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Syn 398 - The Hands Of Chaos PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Adamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale's entrance music is Dead Sara - Weatherman. A fine choice. Raphael Adamson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Raphael Adamson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adamson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hale as he jumps to the side.
Hale pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adamson is out of range and Hale settles back down.
Adamson checks a leg kick.
Hale takes a swing at Adamson's ribcage but misses.
Hale throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hale looks to land a left hand but Adamson moved out of range nicely.
Adamson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Adamson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hale pulls Adamson in close to his closed guard and prevents Adamson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hale is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamson throws a big elbow that misses.
Hale might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Adamson postures up in Hale's guard and throws a big left but Hale blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale pulls Adamson in to control the position.
Adamson wants to get up but he can't break Hale's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hale trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hale stalks Adamson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Adamson's face. Adamson staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Raphael Adamson has been cut.
Hale swinging wildly here.
Adamson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Adamson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hale.
Hale throws a series of strikes that have Adamson backpedaling.
Hale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hale misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Adamson.
Adamson's corner calls for a 1-2. Adamson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hale just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Adamson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Hale. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamson has managed to clinch.
Adamson misses with a punch to the body.
Adamson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hale backwards.
Adamson lands a shot to the body.
Adamson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hale swings wildly with an uppercut but Adamson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adamson blocks an uppercut.
Adamson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hale.
Adamson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adamson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hale's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adamson.
Hale lands a left hand.
Hale wants to stall.
Adamson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hale's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale misses with a punch on the inside.
Hale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adamson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hale's elbow.
Hale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adamson blocking some punches.
Hale manages to break the clinch.
Hale is looking to slow Adamson down with leg kicks.
A lazy body kick from Hale
and Adamson counters with an outside leg kick.
Good exchange - Hale coming out on top.
Hale throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Adamson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adamson.
Hale throws a sloppy head kick and Adamson moves out of range easily.
Hale connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adamson's hands.
Horrible takedown attempt by Adamson or perhaps it was just good defense by Hale, which made it look bad.
Hale lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hale gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adamson.
Hale throws a hook but Adamson blocks it.
Adamson slips under a jab.
Hale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adamson dips to his left and cracks Hale with an uppercut!
Adamson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hale feints and then cracks Adamson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adamson down.
Hale feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adamsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hale explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by Adamson.
Hale looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adamson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hale takes a step back to recover.
Hale walks into a stiff left hand from Adamson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adamson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adamson looks to land a right hand but Hale moved out of range.
Hale fires out a quick counter leg kick but Adamson just manages to avoid it.
Hale throws an overhand right that lands on Adamson's shoulder, as Adamson tries to avoid the 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 Brandon Hale will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raphael Adamson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adamson is looking to chop away at Hale's legs.
Hale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adamson scores with a kick to the body.
Hale misses with a hook.
Adamson throws a good cross that connects.
Nice jab there from Adamson.
Hale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adamson staying out of range there.
Hale on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hale on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adamson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hale circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters circling a little - Adamson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Adamson.
Hale is looking to score with low kicks.
Adamson gets a clinch.
Adamson misses with a body punch.
Adamson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adamson.
Hale lands a right hand.
Adamson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Adamson blocks an uppercut.
Adamson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hale misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adamson.
Adamson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adamson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hale's elbow.
Adamson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adamson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hale backwards.
Hale softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Hale on the inside.
Adamson misses with some punches.
Adamson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adamson throws a head punch that misses.
Hale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adamson backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Adamson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Hale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hale blocks a body shot from Adamson.
Hale lands a right hand.
Hale working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adamson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adamson is working Hale over against the cage.
Hale is trying to maintain a safe position but Adamson gets an underhook and turns Hale into the cage.
Hale stalling against the cage.
Adamson prevents a body shot from Hale.
Hale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adamson backwards.
Adamson blocks a body shot from Hale.
Adamson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hale misses with some punches.
Adamson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hale controls his hands.
Adamson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adamson digs a right hand underneath Hale's ribcage. Hale let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hale has a couple of punches blocked by Adamson.
Adamson working aggressively here.
Hale tries to work over Adamson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Hale on the inside.
A short right from Hale on the inside.
Adamson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hale scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adamson lands with a right to the head.
Hale gets through Adamson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adamson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hales head.
A body shot lands from Hale.
Adamson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raphael Adamson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hale stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adamson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hale backwards.
Hale lands a body shot.
Hale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hale breaks the clinch.
Hale lands with a cross.
Adamson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hale manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Adamson coming out on top.
Adamson checks a leg kick nicely.
Adamson looks for the body kick but Hale saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Hale.
Adamson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hale manages to avoid it.
Hale throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hale misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hale walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adamson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raphael Adamson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Raphael Adamson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hale throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hale lands a right hook to the body.
Adamson defending well as Hale loads up on a big left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hale.
Adamson has closed the distance and engaged Hale in a clinch.
Adamson can't find room to land a body shot as Hale controls the action.
Hale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hale presses Adamson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adamson working aggressively here.
Adamson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hale controls his hands.
Hale misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adamson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hale misses with a body punch.
Adamson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale is looking to break free of the clinch but Adamson has double underhooks.
Hale tries to work over Adamson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adamson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamson tries to work over Hale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adamson lands with a left to the head.
Hale has a couple of punches blocked by Adamson.
Hale lands a shoulder strike.
Adamson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamson pushes Hale back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Adamson.
Hale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adamson lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adamson.
Hale blocks an uppercut.
Adamson gets through Hale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hale misses with some punches.
Hale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adamson backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale is working Adamson over against the cage.
Hale scores with a shot to the side of Adamson's head.
Hale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adamson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adamson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hale misses with some punches.
Hale is pushing Adamson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Adamson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hale blocks an uppercut.
Adamson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adamson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Adamson.
Hale pushes Adamson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hale is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hale misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamson takes a shot to the head.
Adamson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adamson prevents a body shot from Hale.
Hale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adamson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adamson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hale controls his hands.
Hale misses with a punch to the body.
Adamson blocking some punches.
Hale scores with a shot to the side of Adamson's head.
Adamson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hale misses with a body punch.
Adamson lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hale.
Hale throws a head punch that misses.
Adamson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hale gets through Adamson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hale.
Hale throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale has a couple of punches blocked by Adamson.
Hale working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Adamson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hale misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hale creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adamson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adamson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adamson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hale is trying to stall.
Adamson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hale controls his hands.
Hale can't find room to land a body shot as Adamson controls the action.
Adamson misses with a body punch.
Hale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adamson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adamson as Hale tries to tie him up.
Hale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Brandon Hale.
I think Hale has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Hale!
Brandon Hale tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wi Tu Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hannibal Barca has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wi Tu Lo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Barca.
Barca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lo throws out a counter right but Barca avoids it with no problem.
Nice body punch from Lo.
Barca connects with a looping right hand.
Lo lands with a shot to the body.
Lo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barca counters with a two punch combo.
Barca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lo.
Barca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barca throws a lazy right hand but Lo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lo lands with a nice body punch.
Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Barca is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lo cracks Barca with a good jab.
It looks like Hannibal Barca has been cut.
Lo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barca rather than just go for the knockout.
Barca loads up on a big right hand but Lo slips the punch.
Lo throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Barca to counter with a crisp jab.
Lo throws a lazy right hand but Barca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lo ducks under a wild hook from Barca.
Lo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lo finds Barca's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Barca flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Lo lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Barca will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wi Tu Lo!
A very excited looking Wi Tu Lo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Maake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Cedric Maake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maake checks a leg kick.
Maake walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Der Sluijs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
James Van Der Sluijs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Sluijs tries a head kick but it misses.
Maake scores with a jab. Van Der Sluijs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Der Sluijs dips to his left and cracks Maake with an uppercut!
Van Der Sluijs 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.
Maake connects with the punch.
Van Der Sluijs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maake.
Maake throws a shot from downtown. Van Der Sluijs moves away and avoids it.
Van Der Sluijs throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Van Der Sluijs scores with a kick to the body.
Van Der Sluijs throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Maake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Der Sluijs. Van Der Sluijs obviously looking to wear him down.
Maake throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Van Der Sluijs counter with a right hand.
Van Der Sluijs needs to keep his hands up - Maake had a free shot at his head there.
Van Der Sluijs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Der Sluijs is rocked!
Maake misses with a hook. Van Der Sluijs ducked under it nicely.
Van Der Sluijs flicks out a counter leg kick but Maake steps away.
Van Der Sluijs is still on wobbly legs! Can Maake finish him?
Maake lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Van Der Sluijs out cold! Van Der Sluijs is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cedric Maake!
Cedric Maake really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sun-Tzu logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between ZaZa Mutombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linkin Portier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mutombo's entrance music is Wyclef Jean - 911. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ZaZa Mutombo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Linkin Portier!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mutombo connects with the punch.
Mutombo throws a hook to the side of Portier's head but Portier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Portier throws a leg kick that misses.
Mutombo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mutombo wants to clinch up but Portier keeps it at a distance.
Mutombo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Portier lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Portier misses with a wild body shot.
Portier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Portier has managed to clinch.
Mutombo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mutombo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Portier is defending well for now.
Mutombo stalling in the clinch.
Portier misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mutombo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Portier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mutombo blocks a body shot from Portier.
Portier misses with some punches.
Portier working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutombo breaks the clinch.
Mutombo lands with a hook. Portier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Portier misses with a straight left.
ZaZa Mutombo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Portier goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Portier moves into the clinch.
Portier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Portier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Portier struggles to land a body shot inside as Mutombo controls his hands.
Portier avoiding damage as Mutombo throws knees to the body.
Portier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Portier tries a body shot but Mutombo blocks it.
Mutombo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Portier avoids it.
Portier throws a punch but it's blocked by Mutombo.
Mutombo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Portier is defending well for now.
Mutombo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mutombo wants to break free but Portier has control.
Portier can't find room to land a body shot as Mutombo controls the action.
Portier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mutombo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Portier digs a right hand into Mutombo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mutombo's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portier lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Portier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mutombo's elbow.
Mutombo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mutombo throws a right hand that misses
and Portier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A clash of legs there as Portier blocks the low kick.
Portier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Portier moves out of range as Mutombo strikes.
Portier avoids the head kick by Mutombo.
Mutombo throws an off balance right hand
and Portier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mutombo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Portier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left lands for Mutombo.
Portier jabs at Mutombo's body.
Portier moves out of range as Mutombo strikes.
A swing and a miss from Mutombo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Portier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Portier keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mutombo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Portier counters with a nice body shot.
Mutombo moves forwards but Portier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mutombo cracks a nice hook into Portier's ribs.
Mutombo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Portier.
Mutombo tries to close the distance and clinch but Portier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Portier swinging wildly here.
Portier throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mutombo.
Mutombo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mutombo throws a leg kick but Portier moved away.
Portier with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mutombo to score with a decent uppercut.
Portier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mutombo circles away quickly and effectively.
Mutombo throws a right hand that misses
and Portier counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Portier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mutombo's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Portier does it's job there.
Mutombo looks to throw the jab but Portier is out of range.
Portier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mutombo staying out of range there.
Mutombo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mutombo moves into the clinch successfully.
Mutombo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mutombo tries to land knees in the clinch but Portier avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Mutombo.
Portier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mutombo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mutombo throws a good cross that connects.
Portier scores with a jab to the body.
Mutombo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mutombo looks to score with a jab to the body but Portier is just out of range.
Portier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mutombo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mutombo tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linkin Portier dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mutombo looks to score with a jab to the body but Portier is just out of range.
Mutombo just misses with a punch to the body.
Mutombo scores with a jab to the head.
Mutombo throws a leg kick
and Portier counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from Mutombo misses
and Portier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Portier scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Portier lands with an uppercut that bounces Mutombo off the cage and back into range.
Mutombo connects with a jab.
Portier cracks Mutombo with a good jab.
Portier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mutombo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutombo misses with a hook
and Mutombo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Linkin Portier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Portier wants to clinch up but Mutombo keeps it at a distance.
Portier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mutombo.
Mutombo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mutombo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mutombo's hands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mutombo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Portier drops Mutombo with a beautiful combination! Mutombo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Portier is looking for the KO!
Mutombo is rocked!
Portier Throws a clean left jab. Portier Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Mutombo's chin! Mutombo crumbles to the ground and Portier follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Portier!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Linkin Portier!
Linkin Portier 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sumrall has chosen Kutless - Smile as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonah Sumrall!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sumrall throws a lazy uppercut
and Sumrall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Judah throws a jab but it's blocked by Sumrall.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sumrall.
Judah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sumrall takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Judah falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sumrall counters with a nice right hand that sends Judah toppling to the canvas! Judah scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sumrall finish him?!
It looks like David Judah has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Judah.
Judah lands a lovely overhand right.
Judah misses with a looping left.
Sumrall slips a jab and a cross from Judah.
Sumrall moves away from the strike by Judah.
Sumrall tries to move into range but Judah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sumrall throws a head kick that misses
and Judah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Judah tries to clinch up but Sumrall circles away and keeps his distance.
Sumrall tries to land a front kick but Judah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Judah is looking to counter punch.
Sumrall throws a shot from downtown. Judah moves away and avoids it.
Sumrall slips a jab from Judah.
Sumrall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Judah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sumrall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sumrall throws a jab when Judah was well out of range.
Judah lands a right hook to the body.
Judah throws a jab when Sumrall was well out of range.
Judah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Judah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Judah misses with a hook
and Sumrall finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Judah throws a nice looking combination but Sumrall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sumrall raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sumrall circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sumrall circles away quickly and effectively.
Sumrall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick misses from Sumrall.
Sumrall has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sumrall tries a head kick but it misses.
Judah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sumrall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Judah scrambles back to his feet.
Sumrall sends Judah crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sumrall is motioning to the referee to let Judah up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Judah is rocked!
Judah slips a jab from Sumrall.
David Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judah closes the distance and pushes Sumrall back into the cage.
Sumrall manages to break the clinch.
Judah ducks right into an uppercut from Sumrall.
Sumrall throws a wild body kick that Judah sees coming a mile off.
Judah moves out of range of the body kick from Sumrall.
Sumrall lands a big head kick that sends Judah tumbling to the mat! Sumrall takes a step backwards and waves Judah back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Judah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Judah swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah blocks a head kick by Sumrall.
Sumrall fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Judah square on the jaw! Damn, Judah is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonah Sumrall!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Chabala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Volcanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volcanic has chosen 2Pac ft stretch-Under Pressure 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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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
22 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Matt Chabala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
57 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Volcanic!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Volcanic blocks the leg kick.
Volcanic tests Chabala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Chabala.
Volcanic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chabala.
Chabala connects with a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chabala.
Volcanic is looking to regain half guard here but Chabala keeps moving and retains side control.
Volcanic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chabala holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Chabala is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Volcanic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Volcanic's back!
Volcanic trying to control the position but Chabala manages to sink in the hooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabala has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Chabala thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chabala misses with a punch to the head.
Chabala has his arm under Volcanic's chin here. Game over son! Chabala squeezes tightly and Volcanic is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Matt Chabala!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Matt Chabala waved his t-shirt featuring Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Vinetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinetto comes to the cage accompanied by Twisted Insane - The Dookie Monster. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Vinetto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Antonio Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinetto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've been told by Vinetto's head coaches at Green Line that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ronaldo wants to land a leg kick but Vinetto is out of range.
Vinetto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ronaldo is out of range and Vinetto settles back down.
Vinetto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vinetto lands with an uppercut that bounces Ronaldo off the cage and back into range.
Vinetto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vinetto lands a nice shot to the body.
Ronaldo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vinetto.
Vinetto lunges at Ronaldo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ronaldo's hand.
Vinetto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Antonio Ronaldo has been cut.
Vinetto looks to land a right hand but Ronaldo moved out of range.
Ronaldo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Vinetto.
A jab from Vinetto misses.
Ronaldo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ronaldo jabs Vinetto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinetto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vinetto connects with an inside leg kick.
Vinetto throws a body kick that misses.
Vinetto wants to clinch but Ronaldo slips to the side
and Ronaldo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vinetto lands with a kick to the temple. Ronaldo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ronaldo lands a body shot.
Vinetto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vinetto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vinetto throws a hook but Ronaldo blocks it.
Ronaldo feints a counter leg kick.
Ronaldo takes one to the chin there.
Vinetto lands a nice looking body kick.
Ronaldo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vinetto takes a step back to recover.
Vinetto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinetto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vinetto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ronaldo. Ronaldo obviously looking to wear him down.
Ronaldo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ronaldo tries to move into range but Vinetto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vinetto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ronaldo throws out the jab.
Vinetto throws a leg kick that misses.
Ronaldo takes a swing at Vinetto's ribcage but misses.
Ronaldo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ronaldo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ronaldo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ronaldo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ronaldo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vinetto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ronaldo will feel that in the morning.
Ronaldo throws a jab when Vinetto was well out of range.
Vincent Vinetto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ronaldo throws a chopping leg kick but Vinetto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vinetto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ronaldo is looking to chop away at Vinetto's legs.
Vinetto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vinetto cracks the inside of Ronaldo's front leg.
Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinetto.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vinetto.
Ronaldo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vinetto misses with a low kick.
Vinetto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vinetto misses with a low kick.
Vinetto lands a glancing blow to the side of Ronaldo's head.
Ronaldo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vinetto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo digs a good hook to Vinetto's body.
Ronaldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vinetto feints and then cracks Ronaldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ronaldo down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronaldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinetto.
Ronaldo throws a front kick aimed at Vinetto's knee but Vinetto avoids it well.
Vinetto tries to clinch
letting Ronaldo counter with a right hand.
Vinetto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vinetto connects with the punch.
Vinetto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ronaldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ronaldo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Vinetto.
Ronaldo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ronaldo is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Vinetto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Ronaldo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vinetto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ronaldo under the eye.
A punch combination from Ronaldo misses.
A little feinted left hand from Vinetto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vinetto.
Ronaldo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ronaldo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vinetto has got the better of the exchanges.
Ronaldo connects with a leg kick. Vinetto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vinetto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ronaldo's sensitive parts.
Ronaldo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vinetto. That one must have hurt.
Vinetto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronaldo counters with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vinetto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo checks a leg kick nicely.
Vinetto throws a push kick but Ronaldo slaps the foot to one side.
Ronaldo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vinetto circles away.
It looked like Vinetto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vinetto looks to throw the jab but Ronaldo is out of range.
Vinetto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ronaldo can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick lands from Vinetto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Vinetto.
Ronaldo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vinetto thuds his shin into the meat of Ronaldo's side.
Vinetto slips a jab from Ronaldo.
Vinetto misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Ronaldo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ronaldo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ronaldo lands a nice looking body shot.
Ronaldo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vinetto motions for Ronaldo to come forward. Vinetto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ronaldo flicks out a counter leg kick but Vinetto steps away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ronaldo.
Vincent Vinetto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinetto misses with a head kick.
Ronaldo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Vinetto.
Ronaldo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ronaldo connects with an inside leg kick.
Vinetto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ronaldo.
Vinetto tries to clinch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo is looking for the big counter here.
Vinetto lands a front kick.
Vinetto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vinetto is looking to slow Ronaldo down with leg kicks.
Vinetto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ronaldo blocks the body kick.
Vinetto lands a head kick!
Ronaldo avoids the head kick by Vinetto.
Vincent Vinetto is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo moves out of range of the leg kick from Vinetto.
Vinetto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ronaldo throws a right hand that misses
and Vinetto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinetto jabs Ronaldo right on the nose. Ronaldo blinks but takes it well.
Ronaldo slips a straight right by Vinetto.
Vinetto throws a push kick but Ronaldo slaps the foot to one side.
Vinetto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vinetto staying out of range there.
Ronaldo blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Vinetto misses.
Vinetto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ronaldo avoids the body shot from Vinetto.
Vinetto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo tries a quick counter leg kick but Vinetto is wise to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Vinetto finds it's way through Ronaldo's defenses.
Ronaldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinetto is just out of range.
Vinetto throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinetto missing with a left hand there. Ronaldo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ronaldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vinetto wants to land a leg kick but Ronaldo is out of range.
Ronaldo flicks out a counter leg kick but Vinetto steps away.
Ronaldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Vinetto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vinetto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ronaldo's hands.
Vinetto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ronaldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Vinetto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Ronaldo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Vinetto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vinetto cracks Ronaldo with an open hand slap.
Ronaldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vinetto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vinetto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vinetto cracks Ronaldo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ronaldo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vinetto.
Vinetto lands a glancing blow to the side of Ronaldo's head.
Ronaldo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vinetto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinetto misses with a body kick.
Ronaldo throws a push kick but Vinetto slaps the foot to one side.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vinetto. Ronaldo shrugs it off though.
Vinetto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ronaldo's head.
Ronaldo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinetto throws a jab when Ronaldo was well out of range.
Ronaldo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vinetto moves away from the strike by Ronaldo.
Vinetto throwing a counter right hand but Ronaldo manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot.
Ronaldo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vinetto momentarily.
Vinetto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ronaldo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ronaldo throws a body punch but Vinetto moves out of range.
Ronaldo checks a leg kick nicely.
Ronaldo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vinetto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ronaldo is out of range.
Vinetto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vinetto throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Ronaldo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vinetto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ronaldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ronaldo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vinetto misses with a hook.
Antonio Ronaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a wild body kick that Vinetto sees coming a mile off.
Ronaldo checks a leg kick.
Vinetto lands with a cross.
Vinetto moves into the clinch.
Vinetto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo breaks the clinch.
Ronaldo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vinetto misses with a left hand
and Ronaldo counters with a good, hard body kick but Vinetto shrugs it off.
Vinetto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ronaldo throws a nice looking combination but Vinetto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vinetto throws a counter high kick but Ronaldo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ronaldo pushes Vinetto away with a front kick.
Jab from Vinetto.
Ronaldo swings for the body but Vinetto moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Ronaldo.
Vinetto lands a head shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vinetto. Ronaldo shrugs it off though.
Ronaldo throws a looping overhand right but Vinetto ducks down to avoid it.
Ronaldo needs to keep his hands up - Vinetto had a free shot at his head there.
Ronaldo takes one on the button.
Ronaldo misses with a kick to the body.
Ronaldo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vinetto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vinetto throws a hook but Ronaldo avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vinetto.
Vinetto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo is looking to land body kicks.
Ronaldo misses with a low kick as Vinetto jumps back.
A counter left hand to the body from Vinetto misses its target.
Vinetto lands a right hook to the body.
Vinetto moves out of range of the body kick.
Vinetto misses with a wild combination.
Ronaldo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vinetto with a body shot.
Vinetto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vincent Vinetto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vinetto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ronaldo ducks right into an uppercut from Vinetto.
Vinetto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ronaldo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Vinetto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vinetto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Vinetto!
Vincent Vinetto spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco has chosen Born Slippy as his entrance music. 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 Begbie Franco was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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190 lbs
33 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson rushes Franco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Gibson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gibson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franco.
Good body shot from Gibson.
Franco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gibson has him pressed against the cage.
Franco lands a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gibson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Franco's brow.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Franco tries a body shot but Gibson blocks it.
Gibson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
I was talking to Gibson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gibson throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Gibson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gibson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gibson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Franco.
Gibson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tarik Gibson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Franco manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gibson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franco unleashes a big counter combination but Gibson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Franco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gibson can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gibson.
Gibson scores with a jab.
Gibson throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gibson. That's going to slow Franco down.
Gibson moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gibson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Gibson.
Gibson wants to clinch up but Franco keeps it at a distance.
Franco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gibson can pounce on him.
Gibson connects with a solid leg kick.
Gibson throws out a loose jab but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibson misses with a low kick.
Gibson backing away here, and Franco unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Franco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gibson. Gibson obviously looking to wear him down.
Franco moves forwards but Gibson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Franco blocks the leg kick.
Gibson throws a head kick but Franco moves out of range.
A nice side step and Franco releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson throws a lazy body kick
and Franco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Franco is looking to clinch but Gibson is avoiding it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Franco!
Gibson connects with an inside leg kick.
Franco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gibson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Franco lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Gibson.
Franco rushes Gibson and presses him up against the cage.
Franco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gibson gets through Franco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gibson fails to land.
Franco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco pushes Gibson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Franco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gibson prevents a body shot from Franco.
Gibson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gibson can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
Franco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gibsons head.
It looks like Tarik Gibson has been cut.
Franco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Franco breaks from the clinch.
Franco lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gibson 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 Franco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Franco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Franco takes the fight into the clinch.
Gibson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Franco.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gibson.
Gibson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Franco is keeping busy.
Franco pushes Gibson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 Tarik Gibson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tarik Gibson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Franco tries to land a leg kick but Gibson saw it coming and moves away.
Gibson tries to clinch but Franco moves out of range.
Franco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Franco digs a good body shot into Gibson's ribs.
Gibson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gibson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gibson checks a leg kick.
Gibson throws a big counter combination but Franco scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gibson connects with a high kick.
Franco throws a poor cross that misses
and Gibson counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Franco.
Gibson wants to clinch
and Franco makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gibson really felt that one!
Franco cracks Gibson with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco checks a low kick from Gibson.
Gibson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gibson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gibson has closed the distance and engaged Franco in a clinch.
Franco stalls.
Franco pushes Gibson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gibson throws an elbow but it misses.
Franco avoids a wild elbow strike from Gibson.
Franco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Gibson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Francos head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Franco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Franco breaks the clinch.
Franco scores with a hook to the body. Gibson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Franco scores with a jab. Gibson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson tries to clinch up but Franco circles away and keeps his distance.
Franco scores with a jab.
Tarik Gibson's cut is getting worse.
Gibson throws a nice head kick!
Gibson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Franco. Franco obviously looking to wear him down.
Gibson thumps Franco with a low kick.
Franco scores with a spinning back kick!
Gibson tries to close the distance and clinch but Franco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franco gets tackled into the cage by Gibson. Gibson maintains the clinch.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
Franco pushes Gibson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gibson tries to circle away but Franco has him pinned against the cage.
Gibson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franco lands with a short shot to the head.
Franco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson throws a front kick aimed at Franco's knee but Franco avoids it well.
Gibson tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Gibson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gibson 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.
Franco cracks Gibson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gibson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Franco finish him?
Gibson is rocked!
Franco lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Begbie Franco!
Begbie Franco decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Borin Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Torhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torhammer has chosen Doom Unit - Killing Time as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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168 lbs
28 - 11 - 2 |
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156 lbs
30 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borin Chim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Torhammer!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chim moves forwards but Torhammer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Torhammer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torhammer throws a wild body kick that Chim sees coming a mile off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chim.
Torhammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Chim is just out of range.
Torhammer takes a swing at Chim's ribcage but misses.
Chim lands with a straight right. Torhammer didn't see that one coming.
Chim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Torhammer is out of range and Chim settles back down.
Chim throws a front kick aimed at Torhammer's knee but Torhammer avoids it well.
Chim throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Torhammer counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Chim. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chim.
Chim 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.
Torhammer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chim scores with a leg kick.
Chim throws a jab when Torhammer was well out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Torhammer!
A big right from Chim misses.
Borin Chim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torhammer tried to score with a low kick but Chim checks it.
Torhammer takes a swing at Chim's ribcage but misses.
Torhammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chim seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Chim misses.
Torhammer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chim lands a leg kick that knocks Torhammer off balance momentarily.
Torhammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henrik Torhammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chim checks a low kick from Torhammer.
Torhammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chim misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Torhammer misses with a low kick.
Chim staying out of range there.
Torhammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chim.
Despite the aggression on Torhammer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Torhammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Torhammer loads up on a big right hand but Chim slips the punch.
Torhammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chim.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Torhammer! But no joy.
Chim lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Torhammer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Torhammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torhammer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torhammer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Torhammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chim attempts a counter takedown but Torhammer avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Torhammer.
Torhammer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chim is out of range.
Torhammer tried to score with a low kick but Chim checks it.
Torhammer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chim lands with a cross.
Torhammer scores with a jab.
Chim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torhammer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chim moves out of range of the strikes.
Torhammer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chim. That did some damage!
Chim works Torhammer's body with a nice hook.
Torhammer moves forwards but Chim connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Torhammer moves away from the strike by Chim.
Torhammer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Chim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chim smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Torhammer misses with a low kick.
Torhammer blocks a head kick by Chim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chim misses with a low kick.
Torhammer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Torhammer throws a front kick aimed at Chim's knee but Chim avoids it well.
Chim throws a right and a left that Torhammer avoids nicely.
A head kick by Chim misses
and Torhammer counters with a nice body shot.
Torhammer moves out of range of the strikes.
Chim lands a nice hook to Torhammer's body. Torhammer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torhammer.
Chim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Torhammer is out of range.
Torhammer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Torhammer avoids the body shot from Chim.
Chim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torhammer.
A good leg kick by Chim.
Chim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Torhammer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torhammer throws a body shot but no joy.
Chim tries to work over Torhammer's front leg with a kick but Torhammer checks it.
Torhammer feints a counter leg kick.
Torhammer throws a shot from downtown. Chim moves away and avoids it.
Chim attempts a counter takedown but Torhammer avoids it well and moves away.
Torhammer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torhammer slips under a jab from Chim.
Chim throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Chim.
Chim tried to score with a low kick but Torhammer checks it.
Torhammer looks for the body kick but Chim saw that one coming.
Chim throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Torhammer tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Chim is in Torhammer's guard.
Torhammer wants to sweep but no luck.
Chim throwing strikes from guard but Torhammer blocks nicely.
Torhammer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chim throws a strike but Torhammer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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 Borin Chim will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chim throws a leg kick which misses Torhammer's front leg but catches the back leg as Torhammer tries to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Torhammer scores with a kick to the body.
Chim dips to his left and cracks Torhammer with an uppercut!
Torhammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Chim.
Chim misses with a looping left.
Jab by Torhammer.
Chim throws a series of strikes that have Torhammer backpedaling.
Chim misses with a straight left.
Chim moves out of range of the leg kick from Torhammer.
Chim throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Torhammer throws a poor cross that misses
and Chim counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torhammer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chim puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Chim is working for an americana but Torhammer has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Chim was thinking about the submission.
Chim throws a strike but Torhammer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torhammer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chim wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Torhammer won't allow Chim to sweep him here.
Torhammer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Torhammer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Torhammer is looking to work some ground and pound but Chim has wrist control.
Torhammer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Torhammer's guard.
Chim throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Torhammer throws up his legs and catches Chim in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Chim tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Torhammer! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Henrik Torhammer!
An out of breath Henrik Torhammer 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love (Da Tweekaz Remix) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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255 lbs
30 - 13 - 0 |
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242 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hamish Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Borschev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Borschev misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Kersikov.
Kersikov being controlled against the cage.
Kersikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kersikov lands with a left to the head.
Kersikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Borschev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kersikov lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Borschev tries to work over Kersikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borschev working aggressively here.
Borschev gets through Kersikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschev has a couple of punches blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov presses Borschev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Borschev misses with a punch on the inside.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Borschev digs a right hand underneath Kersikov's ribcage. Kersikov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Borschev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Kersikov.
Kersikov blocks an uppercut.
Borschev misses with the head strike.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Borschev.
Kersikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borschev lands a shot to the body.
Borschev lands with a light punch inside.
Kersikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borschev can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
Kersikov prevents a body shot from Borschev.
Borschev misses with a body punch.
Kersikov lands a body punch.
Kersikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Borschev lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kersikov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Borschev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borschev throws a body kick that misses.
Borschev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kersikov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Dmitry Borschev has been cut.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borschev moves out of range of the body kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to work over Borschev's front leg with a kick but Borschev checks it.
Borschev just misses with a punch to the body.
Borschev throws the kick towards the body but Kersikov avoids it.
Kersikov scores with a push kick.
Borschev is breathing heavily.
Kersikov lands with a good body shot.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov takes a swing at Borschev's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kersikov.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kersikov. Borschev shrugs it off though.
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschev moves out of range as Kersikov throws a body kick.
Borschev avoids a kick to the body.
Borschev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borschev.
Borschev checks a leg kick.
Borschev throws a quick counter head kick but Kersikov was just out of range.
Borschev misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Borschev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Borschev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Borschev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kersikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Borschev at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Borschev.
Dmitry Borschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschev moves into range and clinches up with Kersikov.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kersikov lands a left hand.
Borschev lands an uppercut.
Borschev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kersikov blocks an uppercut.
Kersikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kersikov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Borschev.
Borschev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kersikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Borschev gets through Kersikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kersikov works on Borschev's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borschev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kersikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Borschev misses with some punches.
Borschev prevents a body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries a body shot but Borschev blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamish Kersikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Borschev's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kersikov lands with a nice body kick.
Kersikov jabs at Borschev's body.
Kersikov throws the kick towards the body but Borschev avoids it.
Kersikov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kersikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov cracks Borschev with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Borschev tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kersikov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Borschev is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamish Kersikov!
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