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Ascension: Rule the World PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Laudrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Kastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laudrup comes into the arena with U2- Zoo Station blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
36 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Laudrup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Kastinen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laudrup thumps Kastinen with a low kick.
Kastinen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kastinen is trying to work for a kimura but Laudrup is defending well.
Kastinen is working for a submission of some sort.
Laudrup is defending against the submission attempts here by Kastinen.
Laudrup wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastinen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Laudrup has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kastinen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Laudrup has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kastinen thows a huge punch but Laudrup dodges it nicely.
Laudrup desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Laudrup is just riding it out for now. Kastinen eventually gives up the hold.
Kastinen working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Laudrup's thigh. Laudrup counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Laudrup seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Laudrup will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kastinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laudrup swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kastinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Laudrup has wrist control.
Kastinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laudrup looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kastinen is one step ahead there.
Laudrup keeping full guard, as Kastinen tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen preventing the sweep.
Kastinen wants to control from the top but Laudrup keeps moving.
Kastinen looking to sit in guard and control but Laudrup gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Laudrup postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Kastinen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kastinen avoids the head kick by Laudrup.
Kastinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kastinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laudrup misses the shot to the body.
Kastinen works Laudrup's body with a nice hook.
Kastinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laudrup throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laudrup, right into the meat.
Kastinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laudrup.
Kastinen throws a one two combo.
It looks like Hans Laudrup 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!
Laudrup will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hans Laudrup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kastinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Kastinen tries to keep at a distance but Laudrup has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kastinen tries to break the clinch but Laudrup is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laudrup misses with a body punch.
Laudrup misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kastinen.
Laudrup fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laudrup is leaning against Kastinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laudrup lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kastinen backwards.
Laudrup lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kastinen.
Laudrup misses with a punch to the body.
Laudrup misses with some punches.
Laudrup pushes off an throws an elbow but Kastinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kastinen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Laudrup misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kastinen blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kastinen.
Kastinen blocking some punches.
Laudrup tries to work over Kastinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kastinen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kastinen is trying to push Laudrup away but Laudrup has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
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!
Kastinen takes a shot to the head.
Kastinen tightens his grip and picks Laudrup up, before dumping him to the ground. Laudrup manages to land in guard.
Laudrup is pulling down on Kastinen's head to control his posture.
Kastinen throws an elbow that misses. Laudrup uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kastinen's guard. Nice move by Laudrup!
Laudrup has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Laudrup won't allow Kastinen to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kastinen looking to control.
Kastinen being controlled here, momentarily.
Kastinen has his foot on Laudrup's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Laudrup works his way back into a safe position though.
Seppo Kastinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kastinen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Laudrup escapes and throws Kastinen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Laudrup trying to control the action but Kastinen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Laudrup's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kastinen trying to get back to full guard but Laudrup takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Laudrup controlling the pace for now.
Kastinen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kastinen postures up in Laudrup's guard and throws a big left but Laudrup blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Seppo Kastinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hans Laudrup's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kastinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laudrup doesn't seem bothered though.
Laudrup showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kastinen.
Laudrup fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kastinen manages to avoid it.
Laudrup works the jab nicely.
Kastinen looks to land a right hand but Laudrup moved out of range.
Laudrup misses with a wild combination.
Kastinen slips a straight right by Laudrup.
Laudrup digs a good body shot into Kastinen's ribs.
Laudrup throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laudrup throws a body punch but Kastinen moves out of range.
Laudrup tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kastinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Laudrup.
Kastinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laudrup misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Laudrup misses.
Laudrup lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kastinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Laudrup is just out of range.
Kastinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kastinen misses with a wild combination.
Kastinen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kastinen duly obliges.
Kastinen gets tackled into the cage by Laudrup. Laudrup maintains the clinch.
Laudrup gets underhooks to prevent Kastinen's takedown attempt.
Laudrup using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kastinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laudrup misses with a punch to the body.
Laudrup misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kastinen goes for a takedown attempt but Laudrup pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Laudrup scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Laudrup.
Laudrup throws a right hand that Kastinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Kastinen also avoids with ease.
Laudrup lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Seppo Kastinen has been cut.
Laudrup clinches.
Hans Laudrup has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kastinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laudrup throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Laudrup.
Laudrup misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kastinen.
Kastinen has hold of one of Laudrup's legs. Laudrup is fighting the takedown attempt but Kastinen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kastinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laudrup avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kastinen trying to control but Laudrup is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen postures up in Laudrup's guard and throws a big left but Laudrup blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kastinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kastinen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Laudrup dives on top into guard.
Kastinen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Laudrup has picked Kastinen up and slammed him! Kastinen can't keep hold of the triangle and Laudrup manages to pass to side control!
Laudrup trying to control the position but Kastinen is working away.
Kastinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Seppo Kastinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Laudrup happy to just control the position for now.
Kastinen can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kastinen is looking for a sweep.
Laudrup tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Laudrup showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kastinen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hans Laudrup!
After the big win, Hans Laudrup made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Meighen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Adamsky (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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arthur Meighen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Adamsky!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meighen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adamsky counters with a good low kick that Meighen was not able to check.
Meighen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Adamsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meighen.
Adamsky wants to slow Meighen down by chopping away at his legs.
Adamsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adamsky scores with a leg kick.
Adamsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meighen.
The crowd cheers as Adamsky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Meighen doesn't seem phased though.
Sloppy strikes from Adamsky. Those never looked like landing.
Meighen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meighen moves into the clinch successfully.
Meighen working aggressively here.
Adamsky misses with a body punch.
Meighen swings wildly with an uppercut but Adamsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meighen digs a right hand underneath Adamsky's ribcage. Adamsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meighen misses with some punches.
Meighen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meighen is trying to force a seperation but Adamsky has the dominant position.
Meighen gets through Adamsky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adamsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adamsky breaks from the clinch.
Adamsky misses with a double jab.
Meighen throws an overhand right that lands on Adamsky's shoulder, as Adamsky tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Meighen misses its intended target.
Adamsky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Meighen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meighen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adamsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Meighen is looking to land body kicks.
Meighen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adamsky counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meighen lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meighen swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Adamsky counter with a right hand.
Adamsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adamsky throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Meighen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Meighen is breathing heavily.
Adamsky is looking to slow Meighen down with leg kicks.
Meighen looks to land a body kick but Adamsky moved away.
Meighen lands with a right hand.
Meighen misses with a looping left.
Adamsky lands a jab to Meighen's midsection.
Meighen misses with a body shot
and Adamsky counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Adamsky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adamsky drives through and clinches with Meighen against the cage.
Adamsky wants to stall.
Adamsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Meighen.
Meighen swings for the body but Adamsky moves out of range.
Adamsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meighen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adamsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adamsky keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamsky looks to clinch
and Meighen counters with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Meighen.
Adamsky throws a low kick but it's checked well by Meighen.
Adamsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meighen.
Adamsky scores with a hook to the body. Meighen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Meighen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adamsky.
Adamsky cracks Meighen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adamsky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Adamsky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Adamsky dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Meighen throws a hook but Adamsky blocks it.
Adamsky thuds a left hand into Meighen's body.
Meighen throws a lazy uppercut
and Adamsky counters by moving into the clinch.
Adamsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adamsky is looking to control Meighen's arms but Meighen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adamsky has his back to the cage.
Meighen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Meighen lands with a right to the head.
Meighen lands a hook that snaps the head of Adamsky backwards.
Meighen tries to throw a body punch but Adamsky avoids it by throwing Meighen back against the cage.
Meighen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adamsky effectively controlling the action here.
Adamsky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Adamsky - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meighen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adamsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Meighen controls his hands.
Adamsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adamsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meighen's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meighen.
Meighen blocks an uppercut.
Adamsky misses with a body punch.
Meighen working aggressively here.
Meighen blocks an uppercut.
Meighen tries a body shot but Adamsky blocks it.
Meighen misses with a punch on the inside.
Adamsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adamsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meighen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adamsky tries to work over Meighen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meighen lands a left hand.
Adamsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adamsky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adamsky.
Adamsky misses with the head strike.
Arthur Meighen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adamsky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adamsky misses with a knee strike.
Meighen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meighen throws a punch but it's blocked by Adamsky.
Adamsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Meighen presses Adamsky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Meighen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adamsky backwards.
Meighen digs a right hand underneath Adamsky's ribcage. Adamsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adamsky is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Adamsky.
Meighen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meighen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Meighen throws a head punch that misses.
Meighen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meighen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adamsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meighen tries to work over Adamsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Adamsky.
Meighen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Adamsky.
Adamsky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adamsky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Meighen fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Meighen.
Adamsky lands a left hand.
Meighen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adamsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meighen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meighen lands a hook that snaps the head of Adamsky backwards.
Meighen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adamsky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meighen backwards.
Adamsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meighen loads up on a big right hand but Adamsky slips the punch.
Adamsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Meighen is just out of range.
Meighen throws a nice looking combination but Adamsky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adamsky motions for Meighen to come forward. Adamsky throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adamsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meighen throws the left hand but Adamsky avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky thows a body kick. Meighen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Adamsky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meighen scores with a shoulder strike.
Meighen misses with a punch on the inside.
Meighen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adamsky working aggressively here.
Adamsky blocks an uppercut.
Meighen has a couple of punches blocked by Adamsky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meighen.
Meighen has a couple of punches blocked by Adamsky.
Meighen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adamsky lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Meighen scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meighen.
Meighen working aggressively here.
Adamsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meighen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arthur Meighen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Adamsky tries to clinch but Meighen moves out of range.
Adamsky lands a head shot.
Nice shot by Meighen.
Meighen slips a jab and a cross from Adamsky.
Mike Adamsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adamsky throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from Adamsky misses.
Adamsky is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Meighen rather than just go for the knockout.
Adamsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meighen. Meighen obviously looking to wear him down.
Adamsky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Adamsky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Meighen misses with a left hand
and Adamsky counters with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Adamsky misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meighen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Adamsky moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Meighen fails to land.
Adamsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adamsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meighen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adamsky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meighen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meighen.
Adamsky manages to break the clinch.
Meighen tries to clinch but Adamsky moves away
and Adamsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adamsky rushes Meighen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adamsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meighen is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adamsky.
Oh Meighen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adamsky lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adamsky misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adamsky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meighen misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meighen.
Adamsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adamsky has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Meighen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meighen misses with some punches.
Adamsky creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Meighen with a big uppercut! Meighen tries to clinch up but Adamsky pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Meighen to the mat! Meighen covers up and Adamsky unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Adamsky!
Mike Adamsky 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Rosco P Coltrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coltrane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bleed. Rosco P Coltrane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rosco P Coltrane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coltrane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anello.
Anello fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coltrane.
Coltrane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anello jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Coltrane finds it's way through Anello's defenses.
Coltrane closes the distance and clinches.
Coltrane lands with a left to the head.
Coltrane has Anello pressed against the cage, preventing Anello from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Coltrane misses with an elbow strike.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it misses.
Coltrane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anello breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Anello tenderised Coltrane's leg. Coltrane is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big left from Anello misses.
Coltrane scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anello has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Calogero Anello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anello lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coltrane's sensitive parts.
Anello misses with a looping right.
Coltrane throws a shot from downtown. Anello moves away and avoids it.
Coltrane avoids a kick to the body.
Coltrane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anello moves away.
Anello scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Coltrane ducks under a wild hook from Anello.
Anello throws a hook but Coltrane avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anello.
It looks like Rosco P Coltrane has been cut.
Coltrane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Coltrane avoids the body shot from Anello.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coltrane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coltrane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anello.
Coltrane scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Coltrane takes one on the button.
Anello connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coltrane momentarily.
Coltrane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Coltrane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anello.
Anello thuds a left hand into Coltrane's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anello.
Anello throws a jab when Coltrane was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anello.
Anello circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Coltrane throws a shot from downtown. Anello moves away and avoids it.
Coltrane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coltrane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coltrane ducks right into an uppercut from Anello.
Coltrane throws an off balance right hand
and Anello counters with a good low kick that Coltrane was not able to check.
Coltrane moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Coltrane fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coltrane connects with a single shot there.
Anello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anello finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Coltrane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coltrane misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coltrane misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anello fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Coltrane tries to clinch but Anello is having none of it.
Coltrane tries to clinch but Anello moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Calogero Anello will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rosco P Coltrane's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anello throws a right hand that Coltrane ducks under and follows up with a left that Coltrane also avoids with ease.
Anello connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anello scores with a three punch combo!
Coltrane doesn't manage to clinch there - Anello circles away.
Anello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coltrane.
Coltrane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coltrane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Coltrane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anello moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anello lands a slapping body shot.
Coltrane slips under a jab.
Anello scoring well with a low kick there.
Anello tries to land a front kick but Coltrane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane throws a jab when Anello was well out of range.
Anello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coltrane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anello scores with a punch to the head.
Anello looks to land a left hand but Coltrane moved out of range nicely.
Coltrane slips under a jab.
Anello moves out of range as Coltrane strikes.
Anello will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Coltrane slips a jab from Anello.
Anello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coltrane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anello lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coltrane's sensitive parts.
Coltrane throws a leg kick
and Anello counters with a nice leg kick.
Anello bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Coltrane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Anello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coltrane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anello's jab looks to have found its range, popping Coltrane under the eye.
Coltrane moves to clinch but Anello breaks away
and Anello counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anello throws a solid leg kick but Coltrane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anello.
Coltrane throws a right hand that misses
and Anello counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coltrane throws a right hand that misses
and Anello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Coltrane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Coltrane blocks the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anello lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Coltrane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coltrane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anello scores with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Coltrane blocks the leg kick.
Calogero Anello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coltrane tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Coltrane throws a poor cross that misses
and Anello counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coltrane's knee momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coltrane. Anello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anello misses with a jab to the body
and Coltrane counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anello's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coltrane throws a right and a left that Anello avoids nicely.
Anello scores with the left hand. Coltrane knows he should have avoided that one.
Coltrane 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.
Anello connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anello connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coltrane was well out of range. Poor timing from Anello.
Anello scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coltrane cracks Anello with a good jab.
Coltrane moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anello feints and then cracks Coltrane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coltrane down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calogero Anello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rosco P Coltrane's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Anello defending well as Coltrane loads up on a big left hand.
Anello has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coltrane.
Anello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coltrane's calf.
Coltrane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anello lands with a shot to the body.
Anello throws a leg kick but Coltrane sees it coming and moves out of range.
Coltrane throws a jab but it's blocked by Anello.
Coltrane clinches with his opponent.
Coltrane misses with an elbow strike.
Anello is trying to break the clinch but Coltrane is controlling him.
Anello tries to break the clinch but Coltrane is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Coltrane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello breaks from the clinch.
Anello throws a leg kick which misses Coltrane's front leg but catches the back leg as Coltrane tries to avoid it.
Coltrane throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anello counters with an inside leg kick.
Coltrane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anello has time to react.
Coltrane moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Coltrane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Anello misses.
Anello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coltrane lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Anello is rocked!
Coltrane swings widly with a right hand
and Anello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anello is still on wobbly legs! Can Coltrane finish him?
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!
Coltrane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anello seems to have recovered his senses.
Anello pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anello ducks under a wild hook from Coltrane.
Anello fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anello with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Coltrane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anello throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Anello stuns Coltrane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Coltrane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coltrane throws a hook to the side of Anello's head but Anello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anello blocks a jab.
Coltrane blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Coltrane counters by clinching up.
Anello breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coltrane throws a lazy uppercut
and Anello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coltrane drops his hands momentarily and Anello takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Coltrane walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anello throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anello slips a jab and a cross from Coltrane.
Coltrane walks into a straight right hand from Anello.
Coltrane misses with a straight right.
Anello connects with a solid leg kick.
Coltrane dips to his left and cracks Anello with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Coltrane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anello misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anello buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Anello.
Anello takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rosco P Coltrane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coltrane takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Anello.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coltrane tries to clinch up.
Coltrane tries to clinch there but Anello circles away.
Anello lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calogero Anello comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anello winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calogero Anello!
Calogero Anello seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seyran Zeynalabdinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke comes to the cage accompanied by Runnin With The Devil. Zeynalabdinov has chosen Saku as his entrance music. Seyran Zeynalabdinov struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
33 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seyran Zeynalabdinov!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke needs to keep his hands up - Zeynalabdinov had a free shot at his head there.
Denke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zeynalabdinov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Denke. Denke obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for Zeynalabdinov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zeynalabdinov's coach down at Rape Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zeynalabdinov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zeynalabdinov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zeynalabdinov checks a leg kick nicely.
Denke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zeynalabdinov's waist but Zeynalabdinov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Denke off to one side.
Zeynalabdinov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Denke throws a shot to the body.
Denke cracks Zeynalabdinov with an open hand slap.
Denke tries to land a front kick but Zeynalabdinov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zeynalabdinov darts in looking for a takedown but Denke gets double underhooks and turns Zeynalabdinov into the cage.
Zeynalabdinov looking to slow down the pace here.
Denke gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zeynalabdinov's head.
Zeynalabdinov keeping full guard, as Denke tries to pass.
Denke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Denke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Denke doesn't defend quickly enough and Zeynalabdinov has managed to lock this one up! Can Denke escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Zeynalabdinov on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Seyran Zeynalabdinov!
A very excited looking Seyran Zeynalabdinov 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hojo Yoijimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFinnigan comes to the cage accompanied by My Drunken Irish Dad. Yoijimbo has chosen Them Crooked Vultures - Elephants as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey McFinnigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hojo Yoijimbo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoijimbo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yoijimbo throws a front kick aimed at McFinnigan's knee but McFinnigan avoids it well.
Yoijimbo avoids a kick to the body.
McFinnigan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yoijimbo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McFinnigan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yoijimbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McFinnigan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yoijimbo looking to throw knees to the head but McFinnigan is blocking nicely.
McFinnigan lands with a light punch inside.
McFinnigan lands a body punch in the clinch.
McFinnigan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from McFinnigan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoijimbo misses with a knee to the head.
McFinnigan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yoijimbo missing with knees to the body.
McFinnigan working aggressively here.
McFinnigan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McFinnigan tries to throw a body punch but Yoijimbo avoids it by throwing McFinnigan back against the cage.
McFinnigan lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from McFinnigan - that landed with a thud.
Yoijimbo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McFinnigan blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yoijimbo obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, McFinnigan scores with a nice short uppercut.
McFinnigan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McFinnigan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoijimbo's elbow.
A hook to the body from McFinnigan.
Yoijimbo looks winded!
Yoijimbo misses with a knee strike.
McFinnigan can't find room to land a body shot as Yoijimbo controls the action.
McFinnigan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McFinnigan lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from McFinnigan.
Nice body punch from McFinnigan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFinnigan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McFinnigan misses with a hook to the ribs.
McFinnigan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yoijimbo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McFinnigan.
McFinnigan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yoijimbo backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McFinnigan.
Yoijimbo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McFinnigan.
Yoijimbo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McFinnigan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McFinnigan can't find room to land a body shot as Yoijimbo controls the action.
Yoijimbo throws an elbow that misses.
Yoijimbo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yoijimbo lands a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McFinnigan.
Yoijimbo is rocked!
Yoijimbo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yoijimbo stalling in the clinch but McFinnigan improves position.
Yoijimbo throws an elbow but it misses.
McFinnigan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McFinnigan misses with some punches.
Yoijimbo trying to land knees to the body.
McFinnigan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McFinnigan tries to throw a body punch but Yoijimbo avoids it by throwing McFinnigan back against the cage.
McFinnigan managing to block the knees to the body from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo pushes off an throws an elbow but McFinnigan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for McFinnigan.
A short body shot lands from McFinnigan as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for McFinnigan.
McFinnigan presses Yoijimbo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McFinnigan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan can't find room to land a body shot as Yoijimbo controls the action.
Yoijimbo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McFinnigan blocks it with crossed arms.
McFinnigan misses with a punch to the body.
McFinnigan lands a shoulder strike.
Yoijimbo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McFinnigan blocks it with crossed arms.
McFinnigan scores with a shoulder strike.
McFinnigan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yoijimbo backwards.
Yoijimbo is still on wobbly legs! Can McFinnigan finish him?
McFinnigan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yoijimbos head.
McFinnigan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yoijimbo or not.
McFinnigan lands a big right hand that drops Yoijimbo! The killer instinct kicks in and McFinnigan finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by McFinnigan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey McFinnigan!
A very excited looking Mickey McFinnigan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Austin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waru Kuzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waru Kuzuri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waru Kuzuri!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Williams misses.
Kuzuri tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
A jab from Kuzuri misses.
Kuzuri moves out of range of the strikes.
Kuzuri scores with a jab to the body.
Kuzuri misses with a low kick.
Kuzuri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuzuri misses with an uppercut.
Williams lands a jab to the head.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kuzuri lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kuzuri swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuzuri manages to avoid it.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Kuzuri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuzuri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kuzuri tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Kuzuri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Waru Kuzuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Williams misses
and Kuzuri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuzuri tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Kuzuri tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Williams was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Williams throws an elbow but Kuzuri slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kuzuri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kuzuri manages to work his way to half guard, despite Williams's best efforts.
Kuzuri gets back to full guard.
Williams trying to control but Kuzuri is working from the bottom.
Williams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kuzuri keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams wants to control from the top but Kuzuri keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We're going to have a standup here because Austin Williams wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kuzuri throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kuzuri was covering up waiting for the punch and Williams finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kuzuri working a defensive guard here.
Kuzuri is controlling Williams's posture.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to control from the top but Kuzuri keeps moving.
Williams landing with the ground and pound.
Williams being controlled here momentarily.
Williams stands up over Kuzuri, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williams landing some decent shots from guard.
Kuzuri is trying to keep Williams in close.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Kuzuri blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams wants to control from the top but Kuzuri keeps moving.
Kuzuri working a defensive guard here.
Williams landing some decent shots from guard.
Kuzuri throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Austin Williams will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuzuri.
Kuzuri has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuzuri.
Williams misses with an elbow strike.
Kuzuri blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
I was talking to Williams's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kuzuri lands a shot to the body.
Kuzuri misses with a punch to the body.
Kuzuri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams lands a body shot.
Kuzuri throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Kuzuri blocking some punches.
Kuzuri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuzuri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuzuri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a jab when Kuzuri was well out of range.
Kuzuri has managed to clinch.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuzuri has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuzuri drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Williams throws the left hand but Kuzuri avoids the punch easily.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuzuri as he connects with a hook.
Williams cracks Kuzuri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kuzuri throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Kuzuri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williams is out of range and Kuzuri settles back down.
Kuzuri works over Williams's head and body with a nice combination.
Kuzuri throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Kuzuri scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams slips a jab from Kuzuri.
Kuzuri misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri scores with a leg kick.
Kuzuri misses with a wild body shot.
Kuzuri throws a wild body kick that Williams sees coming a mile off.
Kuzuri connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kuzuri.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Kuzuri's knee but Kuzuri avoids it well.
Williams lands a jab to Kuzuri's midsection.
Kuzuri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Kuzuri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuzuri is looking to clinch.
Kuzuri closes the distance and clinches.
Kuzuri misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuzuri's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Kuzuri controls the action.
Kuzuri misses with a punch to the body.
Kuzuri lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuzuris head.
Kuzuri misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Williams.
Kuzuri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Kuzuri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kuzuri fails to land.
Kuzuri working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuzuri dodges an elbow strike from Williams.
Kuzuri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kuzuri fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Kuzuri fails to land.
Kuzuri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuzuri tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Kuzuri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuzuri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuzuri blocks an uppercut.
Kuzuri works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuzuri lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Kuzuri gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kuzuri misses with the head strike.
Williams wants the takedown. Kuzuri is fighting it off but Williams persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kuzuri's guard against the cage.
Williams wants to control from the top but Kuzuri keeps moving.
Williams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Kuzuri.
Kuzuri looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waru Kuzuri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams misses with a hook. Kuzuri ducked under it nicely.
Waru Kuzuri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuzuri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuzuri.
Kuzuri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
A solid body kick from Williams.
Kuzuri thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Williams if he has to take too many more of those.
Kuzuri misses with a body shot.
Kuzuri misses the shot to the body.
Kuzuri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Kuzuri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
Kuzuri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuzuri.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kuzuri's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuzuri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzuri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuzuri.
Williams drives through with a takedown into Kuzuri's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Williams wants to control from the top but Kuzuri keeps moving.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuzuri has wrist control.
Kuzuri trying to control the position here.
Kuzuri bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
Kuzuri preventing the sweep.
Kuzuri is fighting to break Williams's control of his arms but Williams is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Kuzuri from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kuzuri wants to get back to full guard but Williams has passed into side control.
Williams has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Williams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Austin Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Williams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kuzuri hang on?
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kuzuri is looking to escape.
Kuzuri wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Kuzuri is wriggling around trying to escape.
Williams with the ground and pound from mount.
Kuzuri gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams controlling the pace.
Kuzuri trying to control from the bottom.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kuzuri's head.
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!
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Kuzuri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams prevents Kuzuri from improving his position.
Kuzuri slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Williams sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kuzuri's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams controlling the pace.
Kuzuri wants to control but Williams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Williams!
During a confident post fight interview, Austin Williams thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gein comes into the arena with Dead Skin Mask blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Insanely flexible |
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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
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Calzaghe!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calzaghe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gein tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Calzaghe is in Gein's guard.
Calzaghe connects with a couple of short punches.
Gein is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Calzaghe trying to control the position from guard on top but Gein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gein manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calzaghe gets back to half guard.
Gein wants to free his trapped foot but Calzaghe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calzaghe actively working from the bottom here.
Gein wants to take a breather but Calzaghe is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Calzaghe wants to improve his position but Gein is controlling well.
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!
Gein sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Calzaghe looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Calzaghe.
Calzaghe will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gein slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gein knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Calzaghe on the ground.
Gein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calzaghe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Calzaghe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gein can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gein postures up in Calzaghe's guard and throws a big left but Calzaghe blocks it.
Gein preventing the sweep.
Calzaghe striking off his back but it's not causing Gein any problems.
Gein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Calzaghe keeping full guard, as Gein tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gein avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Calzaghe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calzaghe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gein is one step ahead there.
Gein throws a big elbow that misses.
Gein has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Calzaghe wants to sweep but no luck.
Gein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calzaghe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gein wants to get up but he can't break Calzaghe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gein throwing strikes from guard but Calzaghe blocks nicely.
Gein is looking to stand up but Calzaghe won't let him.
Calzaghe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Calzaghe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Calzaghe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein trying to control but Calzaghe is working from the bottom.
Gein wants to stand and escape but instead Calzaghe has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gein not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Calzaghe stopping the sweep attempt from Gein.
Gein keeping full guard, as Calzaghe tries to pass.
Gein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Calzaghe.
Gein looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gein is working hard here to advance position.
Calzaghe is looking to work some ground and pound but Gein has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein wants to sweep here but Calzaghe controlling him for the moment.
Calzaghe trying to control but Gein is working from the bottom.
Calzaghe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gein's head.
Calzaghe forces his way into half guard.
Calzaghe prevents Gein from improving his position.
Calzaghe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gein defending well though.
Gein trying to hold on to Calzaghe's head to control him but Calzaghe postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gein is looking for a sweep. Calzaghe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Calzaghe lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calzaghe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Calzaghe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gein avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Calzaghe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Calzaghe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch combination from Calzaghe misses.
Gein looks for the body kick but Calzaghe saw that one coming.
Calzaghe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gein but Gein pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Joe Calzaghe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gein misses the shot to the body.
Gein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Calzaghe.
Calzaghe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gein counters by clinching up.
Calzaghe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gein pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ed Gein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Calzaghe.
Calzaghe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gein counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Calzaghe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've been told by Gein's head coaches at Manu's Kiwi Beer Barn - PIT Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Calzaghe tries for a takedown but Gein sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gein bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Calzaghe's head backwards.
It looks like Joe Calzaghe has been cut.
Calzaghe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gein counters with a nice body kick.
Calzaghe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe shoots and misses
enabling Gein to counter with a crisp jab.
Calzaghe misses with a takedown attempt
and Gein counters with a stiff right hand.
Calzaghe is rocked!
Calzaghe wants to stay close but Gein steps back to make room for something. Calzaghe seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Gein and Calzaghe drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ed Gein!
Ed Gein seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Yep. Eiji Kawashima could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Tyler's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawashima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kawashima works Tyler's body with a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Tyler - just one landing.
Kawashima slips under a jab from Tyler.
Kawashima wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tyler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kawashima pinned against the cage. Kawashima gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kawashima dodges the punch combination from Tyler.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kawashima.
Tyler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tyler has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tyler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kawashima. That one must have hurt.
Tyler tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kawashima defends well and Tyler ends up having to push Kawashima into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tyler is working for takedown but Kawashima is calmly controlling the position for now.
Eiji Kawashima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Tyler.
Kawashima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kawashima connects with a leg kick. Tyler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kawashima.
Tyler throws a hook but Kawashima avoids it easily.
Kawashima rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Tyler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kawashima will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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!
Kawashima is pulling down on Tyler's head to control his posture.
Tyler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyler won't allow Kawashima to sweep him here.
Tyler landing with the ground and pound.
Kawashima looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kawashima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kawashima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyler throwing strikes but missing.
Tyler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kawashima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyler.
Kawashima wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kawashima lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tyler!
Tyler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tyler bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kawashima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kawashima managing to control the position.
Tyler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler postures up in Kawashima's guard and throws a big left but Kawashima blocks it.
Tyler lands a couple of digs.
Tyler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tyler throwing strikes from guard but Kawashima blocks nicely.
Tyler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kawashima pulls Tyler in close to prevent any damage.
Kawashima lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tyler!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawashima prevents Tyler from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Tyler will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tyler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kawashima.
Kawashima lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kawashima.
Nice cross by Tyler.
Kawashima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyler.
Tyler with a jab.
Tyler blocks the body kick.
Kawashima lands a glancing blow to the side of Tyler's head.
A swing and a miss from Kawashima.
Kawashima thumps Tyler with a low kick.
Kawashima throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima pushes Tyler away with a front kick.
Kawashima throws a head kick but Tyler moves out of range.
Tyler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kawashima lands with a slapping head kick.
Kawashima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tyler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Eiji Kawashima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kawashima fakes the leg kick and cracks Tyler in the body.
Kawashima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyler tries to clinch but Kawashima is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler moves out of range of the body kick.
Tyler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyler scores with a jab to the head.
Kawashima dodges the punch combination from Tyler.
Tyler moves out of range of the body kick.
Tyler misses with a wild combination.
Tyler misses with a lunging right hand
and Kawashima counters with a thumping low kick.
A big right from Kawashima misses.
Tyler instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawashima controls his hands.
A short right from Kawashima on the inside.
Kawashima wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kawashima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyler might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tyler clinches with his opponent.
Kawashima misses with the head strike.
Tyler presses Kawashima against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tyler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawashima's elbow.
Kawashima has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tyler tries to throw a body punch but Kawashima avoids it by throwing Tyler back against the cage.
Kawashima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kawashima is looking to control Tyler's arms but Tyler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kawashima has his back to the cage.
Kawashima gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tyler.
A right hook to the body lands for Kawashima.
Tyler goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kawashima prevents it.
Eiji Kawashima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Tyler.
Tyler goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kawashima prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima throws a head punch that misses.
Tyler tries for a takedown but Kawashima manages to get underhooks.
Kawashima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyler working aggressively here.
Kawashima tries a body shot but Tyler blocks it.
Kawashima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawashima prevents a body shot from Tyler.
Kawashima lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyler.
Tyler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kawashima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kawashima is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kawashima holding his opponent close, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawashima breaks from the clinch.
Tyler with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiji Kawashima dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Kawashima throws a low kick but Tyler moves out of range easily.
Tyler lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kawashima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyler.
Tyler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kawashima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kawashima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyler moves out of range as Kawashima strikes.
Kawashima is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tyler.
It looks like Eiji Kawashima has been cut.
Tyler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left and a right from Kawashima both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawashima.
Kawashima connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyler with a hook.
Tyler closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kawashima's guard.
Tyler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kawashima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kawashima wants to sweep but no luck.
Kawashima controls Tyler momentarily but Tyler frees himself.
Tyler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawashima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler tries to free his leg and advance position but Kawashima is retaining full guard.
Tyler stopping the sweep attempt from Kawashima.
Tyler postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kawashima is controlling Tyler's posture.
Eiji Kawashima has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tyler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Kawashima misses with a low kick.
We've been told by Kawashima's head coaches at Furia Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kawashima throws a low kick but Tyler moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler goes for a double leg but Kawashima avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kawashima continues to drive forward.
Kawashima displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tyler up against the cage.
Kawashima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyler.
Kawashima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kawashima manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kawashima lands a nice uppercut.
Tyler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyler throws a head punch that misses.
Tyler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kawashima has a couple of punches blocked by Tyler.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyler.
Kawashima lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyler backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler pushes Kawashima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyler is trying to push Kawashima away but Kawashima has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tyler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyler has a couple of punches blocked by Kawashima.
Nice body punch from Kawashima - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawashima is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tyler is keeping busy.
Kawashima breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyler throws an off balance right hand
and Kawashima counters with a straight right hand.
Kawashima misses with a low kick.
Tyler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eiji Kawashima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Tyler.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyler misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eiji Kawashima.
I think Kawashima has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eiji Kawashima!
A victorious Eiji Kawashima thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Jake Tyler spoke after the fight, saying 'Should have had my damn Title shot. I wasn't motivated for this fight much. I am the Champion so it doesn't matter, I beat the Champion Ricardo Gracie and made him tap.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caiaphas Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiomar Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Caiaphas Caine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xiomar Halo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Halo misses
and Caine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Halo's guard now.
Caine trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
Caine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Caine sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caine throws a big right hand that misses.
Caine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Halo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Halo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Caine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Halo being controlled here, momentarily.
Caine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine is looking to work some ground and pound but Halo has wrist control.
Caine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Caine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Halo, who protects the arm well.
Caine working the ground and pound.
Caine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Halo, who protects the arm well.
Caine is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Halo has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Caine's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Caine 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caine is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Halo won't allow Caine to pass to mount.
Caine is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Halo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Caine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caine seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Halo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Caiaphas Caine!
Caiaphas Caine gave a mention to Mango Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Manoel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stack Shillings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manoel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hino do Flamengo. Shillings has chosen UGK - Diamonds and Wood (Chopped and Screwed) as his entrance music. Stack Shillings is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Manoel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stack Shillings!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shillings looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shillings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manoel.
Shillings looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shillings throws out a powerful jab.
Shillings takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Antonio Manoel has been cut.
Shillings takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manoel misses the shot to the body.
Manoel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shillings takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shillings takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shillings has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Manoel throws a right hand that misses
and Shillings counters with a right hand to the body.
Manoel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shillings checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Manoel avoids a kick to the body.
Manoel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manoel tries to work over Shillings's front leg with a kick but Shillings checks it.
Shillings misses with a hook to the body
and Manoel counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manoel manages to break the clinch.
Manoel misses with a body shot.
Manoel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Manoel fails to land with a series of punches.
Manoel misses with a straight right.
Manoel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manoel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shillings lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shillings looks to land a left hand but Manoel moved out of range nicely.
Stack Shillings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shillings. Manoel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shillings changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manoel misses with a looping left.
A right-left combo lands from Shillings.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shillings staying out of range there.
Manoel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Shillings misses its intended target.
Both fighters circling a little - Shillings finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shillings throws an off balance right hand
and Manoel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shillings lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Manoel misses with a punch to the body.
Shillings is working Manoel over against the cage.
Shillings scores with a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Manoel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shillingss head.
Shillings tries to work over Manoel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shillings working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shillings working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manoel is rocked!
Manoel misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Manoel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short body shot lands from Shillings as the two fighters clinch.
Shillings pushes Manoel against the cage. Shillings is working some dirty boxing. Shillings pushes off with a quick right hook! Manoel goes down! Manoel tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Shillings moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stack Shillings!
Stack Shillings is the new super heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Stack Shillings misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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