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SP-ICON 231 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between La Tigre Munanaposa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munanaposa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm an Adult Now. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jason Shields was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, La Tigre Munanaposa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Shields!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munanaposa tries for a takedown but Shields circles away easily
enabling Shields to counter with a crisp jab.
Munanaposa gets the takedown into side control.
Munanaposa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Munanaposa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shields, who protects the arm well.
Munanaposa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shields, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Munanaposa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The strikes coming from Munanaposa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've been hearing that Munanaposa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munanaposa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Munanaposa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Munanaposa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shields knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Munanaposa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shields felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Munanaposa tries to advance to mount but can't.
Munanaposa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Munanaposa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shields, who protects the arm well.
Shields is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Shields is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Munanaposa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shields is not content to let Munanaposa control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munanaposa taking a breather here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Shields misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munanaposa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shields throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Shields throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
La Tigre Munanaposa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munanaposa shoots and misses
and Shields connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Munanaposa fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for La Tigre Munanaposa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shields defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Munanaposa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Munanaposa.
Shields paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shields pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Munanaposa feinted with a counter takedown.
Munanaposa has a takedown stuffed.
Shields fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Munanaposa.
Munanaposa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shields circles away.
Munanaposa is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Munanaposa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shields.
Munanaposa shoots in for a takedown but Shields shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Shields does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Shields will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Munanaposa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shields throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shields throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jason Shields seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Munanaposa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Munanaposa looks for a takedown but Shields sprawls well.
Munanaposa closes the distance and clinches up with Shields, looking for a takedown. Munanaposa pushes Shields against the cage but Shields circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shields lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for La Tigre Munanaposa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munanaposa throws a right and a left that Shields avoids nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Shields. No joy for Munanaposa on that attempt.
Shields is looking for the big counter here.
Shields keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shields lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Shields. No joy for Munanaposa on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Munanaposa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shields's waist but Shields gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Munanaposa off to one side.
Shields now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shields misses with a head kick.
Munanaposa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shields tries to avoid it but Munanaposa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shields to the ground. Shields escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jason Shields is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Shields. Those never looked like landing.
Nice takedown defense from Shields. No joy for Munanaposa on that attempt.
Shields throws a fast counter high kick but Munanaposa manages to duck under it in time.
Munanaposa shoots and misses
and Shields counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shields cracks Munanaposa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shields lands a jab-cross combination.
Shields throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shields scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shields rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Munanaposa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Munanaposa moves out of range as Shields throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munanaposa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shields as he avoids it easily.
Shields throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Munanaposa fails with a takedown attempt.
Shields slaps away a takedown attempt from Munanaposa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shields throws a head kick but Munanaposa moves out of range.
Shields misses with a combination
and Munanaposa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shields won't be happy with that.
Munanaposa trying to control the action but Shields is working from the bottom.
Munanaposa tries to move to mount but Shields blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munanaposa wants to control but Shields is keeping him busy.
Munanaposa tries for a kimura but Shields is defending well.
Shields is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Munanaposa is controlling him well.
Shields is not content to let Munanaposa control the position.
Shields is working to avoid the ground and pound but Munanaposa connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Munanaposa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Shields has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Munanaposa but great work by Shields.
Shields goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Munanaposa has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shields but great work by Munanaposa.
Munanaposa tries to advance to mount but Shields denies him.
Munanaposa is trying to get an arm triangle but Shields is defending well.
Shields wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munanaposa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shields has escaped the position, nice work there.
Shields explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Shields showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Munanaposa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Munanaposa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shields counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shields tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shields pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shields has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Munanaposa shoots for a double leg takedown but Shields sprawls well. He's pushed Munanaposa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shields unleashes a big counter combination but Munanaposa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shields throws a head kick but Munanaposa moves out of range.
Shields throws a body punch but Munanaposa moves out of range.
Munanaposa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shields is trying to defend but Munanaposa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shields is trying to escape back to his feet but Munanaposa uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields is trying to get back to his feet.
Shields takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munanaposa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shields knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Munanaposa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Munanaposa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shields is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Munanaposa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shields is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Munanaposa asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Munanaposa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Munanaposa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shields wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munanaposa trying to control the action but Shields is working from the bottom.
Munanaposa prevents Shields from escaping the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
La Tigre Munanaposa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shields sneaks out the side door and pushes Munanaposa away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Shields misses with an uppercut.
Shields throws the kick towards the body but Munanaposa avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields leaves Munanaposa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As Munanaposa backs off Shields throws a huge counter combo but Munanaposa manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for La Tigre Munanaposa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munanaposa fails with the takedown.
Munanaposa rushes Shields and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Munanaposa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shields's brow.
Shields works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Munanaposa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Munanaposa is working hard here to advance position.
Munanaposa trying to keep a closed guard but Shields is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shields wants to get up but he can't break Munanaposa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shields throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Shields comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shields winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Shields!
Jason Shields looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I want to fight the champ'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jienaro Marfil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marfil's choice of entrance music: New Divide. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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183 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jienaro Marfil!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marfil lands a slapping body shot.
Marfil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marfil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michael tries to counter by clinching up but Marfil breaks away and moves out of range.
Michael shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marfil pinned against the cage. Marfil gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michael shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marfil as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Michael.
Michael gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marfil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Michael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Michael is defended easily by Marfil.
A nice side step and Marfil releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marfil. Michael does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michael fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michael slips a jab and a cross from Marfil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marfil slaps away a takedown attempt from Michael, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Michael misses with an attempted mid kick.
Michael shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Michael showed some decent athleticism there.
Michael trying to control from half guard but Marfil is working away.
Marfil makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marfil.
Michael wants to control from the top but Marfil keeps moving.
Michael is really struggling to control Marfil but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Michael looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Marfil both land. Nice combination.
Michael is rocked!
Marfil jabs Michael to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh Michael is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michael is breathing heavily.
Marfil grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Michael takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Marfil cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jienaro Marfil!
A very excited looking Jienaro Marfil made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Blackwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpo Suhonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suhonen has chosen Gers Pardoel - Ik Neem Je Mee as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alistair Blackwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alpo Suhonen!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suhonen tries to clinch but Blackwood moves away
and Blackwood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Suhonen tries to clinch up.
Blackwood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suhonen throws out the jab.
Blackwood throws a leg kick but Suhonen moved away.
Suhonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Suhonen looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Blackwood fails to land.
Blackwood gets underhooks to prevent Suhonen's takedown attempt.
Suhonen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Blackwood is trying is best to control the position here.
Suhonen trying to control from half guard but Blackwood is working away.
Suhonen uses his free foot to push down on Blackwood's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Blackwood.
Blackwood wants to hold on but Suhonen pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwood is looking to improve his position but Suhonen isn't that keen on the idea.
Suhonen tries to control but Blackwood wriggling away.
Suhonen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Blackwood has worked his arm free - good work by Blackwood!
Suhonen is looking to take a break and control but Blackwood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suhonen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blackwood is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blackwood is not content to let Suhonen control the position.
Blackwood wants to get back to his feet but Suhonen drags him back down.
You can see the frustration on Blackwood's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
My spies in Main Event Gym inform me that Suhonen has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Blackwood but he's now mounted!
Blackwood tries to hold on but Suhonen postures up.
Blackwood is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Strong like Butterfly, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Blackwood is squirming around, avoiding Suhonen's attempts to control the action.
Blackwood tries to hold on but Suhonen pushes him away.
Suhonen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Blackwood manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Suhonen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blackwood knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Suhonen wants to control but Blackwood is keeping him busy.
Blackwood gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blackwood tries to get to full guard but Suhonen has control of the leg.
Suhonen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blackwood doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Suhonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Suhonen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Suhonen with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Suhonen is looking to clinch.
Blackwood throws a wild body kick that Suhonen sees coming a mile off.
Suhonen ducks right into an uppercut from Blackwood.
Suhonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blackwood. Blackwood obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blackwood, right into the meat.
Blackwood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Suhonen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alpo Suhonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blackwood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suhonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suhonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suhonen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blackwood counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suhonen's knee momentarily.
Blackwood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suhonen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blackwood half committed to a counter leg kick.
Alistair Blackwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alpo Suhonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwood tries a low kick but Suhonen avoids it.
Suhonen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Suhonen prevents Blackwood from escaping the position.
Blackwood is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blackwood is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Suhonen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Suhonen tries to advance to mount but Blackwood denies him.
Suhonen trying to control the action but Blackwood is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwood wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Suhonen is looking to take a break and control but Blackwood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blackwood stops Suhonen from passing to mount.
Suhonen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blackwood is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Suhonen wants to control for a moment but Blackwood uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Suhonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blackwood keeps working.
Suhonen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blackwood has managed to free his arm - good work.
Suhonen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blackwood defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blackwood is trying to control but can't.
Suhonen content to control rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Suhonen tries to move into range but Blackwood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blackwood connects with a solid leg kick.
Suhonen shoots in for a takedown but Blackwood shows good takedown defense.
Blackwood lands a high kick!
Good work by Suhonen as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blackwood misses with a looping left.
Suhonen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Suhonen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blackwood has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Blackwood dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blackwood.
Suhonen tries for a takedown but Blackwood circles away easily
and Blackwood makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Suhonen shoots in for a double leg but Blackwood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blackwood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Suhonen's sensitive parts.
Blackwood slaps away a takedown attempt from Suhonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alistair Blackwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alpo Suhonen.
Suhonen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blackwood is trying to defend but Suhonen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackwood trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Suhonen manages to pass to mount!
Suhonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blackwood is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwood is trying desperately to improve position.
Suhonen working for a submission but Blackwood is keeping him at bay.
Blackwood slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Suhonen is taking a breather. Blackwood says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Blackwood is looking to improve his position.
Suhonen is looking to stall here but Blackwood recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Blackwood is retaining full guard.
Blackwood lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Blackwood throwing strikes from guard but Suhonen blocks nicely.
Suhonen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Suhonen working for a triangle but Blackwood defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Alpo Suhonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blackwood wants to stand but Suhonen is controlling the position.
Suhonen forces his way into half guard.
Blackwood is trying to control but can't.
Blackwood is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Suhonen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Suhonen is looking for a kimura but Blackwood is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Suhonen to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen is looking for a kimura here.
Blackwood tries to roll over but Suhonen keeps him under control.
Blackwood is trying to stand.
Suhonen trying to control the action but Blackwood is working from the bottom.
Blackwood wants to get back to full guard but Suhonen has passed into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suhonen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alpo Suhonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Suhonen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alpo Suhonen!
Alpo Suhonen took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marat Sanayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djalu Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts has chosen Soulfly - Attitude as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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291 lbs
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284 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
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marat Sanayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Djalu Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts darts in and clinches Sanayev up against the cage.
Roberts gets through Sanayev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanayev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Roberts pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sanayev shoots in for a double leg but Roberts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A countering left hand to the body from Roberts misses.
Roberts lands with a nice body punch.
Nice sprawl there from Roberts as Sanayev shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marat Sanayev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts lands with a shot to the body.
Sanayev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Marat Sanayev has been cut.
Sanayev goes for a double leg but Roberts avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Roberts continues to drive forward.
Roberts tries to counter with a clinch but Sanayev shakes him off and moves away.
Sanayev is breathing heavily.
Roberts lands a nice looking body shot.
Roberts connects with a stiff jab that staggers Sanayev - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Djalu Roberts!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Djalu Roberts waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rez Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cavan Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortez comes to the cage accompanied by Can We Still Be Friends. Cartwright has chosen The Irish Fighting Song as his entrance music. Rez Cortez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cavan Cartwright's chin.
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272 lbs
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220 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rez Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cavan Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez tries to bum rush Cartwright with a series of wild strikes but Cartwright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cortez misses with a two punch combination.
Cortez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cartwright shoots in looking for a takedown. Cortez tries to sprawl out of it but Cartwright keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cortez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cortez throws a jab when Cartwright was well out of range.
Cartwright takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cortez digs a good body shot into Cartwright's ribs.
Rez Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartwright manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cortez on his heels. He'll look to pass Cortez's guard now, I'm sure.
Cartwright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cartwright preventing the sweep.
Cortez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cartwright has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cartwright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cortez is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cartwright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cartwright wants to pass the guard but Cortez is keeping the position.
Cortez wants to sweep here but Cartwright controlling him for the moment.
Cartwright slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cortez tries to bench press Cartwright off him but Cartwright keeps the position.
Cortez is working hard here to advance position.
Cortez can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Cartwright crashes against the mat.
Cartwright working the ground and pound.
Cartwright trying to control the action but Cortez is working from the bottom.
Cortez wants to control but Cartwright postures up.
Cartwright is trying to get an arm triangle but Cortez is defending well.
Cartwright tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cartwright has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cartwright tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is not content to let Cartwright control the position.
Cortez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cartwright wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Cortez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cartwright taking a breather here.
Cartwright is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cortez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cortez is looking for a sweep.
Cortez wants to control but Cartwright postures up.
Cartwright landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartwright creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cortez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cartwright working away.
Cortez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cartwright wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cartwright tries for a kimura but Cortez is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cartwright is looking to take a break and control but Cortez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cartwright tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cartwright has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cavan Cartwright dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cortez misses with a straight left.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Cartwright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cartwright shoots in looking for a takedown but Cortez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cartwright's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cortez scores with a jab.
Cortez looks to throw the jab but Cartwright is out of range.
Cartwright wants to counter with a clinch but Cortez pushes him away.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
Cortez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cartwright has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cartwright moves away from the strike by Cortez.
Cartwright is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cortez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cortez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cortez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cartwright on the ground.
Cortez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cartwright lands a couple of digs.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cartwright. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Cartwright working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cartwright preventing the sweep.
Cartwright trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cartwright throwing strikes but missing.
Cartwright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cortez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cortez wants to sweep but no luck.
Cartwright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cartwright drops back looking for a leg! Cortez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cortez manages to kick Cartwright off! Cartwright jumps back into Cortez's guard.
Cortez being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cortez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Cortez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortez wants to sweep here but Cartwright controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cortez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cortez misses with a double jab
and Cartwright counters with a shoot takedown. Cortez fights it but they end up in guard.
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Cortez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cartwright is looking to work some ground and pound but Cortez has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright slips nicely into half guard.
Cartwright is trying for a kimura here. Cortez looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Cartwright wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cavan Cartwright!
Cavan Cartwright managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FJCP Healthy Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Grzesiuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Maximov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grzesiuk comes to the cage accompanied by PSY - Gangnam Style. Drago Maximov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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39
208 lbs
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211 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrzej Grzesiuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drago Maximov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Grzesiuk has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Grzesiuk blocking some punches.
Grzesiuk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grzesiuk wants a takedown but no success here.
Maximov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grzesiuk backwards.
Maximov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grzesiuks head.
A shot in the inside from Grzesiuk.
Grzesiuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maximov can't find room to land a body shot as Grzesiuk controls the action.
A short left from Maximov.
Maximov lands with a right to the head.
Maximov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grzesiuk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maximov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Maximov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grzesiuk backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maximov is struggling to control the position.
Maximov scores with a shoulder strike.
Maximov connects with a big uppercut there that sends Grzesiuk tumbling to the ground! Maximov follows him down into his guard.
Grzesiuk is rocked!
Maximov with a flurry of punches that miss.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Maximov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximov wants to stand but Grzesiuk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maximov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Maximov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maximov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maximov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maximov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Grzesiuk keeping moving, preventing Maximov from controlling successfully.
Maximov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maximov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maximov trying to control but Grzesiuk is working from the bottom.
Grzesiuk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grzesiuk tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximov is working Grzesiuk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maximov trying to control but Grzesiuk is working from the bottom.
Maximov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grzesiuk trying to control the position here.
Maximov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Maximov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grzesiuk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grzesiuk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Maximov clinches.
A short right from Maximov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maximov.
Grzesiuk is breathing heavily.
A short right from Maximov.
Grzesiuk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maximov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Grzesiuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grzesiuk managing to block the knees to the body from Maximov.
Maximov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maximov prevents the takedown attempt.
Maximov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maximov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grzesiuk is defending well for now.
Maximov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maximov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Maximov lands a hook that snaps the head of Grzesiuk backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maximov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maximov lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Grzesiuk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Maximov lands a big uppercut and Grzesiuk is down! He's in big trouble - Maximov follows him to the mat!
Grzesiuk is refusing to be controlled, as Maximov sits in half guard.
Maximov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maximov slows the pace down in half guard.
Maximov wants to free his trapped foot but Grzesiuk is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grzesiuk seems to have got his legs back now.
Maximov is looking to stall here but Grzesiuk recovers full guard.
Maximov cracks Grzesiuk with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drago Maximov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Maximov forces Grzesiuk back against the cage and clinches.
Maximov lands a body shot.
Grzesiuk goes for a takedown attempt but Maximov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Grzesiuk rushes Maximov and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Maximov.
Maximov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grzesiuk backwards.
Maximov misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from Maximov.
Maximov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maximov breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maximov stalling against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maximov.
Maximov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maximov clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximov lands a hook that snaps the head of Grzesiuk backwards.
Maximov avoiding damage.
A short right from Maximov.
A short body shot lands from Maximov as the two fighters clinch.
Maximov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drago Maximov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maximov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grzesiuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Maximov - that landed with a thud.
Maximov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grzesiuk avoiding damage as Maximov throws knees to the body.
Maximov lands a nice shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maximov gets through Grzesiuk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Maximov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grzesiuk can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Maximov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maximov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maximov lands a nice shot to the body.
Maximov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grzesiuk tumbles to the floor! Maximov threw a big shot that dropped him and now Maximov is on top looking to finish! Grzesiuk has guard but can he survive?!
Maximov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Grzesiuk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maximov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grzesiuk keeping moving, preventing Maximov from controlling successfully.
Grzesiuk has momentary wrist control but Maximov slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximov throwing strikes from guard but Grzesiuk blocks nicely.
Maximov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grzesiuk's head.
Grzesiuk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maximov on the ground.
Maximov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maximov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maximov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maximov stands up and waves to Grzesiuk to follow him.
Grzesiuk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maximov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maximov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grzesiuk, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximov digs a right hand underneath Grzesiuk's ribcage. Grzesiuk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maximov lands a left hand.
Maximov lands with a light punch inside.
Maximov lands a left hand.
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Grzesiuk pressed against the cage. Maximov frees himself up and cracks Grzesiuk with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Grzesiuk crumples to the floor, out cold! Maximov jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Drago Maximov!
After winning the bout, Drago Maximov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darby Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by United Booty Foundation. Pitakaka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. my dick kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Darby Gordon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
217 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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28
217 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darby Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitakaka thuds his shin into the meat of Gordon's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pitakaka. That's going to slow Gordon down.
Gordon throws a nice looking combination but Pitakaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gordon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gordon moves out of range as Pitakaka throws a body kick.
Gordon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gordon avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka blocks a jab.
Elijah Pitakaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Pitakaka. No joy for Gordon on that attempt.
Pitakaka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gordon tries to land a leg kick but Pitakaka saw it coming and moves away.
Gordon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pitakaka appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gordon tries a low kick but Pitakaka avoids it.
Pitakaka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitakaka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pitakaka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Elijah Pitakaka has been cut.
Pitakaka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pitakaka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pitakaka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gordon if he has to take too many more of those.
Pitakaka pushes Gordon away with a front kick.
Gordon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pitakaka lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that half lands.
Gordon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gordon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Gordon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Gordon misses with a few strikes there.
Pitakaka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gordon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gordon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gordon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gordon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pitakaka moves out of range as Gordon strikes.
Gordon misses with a leg kick.
Pitakaka thumps Gordon with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pitakaka connects with an inside leg kick.
Pitakaka scores with a head kick.
Gordon 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon looks to land a right hand but Pitakaka moved out of range.
Pitakaka throws a nice head kick!
Elijah Pitakaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pitakaka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pitakaka lands a big head kick that sends Gordon tumbling to the mat! Pitakaka takes a step backwards and waves Gordon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gordon swings for the body but Pitakaka moves out of range.
Gordon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gordon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pitakaka circles away quickly and effectively.
Pitakaka lands a big head kick that sends Gordon tumbling to the mat! Pitakaka takes a step backwards and waves Gordon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gordon is rocked!
Gordon looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitakaka is just out of range.
Oh Gordon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gordon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka fakes the leg kick and cracks Gordon in the body.
Gordon seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Gordon misses.
Pitakaka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Gordon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pitakaka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gordon.
Pitakaka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pitakaka lands with a slapping head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gordon looks for the body kick but Pitakaka saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pitakaka.
Pitakaka lands a big head kick that sends Gordon tumbling to the mat! Pitakaka takes a step backwards and waves Gordon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gordon blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circle, before Pitakaka throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Gordon's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Pitakaka lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Elijah Pitakaka!
Elijah Pitakaka tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rahkim Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melekh David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rahkim Abdullah had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Rahkim Abdullah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
161 lbs
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35
159 lbs
25 - 17 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rahkim Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Melekh David!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abdullah is defended easily by David.
Abdullah misses with a hook
and David counters with an inside leg kick.
David throws a leg kick that misses.
David connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abdullah. Abdullah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
David connects with a solid leg kick.
David tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abdullah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abdullah fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rahkim Abdullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abdullah misses with a series of wild punches.
Abdullah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that David has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Abdullah blocks the leg kick.
Abdullah thuds his right hand into David's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
David scoring well with a low kick there.
David dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abdullah. That did some damage!
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
David is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdullah seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
David is pressing down on Abdullah's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but David is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
David being controlled here, momentarily.
Abdullah has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now David is on top in guard.
David controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Abdullah can't keep his opponent in guard - David advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah is not content to let David control the position.
David is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Abdullah defends it well.
David is working for a submission of some sort.
David throwing shots but Abdullah is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
David is just content to waste time from the top position. Abdullah takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Abdullah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
David with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
David stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abdullah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
David throws a strike but Abdullah rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Abdullah will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
David has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Abdullah can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Abdullah preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melekh David dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Abdullah decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Abdullah prevents David from improving his position.
Abdullah content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
David looking for subs from the bottom but Abdullah mounts him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Still in half guard, Abdullah seems content to control.
David actively working from the bottom here.
Abdullah trying to control the action but David is working from the bottom.
David regains full guard. Nicely done.
Abdullah tries to free his leg and advance position but David is retaining full guard.
David trying to keep a closed guard but Abdullah is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Abdullah stopping the sweep attempt from David.
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but David is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdullah throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. David was covering up waiting for the punch and Abdullah finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Abdullah is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Abdullah won't allow David to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah lands a couple of elbows.
David keeping moving, preventing Abdullah from controlling successfully.
David trying to keep a closed guard but Abdullah is proving a slippery customer.
David wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Abdullah controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rahkim Abdullah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abdullah fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging David to the ground. Abdullah is now in David's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah sitting in guard, not really doing much.
David working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abdullah doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abdullah manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
David wants to sweep but no luck.
Abdullah trying to control but David is working from the bottom.
Abdullah really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
David working for a triangle but Abdullah defends it easily.
David bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abdullah's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rahkim Abdullah dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Abdullah swings for the body but David moves out of range.
Abdullah shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Abdullah showed some decent athleticism there.
David tries to get to full guard but Abdullah has control of the leg.
David works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah preventing the sweep.
David looking to control but Abdullah passes into half guard.
David is looking for a sweep. Abdullah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Abdullah is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
David makes his way to full guard. A much better position for David.
Abdullah passes David's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Abdullah working David over with strikes.
David is looking for a sweep. Abdullah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Abdullah trying to control from half guard but David is working away.
David is positioning himself well to prevent Abdullah advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
David is looking to control Abdullah's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can David avoid being mounted?
Abdullah is keen to just control but David is a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
David is looking for a sweep. Abdullah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Abdullah controlling the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Abdullah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Abdullah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdullah avoids the head kick by David.
Abdullah scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says David as he avoids it easily.
David changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A jab from Abdullah misses.
Abdullah tries for a takedown but David circles away easily
and David counters with a shoot takedown. Abdullah fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
David in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abdullah seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
David throws an elbow that misses. Abdullah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in David's guard. Nice move by Abdullah!
David working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abdullah doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abdullah manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Abdullah showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abdullah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abdullah trying to control but David is working from the bottom.
Abdullah showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rahkim Abdullah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
David not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rahkim Abdullah.
I think Abdullah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rahkim Abdullah!
Rahkim Abdullah took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Storm (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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22
250 lbs
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30
215 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
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Counter fighter
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wang Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Storm!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Wang Chung has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Chung has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Storm throws a series of punches but Chung moves out of range.
Storm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chung counters with a nice double leg into side control. Storm won't be happy with that.
Chung has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Chung works his way to his opponent's back.
Storm told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Storm is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Chung trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Storm manages to escape to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chung fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Storm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Storm drops Chung with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Chung looks back up at him and smiles so Storm waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Chung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chung throws a jab when Storm was well out of range.
Storm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chung.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chung. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chung's corner calls for a 1-2. Chung obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Storm dips to his left and cracks Chung with an uppercut!
Fred Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Storm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chung counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Storm!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Storm is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Chung advances to full mount.
Chung scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Storm?
It looks like Fred Storm has been cut.
Storm is squirming around, avoiding Chung's attempts to control the action.
Chung thowing shots but they're missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chung wants to control the pace but Storm is squirming around nicely.
Chung with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chung trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chung has control of Storm's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Storm regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Storm's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Chung trying to control but Storm is having none of it.
Chung is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Storm tries to buck Chung off but he can't manage it.
Chung controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung trying to control but Storm is having none of it.
BOOM! Chung connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Storm wants to get back to his feet.
Storm is squirming around, avoiding Chung's attempts to control the action.
Storm trying desperately to get to his feet.
Chung controlling the position easily from mount.
Storm is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chung tries to control but Storm wriggling away.
The referee warns Storm that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The cut above Fred Storm's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chung jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Storm manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Chung tries for a kimura but Storm is defending well.
Storm wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wang Chung dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chung shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Storm is wriggling around but Chung manages to pass to half guard.
Storm looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chung trying to control from half guard but Storm is working away.
Storm is looking to get back to is feet but Chung passes into side control.
Storm tries to escape but Chung is in control.
Chung in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chung working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Storm is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chung asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Storm can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Storm looks calm but he's in trouble here. Chung gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Storm is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Chung lets go of the hold and Storm can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wang Chung!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maricue Russel (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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32
192 lbs
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31
200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vlad Kersikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maricue Russel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russel gets a double leg takedown into Kersikov's guard.
Kersikov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Russel throwing strikes but missing.
Russel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kersikov is trying to control the position but Russel postures up.
Kersikov managing to control the position.
Kersikov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Russel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov trying to keep a closed guard but Russel is proving a slippery customer.
Kersikov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel is working Kersikov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Russel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Russel throws a big elbow that misses.
Kersikov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kersikov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Russel throws a big right hand that misses.
Russel postures up.
Kersikov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Russel's guard.
Russel wants to sweep but no luck.
Russel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kersikov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kersikov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd cheers as Kersikov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Russel doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Russel clinches.
Kersikov misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.
Kersikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Russel is trying to pull guard but Kersikov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kersikov has a couple of punches blocked by Russel.
A short left from Kersikov.
Russel wants a takedown but no success here.
Russel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kersikov after a bit of a struggle.
Vlad Kersikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maricue Russel.
Russel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kersikov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vlad Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kersikov jabs Russel right on the nose. Russel blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
Kersikov tried to score with a low kick but Russel checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russel closes the distance and pushes Kersikov back into the cage.
Kersikov misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov can't find room to land a body shot as Russel controls the action.
Kersikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Russel wants to stall.
Kersikov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Russel being controlled against the cage.
Russel has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kersikov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maricue Russel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Russel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Russel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kersikov can pounce on him.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Russel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kersikov.
Kersikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Kersikov is looking to slow Russel down with leg kicks.
Kersikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Russel is out of range and Kersikov settles back down.
Russel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kersikov is fending him off so far but Russel persists. Nope, Kersikov circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Kersikov tenderised Russel's leg. Russel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Russel tries to clinch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russel.
Kersikov gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kersikov smiles and moves away.
Kersikov scores with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Kersikov there.
Kersikov clinches with his opponent.
Kersikov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Russel.
Kersikov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kersikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kersikov.
Russel gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kersikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Russel throwing strikes from guard but Kersikov blocks nicely.
Kersikov working a defensive guard here.
Russel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kersikov is keeping the position for now.
Kersikov has Russel pulled in close to control his posture.
Russel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Russel slips a jab from Kersikov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Russel! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov thuds his shin into the meat of Russel's side.
Kersikov cracks Russel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donk. Kersikov catches Russel right on the button with a cross.
Russel moves out of range as Kersikov throws a body kick.
Vlad Kersikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Russel shoots in looking for a takedown. Kersikov tries to sprawl out of it but Russel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kersikov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vlad Kersikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maricue Russel.
Kersikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vlad Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russel avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russel fails with a takedown attempt.
Russel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kersikov thows a body kick. Russel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Russel is breathing heavily.
Russel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kersikov.
Maricue Russel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov throws a low kick but Russel moves out of range easily.
Russel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kersikov pinned against the cage. Kersikov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kersikov connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Kersikov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kersikov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kersikov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russel avoids it.
Kersikov tries to work over Russel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kersikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kersikov trying to control the position but instead, Russel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kersikov into the cage.
Kersikov lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
Russel has had enough of the clinch but Kersikov keeps him there for the moment.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel gets control of Kersikov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Russel will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Russel wants to stand up but Kersikov is controlling him.
Russel is looking for a triangle but Kersikov pushes his legs off easily.
Russel keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.
Maricue Russel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kersikov content to stall in guard here.
Russel has his foot on Kersikov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kersikov works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kersikov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Russel is trying to control the position but Kersikov postures up.
Kersikov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kersikov scores with a body shot.
Kersikov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kersikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kersikov scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov rushes Russel and presses him up against the cage.
Kersikov looking to throw knees to the head but Russel is blocking nicely.
Good body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a body shot.
Russel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Russel fails to pull guard.
Russel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Russel jumps guard but Kersikov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kersikov misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
Kersikov lands a left hand.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kersikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Russel can do to turn this around?
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kersikov can't find room to land a body shot as Russel controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russel has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kersikov is trying to keep an underhook but Russel manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kersikov manages to get to full guard.
Kersikov wants to sweep here but Russel controlling him for the moment.
Russel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kersikov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russel trying to control but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kersikov is controlling Russel's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Kersikov clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kersikov tried to score with a low kick but Russel checks it.
Kersikov works Russel's body with a nice hook.
Russel misses with a takedown attempt - Kersikov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That kick from Kersikov tenderised Russel's leg. Russel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kersikov lands a leg kick that knocks Russel off balance momentarily.
Good exchange - Kersikov coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Russel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Russel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Russel shoots and misses
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vlad Kersikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maricue Russel.
Russel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kersikov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kersikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Russel. That did some damage!
Kersikov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kersikov instigates a clinch.
Kersikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Russel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kersikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Russel blocks a body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but Russel avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is pressed up against the cage. Russel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kersikov down to the mat. Kersikov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Russel shoots in looking for a takedown. Kersikov tries to sprawl out of it but Russel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kersikov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kersikov throws a leg kick which misses Russel's front leg but catches the back leg as Russel tries to avoid it.
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!
Kersikov cracks Russel with a good jab.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a looping right.
Kersikov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Russel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Russel. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel closes the distance and clinches up with Kersikov, looking for a takedown. Russel pushes Kersikov against the cage but Kersikov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kersikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russel moves away.
You can see that Russel has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Kersikov lands a leg kick that knocks Russel off balance momentarily.
Kersikov throws a chopping leg kick but Russel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kersikov digs a good hook to Russel's body.
Russel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kersikov drops Russel with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Russel looks back up at him and smiles so Kersikov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Russel is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Russel out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vlad Kersikov!
Vlad Kersikov retains his middleweight title!
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