayle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Human Sacrifice. Schkayle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fast Lane kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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280 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
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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
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richtor Schkayle!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Schkayle sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva throws a leg kick but Schkayle moved away.
Schkayle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva drives through with a takedown into Schkayle's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Schkayle is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Schkayle is retaining full guard.
Silva pushes down on Schkayle's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Schkayle trying to control here.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Schkayle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Silva is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva trying to control but Schkayle is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rich Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Schkayle misses with a body kick.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Schkayle's front leg but catches the back leg as Schkayle tries to avoid it.
Schkayle connects with a solid leg kick.
Schkayle slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schkayle thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva punishes Schkayle's body with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva throws a body punch but Schkayle moves out of range.
Richtor Schkayle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schkayle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schkayle moves away.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Schkayle is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schkayle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva 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 Schkayle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schkayle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Schkayle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick but Schkayle checks it.
Silva tries for a takedown but Schkayle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schkayle misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Schkayle misses with the body kick
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Schkayle fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Schkayle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rich Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Schkayle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good shot there by Silva.
It looks like Richtor Schkayle has been cut.
Silva misses with a hook
and Schkayle counters with a nice body kick.
Rich Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Schkayle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schkayle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Schkayle swinging wildly here.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Schkayle saw it coming and moves away.
Schkayle lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Schkayle takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Rich Silva has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schkayle throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schkayle.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Schkayle is looking to land body kicks.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Schkayle is out of range.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva avoids the body shot from Schkayle.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the body shot from Schkayle.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Schkayle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Schkayle manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Schkayle controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Schkayle looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schkayle wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Schkayle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schkayle pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Schkayle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Schkayle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Schkayle trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schkayle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richtor Schkayle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schkayle throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schkayle is looking to land body kicks.
Silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silva lands in his opponent's guard.
Schkayle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Schkayle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva passes into half guard.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Schkayle is defending the position.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schkayle keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schkayle is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Schkayle controlling well, preventing Silva from escaping the position.
Silva needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Schkayle is not going to allow Silva to sit and survive in this position.
Schkayle biding his time, controlling Silva.
Silva looking very determined here, making life difficult for Schkayle.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva breaks Schkayle's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Schkayle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schkayle finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Schkayle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Schkayle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Schkayle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva is looking to wear down Schkayle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Schkayle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Silva tenderised Schkayle's leg. Schkayle is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Schkayle, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Schkayle against the cage but Schkayle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Schkayle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Schkayle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Silva clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Schkayle blocks the low kick.
Silva defending well as Schkayle loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Schkayle.
Schkayle throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schkayle. Schkayle obviously looking to wear him down.
Schkayle lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schkayle.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Schkayle counters with a huge head kick that drops Silva! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richtor Schkayle!
Richtor Schkayle is the new heavyweight champion!
Richtor Schkayle very nearly forgot to thank 5th Round Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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