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UPGV 114 Charalabous vs Ladi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Bergasmarchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Macklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bergasmarchi comes to the cage accompanied by Faith no More - Ashes to Ashes. Danilo Bergasmarchi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joseph Macklin's chin.
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152 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danilo Bergasmarchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Macklin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macklin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Macklin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bergasmarchi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bergasmarchi moves forwards but Macklin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bergasmarchi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Macklin sprawls well. Macklin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bergasmarchi gets slowly back to his feet.
Macklin connects with a body shot that sends Bergasmarchi's belly button to the back.
Bergasmarchi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Macklin misses with an uppercut
and Bergasmarchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bergasmarchi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Macklin tries to work over Bergasmarchi's front leg with a kick but Bergasmarchi checks it.
Macklin lands a jab.
Macklin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macklin lands a right hook to the body.
Macklin scores with a hook to the body. Bergasmarchi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bergasmarchi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Macklin throws a jab but it's blocked by Bergasmarchi.
Macklin lands a jab to the head.
Macklin looks to land a right hand but Bergasmarchi moved out of range.
Macklin misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Macklin. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Macklin.
Macklin connects with a crisp jab.
Macklin misses with a kick to the body.
Bergasmarchi takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Macklin misses.
Macklin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Macklin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bergasmarchi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Macklin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Macklin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bergasmarchi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Macklin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Macklin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bergasmarchi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Macklin, as that shot connected.
Bergasmarchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Macklin jabs Bergasmarchi right on the nose. Bergasmarchi blinks but takes it well.
Bergasmarchi throws a series of punches but Macklin avoids them all with ease.
Macklin scores with the left hand. Bergasmarchi knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macklin misses with a lunging right hand
and Bergasmarchi counters with a three punch combo that has Macklin backing up. Macklin nods at Bergasmarchi to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice shot by Macklin.
Macklin swings for the body but Bergasmarchi moves out of range.
Macklin scores with a nice head shot.
Macklin throws an off balance right hand
and Bergasmarchi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bergasmarchi trying to control but Macklin is working from the bottom.
Macklin being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macklin keeping moving, preventing Bergasmarchi from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Danilo Bergasmarchi just wasn't active enough.
Macklin throws a big shot that misses.
Joseph Macklin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bergasmarchi slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macklin lands with a straight right. Bergasmarchi didn't see that one coming.
Macklin misses with a wild combination.
Macklin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bergasmarchi momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Macklin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bergasmarchi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Danilo Bergasmarchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bergasmarchi connects with the punch.
Bergasmarchi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bergasmarchi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Macklin avoids it really well and circles away.
Macklin scores with a hook.
Macklin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bergasmarchi under the eye.
Macklin misses with a low kick as Bergasmarchi jumps back.
Macklin lands a nice hook to Bergasmarchi's body. Bergasmarchi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A swing and a miss from Macklin.
Macklin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bergasmarchi defending well as Macklin loads up on a big left hand.
Bergasmarchi walks into a left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Macklin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bergasmarchi slips a jab from Macklin.
Bergasmarchi slips under a jab from Macklin.
Macklin catches Bergasmarchi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bergasmarchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Macklin thumps Bergasmarchi with a low kick.
Macklin connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Macklin misses the target.
Bergasmarchi throws a right hand that misses
and Bergasmarchi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Macklin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bergasmarchi takes one to the chin there.
Macklin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bergasmarchi counters with a left and a right that stings Macklin.
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!
Macklin clobbers Bergasmarchi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Macklin missing with a left hand there. Bergasmarchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bergasmarchi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Macklin scores with a punch to the head.
Macklin misses with a hook
and Bergasmarchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Macklin is rocked!
Macklin dodges the punch combination from Bergasmarchi.
Macklin is still on wobbly legs! Can Bergasmarchi finish him?
Bergasmarchi misses with a two punch combination.
Bergasmarchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bergasmarchi tries to bum rush Macklin with a series of wild strikes but Macklin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bergasmarchi looks to land a combination but Macklin avoids it well.
Bergasmarchi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Macklin loads up on a big right hand but Bergasmarchi slips the punch.
Bergasmarchi misses with a double jab.
Bergasmarchi moves out of range as Macklin strikes.
Macklin misses with a straight right.
Bergasmarchi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Macklin looks to throw the jab but Bergasmarchi is out of range.
Macklin throws out a loose jab but Bergasmarchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macklin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bergasmarchi counters with a crisp right that sends Macklin to the canvas! Bergasmarchi follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danilo Bergasmarchi!
Danilo Bergasmarchi 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Yokkao Kaennorsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaennorsing comes to the cage accompanied by Jungle Boogie. The crowd seem to be enjoying Freeman's choice of entrance music: Real American. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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195 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yokkao Kaennorsing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman blocks a head kick by Kaennorsing.
Freeman shoots for a double leg takedown but Kaennorsing sprawls well. He's pushed Freeman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Freeman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Freeman wants to free his trapped foot but Kaennorsing is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Freeman works his way into full mount!
Kaennorsing is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Kaennorsing that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kaennorsing is squirming around, avoiding Freeman's attempts to control the action.
Kaennorsing is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaennorsing is squirming around, avoiding Freeman's attempts to control the action.
Kaennorsing can't escape the position.
Freeman looking to ground and pound but Kaennorsing is blocking nicely.
Freeman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kaennorsing keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Freeman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Freeman dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman looking to ground and pound but Kaennorsing is blocking nicely.
Freeman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kaennorsing is in a horrible position here. Freeman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Freeman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Freeman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kaennorsing is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Freeman with good strikes from the mount here!
Kaennorsing tries to hold on but Freeman pushes him away.
Kaennorsing is squirming around, avoiding Freeman's attempts to control the action.
Freeman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaennorsing is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Freeman lands a nice shot to the head.
Freeman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Freeman with shots to the head and body - Kaennorsing looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kaennorsing is rocked!
Freeman lands a big shot to the head and Kaennorsing winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Matt Freeman!
Matt Freeman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ce Ca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Barreda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barreda has chosen Rockstar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jesus Barreda has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Great elbows
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ce Ca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Barreda!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ca needs to keep his hands up - Barreda had a free shot at his head there.
Ca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ca looks to land a left hand but Barreda moved out of range nicely.
Barreda misses with a two punch combination.
Barreda swings for the body but Ca moves out of range.
Barreda cracks Ca with a good jab.
Barreda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ca throws a leg kick that misses.
Ca moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barreda swats away the attempt to clinch by Ca.
Barreda thuds a left hand into Ca's body.
Ca swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barreda scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barreda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barreda scores with a jab.
Barreda throws a right and a left that Ca avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreda tests Ca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ca swings for the body but Barreda moves out of range.
Barreda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ca.
Barreda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barreda lands a jab.
Ca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ca lands a head kick!
Left hook, right uppercut from Barreda.
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!
Nice shot by Barreda.
Ca slips under a jab.
Barreda throws a jab but it's blocked by Ca.
Decent striking displayed by Barreda there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barreda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ca lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barreda backs up against the cage.
Ca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barreda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ca.
Barreda misses with a two punch combination.
Barreda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ca manages to avoid it.
Ca throws a shot from downtown. Barreda moves away and avoids it.
Barreda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ca wants to clinch up but Barreda keeps it at a distance.
Barreda connects with a crisp jab.
Ca throws a sloppy head kick and Barreda moves out of range easily.
Ca with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barreda to score with a decent uppercut.
Ca throws a nice head kick!
Barreda is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ca had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barreda throws a hook but Ca avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barreda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barreda.
Barreda misses the shot to the body.
Ca moves into range and clinches up with Barreda.
Barreda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ca misses with the combination.
Ca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ca looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barreda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ca tries a head kick but it misses.
Ca throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Barreda to counter with a crisp jab.
Ca is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Ca misses.
Ca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barreda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ca.
Ca throws a hook to the side of Barreda's head but Barreda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Barreda.
Ca avoids the body shot from Barreda.
Barreda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ca in his tracks.
Barreda lands a nice hook to Ca's body. Ca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barreda thows a body shot but no joy.
Barreda misses with a combination
and Ca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barreda lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barreda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barreda throws a nice looking combination but Ca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barreda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Barreda dominated that round.
That's time! Ca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barreda takes a swing at Ca's ribcage but misses.
Barreda misses with a left hand
and Ca counters with a nice body shot.
Barreda looks to score with a jab to the body but Ca is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Ca.
Barreda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick from Ca lands but Barreda takes it in his stride.
Barreda drops his hands momentarily and Ca takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barreda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barreda throws a body punch but Ca moves out of range.
Ca bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barreda's head.
Barreda lands a body shot.
Ca swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barreda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barreda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ca.
Ca slips under a jab from Barreda.
Barreda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ca connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ca doesn't seem bothered though.
Barreda throws a series of punches but Ca moves out of range.
A punch combination from Barreda misses.
Barreda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ca.
Ca walks into a stiff left hand from Barreda.
Barreda throws a series of punches but Ca avoids them all with ease.
Barreda throws a right hand that misses
enabling Ca to counter with a crisp jab.
Ca closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barreda looks to land a left hand but Ca moved out of range nicely.
Barreda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Barreda.
Barreda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Ca.
Barreda lands a jab to the head.
Ca is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barreda lands with a hook. Ca tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Ca.
Ca lands a jab to the head.
Ca scores with a nice body kick.
Ca has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ca throws a head kick but Barreda moves out of range.
Ca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ca misses with an uppercut. Barreda saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barreda. Ca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ca avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Barreda does no damage.
Ca looks to score with a jab to the body but Barreda is just out of range.
Jesus Barreda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barreda throws a lazy right hand but Ca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barreda lands a nice shot to the body.
Barreda throws an off balance right hand
and Ca counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ca works the jab nicely.
Ca looks to land a combination. Barreda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice cross by Ca.
Ca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barreda throws a hook but Ca blocks it.
Ca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barreda.
Barreda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ca manages to avoid it.
Barreda misses with a body shot.
Ca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barreda.
Barreda misses with a two punch combination.
Ca connects with a single shot there.
Ca with a hook.
Ca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barreda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ca manages to avoid it.
Ca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barreda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ca throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barreda thows a body shot but no joy.
Ca misses with a low kick as Barreda jumps back.
Barreda misses with a few strikes there.
Ca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barreda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ca looks to land a right hand but Barreda moved out of range.
Barreda works Ca's body with a nice hook.
Ca lands with an overhand left.
Barreda throws out a loose jab but Ca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barreda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ca scores with a decent looking hook.
Ca ducks under a wild hook from Barreda.
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 Ce Ca will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ca doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barreda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barreda throws a shot to the body.
Ca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Barreda does no damage.
Ca looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barreda's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barreda. Ca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Barreda. Those never looked like landing.
Ca tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Barreda.
Barreda just misses with a punch to the body.
Ca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barreda throws a body punch but Ca moves out of range.
Barreda misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ca bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barreda looks to land a right hand but Ca moved out of range.
Ca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barreda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barreda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ca scores with a hook to the body. Barreda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barreda just misses with a punch to the body.
Barreda scores with a shot to the body.
Barreda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ca scores with a hook.
Ca lands with a nice combination. Barreda backs away looking to recover.
Ca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barreda takes a swing at Ca's ribcage but misses.
Barreda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ca under the eye.
Barreda avoids the head kick by Ca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barreda misses the shot to the body.
Ca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barreda.
Good standup being displayed there by Barreda as he connects with a hook.
Ca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barreda.
Barreda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barreda stuns Ca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barreda manages to avoid it.
Ca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barreda misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Barreda. Those never looked like landing.
Ca throws a head kick but Barreda moves out of range.
Barreda throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ca scores with a jab.
Barreda takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barreda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ca.
Ca throws a head kick but Barreda moves out of range.
Barreda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barreda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ca scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ca slips under a jab.
Ca throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Barreda.
Barreda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ca was well out of range. Poor timing from Barreda.
Ca darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab lands there for Ca.
Barreda digs a good hook to Ca's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barreda.
Barreda displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barreda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ca.
A left lands for Ca.
Barreda throws out a loose jab but Ca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left lands for Barreda.
Barreda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ca!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ca.
Barreda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ca throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barreda takes a swing at Ca's ribcage but misses.
Ca misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ce Ca.
I think Ca has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ce Ca!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toby Le Rone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Konstantinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Rone comes into the arena with Let The Bodies Hit The Floor - Drowning Pool blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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213 lbs
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216 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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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 light heavyweight 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, Toby Le Rone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Konstantinov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konstantinov moves away from the strike by Le Rone.
Le Rone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Konstantinov.
Le Rone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Konstantinov.
Konstantinov throws a push kick but Le Rone slaps the foot to one side.
Crunch! Konstantinov slams his shin into Le Rone's torso.
Le Rone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Le Rone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Konstantinov throws out the jab.
Konstantinov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Konstantinov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Le Rone misses with a body shot.
Konstantinov wants to clinch up but Le Rone keeps it at a distance.
Le Rone moves out of range as Konstantinov strikes.
A good leg kick by Le Rone.
A clash of legs there as Le Rone blocks the low kick.
Boris Konstantinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Konstantinov throws a leg kick which misses Le Rone's front leg but catches the back leg as Le Rone tries to avoid it.
Konstantinov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Le Rone counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Konstantinov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Rone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Rone moves away from the strike by Konstantinov.
Le Rone moves out of range of the body kick.
Le Rone tests Konstantinov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Le Rone blocks the leg kick.
Le Rone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Konstantinov avoids a kick to the body.
Le Rone scores with a spinning back kick!
Le Rone scores with a jab to the head.
Konstantinov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Konstantinov tries to land a body kick
and Le Rone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Le Rone misses.
Le Rone 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.
Konstantinov throws the kick towards the body but Le Rone avoids it.
Le Rone throws a sloppy head kick and Konstantinov moves out of range easily.
Le Rone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Konstantinov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone loads up on a big right hand but Konstantinov slips the punch.
Toby Le Rone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Konstantinov scores with a kick to the body.
Konstantinov looks to land a body kick but Le Rone moved away.
Le Rone swats away the attempt to clinch by Konstantinov.
Le Rone throws a leg kick which misses Konstantinov's front leg but catches the back leg as Konstantinov tries to avoid it.
Le Rone misses with a body kick.
Konstantinov lands a jab to the nose.
Konstantinov needs to keep his hands up - Le Rone had a free shot at his head there.
Konstantinov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Le Rone.
Konstantinov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Le Rone's waist but Le Rone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Konstantinov off to one side.
Le Rone feints and then cracks Konstantinov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Konstantinov down.
Le Rone scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Konstantinov.
Konstantinov throws a leg kick which misses Le Rone's front leg but catches the back leg as Le Rone tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone just misses with a punch to the body.
Konstantinov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Le Rone tries to avoid it but Konstantinov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Le Rone to the ground. Le Rone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Le Rone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Konstantinov misses with a kick to the body.
Le Rone gets a clinch.
Le Rone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Konstantinov fails to land.
Le Rone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Konstantinov backwards.
Le Rone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Konstantinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Konstantinov misses with a body punch.
Konstantinov is trying to pull guard but Le Rone has him pressed against the cage.
Toby Le Rone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Konstantinov.
Le Rone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Le Rone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Le Rone presses Konstantinov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Konstantinov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone misses with an elbow strike.
Konstantinov jumps guard but Le Rone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Konstantinov digs a right hand underneath Le Rone's ribcage. Le Rone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Rone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Konstantinov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Le Rone blocks an uppercut.
Konstantinov can't get the takedown.
Konstantinov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Le Rone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Konstantinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le Rone lands with a left to the head.
Konstantinov misses with the head strike.
Konstantinov working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Le Rone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Le Rone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A lazy left from Le Rone finds it's target.
Konstantinov walks into a straight right hand from Le Rone.
Le Rone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Konstantinov's sensitive parts.
Konstantinov tries to clinch but Le Rone moves out of range.
Le Rone throws a hook but Konstantinov avoids it easily.
Konstantinov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Le Rone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good standup being displayed there by Le Rone as he connects with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Konstantinov blocks the low kick.
Konstantinov throws a low kick, looking for Le Rone's leg but Le Rone calmly moves out of range.
Konstantinov misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Konstantinov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Rone closes the distance and pushes Konstantinov back into the cage.
Le Rone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Le Rone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Rone manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Rone misses with a low kick.
Le Rone throws a front kick aimed at Konstantinov's knee but Konstantinov avoids it well.
Le Rone pushes Konstantinov away with a front kick.
Le Rone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Konstantinov checks a leg kick.
Konstantinov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Le Rone blocks a leg kick.
Le Rone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Konstantinov tries to clinch but Le Rone moves away
and Le Rone counters with a stiff right hand.
Le Rone slaps away a takedown attempt from Konstantinov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Le Rone throws a lazy body kick
and Konstantinov counters with an inside leg kick.
Le Rone lands a head kick. Konstantinov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice defenses there by Le Rone.
An inside leg kick from Le Rone misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Konstantinov defending well as Le Rone loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone gets caught napping as Konstantinov dives in and scores a takedown. Le Rone manages to retain guard.
Konstantinov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Konstantinov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Konstantinov being controlled here momentarily.
Le Rone trying to control the position.
Le Rone is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Le Rone holds on and takes a little breather.
We're going to have a standup here because Toby Le Rone wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Konstantinov clinches.
Le Rone lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone lands a right hand.
Konstantinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Le Rone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Konstantinov misses with a body punch.
Konstantinov prevents a body shot from Le Rone.
Konstantinov can't find room to land a body shot as Le Rone controls the action.
Konstantinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Konstantinov looking to stall.
Konstantinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Rone.
Konstantinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Konstantinov tries to throw a body punch but Le Rone avoids it by throwing Konstantinov back against the cage.
Konstantinov taking a breather.
Le Rone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Konstantinov.
Konstantinov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov is looking to take this one to the mat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Konstantinov.
Konstantinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le Rone misses with an elbow over the top.
Le Rone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Konstantinov working aggressively here.
Konstantinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Konstantinov lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Le Rone will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Konstantinov up against the cage.
Le Rone blocks a body shot from Konstantinov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Konstantinov misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Konstantinov.
Le Rone struggles to land a body shot inside as Konstantinov controls his hands.
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 Toby Le Rone will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Le Rone takes a swing at Konstantinov's ribcage but misses.
Le Rone wants to slow Konstantinov down by chopping away at his legs.
Konstantinov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Konstantinov takes one on the button.
Le Rone 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.
Le Rone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le Rone looks to score with a jab to the body but Konstantinov is just out of range.
Konstantinov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Rone. Konstantinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Rone misses with a leg kick.
Le Rone looks to land a body kick but Konstantinov moved away.
Le Rone motions for Konstantinov to come forward. Le Rone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Le Rone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Konstantinov.
Konstantinov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Le Rone. Le Rone obviously looking to wear him down.
Le Rone throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantinov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Konstantinov is looking to land body kicks.
Le Rone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Konstantinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Konstantinov stuns Le Rone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Konstantinov throws a push kick but Le Rone slaps the foot to one side.
Konstantinov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Le Rone.
A slow jab from Konstantinov misses its intended target.
Konstantinov slips a jab from Le Rone.
A slapping leg kick lands for Le Rone.
Le Rone throws a leg kick which misses Konstantinov's front leg but catches the back leg as Konstantinov tries to avoid it.
Konstantinov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Konstantinov connects with a solid leg kick.
Le Rone moves out of range of the strikes.
Konstantinov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boris Konstantinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Rone cracks the inside of Konstantinov's front leg.
Konstantinov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Konstantinov scores with a hook.
Toby Le Rone is winning the standup battle so far.
Left hook, right uppercut from Konstantinov.
Konstantinov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Konstantinov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Konstantinov checks a leg kick.
Konstantinov is looking to score with low kicks.
Konstantinov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Konstantinov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Le Rone throws a head punch that misses.
Le Rone throws a punch but it's blocked by Konstantinov.
Le Rone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Konstantinov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Le Rone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Le Rone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Le Rone.
Le Rone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Konstantinov backwards.
Konstantinov working aggressively here.
Le Rone blocks an uppercut.
Konstantinov works on Le Rone's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Rone.
Konstantinov blocking some punches.
Konstantinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le Rone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Konstantinov misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Le Rone throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Le Rone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Konstantinov misses with some punches.
Toby Le Rone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Konstantinov lands a body shot.
Konstantinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Konstantinov working aggressively here.
Konstantinov working aggressively here.
Le Rone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Le Rone scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Konstantinov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Konstantinov digs a right hand underneath Le Rone's ribcage. Le Rone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Le Rone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Konstantinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Le Rone uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toby Le Rone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Le Rone, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Le Rone!
Toby Le Rone seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jerzy Arlecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlecki's entrance music is Undead. A fine choice. 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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148 lbs
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148 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerzy Arlecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie Bader!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlecki misses with a lunging right hand
and Bader counters with a solid body kick.
Bader misses with a straight right.
Bader lands with a kick to the temple. Arlecki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Jerzy Arlecki has been cut.
Bader lands a front kick.
Arlecki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bader throws a hook to the side of Arlecki's head but Arlecki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bader misses with a body kick.
Arlecki tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Bader.
Bader misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bader scores with a head kick.
Arlecki is rocked!
Bader lets loose with a powerful body kick. Arlecki will feel that in the morning.
Oh Arlecki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arlecki is breathing heavily.
Bader throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bader and Arlecki are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Bader throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Arlecki into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Bader knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Willie Bader!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatchakorn Yeerum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Souza comes to the cage accompanied by Black Capricorn Day - Jamiroquai. Yeerum has chosen The Thai Monk 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfonso De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatchakorn Yeerum!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeerum throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Souza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yeerum tries to clinch but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza lunges at Yeerum with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yeerum's hand.
De Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Souza moves out of range as Yeerum strikes.
Yeerum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Souza throws out the jab.
Yeerum misses with a straight left.
Yeerum checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Souza connects with a single shot there.
Tatchakorn Yeerum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Souza swings for the body but Yeerum moves out of range.
De Souza attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Souza clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Souza throws an elbow but misses.
Yeerum throws a punch but it's blocked by De Souza.
De Souza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yeerum throws a punch but it's blocked by De Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeerum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yeerum avoids a wild elbow strike from De Souza.
De Souza lands an elbow that stopped Yeerum in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Tatchakorn Yeerum has been cut.
Yeerum blocks an uppercut.
Yeerum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yeerum.
Yeerum misses with some punches.
De Souza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yeerum backwards.
Nice elbow from Yeerum.
De Souza lands a hook that snaps the head of Yeerum backwards.
De Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Souza working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Souza.
Yeerum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Alfonso De Souza has been cut.
Yeerum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yeerum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yeerum breaks from the clinch.
De Souza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Souza takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum lands a nice shot that snaps De Souza's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeerum. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yeerum checks a leg kick nicely.
Yeerum throws a poor cross that misses
and De Souza counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Souza avoids the body shot from Yeerum.
Yeerum swinging wildly here.
Yeerum checks a leg kick.
Yeerum cracks De Souza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yeerum throws a body punch but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza tried to score with a low kick but Yeerum checks it.
De Souza throws a solid leg kick but Yeerum takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Souza.
Yeerum scores with a nice strike.
De Souza blocks a jab.
De Souza scores with a nice strike.
Yeerum lands with an uppercut that bounces De Souza off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum looks to score with a jab to the body but De Souza is just out of range.
Yeerum takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Souza is looking to slow Yeerum down with leg kicks.
De Souza is looking to land body kicks.
De Souza pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yeerum is out of range and De Souza settles back down.
De Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
A right-left combo lands from Yeerum.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeerum. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from De Souza misses.
Yeerum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A leg kick checked by Yeerum.
Yeerum moves into the clinch.
A short right from Yeerum.
Yeerum throws a punch but it's blocked by De Souza.
De Souza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yeerum has a couple of punches blocked by De Souza.
Yeerum lands an elbow inside that De Souza shrugs off.
Yeerum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yeerum scores with a shot to the side of De Souza's head.
Yeerum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Souza.
Yeerum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yeerum pushes off an throws an elbow but De Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
De Souza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yeerum takes an elbow to the temple.
De Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Souza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yeerum's defenses.
A left hand lands to the body for De Souza.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Souza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Souza lands a nice shot to the body.
De Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yeerum backwards.
Still in the clinch, De Souza scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 Alfonso De Souza will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yeerum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Souza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Souza lands a right hook to the body.
Yeerum misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Souza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yeerum.
De Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yeerum clinches with his opponent.
Yeerum has had enough of the clinch but De Souza keeps him there for the moment.
Yeerum throws an elbow that misses.
Yeerum misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Souza.
Yeerum misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from De Souza.
Yeerum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yeerum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Souza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yeerum avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza lands a body punch.
De Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Yeerum.
Yeerum tries to circle away but De Souza has him pinned against the cage.
Yeerum misses with the head strike.
De Souza blocks an elbow strike.
Yeerum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Souza backwards.
De Souza lands with a short shot to the head.
De Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Yeerum.
Nice elbow from De Souza.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Souza.
De Souza scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Souza misses with some punches.
De Souza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Yeerum.
De Souza avoids a wild elbow strike from Yeerum.
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!
Yeerum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Yeerum.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yeerum.
De Souza takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum misses with an elbow strike.
Yeerum blocking some punches.
De Souza avoids a wild elbow strike from Yeerum.
A right hook to the body lands for De Souza.
De Souza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yeerum backwards.
De Souza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Souza lands a left hand.
De Souza misses with an elbow strike.
Yeerum throws a head punch that misses.
De Souza blocks an elbow strike.
De Souza tries to throw a body punch but Yeerum avoids it by throwing De Souza back against the cage.
De Souza avoids a wild elbow strike from Yeerum.
Yeerum working aggressively here.
De Souza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yeerum on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Yeerum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum avoids the body shot from De Souza.
Nice cross by De Souza.
Yeerum is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by De Souza! Yeerum is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfonso De Souza!
Alfonso De Souza 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Zane Peltier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Assange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Peltier might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rockstar-Chamillionaire. The crowd seem to be enjoying Assange's choice of entrance music: Eddie Van Halen - Eruption. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Zane Peltier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Assange!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peltier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assange.
Assange is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Assange fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peltier manages to avoid it.
Assange shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Peltier eats them both and turns towards Assange to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Assange throws a hook but Peltier avoids it easily.
Assange has taken the fight to the clinch.
Peltier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Assange backwards.
Assange lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peltier backwards.
Assange works on Peltier's body with a couple of short punches.
Assange misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assange digs a right hand into Peltier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peltier's gas tank.
Assange presses Peltier against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assange lands a shot to the body.
Peltier holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Assange lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Assange throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peltiers head.
Peltier has Assange pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Assange manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Assange as the two fighters clinch.
Assange works on Peltier's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Assange fails to land.
Assange lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Assange.
Assange misses with some punches.
Assange lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Assange avoiding damage as Peltier throws knees to the body.
Assange lands with a left to the head.
Peltier drops down looking for an ankle pick but Assange pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assange scores with the left hand. Peltier knows he should have avoided that one.
Assange swinging wildly here.
Assange swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peltier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peltier.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zane Peltier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peltier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Assange rushes Peltier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Peltier is looking for a takedown.
Peltier putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Assange in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Assange is leaning against Peltier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Assange lands with a left to the head.
Assange lands a hook that snaps the head of Peltier backwards.
Assange is pressed up against the cage. Peltier has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Assange down to the mat. Assange avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Assange pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Assange connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Peltier momentarily.
Peltier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assange lands a body shot.
Assange throws a shot to the body.
Peltier wants to clinch.
Assange fails to land with a series of punches.
Assange dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peltier looks to land a body kick but Assange moved away.
Assange ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
James Assange is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assange lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Peltier shoots for a double leg takedown but Assange sprawls well. He's pushed Peltier's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Assange clinches up with Peltier and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assange working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Assange lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Assange takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Assange presses Peltier against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Assange works on Peltier's body with a couple of short punches.
Assange gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Peltier.
Assange lands a nice uppercut.
Assange scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Peltier tries to land knees in the clinch but Assange avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Assange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peltier is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Assange working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Peltier can't get the takedown.
Assange lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Assange dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Assange clinches up against the cage.
Peltier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assange avoiding damage as Peltier throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Peltier as Assange tries to tie him up.
Peltier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assange.
James Assange seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Assange lands with a light punch inside.
Peltier is trying to drag Assange to the mat but Assange just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Assange.
Peltier is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Assange pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Assange swings wildly with an uppercut but Peltier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Assange.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assange prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zane Peltier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Assange as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assange throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peltiers head.
Assange stalling against the cage.
Assange lands a body shot.
Assange lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Peltier or not.
Assange lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Assange just leaning against Peltier, taking a breather.
Assange has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Assange scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Assange.
Assange scores with a shot to the side of Peltier's head.
Peltier is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assange lands a hook that snaps the head of Peltier backwards.
Oh Peltier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Assange lands with a light punch inside.
Assange pushes Peltier against the cage. Assange is working some dirty boxing. Assange pushes off with a quick right hook! Peltier goes down! Peltier tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Assange moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Assange!
A very excited looking James Assange rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rostam Samani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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247 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rostam Samani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Grimm!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samani throws a push kick but Grimm slaps the foot to one side.
Samani tries to land a front kick but Grimm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grimm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samani.
Samani throws a series of punches but Grimm avoids them all with ease.
Grimm wants to land a leg kick but Samani is out of range.
Grimm jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grimm 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 Samani has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Samani and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Samani throws a right and a left that Grimm avoids nicely.
Grimm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grimm throws a leg kick but Samani moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Samani misses the target.
Grimm connects with a body shot that sends Samani's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samani misses with an uppercut.
Grimm throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Samani's head.
Samani checks a leg kick.
Grimm thuds a left hand into Samani's body.
Crunch! Samani slams his shin into Grimm's torso.
Samani lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Grimm does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimm throws a low kick but it's checked well by Samani.
Samani throws a leg kick but Grimm sees it coming and moves out of range.
Samani connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Samani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samani throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grimm's waist but Grimm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Samani off to one side.
Grimm throws a jab when Samani was well out of range.
Samani scores with a jab to the body.
Samani throws a leg kick but Grimm moved away.
Samani looks to land a body kick but Grimm moved away.
Ben Grimm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ben Grimm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimm scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Grimm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grimm tries to work over Samani's front leg with a kick but Samani checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Samani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Samani.
Samani with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Samani misses the target.
Grimm loads up on a big right hand but Samani slips the punch.
Samani scoring well with a low kick there.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samani scores with a punch to the head.
A low kick from Grimm is predictable there
and Samani counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Samani blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samani tries to work over Grimm's front leg with a kick but Grimm checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Grimm.
Grimm cracks Samani with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grimm slips under a jab.
Grimm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grimm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grimm there as he acknowledges the shot.
Samani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimm throws a shot from downtown. Samani moves away and avoids it.
Grimm is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samani throws a leg kick that misses.
Samani throws a nice looking combination but Grimm bobs and weaves to avoid 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 Rostam Samani will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grimm checks a leg kick.
Grimm blocks a low kick nicely.
Grimm throws a leg kick that is checked
and Samani counters with a good low kick that Grimm was not able to check.
Grimm lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grimm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Samani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Samani finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grimm.
Samani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimm moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Grimm.
Grimm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Samani's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grimm connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Samani scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm throws a hook but Samani blocks it.
Samani avoids the body shot from Grimm.
A jab lands there for Grimm.
Grimm slips a straight right by Samani.
Donk. Samani catches Grimm right on the button with a cross.
Grimm jabs at Samani's body.
Grimm swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Samani lands a really nice looking cross but Grimm seems unphased.
A low kick from Grimm is predictable there
and Samani counters with a straight right hand.
Samani throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grimm's waist but Grimm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Samani off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Samani.
Samani throws a nice inside leg kick.
Samani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grimm doesn't seem bothered though.
Grimm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samani moves away.
Samani staying out of range there.
Samani misses the shot to the body.
Samani scores with a kick to the body.
Samani slips under a jab.
Samani shoots in for a takedown but Grimm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm misses with a body kick.
Samani looks to land a right hand but Grimm moved out of range.
Grimm throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grimm - that will leave a mark!
Grimm throws a chopping leg kick but Samani manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Samani shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Samani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grimm scores with a crisp jab that stopped Samani in his tracks.
Grimm misses with a body shot.
Samani shoots in but Grimm avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rostam Samani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samani throws a chopping leg kick but Grimm manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grimm goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Samani on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grimm. Grimm obviously looking to wear him down.
Grimm fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Samani is out of range.
Grimm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimm connects with a leg kick. Samani looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimm throws a body punch but Samani moves out of range.
Grimm takes a swing at Samani's ribcage but misses.
Grimm connects with a leg kick. Samani looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Grimm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Grimm slips under a jab from Samani.
Samani looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Samani scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grimm is looking to slow Samani down with leg kicks.
Grimm throws a wild body kick that Samani sees coming a mile off.
Grimm fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Samani checks it well.
Samani looking to score a takedown here. Grimm is defending well but Samani drives through and ends up in Grimm's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Grimm is looking to stand up but Samani isn't so interested in that idea.
Samani tries to free his leg and advance position but Grimm is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samani preventing the sweep.
Samani trying to control the position from guard on top but Grimm 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.
Samani throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Samani throwing strikes from guard but Grimm blocks nicely.
Samani trying to control but Grimm is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grimm throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grimm throws a leg kick but Samani sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grimm throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Samani.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samani throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grimm.
Grimm throws a leg kick but Samani checks it.
Samani misses with an uppercut. Grimm saw that one coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grimm.
Grimm throws out a leg kick but Samani moves out of range and Grimm only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Samani. Grimm shrugs it off though.
Samani has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grimm.
Samani looks to land a combination but Grimm avoids it well.
Grimm will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Samani tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Grimm. Those never looked like landing.
Samani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grimm.
Samani lands a leg kick that knocks Grimm off balance momentarily.
Grimm throws a leg kick but Samani moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm moves out of range of the body kick from Samani.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grimm 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 Samani has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Samani and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grimm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimm misses with a looping right.
Samani thumps Grimm with a low kick.
Samani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grimm.
Grimm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Samani.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimm misses with a body shot.
Samani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimm misses with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Grimm.
I think Grimm has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ben Grimm!
Ben Grimm seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Katsaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsaros's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 卍 卍 卍. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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220 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas Katsaros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kung Lao!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao cracks Katsaros with a good jab.
Lao looks to land a left hand but Katsaros moved out of range nicely.
Lao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katsaros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katsaros takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Katsaros turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Katsaros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lao manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Katsaros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Katsaros has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lao.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Lao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lao.
Crunch! Katsaros slams his shin into Lao's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao tries to work over Katsaros's front leg with a kick but Katsaros checks it.
Katsaros swings for the body but Lao moves out of range.
Lao throws a hook but Katsaros blocks it.
Katsaros thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lao if he has to take too many more of those.
Katsaros looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Katsaros feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Katsaros checks a leg kick.
Lao throws a hook to the side of Katsaros's head but Katsaros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Lao is predictable there
and Katsaros counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leonidas Katsaros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros defending well as Lao loads up on a big left hand.
Lao is looking to chop away at Katsaros's legs.
Lao misses with the body kick
and Katsaros counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lao is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katsaros misses with a kick to the body
and Lao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Katsaros keeps Lao at a distance using the push kick.
Katsaros lunges at Lao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lao's hand.
A lazy body kick from Lao
and Katsaros counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katsaros was well out of range. Poor timing from Lao.
Lao avoids the body shot from Katsaros.
Kung Lao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lao to score with a decent uppercut.
Katsaros avoids a kick to the body.
Lao moves out of range of the body kick from Katsaros.
Katsaros turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Katsaros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Lao does it's job there.
Lao cracks Katsaros with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Katsaros defending well as Lao loads up on a big left hand.
Lao blocks a jab.
Katsaros jabs at Lao's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katsaros paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Katsaros. Those never looked like landing.
Lao connects with a crisp jab.
Katsaros looks to throw a body kick
enabling Lao to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Lao.
Katsaros lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Katsaros sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lao lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kung Lao will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Katsaros lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lao will feel that in the morning.
Katsaros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lao.
Lao throws a hook but Katsaros blocks it.
Katsaros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Katsaros.
Lao cracks Katsaros with an open hand slap.
Leonidas Katsaros is winning the standup battle so far.
Katsaros listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lao throws a leg kick
and Katsaros counters with a solid body kick.
Lao is breathing heavily.
Katsaros works the jab nicely.
Katsaros misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Lao.
Lao connects with a leg kick. Katsaros looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Katsaros connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Katsaros slips a straight right by Lao.
Lao misses with a right hand
and Lao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lao misses with a wild body shot.
Katsaros fails to land with a series of punches.
Katsaros bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lao missing with a left hand there. Katsaros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Katsaros lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lao throws a sloppy head kick
and Katsaros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lao misses with a hook
and Katsaros counters with a right hand to the body.
Katsaros blocks a jab.
Katsaros digs a good body shot into Lao's ribs.
Lao misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lao 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 Katsaros has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Katsaros and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Katsaros connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lao.
Katsaros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lao moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros moves out of range of the strikes.
Lao avoids the body shot from Katsaros.
Lao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Katsaros takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Katsaros is looking to slow Lao down with leg kicks.
Lao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katsaros scores with a leg kick.
Katsaros throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katsaros lands a big head kick that sends Lao tumbling to the mat! Katsaros takes a step backwards and waves Lao back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Kung Lao has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katsaros feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lao sprawling to the canvas! Lao rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Katsaros finish him?!
Lao is rocked!
Katsaros dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lao. That did some damage!
Lao is still on wobbly legs! Can Katsaros finish him?
Lao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lao seems to have recovered his senses.
Katsaros thuds a left hand into Lao's body.
Katsaros throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lao has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Katsaros.
Katsaros thumps Lao with a low kick.
Katsaros takes a swing at Lao's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lao throws a front kick aimed at Katsaros's knee but Katsaros avoids it well.
Lao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonidas Katsaros dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kung Lao's cut.
That's time! Katsaros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Katsaros fails to land with a series of punches.
Katsaros with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Katsaros slips under a jab.
Lao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katsaros moves away.
Lao throws a body kick that misses.
Lao checks a low kick from Katsaros.
Lao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Katsaros lands a big head kick that sends Lao tumbling to the mat! Katsaros takes a step backwards and waves Lao back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lao lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsaros moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Katsaros drops Lao with a beautiful combination! Lao stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Katsaros is looking for the KO!
Katsaros is looking to wear down Lao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katsaros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lao dips to his left and cracks Katsaros with an uppercut!
Katsaros digs a good hook to Lao's body.
Katsaros feints a jab promting Lao to slip. Katsaros then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lao slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Katsaros.
Lao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Katsaros slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Katsaros throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Katsaros.
Katsaros is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lao can do to turn this around?
Katsaros lands a head kick!
Katsaros slips a jab from Lao.
Lao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Katsaros.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lao might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Katsaros has got the better of the exchanges.
Katsaros throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lao on the side of the head.
Katsaros misses with a wild combination.
Katsaros misses with a two punch combination.
Lao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lao scores with a hook.
Katsaros changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Katsaros!
Katsaros throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Katsaros misses.
Lao throws the left hand but Katsaros avoids the punch easily.
Lao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katsaros.
Lao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katsaros.
Lao misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katsaros misses the body punch
enabling Lao to counter with a crisp jab.
Lao looks to score with a jab to the body but Katsaros is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonidas Katsaros showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Katsaros 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonidas Katsaros!
Leonidas Katsaros 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Charalabous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rehti Ladi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ladi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You Will Never Walk Alone. Kostas Charalabous has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kostas Charalabous!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rehti Ladi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charalabous avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ladi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ladi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Charalabous misses its intended target.
Charalabous fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Charalabous throws a front kick aimed at Ladi's knee but Ladi avoids it well.
Ladi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Charalabous throws out the jab.
Charalabous explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Charalabous attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Charalabous throws a leg kick that misses.
Charalabous scores with a spinning back kick!
Ladi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Charalabous.
Ladi checks a leg kick.
Charalabous darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Charalabous. That's going to slow Ladi down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charalabous with a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ladi - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charalabous bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ladi's head backwards.
Ladi cracks Charalabous with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ladi moves out of range of the body kick from Charalabous.
Ladi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Charalabous connects with a nice cross there... Ladi is looking wobbly and Charalabous recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Ladi to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Charalabous jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kostas Charalabous!
Kostas Charalabous retains his middleweight title!
Kostas Charalabous made sure to mention his sponsor, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview.
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