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IMMA 124: De Matos vs King PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tane Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knarles Grunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by it was over. Grunt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BLUNT- The Iron Maiden kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tane Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Knarles Grunt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thompson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grunt moves out of range of the body kick from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Grunt is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thompson's half guard.
Thompson trying to control from the bottom.
Thompson is trying to get back to full guard.
Grunt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thompson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Grunt wants to work for an arm triangle but Thompson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson actively working from the bottom here.
Grunt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thompson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grunt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grunt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thompson's head.
Grunt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thompson defending well though.
Thompson moves into full guard.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Grunt tries to pass.
Grunt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grunt wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Grunt tries to pass.
Grunt won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunt stands and throws Thompson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Grunt is putting a hurting on Thompson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Grunt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thompson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thompson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Grunt presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grunt landing strikes from the mount.
Grunt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Grunt landing strikes from the mount and Thompson is in trouble!
Thompson is working to get back to half guard.
Grunt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thompson?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunt lands a heavy elbow.
Grunt looking to control but Thompson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grunt is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Thompson is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Thompson flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Grunt anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Thompson and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Grunt slips an arm under Thompson chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Grunt has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Grunt is squeezing on Thompson like an anaconda would it's prey. Thompson fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Knarles Grunt!
Knarles Grunt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blixt Boxlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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168 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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165 lbs
19 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blixt Boxlund!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxlund walks into a stiff left hand from Riggs.
Riggs scores with a body shot.
Boxlund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riggs.
Boxlund is looking to slow Riggs down with leg kicks.
Riggs lands a nice shot that snaps Boxlund's head back.
It looks like Blixt Boxlund has been cut.
Riggs misses with a hook. Boxlund ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Riggs.
Boxlund uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riggs.
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!
Riggs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boxlund tries to clinch up but Riggs circles away and keeps his distance.
Riggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boxlund moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Riggs, as that shot connected.
Boxlund takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boxlund throws a big shot that misses.
Boxlund fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Riggs checks it well.
Riggs blocks a head kick by Boxlund.
Riggs misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Boxlund.
Riggs shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Boxlund napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Riggs.
Boxlund wants to get back to his feet.
Boxlund is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Riggs off and has taken his back!
Riggs rolls, trying to escape but Boxlund keeps control of the position.
Boxlund is not going to allow Riggs to sit and survive in this position.
Riggs rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Riggs is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxlund is thwarting Riggs's attempts to control the position.
Riggs wants to get back to full guard.
Riggs is positioning himself well to prevent Boxlund advancing to mount.
Riggs is trying to maintain the position but Boxlund is very close to passing his half guard.
Riggs tries to roll over but Boxlund keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs trying to control here.
Riggs works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boxlund won't allow Riggs to sweep him here.
Boxlund controlling from the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riggs moves out of range of the body kick.
Riggs misses with a looping left.
Riggs looks to land a left hand but Boxlund moved out of range nicely.
Riggs shoots in for a takedown but Boxlund shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxlund is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boxlund is rocked!
Boxlund takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boxlund is still on wobbly legs! Can Riggs finish him?
Boxlund looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs looks to throw the jab but Boxlund is out of range.
A big right from Riggs misses.
Riggs looks to land a left hand but Boxlund moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Riggs misses.
Riggs throws a looping overhand right but Boxlund ducks down to avoid it.
Riggs throws the left hand but Boxlund avoids the punch easily.
Boxlund slips under a jab from Riggs.
Boxlund slips a jab from Riggs.
Riggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boxlund.
Riggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boxlund.
Riggs throws a shot from downtown. Boxlund moves away and avoids it.
Riggs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boxlund doesn't seem bothered though.
Riggs throws an overhand right that has Boxlund reeling! Riggs follows up with more punches and Boxlund is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Derek Riggs!
A very excited looking Derek Riggs made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tirawit Kokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Prodigy - Poison. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
35 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tirawit Kokin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Kokin checks it.
Kokin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Jokinen works Kokin's body with a nice hook.
Kokin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kokin lands a jab to Jokinen's midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Kokin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kokin checks the leg kick.
Jokinen lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen tries to land a front kick but Kokin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kokin was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kokin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jokinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Kokin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jokinen lands a nice hook to Kokin's body. Kokin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kokin misses with a hook.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Kokin jabs Jokinen right on the nose. Jokinen blinks but takes it well.
Kokin throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokinen.
Kokin scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jokinen scores with a kick to the body.
Kokin connects with the punch.
Jokinen lands a nice hook to Kokin's body. Kokin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jokinen looks to land a body kick but Kokin moved away.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kokin was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Jokinen moves out of range as Kokin strikes.
Jokinen is looking to slow Kokin down with leg kicks.
Jokinen connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Kokin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kokin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jokinen checks it well.
A swing and a miss from Jokinen.
Jokinen is looking to wear down Kokin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kokin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kokin.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Kokin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Kokin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a big head kick that sends Kokin tumbling to the mat! Jokinen takes a step backwards and waves Kokin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kokin is rocked!
It looks like Tirawit Kokin has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kokin is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokinen finish him?
Crack! Jokinen connects with the perfect overhand right and Kokin falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Jokinen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Olli Jokinen!
An out of breath Olli Jokinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balig Murska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murska comes to the cage accompanied by Perhosveitsi-Heikki & Lika-Aki - Aakkoset. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 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
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Balig Murska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Trudeau!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murska takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murska misses with the body kick
and Trudeau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murska fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trudeau clinches up with Murska and pushes him back against the cage.
Murska throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trudeau blocks it with crossed arms.
Trudeau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murska with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murska lands with a right to the head.
Trudeau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murska backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trudeau.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trudeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murska unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trudeau lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Murska throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trudeau blocks it with crossed arms.
Trudeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murska tries a body shot but Trudeau blocks it.
Trudeau managing to block the knees to the body from Murska.
Murska has a couple of punches blocked by Trudeau.
Murska lands a body punch in the clinch.
Trudeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trudeau lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murska.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau lands a body punch.
Murska throws a punch but it's blocked by Trudeau.
Trudeau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murska leaning against his opponent.
Trudeau misses with a punch to the body.
Trudeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murska's elbow.
Trudeau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Murska blocking some punches.
Trudeau tries to throw a body punch but Murska avoids it by throwing Trudeau back against the cage.
Trudeau lands a body punch.
Murska with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murska can't find room to land a body shot as Trudeau controls the action.
Murska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trudeau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murska crunches a lovely knee into Trudeau's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trudeau misses with a punch to the body.
Murska takes a shot to the head.
Murska throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trudeau blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau tries to throw a body punch but Murska avoids it by throwing Trudeau back against the cage.
Trudeau scores with a shoulder strike.
Murska tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trudeau misses with some punches.
Trudeau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murska crunches a lovely knee into Trudeau's ribcage.
Murska with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murska tries to stall but Trudeau uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Trudeau tries to work over Murska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trudeau can't find room to land a body shot as Murska controls the action.
Murska with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trudeau misses with a punch to the body.
Trudeau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murska backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trudeau.
Trudeau blocking some punches.
Trudeau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murska backwards.
Nice body punch from Trudeau - that landed with a thud.
Murska is breathing heavily.
Murska tries to throw a body punch but Trudeau avoids it by throwing Murska back against the cage.
Trudeau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trudeau's elbow.
Trudeau lands a hook that snaps the head of Murska backwards.
Murska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Trudeau - that landed with a thud.
Murska tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trudeau's elbow.
Murska is looking to control Trudeau's arms but Trudeau gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murska has his back to the cage.
Trudeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trudeau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Trudeau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murska lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trudeau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trudeau avoiding damage.
Murska tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trudeau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murska or not.
Trudeau misses with a body punch.
Murska is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trudeau is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Trudeau.
Trudeau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trudeau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trudeau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trudeau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murska backwards.
Trudeau lands with a short shot to the head.
Trudeau is leaning against Murska and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Trudeau.
A shot in the inside from Trudeau.
Murska with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trudeau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murska backwards.
Murska is rocked!
Trudeau just leaning against Murska, taking a breather.
Oh Murska is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trudeau pushes Murska against the cage. Trudeau is working some dirty boxing. Trudeau pushes off with a quick right hook! Murska goes down! Murska tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Trudeau moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Trudeau!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Namor McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maria comes to the cage accompanied by Kronos - Bloodtower. McKenzie has chosen Man From Atlantis as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23 - 5 - 0 |
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22 - 7 - 1 |
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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
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joaquim Maria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Namor McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McKenzie throws a lazy right hand but Maria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maria avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McKenzie looks to land a left hand but Maria moved out of range nicely.
McKenzie tries to clinch but Maria moves out of range.
McKenzie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maria takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McKenzie throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from McKenzie misses
and Maria counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - McKenzie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McKenzie misses with a double jab
and Maria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie throws a sloppy head kick and Maria moves out of range easily.
McKenzie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maria counters with a nice low kick that buckles McKenzie's knee momentarily.
McKenzie clinches.
Maria dodges an elbow strike from McKenzie.
Maria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McKenzie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maria takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McKenzie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McKenzie misses the body punch
and Maria counters with a good low kick that McKenzie was not able to check.
McKenzie scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maria takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McKenzie clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maria.
Maria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by McKenzie.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maria at a distance.
McKenzie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McKenzie has taken the fight to the clinch.
McKenzie leaning against his opponent.
McKenzie throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McKenzie misses with a punch on the inside.
McKenzie throws an elbow that misses.
McKenzie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McKenzie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, McKenzie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maria blocks an uppercut.
McKenzie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Maria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maria has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McKenzie.
McKenzie misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by McKenzie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McKenzie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McKenzie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maria, pushing him back against the cage.
McKenzie lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKenzie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maria blocks an uppercut.
McKenzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maria is trying to break the clinch but McKenzie has him pressed against the cage.
McKenzie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maria trying to stall but McKenzie improves his position.
McKenzie is pushing Maria up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McKenzie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Namor McKenzie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McKenzie throws a body kick that misses.
McKenzie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maria moves out of range of the strikes.
McKenzie misses with a leg kick.
McKenzie misses with a leg kick
letting Maria counter with a right hand.
McKenzie is looking to slow Maria down with leg kicks.
McKenzie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McKenzie misses with a body kick.
McKenzie tries to clinch but Maria moves out of range.
McKenzie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie cracks the inside of Maria's front leg.
McKenzie thows a body kick. Maria tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Namor McKenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McKenzie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McKenzie.
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!
McKenzie scores with a hook to the body. Maria takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McKenzie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McKenzie throws out a powerful jab.
McKenzie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McKenzie throws a lazy head kick
and Maria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McKenzie tries to clinch but Maria moves away
enabling Maria to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick there by McKenzie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McKenzie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maria backs up against the cage.
McKenzie's corner calls for a 1-2. McKenzie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McKenzie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A solid body kick from McKenzie.
McKenzie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Namor McKenzie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McKenzie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maria. Maria circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maria on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McKenzie scores with a leg kick.
McKenzie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKenzie lands a right hook to the body.
McKenzie jabs Maria to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maria checks a low kick from McKenzie.
McKenzie connects with a right hand. Maria shakes it off.
McKenzie lands a head shot.
McKenzie misses with a leg kick
and Maria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McKenzie throws a leg kick but Maria sees it coming and moves out of range.
McKenzie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maria. Maria circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maria tries to keep at a distance but McKenzie has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for McKenzie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McKenzie.
McKenzie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Namor McKenzie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, McKenzie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maria blocks a body shot from McKenzie.
McKenzie tries a body shot but Maria blocks it.
Maria looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McKenzie lands an elbow that stopped Maria in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKenzie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Maria is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Namor McKenzie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McKenzie is looking to slow Maria down with leg kicks.
McKenzie misses the jab.
McKenzie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McKenzie connects with a solid leg kick.
McKenzie clinches.
Maria wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McKenzie stalling the fight.
McKenzie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maria is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for McKenzie.
McKenzie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria is looking to control McKenzie's arms but McKenzie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maria has his back to the cage.
McKenzie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short uppercut from McKenzie.
McKenzie is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Namor McKenzie.
Maria tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for McKenzie.
McKenzie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maria blocks a jab.
McKenzie lands an overhand right.
McKenzie moves into range and clinches up with Maria.
Namor McKenzie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Maria's face as he tries to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maria is trying to maintain a safe position but McKenzie gets an underhook and turns Maria into the cage.
Maria wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maria has had enough of the clinch but McKenzie keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria working hard to break the clinch.
McKenzie pushes Maria back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKenzie stalling.
McKenzie scores with a nice hook to the head.
McKenzie leaning his opponent against the cage.
McKenzie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maria avoids it.
Maria is trying to break the clinch but McKenzie is controlling him.
Joaquim Maria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McKenzie lands a left hand.
Maria avoiding damage as McKenzie throws knees to the body.
McKenzie tries to land knees in the clinch but Maria avoids the damage to the body.
McKenzie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKenzie misses with a body punch.
Maria lands a left hand that snaps the head of McKenzie backwards.
It looks like Namor McKenzie has been cut.
McKenzie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maria misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maria working hard to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maria pushes McKenzie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Namor McKenzie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McKenzie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Namor McKenzie!
Namor McKenzie decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stehling comes to the cage accompanied by Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN!. Meyer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'd Love to Knock the Hell out of You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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261 lbs
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270 lbs
25 - 9 - 0 |
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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
35 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Meyer!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stehling cracks the inside of Meyer's front leg.
Stehling moves in looking to clinch but Meyer pushes him off.
Meyer works the jab nicely.
Stehling lands a glancing blow to the side of Meyer's head.
It looks like Kurt Meyer has been cut.
Meyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stehling tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Meyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Meyer.
Meyer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stehling back to the cage. Meyer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stehling moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stehling thuds his right hand into Meyer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stehling shoots in and gets a takedown into Meyer's guard.
Stehling trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meyer is looking to stand up but Stehling isn't so interested in that idea.
Meyer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stehling is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer controlling Stehling's posture.
Meyer keeping full guard, as Stehling tries to pass.
Stehling slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meyer lands a jab.
Meyer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer misses with a hook. Stehling ducked under it nicely.
Stehling jabs Meyer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stehling counters with a two punch combo.
Stehling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meyer.
Meyer tries a head kick but it misses.
Meyer misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Meyer. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for Meyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meyer scoring well with a low kick there.
Meyer scores with a jab to the head.
Stehling checks a low kick from Meyer.
Stehling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meyer.
Stehling throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer connects with a nice looking jab.
Meyer misses with an uppercut
and Stehling counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stehling lands with a nice body punch.
Meyer misses with a leg kick
and Stehling counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Meyer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stehling blocks a head kick by Meyer.
Meyer stuffs the takedown attempt from Stehling. Stehling gets slowly back to his feet.
Stehling clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Stehling.
Stehling can't find room to land a body shot as Meyer controls the action.
Meyer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stehling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stehling looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meyer.
Stehling throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meyers head.
Stehling lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meyer.
Stehling lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stehling.
Stehling lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
Meyer misses with a punch to the body.
Stehling lands a shoulder strike.
Stehling has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Meyer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchell Stehling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meyer takes a shot to the head.
Meyer blocks a body shot from Stehling.
Stehling scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meyer is trying to break free.
Stehling has Meyer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Meyer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Stehling.
Meyer stops a takedown attempt from Stehling.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meyer.
Meyer tries to throw a body punch but Stehling avoids it by throwing Meyer back against the cage.
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 Mitchell Stehling will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kurt Meyer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stehling defending well as Meyer loads up on a big left hand.
Stehling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meyer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Meyer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Meyer tries to bum rush Stehling with a series of wild strikes but Stehling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stehling tries to score a power double leg takedown but Meyer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stehling somewhat.
A jab from Meyer misses.
Stehling misses with a left hand
and Meyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meyer ducks under a wild hook from Stehling.
Meyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stehling.
Meyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stehling.
Donk. Meyer catches Stehling right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stehling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meyer.
Sloppy strikes from Meyer. Those never looked like landing.
Stehling with a jab.
Stehling avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Meyer throws a big shot that misses.
Stehling closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Meyer to the mat! Meyer manages to get full guard.
Meyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stehling throwing strikes from guard but Meyer blocks nicely.
Stehling throwing strikes but missing.
Meyer looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stehling throws a big elbow that misses.
Stehling trying to control but Meyer is working from the bottom.
Meyer looking for a sweep. Not yet Meyer, not yet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stehling throwing strikes but missing.
Stehling trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stehling fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer throws a front kick that sends Stehling stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meyer. Stehling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stehling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Meyer thows a leg kick but Stehling checks it
and Stehling counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stehling's corner calls for a 1-2. Stehling obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stehling stuns Meyer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meyer is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer ducks under a wild hook from Stehling.
Stehling tries to clinch but Meyer is having none of it.
Stehling pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stehling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meyer moves away.
Kurt Meyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Stehling as he connects with a hook.
That has opened up Kurt Meyer's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Meyer working hard to break the clinch.
Meyer tries to break free but Stehling pushes him back against the cage.
Meyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stehling misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stehling avoids the head kick by Meyer.
Meyer lands a lovely overhand right.
Meyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stehling moves away.
Stehling blocks a jab.
Meyer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stehling connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meyer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stehling checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Meyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stehling lands with a right hand.
The cut above Kurt Meyer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stehling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Meyer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stehling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stehling takes a jab right on the kisser.
Meyer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kurt Meyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meyer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Meyer misses.
Stehling avoids the head kick by Meyer.
Stehling lands a jab to the head.
A nice combination there by Meyer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stehling jabs Meyer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stehling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stehling takes one to the side of the head.
Meyer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stehling. Stehling obviously looking to wear him down.
Meyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stehling swings for the body but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer throws a leg kick
and Stehling counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meyer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Meyer counters with a series of strikes. Stehling will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stehling fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Meyer misses its intended target.
Meyer throws an off balance right hand
and Stehling counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Meyer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stehling working the ground and pound.
Stehling tries to score with some ground and pound. Meyer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Meyer is not content to let Stehling control the position.
Mitchell Stehling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is looking to regain half guard here but Stehling keeps moving and retains side control.
Stehling content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
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Stehling happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling wants to control but Meyer is keeping him busy.
Stehling prevents Meyer from escaping the position.
Stehling controls the position from side control.
We're going to have a standup here because Mitchell Stehling wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Meyer connects with a body shot.
Stehling fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meyer.
Kurt Meyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stehling circles away quickly and effectively.
Meyer scores with a nice right hand.
Stehling throws a jab but it's blocked by Meyer.
Meyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Stehling.
Meyer throws a wild body kick that Stehling sees coming a mile off.
Stehling displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meyer throws out the jab.
Meyer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stehling.
Stehling cracks Meyer with an open hand slap.
Stehling scores with a jab to the body.
Stehling lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Stehling.
Meyer throws a leg kick but Stehling checks it.
Stehling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meyer.
Meyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitchell Stehling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stehling 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchell Stehling!
After winning the bout, Mitchell Stehling thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Unbreakable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unbreakable comes to the cage accompanied by Busta and Yelawolf - Break Ya Neck. Mathers has chosen Superman as his entrance music. Jon Unbreakable had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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166 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Unbreakable!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unbreakable misses with a looping right.
Mathers throws an overhand right that lands on Unbreakable's shoulder, as Unbreakable tries to avoid the shot.
Mathers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mathers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Unbreakable's calf.
Mathers lands a glancing blow to the side of Unbreakable's head.
It looks like Jon Unbreakable has been cut.
Unbreakable ducks right into an uppercut from Mathers.
Unbreakable fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mathers to the ground. Unbreakable is now in Mathers's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Unbreakable trying to control the position from guard on top but Mathers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mathers wants to sweep but no luck.
Mathers pulls Unbreakable in to control the position.
Mathers controls Unbreakable momentarily but Unbreakable frees himself.
Mathers is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marshall Mathers wasn't active enough on the ground.
Unbreakable jabs Mathers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Unbreakable.
Mathers is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbreakable thuds his right hand into Mathers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Unbreakable turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mathers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mathers throws a lazy right hand but Unbreakable sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mathers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Unbreakable looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mathers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Unbreakable postures up in Mathers's guard and throws a big left but Mathers blocks it.
Unbreakable preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Unbreakable stops Mathers from standing up.
Unbreakable has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Unbreakable stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mathers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mathers wants to sweep but no luck.
Mathers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mathers keeping moving, preventing Unbreakable from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unbreakable trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mathers controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Unbreakable tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mathers blocks the body kick.
Unbreakable connects with a solid leg kick.
Mathers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice straight punches there by Mathers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mathers.
Mathers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mathers drops Unbreakable with a beautiful combination! Unbreakable stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mathers is looking for the KO!
Mathers throws a poor cross that misses
and Unbreakable counters with a stiff right hand.
Mathers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mathers misses with a lunging right hand
and Unbreakable counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers trying to control but Unbreakable postures up.
Unbreakable thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mathers's head.
Mathers is trying to maintain the position but Unbreakable is very close to passing his half guard.
Unbreakable tries to pass to full mount but Mathers defends it.
Mathers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Unbreakable.
Unbreakable stops Mathers from getting back to his feet.
Unbreakable seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mathers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mathers wants to get back to full guard but Unbreakable has mounted him!
Mathers is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Mathers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Unbreakable avoids the attempt from Mathers to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Unbreakable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers blocking the ground and pound.
Unbreakable lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Unbreakable landing shots from mount.
Mathers is rocked!
Unbreakable trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mathers is still in real trouble! Can Unbreakable finish him?
Unbreakable is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mathers can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Unbreakable avoids the attempt from Mathers to control.
Mathers seems to have recovered his senses.
Mathers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mathers tries to hold on but Unbreakable pushes him away.
Unbreakable looking to control but Mathers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Unbreakable is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Mathers is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Unbreakable!
Jon Unbreakable retains his lightweight title!
Jon Unbreakable 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theo AtlaSon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and NumbaOne Stunna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stunna has chosen Bring The Pain as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo AtlaSon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 3, fighting out of New York, NumbaOne Stunna!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stunna misses with a few strikes there.
AtlaSon takes a swing at Stunna's ribcage but misses.
AtlaSon swings for the body but Stunna moves out of range.
Stunna throws a big shot that misses.
AtlaSon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stunna's hands.
Stunna catches AtlaSon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Theo AtlaSon has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stunna walks forward, straight into a front kick from AtlaSon.
Stunna lands a head kick that stumbles AtlaSon and the fighters go to the mat.
AtlaSon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
AtlaSon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stunna wants to get back to full guard.
AtlaSon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if AtlaSon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
AtlaSon wants to control but Stunna is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunna is in trouble now - AtlaSon has advanced to mount!
Stunna is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stunna is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
AtlaSon controlling from mount.
AtlaSon tries to control but Stunna wriggling away.
Stunna is wriggling around trying to escape.
AtlaSon wants to control the pace but Stunna is squirming around nicely.
Stunna tries to hold on but AtlaSon postures up.
Stunna tries to reverse the position but AtlaSon maintains control.
AtlaSon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stunna is looking to escape.
AtlaSon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stunna is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon controlling the pace for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Theo AtlaSon.
AtlaSon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like NumbaOne Stunna has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
AtlaSon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
AtlaSon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stunna throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
AtlaSon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stunna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon scores with a nice head shot.
Stunna thuds his right hand into AtlaSon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts AtlaSon, as that shot connected.
Theo AtlaSon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stunna throws a leg kick which misses AtlaSon's front leg but catches the back leg as AtlaSon tries to avoid it.
AtlaSon misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from AtlaSon misses its intended target.
A left lands for Stunna.
Theo AtlaSon's cut is getting worse.
A shot to the liver by Stunna. Beautiful body shot.
Stunna digs a good hook to AtlaSon's body.
AtlaSon is breathing heavily.
AtlaSon thows a body shot but no joy.
AtlaSon tried to score with a low kick but Stunna checks it.
Stunna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from AtlaSon.
A head kick misses from Stunna.
AtlaSon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
NumbaOne Stunna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stunna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stunna lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stunna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stunna with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stunna throws a body punch but AtlaSon moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Stunna. Beautiful body shot.
Stunna tries to close the distance and clinch but AtlaSon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stunna lands a nice shot to the body.
Stunna lands with a good body shot.
Stunna throws a quick head kick that skims the top of AtlaSon's head.
AtlaSon misses with a hook.
Stunna pushes AtlaSon away with a front kick.
AtlaSon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oh, that's a big right hand from Stunna and AtlaSon goes tumbling to the canvas! Stunna follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
AtlaSon is rocked!
Stunna trying to control the action but AtlaSon is working from the bottom.
Oh AtlaSon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stunna lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked AtlaSon! More strikes land and this one is all over! Stunna jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). NumbaOne Stunna!
After the big win, NumbaOne Stunna made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors TFP Graphics - Pit Inc and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smokeleaf comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maverick Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza throws a looping overhand right but Smokeleaf ducks down to avoid it.
Souza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smokeleaf pivots, looking for a leg kick but Souza is out of range and Smokeleaf settles back down.
Smokeleaf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Souza.
Smokeleaf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smokeleaf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Souza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good work by Souza as he checks the leg kick.
Smokeleaf looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Souza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smokeleaf doesn't seem bothered though.
Smokeleaf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Souza's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smokeleaf was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Souza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Souza ducks under a wild hook from Smokeleaf.
Souza walks into a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a low kick, looking for Souza's leg but Souza calmly moves out of range.
Smokeleaf lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smokeleaf moves into the clinch successfully.
Souza takes a shot to the head.
Souza dodges an elbow strike from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf gets through Souza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smokeleaf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smokeleaf throws an elbow that misses.
Smokeleaf missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Souza blocks it with crossed arms.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow that stopped Souza in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Sergio Souza has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a head punch that misses.
Souza tries a body shot but Smokeleaf blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smokeleaf.
A short body shot lands from Souza as the two fighters clinch.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
Smokeleaf misses with an elbow strike.
Souza landing knees to the head.
Souza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smokeleaf pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smokeleaf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Souza is defending well for now.
Souza misses with a body punch.
Souza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smokeleaf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Souza is defending well for now.
Smokeleaf lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smokeleaf pushes off an throws an elbow but Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smokeleaf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Souza blocks it with crossed arms.
Souza takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smokeleaf.
Souza looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokeleaf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Souza's face.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smokeleaf lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow that stopped Souza in his tracks for a moment.
Smokeleaf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smokeleaf lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smokeleaf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Souza blocks it with crossed arms.
Smokeleaf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but Souza blocks it.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf misses with a knee strike.
Smokeleaf managing to block the knees to the body from Souza.
Souza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Maverick Smokeleaf has been cut.
Smokeleaf misses with a punch to the body.
Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza tries to work over Smokeleaf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smokeleaf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Souza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maverick Smokeleaf dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Souza throws a shot from downtown. Smokeleaf moves away and avoids it.
Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Souza avoids the head kick by Smokeleaf.
Souza lands with a cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Souza.
Smokeleaf throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smokeleaf throws a half hearted mid kick.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Smokeleaf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smokeleaf misses with a jab to the body
and Souza counters with a left to the body.
Smokeleaf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Souza if he has to take too many more of those.
Souza blocks the body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smokeleaf, as that shot connected.
Maverick Smokeleaf is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smokeleaf scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza digs a good hook to Smokeleaf's body.
A head kick misses from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf connects with a solid leg kick.
Souza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smokeleaf rather than just go for the knockout.
Smokeleaf rushes Souza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
Smokeleaf misses with a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf scores with a knee to the head.
Souza landing knees to the head.
Smokeleaf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Souza.
Smokeleaf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Souza's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smokeleaf missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to throw a body punch but Smokeleaf avoids it by throwing Souza back against the cage.
Souza digs a right hand underneath Smokeleaf's ribcage. Smokeleaf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maverick Smokeleaf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Souza lands a body shot in the clinch.
Souza tries a body shot but Smokeleaf blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
Smokeleaf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Souza.
Souza misses with some punches.
Souza avoids a wild elbow strike from Smokeleaf.
Souza lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Souza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Souza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Sergio Souza's cut even more.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Smokeleaf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow inside.
Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smokeleaf's elbow.
Smokeleaf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Souza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Souza dodges an elbow strike from Smokeleaf.
Souza lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
Smokeleaf looking to throw knees to the head but Souza is blocking nicely.
Souza lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smokeleaf missing with knees to the body.
Smokeleaf tries to land knees in the clinch but Souza avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Souza takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow inside.
Smokeleaf misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Souza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maverick Smokeleaf's cut is getting worse.
Souza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smokeleaf prevents a body shot from Souza.
Souza digs a right hand into Smokeleaf's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smokeleaf's gas tank.
Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Smokeleaf uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smokeleaf misses with a body punch.
Souza lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergio Souza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Souza tries to clinch but Smokeleaf moves out of range.
Smokeleaf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Souza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smokeleaf connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf connects with a leg kick. Souza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smokeleaf lands with a kick to the temple. Souza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smokeleaf swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Smokeleaf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it.
Souza misses with the combination.
Souza throws a lazy uppercut
and Smokeleaf counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smokeleaf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Souza. That did some damage!
Smokeleaf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smokeleaf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf looks to land a body kick but Souza moved away.
Smokeleaf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smokeleaf is looking to land body kicks.
Souza ducks under a wild hook from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf cracks a nice hook into Souza's ribs.
Smokeleaf throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Smokeleaf thows a body shot but no joy.
Smokeleaf misses with a low kick.
Smokeleaf fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smokeleaf slips a straight right by Souza.
Smokeleaf shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smokeleaf.
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!
Smokeleaf gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow inside.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow that stopped Souza in his tracks for a moment.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow that stopped Souza in his tracks for a moment.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souza tries a body shot but Smokeleaf blocks it.
Smokeleaf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smokeleaf throws an elbow but it misses.
Smokeleaf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smokeleaf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Souza misses with some punches.
Souza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf blocks an uppercut.
Smokeleaf tries to land knees in the clinch but Souza avoids the damage to the body.
Smokeleaf misses with a knee strike.
Souza lands with a right to the head.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smokeleaf scores with a knee to the head.
The cut above Sergio Souza's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souza misses with a body punch.
Smokeleaf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souza can do to turn this around?
Smokeleaf looking to throw knees to the head but Souza is blocking nicely.
Souza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smokeleaf pushes off an throws an elbow but Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf struggles to land a body shot inside as Souza controls his hands.
Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Souza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the head but Souza blocks with his arms.
Smokeleaf throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Souza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smokeleaf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Souza's elbow.
Souza avoiding damage as Smokeleaf throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smokeleaf throws a punch but it's blocked by Souza.
Souza looking to throw knees to the head but Smokeleaf is blocking nicely.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maverick Smokeleaf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smokeleaf 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maverick Smokeleaf!
An out of breath Maverick Smokeleaf thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moacyr Domingos De Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Mackenzie King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Matos's entrance music is Kick Ass. A fine choice. Mackenzie King has chosen Westside Connection - Gangsta Nation as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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213 lbs
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215 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Mackenzie King!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Matos misses the body punch
and Mackenzie King counters with a straight right hand.
Mackenzie King cracks the inside of De Matos's front leg.
A lazy body kick from De Matos
and Mackenzie King counters with a takedown into side control.
De Matos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mackenzie King is trying to control the action in half guard but De Matos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Matos is pressing down on Mackenzie King's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mackenzie King won't allow De Matos to sweep him here.
Mackenzie King wants to pass the guard but De Matos is keeping the position.
Mackenzie King trying to control the position from guard on top but De Matos 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Matos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mackenzie King working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mackenzie King trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but De Matos manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mackenzie King looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Matos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mackenzie King is keeping the position for now.
De Matos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mackenzie King looking for a sweep. Not yet Mackenzie King, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Matos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mackenzie King working for submissions but it's allowed De Matos to get to half guard.
Mackenzie King works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mackenzie King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Matos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mackenzie King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Matos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mackenzie King is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mackenzie King is controlling De Matos's posture.
De Matos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
De Matos wants to control from the top but Mackenzie King keeps moving.
De Matos is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
De Matos lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Matos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mackenzie King manages to avoid it.
Mackenzie King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Matos 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.
Crunch! Mackenzie King slams his shin into De Matos's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Matos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mackenzie King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Matos thinking.
De Matos misses the shot to the body.
Mackenzie King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Mackenzie King dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Matos throws a head kick but Mackenzie King moves out of range.
Mackenzie King lands a slapping body shot.
De Matos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mackenzie King.
Mackenzie King takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Matos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mackenzie King at a distance.
Mackenzie King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mackenzie King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Matos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Matos misses with a head kick.
Mackenzie King throws a hook but De Matos blocks it.
Mackenzie King lands a nice shot that snaps De Matos's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mackenzie King doesn't seem bothered though.
Mackenzie King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mackenzie King throws the left hand but De Matos avoids the punch easily.
De Matos throws a head kick that misses.
Mackenzie King uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Matos has time to react.
De Matos blocks a head kick by Mackenzie King.
Mackenzie King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Matos.
Mackenzie King is looking to land body kicks.
Mackenzie King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid body kick from Mackenzie King.
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!
Mackenzie King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Matos takes a swing at Mackenzie King's ribcage but misses.
William Mackenzie King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mackenzie King checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mackenzie King tries a low kick but De Matos avoids it.
Mackenzie King slips a jab from De Matos.
Good exchange - Mackenzie King coming out on top.
De Matos throws a right hand that misses
and Mackenzie King counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Matos's knee momentarily.
Mackenzie King dives in and grabs De Matos's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Matos pushes down on Mackenzie King's head and hops out.
De Matos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Matos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mackenzie King manages to avoid it.
De Matos connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like William Mackenzie King has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mackenzie King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Matos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Matos moves out of range as Mackenzie King strikes.
De Matos checks a low kick from Mackenzie King.
De Matos misses the shot to the body.
De Matos misses with an uppercut
and Mackenzie King counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Matos's knee momentarily.
Mackenzie King jabs at De Matos's body.
De Matos swings widly with a right hand
and Mackenzie King counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Matos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mackenzie King turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mackenzie King tries to clinch but De Matos is having none of it.
Mackenzie King scores with a nice strike.
De Matos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mackenzie King counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mackenzie King passes into half guard.
Mackenzie King frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mackenzie King tries to control but De Matos wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Mackenzie King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Mackenzie King's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slapping leg kick lands for De Matos.
Mackenzie King throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Matos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
De Matos stuffs the takedown attempt from Mackenzie King. Mackenzie King gets slowly back to his feet.
De Matos misses with a straight right.
Mackenzie King slips under a jab from De Matos.
Mackenzie King takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for Mackenzie King.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Matos checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie King avoids the head kick by De Matos.
De Matos misses with a shot to the body
and Mackenzie King counters with a nice body shot.
Mackenzie King lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mackenzie King cracks De Matos with an uppercut from hell and De Matos crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Mackenzie King's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
De Matos is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mackenzie King throwing strikes but missing.
Oh De Matos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mackenzie King trying to control but De Matos is working from the bottom.
Mackenzie King arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! De Matos's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). William Mackenzie King!
William Mackenzie King is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, William Mackenzie King gave a big smile as he said 'Thank you to IMMA for believing that I had this in me, and for Convicted Inc for their support. This title is for every fighter who has been told theyre not good enough, or have defects that cannot be overcome. I have many defects, and this title is ours.'.
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FIGHT
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