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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lubomir Mihailovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jinsei Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihailovic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Otherwise - Soldiers. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lubomir Mihailovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jinsei Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihailovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mihailovic tests Sakamoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mihailovic scores with a jab. Sakamoto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Mihailovic misses.
Mihailovic avoids the head kick by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto slips a jab from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic misses with a hook.
Mihailovic lands with a nice combination. Sakamoto backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihailovic lands a nice shot that snaps Sakamoto's head back.
Mihailovic scores with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Mihailovic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakamoto doesn't seem phased though.
Mihailovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sakamoto has managed to clinch.
Sakamoto looking to stall.
Sakamoto is trying to pull guard but Mihailovic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihailovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sakamoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mihailovic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sakamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakamoto walks into a straight right hand from Mihailovic.
Sakamoto tries to clinch up
and Mihailovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sakamoto throws a series of punches but Mihailovic avoids them all with ease.
Sakamoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mihailovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sakamoto is rocked!
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!
Sakamoto tries to clinch up
and Mihailovic counters with a huge left! Sakamoto is in big trouble! He's backing up but Mihailovic isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Sakamoto from any more damage. A dominating finish by Mihailovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lubomir Mihailovic!
After winning the bout, Lubomir Mihailovic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Scarpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Scarpa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scarpa.
Escobar cracks Scarpa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar throws a leg kick which misses Scarpa's front leg but catches the back leg as Scarpa tries to avoid it.
Escobar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Scarpa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scarpa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Scarpa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scarpa. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scarpa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A clash of legs there as Escobar blocks the low kick.
Scarpa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Scarpa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Scarpa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Escobar tries to avoid it but Scarpa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Escobar to the ground. Escobar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Scarpa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scarpa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Scarpa moved away.
Scarpa misses with a takedown attempt - Escobar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big left from Scarpa misses.
Escobar blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarpa misses with a body shot.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scarpa throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scarpa blocks the body kick.
Escobar lands a lovely overhand right.
Scarpa tries to land a front kick but Escobar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Scarpa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Scarpa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scarpa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Escobar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scarpa.
Scarpa shoots for a double leg takedown but Escobar sprawls well. He's pushed Scarpa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Escobar throws a head kick but Scarpa moves out of range.
Escobar digs a good hook to Scarpa's body.
Scarpa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Escobar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar connects with a solid leg kick.
Scarpa is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escobar.
A slapping body kick lands there for Escobar.
Escobar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scarpa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Escobar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scarpa doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escobar connects with a body shot.
Scarpa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Escobar can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Escobar.
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Scarpa's belly button to the back.
Escobar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Scarpa eats them both and turns towards Escobar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Scarpa blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Scarpa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Escobar thuds his right hand into Scarpa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Escobar swings for the body but Scarpa moves out of range.
Scarpa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Scarpa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a series of wild punches.
Escobar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Escobar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Scarpa rather than just go for the knockout.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Scarpa avoids them all with ease.
Escobar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Escobar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Escobar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escobar. That's going to slow Scarpa down.
Escobar connects with a leg kick. Scarpa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Scarpa 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.
Escobar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Escobar lands a jab to the nose.
Scarpa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar lands a big right hand that sends Scarpa crashing to the mat! Escobar stays standing though and waves Scarpa back to his feet!
It looks like Gregory Scarpa has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Escobar.
Escobar lands a nice looking body shot.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scarpa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Escobar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Scarpa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Scarpa moves out of range easily.
Scarpa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Scarpa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a nice shot that snaps Scarpa's head back.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Scarpa's ribs.
A good leg kick by Escobar.
Escobar lands a front kick.
Escobar lands a head kick!
Scarpa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Escobar jabs Scarpa right on the nose. Scarpa blinks but takes it well.
Escobar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scarpa.
Escobar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Escobar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Scarpa will feel that in the morning.
Escobar lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escobar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Escobar is looking to slow Scarpa down with leg kicks.
Escobar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scarpa. That did some damage!
Scarpa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Escobar can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Scarpa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Scarpa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Escobar lands a head shot.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar throws out a powerful jab.
Escobar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Scarpa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Escobar lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarpa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Escobar lands a big head kick that sends Scarpa to the canvas! Escobar follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Artest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Lonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artest's entrance music is Champion- Ron Artest Feat T-Pain. A fine choice. Ron Artest could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arturo Lonni's chin.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Artest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Lonni!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lonni lunges at Artest with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Artest's hand.
A jab from Lonni misses.
Lonni wants to land a leg kick but Artest is out of range.
Artest throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lonni counters with a nice uppercut.
Lonni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Artest tries to clinch up but Lonni circles away and keeps his distance.
Lonni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Artest. Artest obviously looking to wear him down.
Lonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artest manages to avoid it.
A cross from Lonni lands.
Lonni digs a good hook to Artest's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lonni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lonni connects with a looping right hand.
Artest wants to clinch up but Lonni keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artest looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Artest.
Lonni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A leg kick checked by Lonni.
Artest misses with a kick to the body.
Lonni lands a jab.
Good exchange - Lonni coming out on top.
Artest misses with a low kick.
Lonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Artest moves away.
Artest throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artest misses with a body kick.
Lonni jabs Artest to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lonni thuds his right hand into Artest's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Artest throws a leg kick which misses Lonni's front leg but catches the back leg as Lonni tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artest misses with a low kick as Lonni jumps back.
Lonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Artest.
Lonni throws the left hand but Artest avoids the punch easily.
Artest takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lonni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Artest gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Artest with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artest tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Artest lands an elbow just above Lonni 's eye.
Artest trying to land knees to the body.
Artest tries to land knees in the clinch but Lonni avoids the damage to the body.
Lonni lands a left hand.
Artest tries to land knees in the clinch but Lonni avoids the damage to the body.
Artest lands an elbow inside.
Lonni is trying to break the clinch but Artest has him pressed against the cage.
Lonni dodges an elbow strike from Artest.
Artest prevents Lonni from breaking the clinch.
Artest tries to land a knee to the head but Lonni blocks with his arms.
Artest landing knees to the body.
Artest has Lonni pressed against the cage, preventing Lonni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Artest connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lonni's face.
It looks like Arturo Lonni has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lonni managing to block the knees to the body from Artest.
Artest misses with an elbow over the top.
Lonni throws a punch but it's blocked by Artest.
Artest misses with a body punch.
Artest throws a knee to the head but misses.
Artest using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lonni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lonni fails to land.
Lonni is looking to break free of the clinch but Artest has double underhooks.
Lonni tries to break the clinch but Artest is controlling the position.
Lonni dodges an elbow strike from Artest.
Artest lands a right hand.
Lonni wants to break free but Artest has control.
Artest lands an uppercut.
Artest tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artest lands a knee to the body.
Lonni looks winded!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Artest just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lonni's brow.
Artest keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lonni's efforts to push away.
Artest throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lonni misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lonni is trying to push Artest away but Artest has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Artest throws a head punch that misses.
Artest unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Artest comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Artest dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Lonni's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lonni swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Artest counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Artest lands a damaging elbow.
Artest throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Artest keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lonni's efforts to push away.
Lonni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lonni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Artest throws a looping overhand right but Lonni ducks down to avoid it.
Lonni misses with an uppercut
and Artest counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lonni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artest pushes Lonni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Artest has Lonni pressed against the cage, preventing Lonni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Artest swings wildly with an uppercut but Lonni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artest tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lonni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lonni breaks from the clinch.
Arturo Lonni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Artest closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artest using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lonni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Artest misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Lonni.
Lonni has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Artest seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lonni can turn it around.
Lonni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Artest keeps control of Lonni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Artest tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Artest throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lonni blocks it with crossed arms.
Lonni lands an uppercut.
Lonni blocks the elbow strike.
Artest tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artest is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lonni is defending well for now.
Lonni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artest gets through Lonni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lonni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lonni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lonni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Artest misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artest keeps control of Lonni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lonni is trying to break the clinch but Artest is controlling him.
Ron Artest has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Artest fails to land.
Artest throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lonni blocks it with crossed arms.
Lonni breaks the clinch.
Lonni jabs Artest to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Artest is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Artest blocks a jab.
Lonni misses with a wild combination.
Lonni throws a looping overhand right but Artest ducks down to avoid it.
Artest tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lonni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Artest thinking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Artest.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artest is looking to score with low kicks.
Artest lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lonni misses with a double jab.
Lonni scores with a jab to the body.
Lonni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Artest.
Lonni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lonni misses with a lunging right hand
and Artest counters by clinching up.
Artest pushes off an throws an elbow but Lonni leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Artest is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Artest fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Artest tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Artest lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lonni blocks the elbow strike.
Artest scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lonni lands a shoulder strike.
Lonni is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Artest.
Lonni blocks an elbow strike from Artest.
Artest connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lonni's face.
Lonni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lonni misses with a left hand
and Artest counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lonni is rocked!
Artest avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lonni is still on wobbly legs! Can Artest finish him?
Artest throws a series of punches but Lonni moves out of range.
Lonni seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artest with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lonni to score with a decent uppercut.
Lonni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Artest looks to land a body kick but Lonni moved away.
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 Ron Artest will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arturo Lonni's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Artest misses with a leg kick.
Lonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Artest moves away.
Artest throws a body kick that misses.
Lonni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Artest to score with a decent uppercut.
Lonni looks to land a left hand but Artest moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Lonni misses.
Lonni works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lonni. Artest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artest tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lonni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Artest is just out of range.
Lonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Artest was well out of range. Poor timing from Lonni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonni misses with a straight right.
Lonni misses the jab.
Lonni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Artest throws a push kick but Lonni slaps the foot to one side.
Artest closes the distance and clinches.
Artest blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Artest with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Artest keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lonni's efforts to push away.
Lonni can't break the clinch.
Lonni can't break the clinch.
Lonni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lonni is trying to break the clinch but Artest has him pressed against the cage.
Ron Artest is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lonni tries to throw a body punch but Artest avoids it by throwing Lonni back against the cage.
Artest missing with knees to the body.
Lonni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Artest unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lonni lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lonni.
Lonni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Artest has him pressed against the cage.
Artest lands a body shot.
Lonni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Artest misses with a knee strike.
Artest lands a damaging elbow.
Lonni avoids the elbow strike from Artest, against the cage.
Artest tries a knee to the head but Lonni blocks it.
Artest blocks an uppercut.
Lonni prevents a body shot from Artest.
Artest scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lonni takes an elbow to the temple.
Artest tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Artest lands a nice elbow.
Artest scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artest lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lonni backwards.
Lonni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lonni blocks a leg kick.
Artest tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lonni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lonni keeps the fight on the outside.
Artest turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lonni checks a leg kick nicely.
Artest on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lonni lands with a cross.
Lonni has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Artest.
Artest misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artest lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lonni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Artest tries a low kick but Lonni avoids it.
Artest closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Artest creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lonni is trying to push Artest away but Artest has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Artest lands an elbow inside.
Artest lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Arturo Lonni's cut even more.
Lonni tries a body shot but Artest blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Artest just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lonni's brow.
Lonni is trying to break free.
Arturo Lonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lonni is trying to force a seperation but Artest has the dominant position.
Artest prevents Lonni from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Artest showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Artest, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Artest!
A very excited looking Ron Artest 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Manucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Molefe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dominic Manucci has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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285 lbs
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230 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominic Manucci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Molefe!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manucci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Molefe.
Manucci keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Molefe.
Molefe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Manucci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Molefe.
Manucci showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Molefe.
Molefe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Manucci's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Molefe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Molefe has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Manucci not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Molefe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Molefe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Molefe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molefe not doing much here.
Molefe throwing shots but Manucci is blocking nicely.
Molefe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manucci keeps working.
Manucci definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Manucci regains full guard. Nicely done.
Molefe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Molefe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manucci working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Molefe.
Molefe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molefe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manucci is keeping the position for now.
Manucci knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Molefe on the ground.
Molefe throws a big elbow that misses.
Molefe tries to free his leg and advance position but Manucci is retaining full guard.
Manucci utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Molefe working some strikes from top position.
Molefe slips nicely into half guard.
Molefe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manucci's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molefe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Manucci taking some punishment here, with Molefe in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molefe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Molefe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Molefe wants to pass the guard but Manucci is defending well.
Manucci has hold of Molefe's hands but Molefe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Molefe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Molefe uses his free foot to push down on Manucci's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Manucci.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manucci really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Molefe lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manucci is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Manucci is in a horrible position here. Molefe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Molefe controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Molefe lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Molefe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Molefe takes a swing at Manucci's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Manucci misses.
Manucci uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Molefe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Molefe. Manucci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manucci ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molefe moves away.
Molefe gets a double leg takedown into Manucci's guard.
Molefe trying to control the position from guard on top but Manucci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Molefe looking to pass the guard.
Manucci wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Molefe manages to pass to side control.
Molefe trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molefe lands strikes from half guard.
Manucci is positioning himself well to prevent Molefe advancing to mount.
Molefe trying to control the pace.
Molefe wants to control but Manucci is keeping him busy.
Manucci trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Manucci is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Manucci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Molefe.
Molefe looks to land a left hand but Manucci moved out of range nicely.
Molefe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manucci throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Molefe checks a leg kick.
Manucci moves out of range of the strikes.
Manucci slaps away a takedown attempt from Molefe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Manucci thows a body shot but no joy.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Molefe. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Manucci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manucci moves out of range of the strikes.
Manucci closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Alex Molefe has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molefe misses the shot to the body.
Molefe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manucci manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Molefe misses its intended target.
Molefe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Molefe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Manucci rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molefe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manucci.
Manucci throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Molefe ducks under a wild hook from Manucci.
Manucci jabs Molefe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manucci tries to sprawl but Molefe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Molefe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Alex Molefe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Molefe wants to take a breather but Manucci is having none of it.
Manucci trying to hold on to Molefe's head to control him but Molefe postures up.
Molefe throwing shots but Manucci is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molefe is looking to advance position but Manucci won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Molefe in particular looking to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Manucci slaps away a takedown attempt from Molefe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Molefe moves into the clinch.
Molefe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Manucci avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dominic Manucci has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Molefe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manucci is trying to force a seperation but Molefe has the dominant position.
Molefe gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Manucci is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Molefe scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Molefe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Molefe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A big right from Molefe misses.
Molefe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dominic Manucci is winning the standup battle so far.
Manucci tries to sprawl but Molefe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Manucci trying to control from the bottom.
Molefe controlling the action here.
Molefe moves nicely into side control.
Molefe working the body and head with strikes.
Molefe trying to control the action but Manucci is working from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molefe in side control, throwing shots but Manucci defends.
Molefe wants to control but Manucci is keeping him busy.
Molefe working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Molefe landing strikes.
Molefe working the head with strikes.
Manucci is working to avoid the ground and pound but Molefe connects with a decent elbow.
Manucci dodges the ground and pound from Molefe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molefe throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Molefe is chipping away with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molefe landing strikes.
The referee asks Molefe politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Molefe prefers to stall for the moment though.
Molefe throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Molefe is putting a hurting on Manucci here, landing some big shots from side control.
Molefe scoring with punches and elbows.
Molefe postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Molefe wants to control but Manucci is keeping him busy.
Molefe controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molefe scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Manucci is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Molefe can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Molefe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slick Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick comes to the cage accompanied by Women Lose Weight. Mickey Sparks will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
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276 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slick Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Sparks!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from Sparks.
It looks like Slick Rick has been cut.
Rick tries for a takedown. No joy.
A right hook to the body lands for Sparks.
Sparks is leaning against Rick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rick is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Sparks.
Sparks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rick backwards.
Sparks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Sparks.
A nice left hand lands by Sparks.
Rick takes a shot to the head.
Rick is rocked!
Slick Rick's cut is getting worse.
Sparks pushes Rick against the cage. Sparks is working some dirty boxing. Sparks pushes off with a quick right hook! Rick goes down! Rick tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sparks moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Sparks!
In defeat, Slick Rick stepped up to the mic, saying 'I darn near turned pale, and because of betrayal they indicted me, and gave me an impossible bail. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konsta Kemppinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Grimm has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konsta Kemppinen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Grimm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grimm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Konsta Kemppinen has been cut.
Grimm lands a jab to the head.
Kemppinen moves into range and clinches up with Grimm.
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!
Kemppinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kemppinen leaning against his opponent.
Kemppinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kemppinen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kemppinen is trying for a kimura here. Grimm looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kemppinen wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Konsta Kemppinen!
Konsta Kemppinen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vidar Nord (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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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samson Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vidar Nord!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Wade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nord throws a jab but it's blocked by Wade.
Wade fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nord.
Wade throws a right and a left that Nord avoids nicely.
Nord misses with a straight right.
Nord scores with a takedown into Wade's guard.
Nord wants to control from the top but Wade keeps moving.
Nord is looking to work some ground and pound but Wade has wrist control.
Nord got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wade has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nord has managed to get both his arms back between Wade's legs - danger averted.
Nord must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nord missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nord defends well.
Wade is looking for a triangle but Nord pushes his legs off easily.
Wade is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nord is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nord accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wade is looking for a triangle but Nord pushes his legs off easily.
Wade 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wade wants to sweep here but Nord controlling him for the moment.
Nord landing with the ground and pound.
Nord working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nord wants to control from the top but Wade keeps moving.
Nord is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nord's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wade is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Nord rolls with it to try and escape but Wade cranks on the arm and Nord is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Samson Wade!
Post fight, an emotional Samson Wade said 'Not so full of shit now, are you boy? welcome to the big leagues.'.
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