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TTFC Lester vs Vyacheslav 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ron Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benoit has chosen Praise as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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135 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
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40
140 lbs
34 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ron Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit moves out of range of the body kick.
Benoit throws out a counter right but Paul avoids it with no problem.
Jab, jab by Benoit - just one landing.
Benoit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benoit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paul slips a jab from Benoit.
Paul checks the leg kick.
Benoit gets a clinch.
Paul throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benoit blocks it with crossed arms.
Paul effectively controlling the action here.
Paul creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benoit's defenses.
Benoit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Benoit fails to land.
Benoit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benoit avoids a wild elbow strike from Paul.
Paul lands an elbow inside.
Paul working Benoit over with knees to the body.
I was talking to Paul's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benoit takes an elbow to the forehead.
Paul throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Paul - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Benoit.
Paul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paul blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Benoit takes a knee to the side of the body.
Benoit misses with the head strike.
Paul misses with a punch to the body.
Benoit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pauls head.
Paul crunches a lovely knee into Benoit's ribcage.
Benoit works on Paul's body with a couple of short punches.
Paul is trying to stall.
Paul blocks an uppercut.
Benoit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paul throws an elbow that misses.
Benoit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paul lands an elbow inside.
Benoit has a couple of punches blocked by Paul.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benoit avoiding damage as Paul throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit lands a body shot.
Benoit throws a punch but it's blocked by Paul.
Paul tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benoit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Paul seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Benoit can turn it around.
Benoit breaks the clinch.
Benoit misses with a hook. Paul ducked under it nicely.
Benoit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benoit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paul manages to avoid it.
Paul half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Benoit fails to land with a series of punches.
Benoit moves into the clinch.
Paul lands an elbow that stopped Benoit in his tracks for a moment.
Benoit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paul being controlled against the cage.
Paul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benoit.
Benoit lands a body shot.
Benoit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benoit working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benoit lands with a short shot to the head.
Benoit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benoit wants to stall.
Paul tries to land a knee to the head but Benoit blocks with his arms.
Benoit lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Benoit.
Benoit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paul's elbow.
Paul letting Benoit take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Benoit.
Benoit lands with a right to the head.
Benoit tries to work over Paul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paul using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Benoit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paul misses with an elbow strike.
Paul lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benoit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benoit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Benoit.
Paul gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paul missing with knees to the body.
Benoit tries to work over Paul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Benoit fails to land.
Paul landing knees to the body.
Benoit lands a right hand.
Paul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benoit avoids it.
Paul scores a nice knee to the body.
Benoit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benoit avoids it.
Benoit dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Paul fails to land.
Benoit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benoit.
Benoit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benoit misses with some punches.
Paul takes a shot to the head.
Benoit looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benoit dominated that round.
That's time! Paul's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Benoit keeps the fight on the outside.
Paul misses with the body kick
and Benoit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benoit looks to throw the jab but Paul is out of range.
Benoit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benoit blocks the body kick.
Paul moves out of range of the strikes.
Paul tries to keep at a distance but Benoit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Benoit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benoit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paul blocks an uppercut.
Benoit throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Benoit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Benoit.
Paul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benoit avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benoit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benoit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paul looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benoit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benoit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paul taking a breather.
Paul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benoit avoids it.
Benoit managing to block the knees to the body from Paul.
Paul blocks a body shot from Benoit.
Benoit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paul or not.
Paul throws a head punch that misses.
Benoit working aggressively here.
Paul gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Benoit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benoit gets through Paul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Paul missing with knees to the body.
Paul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benoit wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paul controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Benoit.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Paul prevents a body shot from Benoit.
Paul misses with some punches.
Benoit avoids the elbow strike from Paul, against the cage.
Paul wants to stall.
Paul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paul.
Benoit wants to stall.
Benoit tries to work over Paul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benoit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benoit throws a punch but it's blocked by Paul.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paul misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benoit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paul holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Benoit dodges an elbow strike from Paul.
Benoit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benoit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benoit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paul backwards.
Benoit misses with a punch on the inside.
Paul is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benoit is defending well for now.
Benoit tries a body shot but Paul blocks it.
Paul tries to land knees in the clinch but Benoit avoids the damage to the body.
Benoit lands with a light punch inside.
Paul blocking some punches.
Benoit's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Paul crunches a lovely knee into Benoit's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Benoit on the inside.
Paul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benoit avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benoit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benoit.
Paul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benoit avoids the elbow strike from Paul, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Benoit.
Michael Benoit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benoit lands a nice shot to the body.
Paul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paul throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benoit trying to control the position but instead, Paul has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benoit into the cage.
Benoit can't find room to land a body shot as Paul controls the action.
Benoit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paul throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benoit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paul backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benoit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benoit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Benoit.
Benoit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paul tries to clinch but Benoit moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Benoit.
Benoit misses with a hook
and Paul counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Benoit is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Paul staying out of range there.
A jab lands there for Benoit.
Benoit throws a hook but Paul avoids it easily.
Paul shoots in but no luck this time.
It seemed like Benoit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benoit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul throws the kick towards the body but Benoit avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Benoit.
Benoit throws out a leg kick but Paul moves out of range and Benoit only half commits.
A low kick from Benoit misses
and Paul counters with a thumping low kick.
Benoit connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Benoit misses.
Benoit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Paul looks for the body kick but Benoit saw that one coming.
Benoit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benoit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paul fails to land the takedown.
Benoit throws a front kick aimed at Paul's knee but Paul avoids it well.
Paul throws a sloppy head kick and Benoit moves out of range easily.
A big right from Benoit misses.
Benoit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Michael Benoit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paul blocks a jab.
Paul is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Benoit.
Benoit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benoit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paul.
Benoit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paul.
Paul goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Paul has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benoit finds it's way round the side to connect with Paul's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paul misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Paul.
Paul takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Benoit misses.
Paul tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Benoit manages to circle out of the way.
Paul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut lands for Benoit. That snapped Paul's head back.
Benoit catches Paul with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Benoit just misses with a punch to the body.
Paul walks into a stiff left hand from Benoit.
Paul throws a series of punches but Benoit avoids them all with ease.
Benoit throws out a counter right but Paul avoids it with no problem.
Michael Benoit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit scores with a one two! Paul had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Benoit works the jab nicely.
Paul moves away from the strike by Benoit.
Michael Benoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paul misses with a looping right.
Paul 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.
Benoit lands with a cross.
Paul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benoit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good exchange - Benoit coming out on top.
Benoit loads up on a big right hand but Paul slips the punch.
Paul tries to bum rush Benoit with a series of wild strikes but Benoit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benoit.
Benoit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Paul with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paul blocks a jab.
Benoit closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Benoit fails to land.
Benoit works on Paul's body with a couple of short punches.
Paul missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Benoit.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benoit.
Paul throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benoit.
Ron Paul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Michael Benoit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Paul with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paul misses with a body punch.
Paul changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Benoit fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Paul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paul looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benoit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Benoit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benoit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Benoit!
Michael Benoit thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Belleville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borislav Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belleville comes to the cage accompanied by The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid . Benjamin Belleville has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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153 lbs
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30
152 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Belleville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Borislav Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belleville's corner calls for a 1-2. Belleville obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Vovchanchyn misses its intended target.
Vovchanchyn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vovchanchyn lands with a straight right. Belleville didn't see that one coming.
Belleville looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Belleville blocks a leg kick.
Belleville just misses with a punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Belleville.
Vovchanchyn moves out of range of the leg kick from Belleville.
Belleville ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vovchanchyn moves away.
Vovchanchyn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belleville throws out a loose jab but Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Belleville lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vovchanchyn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belleville.
Belleville fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vovchanchyn checks it well.
Belleville misses with the combination.
Belleville takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Belleville is predictable there
and Vovchanchyn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belleville throws a shot from downtown. Vovchanchyn moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Vovchanchyn misses.
Belleville lands with a straight right. Vovchanchyn didn't see that one coming.
Belleville pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vovchanchyn! But no joy.
Vovchanchyn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Belleville has time to react.
It looks like Benjamin Belleville has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Belleville. Those never looked like landing.
Belleville misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Vovchanchyn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vovchanchyn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick but Belleville sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Belleville is looking for a counter combo.
Vovchanchyn throws out a leg kick but Belleville moves out of range and Vovchanchyn only half commits.
Belleville steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Belleville back to the cage. Vovchanchyn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belleville throws a jab but it's blocked by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Belleville takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vovchanchyn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been informed that Vovchanchyn has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Belleville misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Vovchanchyn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belleville. Vovchanchyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vovchanchyn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Belleville throws a series of punches but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throws a shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benjamin Belleville seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belleville misses with a hook. Vovchanchyn ducked under it nicely.
Belleville takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Belleville scores with a jab to the head.
Belleville lands a head shot.
Nice cross by Belleville.
It looks like Borislav Vovchanchyn has been cut.
Vovchanchyn misses with a looping right.
Vovchanchyn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belleville misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belleville buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vovchanchyn is looking to slow Belleville down with leg kicks.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice right hand.
Vovchanchyn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vovchanchyn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Belleville lands with a right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Belleville.
Vovchanchyn is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belleville misses with a hook.
Vovchanchyn is still on wobbly legs! Can Belleville finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Belleville. Those never looked like landing.
Vovchanchyn seems to have recovered his senses.
Vovchanchyn drops Belleville with a beautiful combination! Belleville stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vovchanchyn is looking for the KO!
Belleville is rocked!
Benjamin Belleville's cut is getting worse.
Belleville throws a series of punches but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Belleville attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vovchanchyn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A combination from Vovchanchyn does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vovchanchyn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circling - Belleville throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Belleville there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belleville rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vovchanchyn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Belleville misses.
Belleville moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belleville throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice looking combination but Belleville bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belleville catches Vovchanchyn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vovchanchyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belleville.
Belleville takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn misses with a low kick.
Belleville is looking to counter with head kicks.
Vovchanchyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belleville.
Vovchanchyn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belleville uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Belleville thinks about countering with a body kick.
Vovchanchyn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice head shot.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn throws a body punch but Belleville moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Belleville. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belleville.
Nice uppercut lands for Vovchanchyn. That snapped Belleville's head back.
A shot to the body from Belleville misses
and Vovchanchyn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benjamin Belleville's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vovchanchyn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vovchanchyn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Belleville has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belleville and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Belleville swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Belleville tries to bum rush Vovchanchyn with a series of wild strikes but Vovchanchyn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vovchanchyn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belleville.
Vovchanchyn unleashes a big counter combination but Belleville bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Belleville throws a push kick but Vovchanchyn slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Belleville throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Borislav Vovchanchyn will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Belleville just misses with a punch to the body.
Belleville misses the shot to the body.
Belleville closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vovchanchyn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bellevilles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Belleville misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vovchanchyn.
Jab by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn lands a body shot.
Belleville misses with a hook
enabling Vovchanchyn to counter with a crisp jab.
Belleville drops Vovchanchyn with a beautiful combination! Vovchanchyn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Belleville is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Belleville is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice leg kick lands there from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws a big shot that misses.
Belleville seems to have got his legs back now.
Belleville swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vovchanchyn.
Belleville misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belleville throws a shot from downtown. Vovchanchyn moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vovchanchyn. Belleville does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vovchanchyn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vovchanchyn duly obliges.
Vovchanchyn lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice head shot.
Jeez, Benjamin Belleville's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Vovchanchyn throws an overhand right that drops Belleville like a sack of potatoes! Vovchanchyn dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borislav Vovchanchyn!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ori Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Vesala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vesala comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
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140 lbs
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ori Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timo Vesala!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vesala.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vesala. That did some damage!
Jokinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jokinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jokinen throws a looping overhand right but Vesala ducks down to avoid it.
Jokinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vesala checks it well.
Jokinen throws a body kick that misses.
Vesala swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vesala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been hearing reports that Jokinen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jokinen clobbers Vesala with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Timo Vesala has been cut.
Jokinen wants to land a leg kick but Vesala is out of range.
Vesala misses the jab.
Vesala walks into a straight right hand from Jokinen.
Vesala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vesala lands a jab to the nose.
Vesala avoids a kick to the body.
Vesala throws out a counter right but Jokinen avoids it with no problem.
Vesala takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vesala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jokinen looks to land a body kick but Vesala moved away.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vesala moves out of range of the leg kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws the kick towards the body but Vesala avoids it.
Vesala throws a combination that misses
and Jokinen counters with a nice body kick.
Vesala walks into a straight right hand from Jokinen.
Jokinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vesala has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jokinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Jokinen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vesala slips a jab from Jokinen.
Vesala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jokinen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vesala just manages to avoid it.
Vesala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vesala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vesala shoots for a double leg takedown but Jokinen sprawls well. He's pushed Vesala's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jokinen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesala takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vesala blocks the body kick.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Vesala sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vesala on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vesala looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
Vesala misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vesala's head backwards.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Ori Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vesala avoids a kick to the body.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Vesala moved away.
Vesala swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vesala. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vesala has a takedown stuffed.
The fighters circling - Vesala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a really nice looking cross but Vesala seems unphased.
Vesala's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jokinen under the eye.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jokinen - that will leave a mark!
Vesala scores with a nice strike.
Jokinen throws a low kick, looking for Vesala's leg but Vesala calmly moves out of range.
Jokinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Vesala down.
Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vesala.
Jokinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Jokinen is predictable there
and Vesala counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Jokinen
and Vesala counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Vesala looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jokinen tries to bench press Vesala off him but Vesala keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesala goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jokinen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Vesala's guard! Nice work there by Jokinen!
Jokinen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vesala's guard.
Still in half guard, Jokinen seems content to control.
Jokinen trying to control from half guard but Vesala is working away.
Vesala wants to control but Jokinen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vesala checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ori Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timo Vesala's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Donk. Jokinen catches Vesala right on the button with a cross.
Jokinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vesala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jokinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vesala swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vesala checks a leg kick.
Jokinen thows a leg kick but Vesala checks it
and Vesala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jokinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vesala checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vesala takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jokinen tries to land a leg kick but Vesala saw it coming and moves away.
Vesala with the counter takedown but Jokinen avoids it easily.
Vesala on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jokinen scores with the left hand. Vesala knows he should have avoided that one.
Jokinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vesala walks into a left hand.
Ori Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Vesala moves out of range as Jokinen throws a body kick.
Vesala throws an off balance right hand
and Jokinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vesala throws a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
And Vesala tries to counter it with a takedown but Jokinen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Vesala.
A big right from Vesala misses.
Vesala takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vesala tries to clinch but Jokinen moves away
and Jokinen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jokinen misses with a kick to the body.
Jokinen lands with a shot to the body.
Jokinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Vesala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jokinen.
Vesala looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Jokinen throws out a leg kick but Vesala moves out of range and Jokinen only half commits.
Vesala misses with a straight left.
Jokinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jokinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Jokinen throws a front kick aimed at Vesala's knee but Vesala avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vesala momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vesala blocks a low kick nicely.
Vesala connects with a body shot.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vesala.
Vesala's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vesala has Jokinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Jokinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vesala backwards.
Vesala blocking some punches.
Vesala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vesala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Vesala.
Vesala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokinen tries to stall but Vesala uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vesala tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jokinen just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Vesala blocks an uppercut.
Vesala has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a light punch inside.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vesala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vesala throws a punch but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jokinen slows down the pace here.
Jokinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vesala backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesala blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
Vesala wants to stall.
Jokinen is stalling here.
Vesala misses with some punches.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Vesala.
Vesala misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen has Vesala pressed against the cage.
Vesala is looking to control Jokinen's arms but Jokinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vesala has his back to the cage.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vesala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ori Jokinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Timo Vesala's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jokinen tries to land a leg kick but Vesala saw it coming and moves away.
Vesala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jokinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vesala throws a big shot that misses.
Jokinen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vesala throws out a powerful jab.
Jokinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vesala shoots in for a takedown but Jokinen shows good takedown defense.
Vesala checks a leg kick.
Vesala feints the counter takedown.
Vesala's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jokinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vesala scrambles back to his feet.
Vesala lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vesala misses with a lunging right hand
and Jokinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vesala misses with an uppercut. Jokinen saw that one coming.
Vesala throws a big shot that misses.
Jokinen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesala misses with a lunging right hand
and Jokinen counters with a nice leg kick.
Vesala has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jokinen.
Vesala misses with a jab to the body
and Jokinen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vesala throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Vesala misses with a looping right.
Jokinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vesala is able to avoid easily.
Jokinen cracks the inside of Vesala's front leg.
Both fighters circling a little - Jokinen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jokinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vesala checks the leg kick.
Vesala takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vesala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vesala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vesala misses with a looping left.
Vesala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vesala lands a nice shot that snaps Jokinen's head back.
Jokinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Vesala misses.
Jokinen is looking to counter punch.
Jokinen throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vesala checks a leg kick.
Vesala throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Vesala listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vesala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Timo Vesala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jokinen throws a low kick but Vesala moves out of range easily.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Vesala throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
Vesala throws a lazy uppercut
and Jokinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vesala looks to land a right hand but Jokinen moved out of range.
Ori Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vesala lunges at Jokinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jokinen's hand.
Jokinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Vesala takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vesala checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Jokinen throws a leg kick
letting Vesala counter with a right hand.
A big right from Vesala misses.
Jokinen moves out of range as Vesala strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jokinen.
Vesala misses with a straight right.
Jokinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vesala. Vesala circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jokinen cracks the inside of Vesala's front leg.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vesala crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jokinen - the referee stops the clock and Vesala gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jokinen. Vesala manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vesala misses with a looping right.
Jokinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Jokinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Vesala misses.
Jokinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vesala throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vesala checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jokinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vesala can do to turn this around?
Vesala throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vesala misses with a looping left.
Vesala might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice defenses there by Jokinen.
Jokinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vesala has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokinen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jokinen.
Jokinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Vesala.
Jokinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ori Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jokinen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ori Jokinen!
Ori Jokinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Stapleden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dillon Stapleden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stapleden looks for a takedown but Furfur sprawls well.
Furfur connects with a right hand. Stapleden shakes it off.
Furfur throws the kick towards the body but Stapleden avoids it.
Stapleden half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Furfur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stapleden gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Furfur counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stapleden shoots in for a takedown but Furfur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dillon Stapleden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Furfur looks to score with a jab to the body but Stapleden is just out of range.
Furfur connects with an inside leg kick.
Furfur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stapleden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stapleden misses with a takedown attempt
and Furfur counters with a left to the body.
Zophiel Furfur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stapleden blocks the body kick.
Stapleden feinted with a counter takedown.
A slow jab from Furfur misses its intended target.
Stapleden appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stapleden walks into a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Furfur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stapleden has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Furfur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stapleden under the eye.
Furfur sizes up Stapleden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Furfur jabs Stapleden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Furfur connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stapleden. Stapleden circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Furfur has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Furfur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stapleden lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Furfur backs up against the cage.
It looks like Zophiel Furfur has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stapleden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice uppercut there from Furfur.
Furfur misses with a body kick.
Stapleden seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stapleden moves out of range as Furfur throws a body kick.
Stapleden drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stapleden is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stapleden scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stapleden looking to pass the guard.
Stapleden slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donk. Furfur catches Stapleden right on the button with a cross.
That's four 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.
Furfur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Furfur as Stapleden shoots in.
Stapleden throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Furfur was covering up waiting for the punch and Stapleden finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stapleden is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stapleden throwing strikes but missing.
Furfur can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stapleden controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zophiel Furfur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zophiel Furfur's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A low kick from Furfur is predictable there
and Stapleden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Furfur leaves Stapleden with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stapleden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Furfur throws a looping overhand right but Stapleden ducks down to avoid it.
Stapleden tries to move into range but Furfur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Furfur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stapleden walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zophiel Furfur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Furfur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stapleden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stapleden tries for a takedown but Furfur circles away easily
and Furfur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stapleden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Furfur lands a front kick.
Furfur is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stapleden with a lazy takedown attempt
and Furfur counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dillon Stapleden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stapleden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Furfur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Furfur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stapleden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Furfur has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stapleden tries to move into range but Furfur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Furfur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Furfur.
The fighters circle momentarily. Furfur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stapleden shoots in but no luck this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furfur throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Furfur. Stapleden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furfur lands with a straight right. Stapleden didn't see that one coming.
Furfur scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stapleden is defended easily by Furfur.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stapleden.
Stapleden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Furfur finds it's way through Stapleden's defenses.
Stapleden takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stapleden looks to land a left hand but Furfur moved out of range nicely.
Stapleden checks the leg kick.
Furfur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stapleden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Furfur throws the left hand but Stapleden avoids the punch easily.
Zophiel Furfur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stapleden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Furfur.
Stapleden drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stapleden showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Furfur wants to get back to his feet but Stapleden is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stapleden is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furfur is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zophiel Furfur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zophiel Furfur's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Furfur loads up on a big right hand but Stapleden slips the punch.
Furfur throws a body shot but no joy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Furfur.
A chopping leg kick lands by Furfur.
Furfur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stapleden has his takedown stuffed
and Furfur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Furfur scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furfur scoring well with a low kick there.
Stapleden shoots and misses
letting Furfur counter with a right hand.
Furfur throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stapleden is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Furfur.
Furfur lands a nice looking body kick.
Stapleden shoots in for a takedown but Furfur shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dillon Stapleden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Furfur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stapleden.
Stapleden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Furfur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stapleden.
Stapleden is looking to counter punch.
Stapleden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Furfur.
Stapleden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice sprawl there from Furfur as Stapleden shoots in.
Stapleden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Furfur counters with a straight right hand.
Stapleden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Furfur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Furfur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Furfur lands with a shot to the body.
Stapleden slips a jab from Furfur.
Stapleden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Furfur defends it nicely.
Furfur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stapleden.
Stapleden takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stapleden looks for a takedown but Furfur sprawls well.
Decent striking displayed by Furfur there.
Furfur misses with a shot to the body
and Stapleden counters with a takedown into side control.
Stapleden in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Furfur throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Stapleden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Furfur throws out a counter right but Stapleden avoids it with no problem.
Dillon Stapleden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick from Furfur lands but Stapleden takes it in his stride.
Furfur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Furfur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stapleden has time to react.
Stapleden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stapleden tries for a takedown but Furfur sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Furfur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stapleden moves out of range of the body kick from Furfur.
Furfur cracks a nice hook into Stapleden's ribs.
Stapleden drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zophiel Furfur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Furfur 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zophiel Furfur!
An out of breath Zophiel Furfur thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adamh Pearse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Professor Subzero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Adamh Pearse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Professor Subzero!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearse checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Subzero is looking to land body kicks.
Pearse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good leg kick by Subzero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pearse just misses with a punch to the body.
Subzero steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pearse.
Subzero misses with a leg kick.
Pearse misses with a straight right.
Subzero wants to counter with a clinch but Pearse pushes him away.
Subzero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pearse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Subzero moves away.
Pearse throws a lazy right hand but Subzero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Subzero lands with a slapping head kick.
Subzero lands a leg kick that knocks Pearse off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearse misses with an uppercut.
Subzero moves out of range as Pearse strikes.
Subzero steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pearse.
Subzero scores with a head kick.
Subzero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Pearse swings for the body but Subzero moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearse throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from Pearse misses.
Pearse lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pearse swings for the body but Subzero moves out of range.
Pearse doesn't manage to clinch there - Subzero circles away.
Subzero is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pearse with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Pearse.
Pearse misses with the combination.
Subzero avoids the body shot from Pearse.
Pearse sets himself, and Subzero steps forward looking for the clinch! Pearse avoids it this time.
Pearse tries to bum rush Subzero with a series of wild strikes but Subzero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adamh Pearse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearse misses with a hook.
Subzero scores with a leg kick.
Subzero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pearse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Subzero.
Subzero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pearse closes the distance and pushes Subzero back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Subzero.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearse blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Subzero.
It looks like Adamh Pearse has been cut.
Subzero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pearse takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pearse is breathing heavily.
Subzero lands a nice elbow.
Subzero crunches a lovely knee into Pearse's ribcage.
Subzero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Subzero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adamh Pearse's cut is getting worse.
Subzero is leaning against Pearse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Subzero gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Subzero throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Subzero.
Pearse takes an elbow to the temple.
Adamh Pearse's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Subzero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Subzero.
Jeez, Adamh Pearse's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Subzero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pearse blocks an elbow strike from Subzero.
Subzero leaning his opponent against the cage.
Subzero lands an elbow inside that Pearse shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Adamh Pearse's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Professor Subzero!
Professor Subzero decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fuckin Problem. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
36 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, William Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aiden Preston!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sims's head backwards.
Sims gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sims pivots, looking for a leg kick but Preston is out of range and Sims settles back down.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Preston works the jab nicely.
A low kick from Sims is predictable there
and Preston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aiden Preston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sims lands with a nice combination. Preston backs away looking to recover.
Sims throws a leg kick
and Preston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sims is looking to chop away at Preston's legs.
Sims throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Preston tries to clinch up.
Sims looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Preston misses with a hook to the body
and Sims counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Preston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sims managing to block the knees to the body from Preston.
Sims scores with a shoulder strike.
Sims avoids a wild elbow strike from Preston.
Preston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sims.
Preston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Preston lands a nice knee to the body.
Sims avoiding damage as Preston throws knees to the body.
Sims blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Preston lands with a left to the head.
Sims avoiding damage as Preston throws knees to the body.
Preston lands an elbow inside that Sims shrugs off.
Sims tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Preston struggles to land a body shot inside as Sims controls his hands.
Preston lands with a light punch inside.
Preston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sims's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Preston thuds his right hand into Sims's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sims misses with an uppercut.
Sims avoids the head kick by Preston.
Preston misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sims.
Preston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sims moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sims.
Sims misses with a hook from the clinch.
Preston tries to land knees in the clinch but Sims avoids the damage to the body.
Preston prevents a body shot from Sims.
Preston is working Sims over against the cage.
Sims breaks the clinch.
Preston takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sims throws a head kick that Preston semi-blocks.
Sims bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Preston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Sims misses its intended target.
Preston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sims. That did some damage!
A punch lands to the side of Preston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sims tries to clinch up.
Preston lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Preston might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Preston lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sims has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sims and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Preston lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Preston.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sims blocks a low kick nicely.
Preston misses with a body kick.
Preston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Preston throws a head kick that misses
and Sims cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Preston darts in and clinches Sims up against the cage.
Sims can't find room to land a body shot as Preston controls the action.
Preston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sims is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Sims fails to land.
Preston lands with a left to the head.
Sims has had enough of the clinch but Preston keeps him there for the moment.
Preston looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden Preston dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Preston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sims half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sims lands with a good body shot.
Preston clinches up with Sims and pushes him back against the cage.
Sims breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Preston throws a solid leg kick but Sims takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Preston.
Sims lunges at Preston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Preston's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Preston. Sims does a little dance to reset his feet.
Preston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sims paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Preston lands a really nice looking cross but Sims seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston throws an overhand right that lands on Sims's shoulder, as Sims tries to avoid the shot.
Sims lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Preston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sims tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Preston manages to circle out of the way.
Sims keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Sims is looking to clinch.
Sims scores with a nice head shot.
Preston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sims seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Preston checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Preston misses
and Sims counters with a three punch combo that has Preston backing up. Preston nods at Sims to acknowledge the strikes.
Sims avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sims feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sims looks to land a combination but Preston avoids it well.
Preston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sims misses with a head kick.
Sims takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Preston misses.
Sims is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Preston.
Preston looks to land a left hand but Sims moved out of range nicely.
Preston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Preston tries to clinch but Sims is having none of it.
Preston throws a head kick that misses.
As Preston tries to get set, Sims tries to push him back and clinch up but Preston manages to avoid the attempt.
Preston throws an overhand right that lands on Sims's shoulder, as Sims tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Preston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sims misses with a body shot.
Preston on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sims has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Preston gets a clinch.
Preston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sims blocks it with crossed arms.
Preston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sims blocks an uppercut.
Sims lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sims leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Preston throws an elbow but misses.
Preston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Preston throws an elbow that misses.
Preston blocks the elbow strike.
Sims fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sims pushes off an throws an elbow but Preston leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Preston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sims.
Preston working aggressively here.
Sims scores with a nice hook to the head.
Preston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Preston fails to land.
Preston throws an elbow but it misses.
Preston lands a nice uppercut.
Aiden Preston seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Preston lands with a right to the head.
Sims tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sims blocks an uppercut.
Sims wants to stall.
Preston prevents a body shot from Sims.
Preston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sims misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sims manages to break the clinch.
Sims on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Preston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sims is rocked!
Preston cracks Sims with a hook to the temple - Sims is on wobbly legs here! Preston swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Sims falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Preston wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aiden Preston!
Aiden Preston took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, William Sims stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well, what a career. I've had my ups and downs but it's time to hang up my gloves. Thanks to all the fans who supported me.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diaz Bros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into the arena with LL CoolJ - Headsprung blaring out of the sound system. Bros has chosen Broken Wings as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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291 lbs
25 - 5 - 0 |
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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
40 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diaz Bros !
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a head kick.
We've been hearing reports that Silva has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Silva moves out of range as Bros throws a body kick.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Bros closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Bros thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva throws a lazy body kick
and Bros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bros throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Bros takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A clash of legs there as Bros blocks the low kick.
Bros misses with a head kick.
Silva is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bros lands a nice shot to the body.
Bros has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bros misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Diaz Bros has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bros on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva takes a swing at Bros 's ribcage but misses.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Daniel Silva has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bros is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Bros lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Bros does no damage.
Diaz Bros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bros scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bros tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Bros blocks a head kick by Silva.
Bros will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bros avoids the head kick by Silva.
Bros misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bros has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bros and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bros throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Bros throws a leg kick that misses.
Bros lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bros takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bros takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bros throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva throws a counter high kick but Bros was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bros looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bros tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Bros back against the cage.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bros landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bros .
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bros gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Bros avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Bros tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bros stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bros working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bros tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bros backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bros obliges.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bros lands a damaging elbow.
Bros lands with a left to the head.
Bros scores a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Bros .
Bros lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bros blocks a body shot from Silva.
Bros lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Bros lands a knee to the head.
Bros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bros gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bros scores with a knee to the head.
Bros lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Bros lands a big knee to the head and Silva goes down! Bros pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diaz Bros !
After the fight, Diaz Bros was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phraya Phichai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Twilight Guardians - Out of Our Hands. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antero Rokka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phraya Phichai!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phichai lands a two punch combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Rokka as he connects with a hook.
Rokka throws a big shot that misses.
Rokka throws a nice looking combination but Phichai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phichai moves out of range as Rokka strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Phichai.
Rokka swinging wildly here.
We've been told by Rokka's head coaches at Gangsterdamage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rokka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phichai 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.
Rokka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phichai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rokka throws a right hand that Phichai ducks under and follows up with a left that Phichai also avoids with ease.
Phichai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
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!
Rokka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Phichai forces Rokka back against the cage and clinches.
Phichai misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Phichai on the inside.
Phichai lands with a short shot to the head.
Rokka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phichai's elbow.
Phichai slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka jumps guard and drags Phichai to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rokka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Phichai wanted to stand there but Rokka had control of the position.
Rokka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Phichai is aware though and is defending well.
Rokka working for submissions but it's allowed Phichai to get to half guard.
Rokka is looking to improve his position.
Rokka looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
Rokka wants to get back to full guard.
Rokka has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Phichai escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Phichai!
Rokka tries to improve position but can't.
Phichai is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rokka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rokka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phichai throws out a counter right but Rokka avoids it with no problem.
Rokka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka misses with a looping left.
Phichai throws a leg kick but Rokka checks it.
Phichai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Phichai drops his hands momentarily and Rokka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rokka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Phichai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rokka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Phichai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rokka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phichai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rokka throws a poor cross that misses
and Phichai counters with a stiff right hand.
Phichai staying out of range there.
Phichai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rokka. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phichai blocks a head kick by Rokka.
Good leg kick by Phichai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Rokka finds it's way through Phichai's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phichai manages to avoid it.
Phichai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rokka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phichai.
Rokka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phichai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Phichai tries to clinch there but Rokka circles away.
Phichai moves in looking to clinch but Rokka pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Phichai.
Sloppy strikes from Rokka. Those never looked like landing.
Rokka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rokka looks to score with a jab to the body but Phichai is just out of range.
Phichai throws a shot from downtown. Rokka moves away and avoids it.
Rokka misses with a few strikes there.
Phichai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rokka tries a low kick but Phichai avoids it.
Rokka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rokka looks to land a left hand but Phichai moved out of range nicely.
Phichai is looking to slow Rokka down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Phichai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Antero Rokka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Phichai misses with an uppercut
and Rokka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Phichai.
Phichai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rokka throws a hook but Phichai blocks it.
Rokka tries a head kick but it misses.
Phichai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Phichai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Phichai avoids the body shot from Rokka.
Antero Rokka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rokka throws a head kick that misses
and Phichai counters with a two punch combo.
Phichai avoids the head kick by Rokka.
Rokka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Phichai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Phichai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Phichai lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Rokka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phichai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rokka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Phichai does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phichai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rokka tries to bum rush Phichai with a series of wild strikes but Phichai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rokka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Phichai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rokka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phichai.
A low kick from Phichai misses
letting Rokka counter with a right hand.
Phichai is looking to slow Rokka down with leg kicks.
Rokka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Phichai lands with an uppercut that bounces Rokka off the cage and back into range.
Rokka throws a body punch but Phichai moves out of range.
Rokka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Phichai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rokka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phichai.
Phichai connects with a body shot.
Rokka moves out of range of the body kick from Phichai.
Rokka misses with a head kick.
Phichai follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Phichai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rokka misses with a head kick.
Phichai drives through and clinches with Rokka against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phichai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rokka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phichai's elbow.
Phichai lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Phichai to keep the fight standing.
Phichai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rokka backwards.
Rokka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phichai lands an elbow just above Rokka 's eye.
Phichai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phichai lands with a short shot to the head.
Rokka is rocked!
Rokka lands with a left to the head.
Oh Rokka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rokka cracks Phichai with a nice body shot.
Rokka jumps into guard, dragging Phichai to the mat.
Rokka seems to have got his legs back now.
Rokka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Phichai manages to get himself to full guard.
Rokka advances position into side control!
Phichai is trying to control Rokka's posture but Rokka avoids it.
Phichai tries to buck Rokka off but Rokka is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rokka with the ground and pound but Phichai regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Phichai regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rokka.
Phichai is pulling down on Rokka's head to control his posture.
Rokka trying to control but Phichai is working from the bottom.
Phichai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rokka trying to move into half guard but instead Phichai has managed to sweep!
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.
Rokka trying to keep a closed guard but Phichai is proving a slippery customer.
Rokka wants to improve his position but instead Phichai has moved into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rokka trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Rokka tries to hold on but Phichai pushes him away.
Rokka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rokka regains half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Phichai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Phraya Phichai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Phichai avoids the head kick by Rokka.
Rokka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Phichai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Phichai.
Rokka misses with an uppercut
and Phichai counters with a thumping low kick.
Phichai digs a good body shot into Rokka's ribs.
Rokka drops his hands momentarily and Phichai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Phichai swings for the body but Rokka moves out of range.
Rokka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rokka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rokka backing away here, and Phichai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Phichai ducks under a wild hook from Rokka.
Antero Rokka is winning the standup battle so far.
Phichai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Phichai scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phichai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Phichai thumps Rokka with a low kick.
Phichai lands a leg kick that knocks Rokka off balance momentarily.
Phichai punishes Rokka's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka misses with a straight left.
Rokka misses with a straight right.
Rokka walks into a jab.
Phichai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rokka's head.
Rokka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Phichai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phichai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Phichai works the jab nicely.
Rokka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phichai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rokka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phichai's head.
Phichai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phichai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rokka.
Rokka throws a jab but it's blocked by Phichai.
Phichai lands a nice looking body shot.
Phichai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phichai tries to clinch up but Rokka circles away and keeps his distance.
Rokka throws a nice looking combination but Phichai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rokka misses the body punch
and Phichai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phichai throws out a loose jab but Rokka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phichai lands with an overhand left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Phichai.
Phichai cracks the inside of Rokka's front leg.
The fighters circling - Rokka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phichai. Rokka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phichai lands a nice looking body shot.
Rokka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rokka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A jab from Phichai does it's job there.
Rokka throws a sloppy head kick and Phichai moves out of range easily.
Phichai tries a low kick but Rokka avoids it.
Rokka throws a lazy right hand but Phichai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Rokka.
A swing and a miss from Phichai.
Phichai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rokka.
Phichai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Phichai closes the distance and pushes Rokka back into the cage.
Phichai lands a shot to the body.
Phichai misses with some punches.
Phichai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rokka.
Phichai misses with the head strike.
Phichai lands a nice knee to the body.
Rokka tries to pull guard but Phichai won't allow it.
Phichai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phichai misses with some punches.
Phichai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rokka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phichai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokka wants to break free but Phichai has control.
Phichai tries to work over Rokka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rokka tries to throw a body punch but Phichai avoids it by throwing Rokka back against the cage.
Good body shot from Phichai.
Rokka throws a punch but it's blocked by Phichai.
Rokka manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phichai is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rokka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rokka looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Phichai passes into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phraya Phichai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Phichai 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phraya Phichai!
Phraya Phichai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Yakovchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Muntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakovchenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Too Much Information. 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 Nelson Muntz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Igor Yakovchenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nelson Muntz!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muntz throws a jab when Yakovchenko was well out of range.
Yakovchenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Muntz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Muntz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yakovchenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Muntz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yakovchenko throws a solid leg kick but Muntz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko tries to clinch but Muntz is having none of it.
Muntz's coach down at Homunculus Alembic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Muntz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Yakovchenko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yakovchenko rushes Muntz and presses him up against the cage.
Muntz misses with a punch to the body.
Muntz has a couple of punches blocked by Yakovchenko.
Still in the clinch, Yakovchenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yakovchenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muntz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yakovchenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yakovchenko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Muntz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yakovchenkos head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko misses with a punch to the body.
Muntz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yakovchenko misses with the head strike.
Yakovchenko is trying to pull guard but Muntz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yakovchenko misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muntz.
Yakovchenko lands an uppercut.
Yakovchenko tries to work over Muntz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muntz prevents a body shot from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yakovchenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muntz's elbow.
Yakovchenko misses with a punch to the body.
Muntz misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muntz.
Muntz breaks from the clinch.
Muntz misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yakovchenko.
Muntz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yakovchenko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yakovchenko is looking to counter punch.
Muntz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yakovchenko has closed the distance and engaged Muntz in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakovchenko scores with a shot to the side of Muntz's head.
Yakovchenko controlling the action here for a moment.
Yakovchenko can't find room to land a body shot as Muntz controls the action.
Muntz lands a left hand.
Muntz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yakovchenkos head.
Muntz throws a punch but it's blocked by Yakovchenko.
Muntz tries to throw a body punch but Yakovchenko avoids it by throwing Muntz back against the cage.
Muntz throws a punch but it's blocked by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko throws a head punch that misses.
Muntz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yakovchenko lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muntz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yakovchenko backwards.
A body shot lands from Yakovchenko.
Muntz working aggressively here.
Muntz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yakovchenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yakovchenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muntz misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Yakovchenko on the inside.
Yakovchenko jumps guard.
Muntz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yakovchenko is pulling down on Muntz's head. It's preventing any offense from Muntz, at least for the moment.
Yakovchenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Muntz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muntz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Muntz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yakovchenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Muntz is refusing to be controlled, as Yakovchenko sits in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Muntz wants to control but Yakovchenko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Muntz lands a lovely overhand right.
Muntz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Igor Yakovchenko will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yakovchenko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Muntz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Yakovchenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Muntz throws a hook to the side of Yakovchenko's head but Yakovchenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yakovchenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick but Muntz moved away.
Yakovchenko checks a leg kick.
Muntz thuds a left hand into Yakovchenko's body.
Muntz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yakovchenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Muntz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yakovchenko is out of range.
Muntz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yakovchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Muntz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muntz.
Muntz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yakovchenko has closed the distance and engaged Muntz in a clinch.
Muntz misses with the head strike.
Muntz pushes Yakovchenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muntz.
Yakovchenko tries to throw a body punch but Muntz avoids it by throwing Yakovchenko back against the cage.
Yakovchenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muntz working aggressively here.
Yakovchenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Muntz.
Muntz lands with a right to the head.
Igor Yakovchenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Muntz digs a right hand underneath Yakovchenko's ribcage. Yakovchenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Muntz breaks the clinch.
Yakovchenko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Muntz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Muntz misses with a low kick.
Muntz misses with an uppercut.
Muntz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Muntz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Muntz finds it's target.
Muntz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yakovchenko's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko avoids the head kick by Muntz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Muntz misses.
A low kick from Muntz is predictable there
and Yakovchenko counters with a nice body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yakovchenko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Muntz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Muntz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Muntz misses with a low kick.
Yakovchenko ducks under a wild hook from Muntz.
Muntz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yakovchenko cracks Muntz with a good jab.
Yakovchenko takes a swing at Muntz's ribcage but misses.
Yakovchenko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Muntz checks it well.
Muntz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yakovchenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Muntz. Muntz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Muntz throws a sloppy head kick and Yakovchenko moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Yakovchenko misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Muntz misses.
Yakovchenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Muntz lands a nice looking body shot.
Yakovchenko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Yakovchenko misses.
Muntz throws a low kick but Yakovchenko avoids it.
Yakovchenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Muntz on the side of the head.
Yakovchenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Muntz misses with the combination.
Muntz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Muntz swings for the body but Yakovchenko moves out of range.
Muntz lands a really nice looking cross but Yakovchenko seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yakovchenko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muntz throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Yakovchenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Yakovchenko takes a swing at Muntz's ribcage but misses.
Muntz throws a half hearted mid kick.
It appears Yakovchenko was looking to counter with a kick there.
Yakovchenko throws a body punch but Muntz moves out of range.
Muntz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yakovchenko scores with a takedown into Muntz's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Muntz manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yakovchenko.
Muntz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yakovchenko scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko tries a body shot but Muntz blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nelson Muntz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Yakovchenko catches Muntz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yakovchenko looks for the body kick but Muntz saw that one coming.
Muntz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yakovchenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yakovchenko slips under a jab.
Yakovchenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yakovchenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good work by Yakovchenko as he checks the leg kick.
Yakovchenko attempts a counter takedown but Muntz avoids it well and moves away.
A big right from Yakovchenko misses.
Muntz scores with a hook to the body. Yakovchenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yakovchenko motions for Muntz to come forward. Yakovchenko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakovchenko scores with a jab. Muntz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yakovchenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yakovchenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muntz's sensitive parts.
Muntz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yakovchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Muntz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muntz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Muntz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yakovchenko throws a body punch but Muntz moves out of range.
Yakovchenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yakovchenko throws the left hand but Muntz avoids the punch easily.
Yakovchenko stuns Muntz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Muntz misses with a low kick.
Muntz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yakovchenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muntz was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakovchenko.
Muntz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Muntz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yakovchenko.
Muntz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yakovchenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yakovchenko throws a front kick aimed at Muntz's knee but Muntz avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nelson Muntz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Muntz misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Muntz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Good leg kick by Muntz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Muntz with a hook.
A left lands for Yakovchenko.
Muntz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Muntz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yakovchenko checks the leg kick.
Muntz throws a head kick that misses.
Muntz loads up on a big right hand but Yakovchenko slips the punch.
Muntz slips under a jab.
Yakovchenko misses with an uppercut. Muntz saw that one coming.
Yakovchenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muntz misses with a hook.
Yakovchenko is looking to clinch but Muntz is avoiding it.
Yakovchenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot by Yakovchenko.
Muntz misses with a body kick.
Muntz with a nice cross.
Muntz throws a good cross that connects.
Nelson Muntz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yakovchenko checks a leg kick.
Yakovchenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yakovchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muntz moves away.
Yakovchenko lands a jab to the head.
Muntz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yakovchenko blocks a head kick by Muntz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Muntz.
Yakovchenko has Muntz up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muntz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yakovchenko's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko working aggressively here.
Muntz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yakovchenko working aggressively here.
Yakovchenko has clasped his hands together around Muntz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muntz tries to improve position but can't.
Muntz can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Igor Yakovchenko did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yakovchenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muntz was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakovchenko.
Muntz cracks Yakovchenko with an open hand slap.
Yakovchenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yakovchenko throws a nice head kick!
Yakovchenko scores with a hook to the body. Muntz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Muntz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yakovchenko.
Muntz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko misses with a straight left.
Yakovchenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Muntz.
Muntz throws a body punch but Yakovchenko moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muntz throws a shot from downtown. Yakovchenko moves away and avoids it.
Yakovchenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A clash of legs there as Muntz blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakovchenko. Muntz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yakovchenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muntz throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muntz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko lands a jab to the nose.
Yakovchenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yakovchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Muntz is just out of range.
Yakovchenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Muntz sprawls well. He's pushed Yakovchenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Muntz throws a leg kick which misses Yakovchenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Yakovchenko tries to avoid it.
Yakovchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muntz moves away.
Yakovchenko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Muntz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yakovchenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yakovchenko with a hook.
Yakovchenko lands the left hand.
Muntz misses with a leg kick
and Yakovchenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muntz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yakovchenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Muntz.
Muntz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nelson Muntz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yakovchenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Muntz tenderised Yakovchenko's leg. Yakovchenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yakovchenko misses the shot to the body.
Muntz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yakovchenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Muntz's head.
Yakovchenko blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Muntz.
Yakovchenko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Muntz is out of range and Yakovchenko settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muntz! But no joy.
Muntz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Muntz lands a slapping body shot.
Yakovchenko scores with a jab. Muntz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Muntz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Muntz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yakovchenko - the referee stops the clock and Muntz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yakovchenko. Muntz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yakovchenko cracks Muntz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Muntz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Muntz throws a head kick but Yakovchenko moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Muntz.
Muntz slips under a jab from Yakovchenko.
Muntz misses with the combination.
Muntz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yakovchenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yakovchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muntz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yakovchenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko loads up on a big right hand but Muntz slips the punch.
Yakovchenko sets himself, and Muntz steps forward looking for the clinch! Yakovchenko avoids it this time.
Muntz throws a series of punches but Yakovchenko avoids them all with ease.
Muntz lands a nice shot that snaps Yakovchenko's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muntz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Muntz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yakovchenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yakovchenko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Muntz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Muntz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Muntz is looking for the big counter here.
A jab lands there for Yakovchenko.
Muntz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yakovchenko misses with a body shot.
Yakovchenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muntz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yakovchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Muntz.
Muntz throws the kick towards the body but Yakovchenko avoids it.
Yakovchenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Yakovchenko had his way with Nelson Muntz in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yakovchenko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Muntz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yakovchenko.
Muntz throws a punch but it's blocked by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko jumps guard and drags Muntz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Muntz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yakovchenko's head.
Yakovchenko trying to control the position.
Muntz is in close to Yakovchenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Muntz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muntz wants to control from the top but Yakovchenko keeps moving.
Muntz won't allow Yakovchenko to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muntz trying to control but Yakovchenko is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Muntz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Muntz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yakovchenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Muntz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Muntz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muntz just misses with a punch to the body.
Yakovchenko is looking to land body kicks.
Muntz connects with a right hand. Yakovchenko shakes it off.
Yakovchenko is looking to clinch.
Muntz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yakovchenko's head.
Muntz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yakovchenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nelson Muntz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yakovchenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Muntz.
Muntz thows a leg kick but Yakovchenko checks it
and Yakovchenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Muntz cracks a nice hook into Yakovchenko's ribs.
Good leg kick by Yakovchenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yakovchenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muntz.
Muntz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muntz misses with a lunging right hand
and Yakovchenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muntz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yakovchenko connects with a high kick.
Yakovchenko slips under a jab from Muntz.
Yakovchenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Muntz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Muntz wants to slow Yakovchenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Yakovchenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Muntz should have avoided that one.
Muntz misses with an uppercut.
Yakovchenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Muntz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yakovchenko, right into the meat.
Yakovchenko looks for a takedown but Muntz sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muntz looks to score with a jab to the body but Yakovchenko is just out of range.
Muntz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muntz throws out a leg kick but Yakovchenko moves out of range and Muntz only half commits.
Muntz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yakovchenko.
A telegraphed right hand from Yakovchenko misses the target.
Yakovchenko misses with a wild body shot.
Yakovchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muntz manages to avoid it.
Muntz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Muntz throws a jab when Yakovchenko was well out of range.
Yakovchenko feinted with a counter takedown.
Muntz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yakovchenko pushes Muntz away with a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muntz. That's going to slow Yakovchenko down.
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 Igor Yakovchenko.
Well Yakovchenko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 49:46
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Yakovchenko!
Igor Yakovchenko retains his welterweight title!
Igor Yakovchenko decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Cockenschtuff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cockenschtuff kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wynona's Big Brown Beaver by Primus. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lester Cockenschtuff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vyacheslav Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cockenschtuff takes the fight into the clinch.
Cockenschtuff lands with a right to the head.
Romanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cockenschtuff backwards.
Romanov misses with a body punch.
Romanov blocks an elbow strike.
Romanov lands a knee to the body.
Romanov manages to break the clinch.
Romanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cockenschtuff takes a swing at Romanov's ribcage but misses.
Cockenschtuff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romanov manages to avoid it.
Cockenschtuff is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oooooh!!! Romanov has knocked Cockenschtuff down with a huge combo! Romanov steps away and waves a wobbly Cockenschtuff back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Lester Cockenschtuff has been cut.
We've been told by Cockenschtuff's head coaches at aLion's MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cockenschtuff stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Romanov lands with a good body shot.
Cockenschtuff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff is looking to clinch but Romanov is avoiding it.
Cockenschtuff takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cockenschtuff is breathing heavily.
Romanov misses with a body kick.
Cockenschtuff throwing a counter right hand but Romanov manages to avoid it.
Romanov scores with a nice strike.
A shot to the body from Cockenschtuff misses
and Romanov counters with a monster head kick that knocks Cockenschtuff out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vyacheslav Romanov!
Vyacheslav Romanov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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