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Death Squad 87:Stash vs Rashad PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Boorg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pray comes into the arena with Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult blaring out of the sound system. Lay Pray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lay Pray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Boorg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boorg moves out of range of the body kick from Pray.
Pray shoots and misses
and Boorg counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Pray.
Boorg just misses with a punch to the body.
Boorg scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Pray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boorg slaps away a takedown attempt from Pray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boorg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pray manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Boorg on his heels. He'll look to pass Boorg's guard now, I'm sure.
Pray sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boorg controls Pray momentarily but Pray frees himself.
Pray will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boorg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boorg keeping full guard, as Pray tries to pass.
Boorg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lay Pray.
Pray's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boorg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pray scrambles back to his feet.
Pray fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pray misses with a takedown attempt - Boorg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Boorg. No joy for Pray on that attempt.
Pray dives in for a single leg takedown but Boorg sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pray is breathing heavily.
Pray wants a takedown but no success here.
Boorg tries a body shot but Pray blocks it.
Come on Boorg - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boorg lands an elbow inside that Pray shrugs off.
Pray looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boorg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right handed body shot lands from Boorg.
Boorg is leaning against Pray and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pray tries for a takedown. No joy.
Boorg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pray drags the fight down to the ground.
Boorg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boorg trying to control the position from guard on top but Pray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boorg controlling from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boorg stops Pray from standing up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joseph Boorg wasn't active enough on the ground.
Boorg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pray shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boorg but Boorg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boorg circles away.
Joseph Boorg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boorg dips to his left and cracks Pray with an uppercut!
A chopping leg kick lands by Boorg.
Pray fails with the takedown
and Boorg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pray's guard.
Boorg controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pray keeping moving, preventing Boorg from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pray is trying to control the position but Boorg postures up.
Boorg controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joseph Boorg hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pray shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pray's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boorg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pray scrambles back to his feet.
Pray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boorg. Boorg obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg is looking to slow Pray down with leg kicks.
Pray misses with a takedown
and Boorg counters with a leg kick.
Boorg throws a leg kick which misses Pray's front leg but catches the back leg as Pray tries to avoid it.
Boorg lands a slapping body shot.
Pray has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boorg.
Pray takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boorg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pray's calf.
Boorg instigates a clinch.
Boorg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pray tries to score a body lock takedown but Boorg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boorg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boorg is leaning against Pray and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boorg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boorg pushes Pray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pray wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boorg has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Boorg dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Boorg pushes Pray away with a front kick.
Pray takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boorg throws a head kick but Pray moves out of range.
Pray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boorg's waist but Boorg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pray off to one side.
Pray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boorg.
Boorg lands a nice looking body shot.
A cross from Boorg lands.
Joseph Boorg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boorg. Boorg obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boorg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pray's calf.
Boorg tests Pray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boorg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pray. That did some damage!
Lay Pray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boorg digs a good hook to Pray's body.
Boorg connects with a jab.
Boorg throws a leg kick which misses Pray's front leg but catches the back leg as Pray tries to avoid it.
Jab by Boorg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boorg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pray. That did some damage!
Lay Pray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boorg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boorg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boorg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pray back to the cage. Boorg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Boorg rushes Pray and presses him up against the cage.
Pray wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boorg has him pressed against the cage.
Boorg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pray fails to pull guard.
Pray tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boorg just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boorg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boorg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pray backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boorg.
Pray is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boorg to keep the fight standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boorg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pray letting Boorg take a breather here.
I was talking to Pray's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Boorg misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Boorg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pray goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boorg prevents it.
Boorg taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boorg lands a nice shot to the body.
Boorg misses with a body punch.
Boorg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prays head.
Boorg's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pray can't get the takedown.
Boorg digs a right hand into Pray's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pray's gas tank.
Boorg looking to slow down the pace here.
Boorg lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boorg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pray up against the cage.
Boorg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joseph Boorg.
Boorg stuns Pray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pray dives in for a single leg takedown but Boorg sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Boorg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boorg looking to stall.
Boorg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pray or not.
Pray tries to break free but Boorg pushes him back against the cage.
Boorg can't find room to land a body shot as Pray controls the action.
Boorg tries a body shot but Pray blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Boorg.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pray as Boorg tries to tie him up.
Pray has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boorg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pray is keeping busy.
Boorg manages to break the clinch.
Boorg cracks the inside of Pray's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boorg jabs at Pray's body.
Pray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boorg. Boorg obviously looking to wear him down.
Pray has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boorg.
Boorg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boorg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boorg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boorg connects with an inside leg kick.
Boorg lands a jab to Pray's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Boorg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Boorg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A good leg kick by Boorg.
Boorg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boorg connects with a leg kick. Pray looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boorg feints and then cracks Pray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pray down.
Boorg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boorg wants it to stay on the feet.
Pray walks into a straight right hand from Boorg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boorg scores with a leg kick.
Boorg lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pray will feel that in the morning.
Boorg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pray 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boorg.
Boorg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pray takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boorg throws a good cross that connects.
Pray takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boorg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body punch from Boorg.
Pray tries to keep at a distance but Boorg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boorg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pray prevents a body shot from Boorg.
Pray is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Boorg is defending well.
Pray has Boorg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boorg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boorg slows down the pace here.
Pray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boorg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Boorg.
Boorg works on Pray's body with a couple of short punches.
Pray being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boorg scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boorg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boorg.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joseph Boorg.
Pray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boorg. Boorg obviously looking to wear him down.
Boorg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boorg lands a nice looking body shot.
Boorg tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boorg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pray avoids the head kick by Boorg.
That kick from Boorg tenderised Pray's leg. Pray is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boorg throws a jab when Pray was well out of range.
Boorg catches Pray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boorg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pray.
Boorg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joseph Boorg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boorg pushes Pray up against the cage in a clinch.
Boorg stalls.
A short right from Boorg.
Pray blocks a body shot from Boorg.
Boorg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pray is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boorg tries to stall but Pray uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boorg gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pray wants a takedown.
Boorg trying to land knees to the body.
Pray tries to circle away but Boorg has him pinned against the cage.
Pray changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boorg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boorg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lay Pray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boorg feints and then cracks Pray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pray down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Boorg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boorg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Boorg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Clover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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290 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Clover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Cena!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clover feints and as Cena raises his hands in defense, Clover changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Clover wants to stand but Cena is controlling his posture from full guard.
Clover won't allow Cena to get back to his feet.
Clover wants to stand but Cena is controlling his posture from full guard.
Clover is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Weed Nation that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Cena is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clover wants to get up but he can't break Cena's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cena thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Clover wants to stand but Cena has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cena looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clover is one step ahead there.
Clover might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Clover wanted to stand there but Cena had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Clover avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clover shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cena but Cena pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Clover moves out of range of the leg kick from Cena.
Clover shoots in and bounces Cena off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cena is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clover has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Clover stopping the sweep attempt from Cena.
Cena is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clover is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
John Cena has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cena gets caught flat footed, as Clover shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Clover has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cena is proving hard to escape from.
Cena controls Clover momentarily but Clover frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clover wants to stand but Cena has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Clover is breathing heavily.
Cena pulls Clover in close to his closed guard and prevents Clover from doing any damage or advancing position.
Clover knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cena on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cena is trying to control the position but Clover postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John Cena has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Clover looks to land a combination but Cena avoids it well.
Clover could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Clover throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clover throws a body punch but Cena moves out of range.
Cena lands a head kick!
It looks like Brock Clover has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cena gets caught napping as Clover dives in and scores a takedown. Cena manages to retain guard.
Cena looking to control.
Cena has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Clover is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Cena jumps guard and drags Clover to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Clover wants to stand and escape but instead Cena has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cena trying to control but Clover is working from the bottom.
Cena is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena prevents Clover from getting back to his feet.
Clover wants to get back to his feet but Cena passes into half guard.
Clover wants to get back to full guard.
Cena is trying to control the action in half guard but Clover is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Clover pushes Cena off and gets back to his feet.
Brock Clover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cena tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Clover defends well and Cena ends up having to push Clover into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cena lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cena works on Clover's body with a couple of short punches.
Cena is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cena unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clover lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cena dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Clover's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cena throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clover's head.
Cena throws a quick head kick that knocks Clover silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Cena is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Cena!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Majstor Zivota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Counter fighter
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Majstor Zivota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po closes the distance and clinches.
Po pushes off an throws an elbow but Zivota leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Po.
Po has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zivota tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zivota takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Majstor Zivota has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Po.
Po breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zivota tries to keep at a distance but Po has taken the fight into the clinch.
Po missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zivota is trying to pull guard but Po has him pressed against the cage.
Po lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zivota jumps guard but Po turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Majstor Zivota. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zivota avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Po connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zivota's face.
Zivota tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Po smiles and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zivota tries to pull guard but Po forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Po throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Po throws an elbow but misses.
Po pushes off an throws an elbow but Zivota leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zivota tries to pull guard but Po holds him up against the cage and eventually Zivota drops back down to his feet.
Zivota definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zivota takes an elbow to the temple.
Po tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivota tries to pull guard but Po won't allow it.
Zivota tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Po just stands there and leans against the cage.
Po throws a knee to the head but misses.
Po throws an elbow but it misses.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Zivota takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zivota fails to pull guard.
Zivota blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Po crunches a lovely knee into Zivota's ribcage.
Po misses with a knee to the head.
Po tries to land knees in the clinch but Zivota avoids the damage to the body.
Po wants to get back to striking at distance but Zivota won't allow it.
Zivota blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zivota is trying to pull guard but Po turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Po connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zivota's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Po dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Majstor Zivota's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Po has managed to clinch.
Zivota tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Po is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Po breaks the clinch.
Po gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zivota avoids it.
Zivota tries to pull guard but Po won't allow it.
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zivota avoids it.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Po has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Zivota is trying to pull guard but Po turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Majstor Zivota. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Po lands an elbow inside that Zivota shrugs off.
Zivota blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Po connects with a knee to the head.
Po manages to break the clinch.
Zivota gets tackled into the cage by Po. Po maintains the clinch.
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zivota avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Po just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zivota's brow.
Zivota fails to pull guard.
Zivota tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Po wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zivota has him pressed against the cage.
Po lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Po pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Po pushes Zivota up against the cage in a clinch.
Zivota blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po breaks the clinch.
Po gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Po lands a knee to the body.
Po is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Po misses with a knee to the head.
Zivota fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Po is trying to push Zivota away but Zivota has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zivota tries to pull guard but Po won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po tries to land knees in the clinch but Zivota avoids the damage to the body.
Po escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zivota tries to keep at a distance but Po has taken the fight into the clinch.
Po is trying to break the clinch but Zivota has him pressed against the cage.
Zivota keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Po's efforts to push away.
Po with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po tries to land knees in the clinch but Zivota avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Po showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Majstor Zivota's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Po forces Zivota back against the cage and clinches.
Po breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Po rushes Zivota and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zivota tries to pull guard but Po forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Po looking to throw knees to the head but Zivota is blocking nicely.
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zivota avoids it.
Po misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zivota.
Zivota keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Po's efforts to push away.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zivota blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zivota avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Po is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zivota is defending well for now.
Zivota tries to pull guard but Po won't allow it.
Zivota takes an elbow to the forehead.
Po is trying to break free.
Po creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zivota's defenses.
Zivota tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Majstor Zivota. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Po tries a knee to the head but Zivota blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Po wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Po landing knees to the head.
Po misses with a knee strike.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Po has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zivota tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Po smiles and moves away.
Po moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivota fails to pull guard.
Zivota avoids a wild elbow strike from Po.
Po is trying to break free.
Zivota takes a knee to the side of the body.
Po breaks the clinch.
Po clinches up with Zivota and pushes him back against the cage.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Zivota managing to block the knees to the body from Po.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po lands an elbow inside that Zivota shrugs off.
Po using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Po breaks from the clinch.
Po forces Zivota back against the cage and clinches.
Zivota managing to block the knees to the body from Po.
Zivota managing to block the knees to the body from Po.
Tong Po seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Po lands a good knee to the midsection. Zivota won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zivota keeps control of Po as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tong Po is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Po breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tong Po comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Po has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Po!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blokada Leningrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stand Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leningrada comes to the cage accompanied by Farewell of Slavyanka. Bang is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mike Tyson clip from Hangover. Blokada Leningrada could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stand Bang's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blokada Leningrada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stand Bang!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang has managed to clinch.
Bang wants to break free but Leningrada has control.
Bang is trying to force a seperation but Leningrada has the dominant position.
Bang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leningrada lands a shot to the body.
Bang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leningrada pushes Bang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bang working hard to break the clinch.
Leningrada swings wildly with an uppercut but Bang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leningrada scores with a shoulder strike.
Bang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leningrada cracks Bang with a nice body shot.
Bang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bang wants to get back to striking at distance but Leningrada won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Leningrada.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bang is trying to break free.
Leningrada has Bang pressed against the cage, preventing Bang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bang tries to circle away but Leningrada has him pinned against the cage.
Bang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leningrada keeps control of Bang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leningrada. Leningrada obviously looking to wear him down.
Leningrada shoots in but Bang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leningrada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bang clinches.
Bang is trying to break the clinch but Leningrada is controlling him.
Leningrada prevents Bang from breaking the clinch.
Bang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Leningrada.
Leningrada prevents Bang from breaking the clinch.
Bang prevents a body shot from Leningrada.
Bang tries to break free but Leningrada pushes him back against the cage.
Leningrada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leningrada keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bang's efforts to push away.
Leningrada prevents Bang from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leningrada tries a body shot but Bang blocks it.
Leningrada is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bang is defending well for now.
Bang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leningrada misses with a punch to the body.
Bang wants to get back to striking at distance but Leningrada won't allow it.
Leningrada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bang misses with a hook.
Bang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leningrada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leningrada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leningrada feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bang misses with a double jab
and Leningrada counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leningrada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stand Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leningrada misses with a head kick.
Bang wants to clinch.
Bang misses with a wild combination.
Bang looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bang pushes Leningrada off looking to stand but Leningrada dives back in and keeps control.
Leningrada tries to pass to full mount but Bang defends it.
Leningrada is working hard here to advance position.
Leningrada is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leningrada trying to control from half guard but Bang is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang pushes Leningrada off looking to stand but Leningrada dives back in and keeps control.
Bang is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bang has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Leningrada is on him like a limpet, forcing Bang back against the cage.
Leningrada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bang tries to circle away but Leningrada has him pinned against the cage.
Leningrada has a couple of punches blocked by Bang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blokada Leningrada dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bang throws a hook to the side of Leningrada's head but Leningrada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leningrada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leningrada.
Oooooh!!! Bang has knocked Leningrada down with a huge combo! Bang steps away and waves a wobbly Leningrada back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Leningrada is rocked!
It looks like Blokada Leningrada has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bang wobbles Leningrada with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Bang dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Leningrada to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stand Bang!
A very excited looking Stand Bang 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irving Massimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingston is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sean Kingston- Fire Burning. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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295 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Irving Massimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massimo closes the distance and pushes Kingston back into the cage.
Kingston tries to pull guard but Massimo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Massimo is trying to drag Kingston to the mat but Kingston just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Massimo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kingston breaks from the clinch.
Kingston clinches with his opponent.
Massimo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Massimo throws a head punch that misses.
Kingston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kingston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kingston rushes Massimo and presses him up against the cage.
Massimo prevents Kingston from breaking the clinch.
Massimo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Massimo scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Massimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston misses with the combination.
Kingston tries to clinch up.
Kingston tries to keep at a distance but Massimo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Massimo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Massimo throwing strikes but Kingston manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Massimo holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Kingston cracks Massimo with a big elbow.
Massimo looking for a sweep but Kingston has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Kingston throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kingston lands a couple of good shots and Massimo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston lands shots from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston gets his hands free as Massimo looks to control.
Massimo is in bad spot here.
Massimo has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Kingston.
Massimo can't escape the position.
Massimo avoids the strikes from Kingston.
Kingston wants to control but Massimo manages to buck him off and is now in Kingston's guard! Nice work there by Massimo!
Kingston is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Massimo passes Kingston's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massimo wants to free his trapped foot but Kingston is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kingston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kingston blocking the ground and pound attempt from Massimo.
Massimo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Massimo lands strikes from half guard.
Kingston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Massimo wants to control but Kingston is keeping him busy.
Kingston wants to stand back up but Massimo manages to pass into side control.
Massimo working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston is trying to buck Massimo off.
Massimo is trying to ground and pound but Kingston uses the momentary lack of control by Massimo to regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Massimo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Massimo there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kingston is trying to get back to full guard.
Kingston is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Massimo pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irving Massimo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kingston has closed the distance and engaged Massimo in a clinch.
Kingston has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kingston is looking to control Massimo's arms but Massimo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kingston has his back to the cage.
Kingston tries to circle away but Massimo has him pinned against the cage.
Kingston is trying to break the clinch but Massimo is controlling him.
Massimo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kingston can't fight it off and eventually Massimo manages to take the fight to the floor. Kingston looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Massimo looking to pass the guard.
Massimo slips nicely into half guard.
Irving Massimo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kingston looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston is looking for a sweep. Massimo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kingston taking some punishment here, with Massimo in his half guard.
Massimo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Massimo winds up and cracks Kingston with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Massimo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kingston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Massimo misses with a head shot. Kingston uses the momentum to regain guard.
Massimo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massimo lands a couple of digs.
Massimo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Massimo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Massimo pushes down on Kingston's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Massimo working the head and body with strikes.
Massimo slows the pace down in half guard.
Massimo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massimo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Massimo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Massimo wants to free his trapped foot but Kingston is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kingston is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Massimo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Massimo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kingston can do to turn this around?
Kingston is pressing down on Massimo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kingston trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Massimo throws a big elbow that misses.
Massimo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Massimo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingston is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kingston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kingston scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Massimo wants to control but Kingston is keeping busy.
Kingston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Massimo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Massimo wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irving Massimo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Massimo lands with a good body shot.
Massimo doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingston circles away.
Massimo tries to clinch up but Kingston circles away and keeps his distance.
Irving Massimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Massimo swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingston.
Massimo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Massimo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kingston moves in looking to clinch but Massimo pushes him off.
Kingston tries to keep at a distance but Massimo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kingston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Massimo backwards.
Massimo prevents Kingston from breaking the clinch.
Kingston stops a takedown attempt from Massimo.
Massimo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Massimo is trying to trip Kingston. He has hold of a leg but Kingston is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Massimo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massimo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Massimo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kingston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kingston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Massimo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kingston is trying to keep Massimo in close.
Massimo throws an elbow that misses. Kingston uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Massimo's guard. Nice move by Kingston!
Massimo controls Kingston momentarily but Kingston frees himself.
Massimo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston trying to control the position from guard on top but Massimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kingston won't allow Massimo to sweep him here.
Kingston tries to stand but Massimo is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Massimo is on top in guard.
Massimo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Massimo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Massimo throws a strike but Kingston rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Massimo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Massimo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kingston, into his guard.
Massimo lands a couple of digs.
Massimo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Massimo looking to pass the guard.
Massimo throws an elbow that misses. Kingston uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Massimo's guard. Nice move by Kingston!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massimo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kingston gets full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Massimo scoring with some ground and pound.
Massimo is working Kingston over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Massimo sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Massimo chips away with some ground and pound.
Sean Kingston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irving Massimo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Massimo pushing down on Kingston's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irving Massimo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Massimo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irving Massimo!
After winning the bout, Irving Massimo 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fyodor Pending (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikiya Sonoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 52 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fyodor Pending!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rikiya Sonoda!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonoda tries to clinch but Pending is having none of it.
Sonoda throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Sonoda.
Sonoda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sonoda explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sonoda throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Pending stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Sonoda follows into mount!
Pending is rocked!
It looks like Fyodor Pending has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonoda lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Pending! Sonoda sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Pending and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rikiya Sonoda!
Post fight, Rikiya Sonoda took to the microphone: 'Bringin' the pain Thanks to Team Goroshi - Blacksmith Gym - Tokyo United Fightwear - Zombie Nutrition'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teijo Tarzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Mieto (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teijo Tarzan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Mieto!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Tarzan.
Tarzan works Mieto's body with a nice hook.
Tarzan fails to land with a series of punches.
Tarzan scores with a nice right hand.
Mieto tries to clinch but Tarzan moves away
and Mieto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mieto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mieto closes the distance but Tarzan moves to the side
and Tarzan counters with a left to the body.
A clash of legs there as Mieto blocks the low kick.
Tarzan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mieto closes the distance but Tarzan moves to the side
and Tarzan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan is looking to land body kicks.
Mieto wants to clinch.
Mieto wants to clinch but Tarzan slips to the side
and Tarzan counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Mieto off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Tarzan follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Mieto was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Teijo Tarzan!
During a confident post fight interview, Teijo Tarzan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stash Kadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kadowski's entrance music is Rammstein - Ohne Dich . A fine choice. Evans is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 50 Cent - Many Men. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stash Kadowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Evans!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No joy there for Kadowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evans throws a looping overhand right but Kadowski ducks down to avoid it.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kadowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kadowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.
Evans uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kadowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Kadowski.
Kadowski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Evans under the eye.
We've been hearing reports that Kadowski has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A shot to the liver by Evans. Beautiful body shot.
Kadowski scores with a nice right hand.
Stash Kadowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Evans lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kadowski misses with a low kick.
A big left from Evans misses.
Kadowski tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
Kadowski throws a big shot that misses.
Kadowski gets a clinch.
Evans is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans wants to break the clinch but can't.
Evans wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kadowski misses with a punch to the body.
Evans wants to break free but Kadowski has control.
Kadowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kadowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kadowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kadowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Evans is looking to break free of the clinch but Kadowski has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kadowski.
Kadowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
Nice body punch from Kadowski.
Evans tries to break free but Kadowski pushes him back against the cage.
Kadowski prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.
Kadowski keeps control of Evans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kadowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Kadowski controls the action.
Kadowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kadowski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kadowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
Kadowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Kadowski tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing Kadowski back against the cage.
Kadowski lands with a right to the head.
Evans avoids a wild elbow strike from Kadowski.
Kadowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Evans blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Kadowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Kadowski misses with an elbow over the top.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans prevents a body shot from Kadowski.
Kadowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Evans has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Kadowski.
Kadowski tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing Kadowski back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kadowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kadowski is working Evans over against the cage.
Evans looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Kadowski pushes Evans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evans blocks an elbow strike from Kadowski.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kadowski.
Kadowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Kadowski lands with a right to the head.
Kadowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Evans is trying to push Kadowski away but Kadowski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kadowski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Evans's brow.
Kadowski lands a nice uppercut.
Kadowski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Evans up against the cage.
Kadowski lands a nice uppercut.
Kadowski lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kadowski lands a nice uppercut.
Kadowski pushes off an throws an elbow but Evans leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kadowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
Kadowski keeps control of Evans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kadowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Evans's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kadowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Kadowski scores with a hook to the body.
Kadowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Kadowski digs a right hand underneath Evans's ribcage. Evans let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Kadowski.
A right handed body shot lands from Kadowski.
Kadowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Evanss head.
Kadowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kadowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kadowski can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kadowski.
Kadowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Evans tumbles to the floor! Kadowski threw a big shot that dropped him and now Kadowski is on top looking to finish! Evans has guard but can he survive?!
Evans is rocked!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kadowski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stash Kadowski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kadowski cracks Evans on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Evans falls backwards against the cage. Kadowski follows up with more strikes that drop Evans to his knees. Kadowski keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Evans! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stash Kadowski!
A relieved looking Stash Kadowski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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