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HFC 46:Max vs Kristoffer PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Berkowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peaky Blinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berkowitz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Elephants - Them Crooked Vultures . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Berkowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peaky Blinder!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blinder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berkowitz scores with a body shot.
Blinder misses with a body shot.
Berkowitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Berkowitz cracks Blinder with a right hand to the side of the head.
Andy Berkowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berkowitz scores with a leg kick.
Berkowitz tries to score with a low kick but Blinder moves his leg out of the way.
Berkowitz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blinder counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Berkowitz blocks a leg kick.
Blinder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkowitz throws the kick towards the body but Blinder avoids it.
Berkowitz gets tackled into the cage by Blinder. Blinder maintains the clinch.
Blinder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blinder working Berkowitz over with knees to the body.
Berkowitz avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blinder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blinder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkowitz can't find room to land a body shot as Blinder controls the action.
Berkowitz tries to work over Blinder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Berkowitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blinder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Berkowitz has Blinder pressed against the cage.
Blinder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berkowitz blocks it with crossed arms.
Blinder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berkowitz blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blinder.
Blinder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berkowitz blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Blinder fails to land.
Berkowitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blinder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Berkowitz is defending well for now.
Blinder tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkowitz avoids the damage to the body.
Berkowitz'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.
Blinder putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Berkowitz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blinder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blinder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berkowitz blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berkowitz.
Blinder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blinder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berkowitz blocks it with crossed arms.
Blinder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berkowitz blocks it with crossed arms.
Blinder trying to land knees to the body.
Blinder scores with a shoulder strike.
Blinder dodges an elbow strike from Berkowitz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berkowitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
I was talking to Berkowitz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blinder misses with a knee to the head.
Berkowitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Blinder.
Berkowitz avoiding damage as Blinder throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Berkowitz fails to land.
Blinder tries a knee to the head but Berkowitz blocks it.
Berkowitz misses with a body punch.
Blinder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berkowitz avoids it.
Blinder misses with a knee to the head.
Blinder looking to throw knees to the head but Berkowitz is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blinder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Berkowitz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blinder tries a body shot but Berkowitz blocks it.
Blinder throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blinder is working Berkowitz over against the cage.
Berkowitz slows down the pace here.
Blinder missing with knees to the body.
Berkowitz is trying to maintain a safe position but Blinder gets an underhook and turns Berkowitz into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berkowitz.
Blinder tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkowitz avoids the damage to the body.
Berkowitz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blinder.
Berkowitz working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Berkowitz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blinder.
Blinder tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkowitz avoids the damage to the body.
Berkowitz scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blinder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blinder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Andy Berkowitz has been cut.
Berkowitz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blinder.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berkowitz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blinder avoids it.
Berkowitz'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.
Berkowitz lands with a right to the head.
Blinder throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blinder landing knees to the head.
Berkowitz blocks an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Berkowitz.
Blinder looks winded!
Berkowitz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Berkowitz misses with the head strike.
Berkowitz working Blinder over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Berkowitz.
Berkowitz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Berkowitz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peaky Blinder will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andy Berkowitz's cut.
That's time! Berkowitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blinder.
Blinder throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blinder shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Berkowitz misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Blinder.
Blinder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berkowitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berkowitz blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkowitz throws a sloppy head kick
and Blinder counters with an inside leg kick.
Berkowitz swings for the body but Blinder moves out of range.
Blinder throws a leg kick but Berkowitz moved away.
Blinder thuds his shin into the meat of Berkowitz's side.
Berkowitz throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkowitz throws a hook but Blinder avoids it easily.
Blinder wants to counter with a clinch but Berkowitz pushes him away.
Berkowitz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blinder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berkowitz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blinder checks a leg kick nicely.
Berkowitz misses with a straight right.
Blinder moves into range and clinches up with Berkowitz.
Berkowitz throws an elbow that misses.
Berkowitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Berkowitz obliges.
Blinder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Berkowitz is defending well for now.
Blinder throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blinder is breathing heavily.
Blinder misses with a knee to the head.
Berkowitz avoiding damage as Blinder throws knees to the body.
Berkowitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz stalling in the clinch.
Berkowitz avoiding damage as Blinder throws knees to the body.
Berkowitz tries to work over Blinder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peaky Blinder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Berkowitz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blinders head.
Blinder blocks an elbow strike from Berkowitz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Blinder.
Berkowitz avoiding damage as Blinder throws knees to the body.
Blinder misses with a knee strike.
Blinder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blinder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berkowitz.
Berkowitz lands a body punch.
Berkowitz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blinder is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berkowitz.
Blinder looking to throw knees to the head but Berkowitz is blocking nicely.
Blinder blocking some punches.
Berkowitz lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Berkowitz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blinder has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blinder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Berkowitz.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berkowitz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blinder's brow.
Berkowitz has Blinder pushed against the cage.
Berkowitz gets through Blinder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berkowitz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blinder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Berkowitz trying to land knees to the body.
Berkowitz tries to land knees in the clinch but Blinder avoids the damage to the body.
Berkowitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blinder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berkowitz blocks it with crossed arms.
Blinder lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Berkowitz.
Blinder misses with a knee strike.
Berkowitz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Berkowitz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Berkowitz can't find room to land a body shot as Blinder controls the action.
Berkowitz tries to stall but Blinder uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Berkowitz prevents a body shot from Blinder.
Berkowitz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blinder avoids it.
Berkowitz lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berkowitz looking to stall.
A short left from Blinder.
Berkowitz works on Blinder's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Berkowitz.
Blinder blocks an elbow strike.
Berkowitz just leaning against Blinder, taking a breather.
Blinder avoids the elbow strike from Berkowitz, against the cage.
Blinder missing with knees to the body.
Blinder tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkowitz avoids the damage to the body.
Berkowitz avoiding damage as Blinder throws knees to the body.
Berkowitz lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Berkowitz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andy Berkowitz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Berkowitz moves into the clinch successfully.
Berkowitz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blinder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blinder.
Blinder landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Berkowitz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blinder backwards.
Blinder trying to land knees to the body.
Berkowitz lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Berkowitz.
Berkowitz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blinder unloads a knee to the mid-section. Berkowitz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blinder looking to throw knees to the head but Berkowitz is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Berkowitz.
Blinder scores with a knee to the head.
Blinder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berkowitz'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.
Berkowitz leaning against his opponent.
Berkowitz seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Berkowitz scores with a nice short uppercut.
A knee to the head by Blinder.
Blinder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berkowitz pushes Blinder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blinder scores a nice knee to the body.
Berkowitz lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Berkowitz.
Blinder throws a knee to the head but misses.
Berkowitz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blinder.
Blinder throws a knee to the head but misses.
Berkowitz managing to block the knees to the body from Blinder.
Berkowitz is working Blinder over against the cage.
Berkowitz pulls guard effortlessly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berkowitz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blinder defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blinder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berkowitz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blinder avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Berkowitz has an active guard here but Blinder has managed to pass into half guard.
Berkowitz wants to improve his position but Blinder is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blinder trying to pass the guard but Berkowitz defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blinder is thwarting Berkowitz's attempts to control the position.
Blinder prevents Berkowitz from improving his position.
Berkowitz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Blinder scores with a couple of nice shots.
Berkowitz trying to control from the bottom.
Berkowitz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blinder tries to pass the half guard into mount. Berkowitz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Blinder stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Berkowitz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Berkowitz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blinder passes into side control.
An elbow from Blinder crashes against the mat.
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 Andy Berkowitz.
I think Berkowitz 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Berkowitz!
A victorious Andy Berkowitz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jenky Pupoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Gonalez (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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149 lbs
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155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jenky Pupoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Gonalez!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonalez misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Pupoo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gonalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pupoo drives through and clinches with Gonalez against the cage.
Pupoo lands with a left to the head.
Gonalez stalling in the clinch but Pupoo improves position.
Pupoo leaning his opponent against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonalez manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Pupoo. That snapped Gonalez's head back.
Pupoo tests Gonalez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pupoo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gonalez.
Pupoo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gonalez to the ground. Pupoo is now in Gonalez's guard.
Pupoo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonalez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonalez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pupoo's guard.
Pupoo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonalez looking to sit in guard and control but Pupoo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pupoo wants to control from the top but Gonalez keeps moving.
Pupoo content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Gonalez has locked up a guillotine! Gonalez's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Pupoo is holding on here and Gonalez must be using up a lot of energy. Pupoo has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Gonalez gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Luis Gonalez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Groenveld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Orban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Orban has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Groenveld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viktor Orban!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groenveld fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orban manages to avoid it.
Groenveld moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromOrban.
Orban looks for the body kick but Groenveld saw that one coming.
Orban tries to land a leg kick but Groenveld saw it coming and moves away.
Groenveld circles away from the clinch attempt.
Groenveld throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orban instigates a clinch.
Orban struggles to land a body shot inside as Groenveld controls his hands.
I was talking to Groenveld's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Orban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Groenveld is defending well for now.
Groenveld blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orban misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orban tries to throw a body punch but Groenveld avoids it by throwing Orban back against the cage.
Orban missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Orban.
It looks like Stefan Groenveld has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Groenveld wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Groenveld fails to land.
Orban lands a nice elbow.
Groenveld is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Orban to keep the fight standing.
Orban is stalling here.
Groenveld breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groenveld avoids the head kick by Orban.
Orban ducks under a wild hook from Groenveld.
Orban scores with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orban.
Groenveld misses with a body shot.
Orban pushes Groenveld up against the cage in a clinch.
Groenveld managing to block the knees to the body from Orban.
Groenveld escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orban throws a lazy head kick
enabling Groenveld to counter with a crisp jab.
Groenveld scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Orban lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Orban has closed the distance and engaged Groenveld in a clinch.
Groenveld tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Groenveld is trying to break the clinch but Orban has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orban.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orban misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Groenveld wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groenveld is trying to break the clinch but Orban is controlling him.
Orban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Groenveld.
Orban digs a right hand into Groenveld's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Groenveld's gas tank.
Groenveld dodges an elbow strike from Orban.
Groenveld misses with a punch on the inside.
Orban doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Groenveld wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Groenveld blocks a body shot from Orban.
Groenveld gets control of Orban's arms and successfully pulls guard. Groenveld will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Orban looking to pass the guard.
Groenveld has a closed guard, preventing Orban from standing up.
Orban not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Groenveld not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orban sitting in guard here, content to control.
Orban stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Orban misses with a body kick.
It looked like Groenveld was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Orban.
Orban throws a head kick that misses.
Orban connects with a leg kick. Groenveld looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Groenveld ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orban moves away.
Groenveld takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Orban lands a big head kick that sends Groenveld tumbling to the mat! Orban takes a step backwards and waves Groenveld back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Groenveld is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Groenveld stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orban.
Oh Groenveld is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orban drives through and clinches with Groenveld against the cage.
Orban creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Groenveld! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Orban.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Orban!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dragomir Turgulan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levan Kvirkvelia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turgulan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kings Never Die. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dragomir Turgulan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Levan Kvirkvelia!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turgulan checks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Turgulan blocks the low kick.
Turgulan is looking for a counter combo.
Kvirkvelia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turgulan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A lazy left from Kvirkvelia finds it's target.
Turgulan throws a series of punches but Kvirkvelia avoids them all with ease.
Levan Kvirkvelia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turgulan just misses with a punch to the body.
Turgulan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Turgulan throwing a counter right hand but Kvirkvelia manages to avoid it.
Turgulan throws a big shot that misses.
Turgulan sizes up Kvirkvelia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turgulan misses with an uppercut. Kvirkvelia saw that one coming.
Kvirkvelia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turgulan tries to sprawl but Kvirkvelia drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kvirkvelia trying to mount his opponent but Turgulan defends it.
Turgulan is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia is trying to control the action in half guard but Turgulan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kvirkvelia is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Still in half guard, Kvirkvelia seems content to control.
Kvirkvelia lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kvirkvelia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kvirkvelia slips a nice elbow through Turgulan's hands, connecting with Turgulan's forehead.
Kvirkvelia trying to control from half guard but Turgulan is working away.
Kvirkvelia moves into full mount! Turgulan won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turgulan taking shots to the head.
Turgulan looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Kvirkvelia biding his time, controlling Turgulan.
Turgulan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kvirkvelia working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kvirkvelia unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turgulan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kvirkvelia wants to control the pace but Turgulan is squirming around nicely.
Kvirkvelia is landing with some decent strikes but Turgulan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kvirkvelia controlling from mount.
Turgulan is looking to improve his position but Kvirkvelia isn't that keen on the idea.
Kvirkvelia putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Turgulan has given up his back. Will we see Kvirkvelia going for some submissions?
Kvirkvelia is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Turgulan. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia lands shots from the back.
Turgulan rolls, trying to escape but Kvirkvelia keeps control of the position.
Kvirkvelia is not going to allow Turgulan to sit and survive in this position.
Turgulan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kvirkvelia on the ground.
Turgulan is keeping busy.
Turgulan has hold of Kvirkvelia's leg, trying to break free but it's let Kvirkvelia lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Turgulan is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Kvirkvelia throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Levan Kvirkvelia!
During a confident post fight interview, Levan Kvirkvelia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulf Ek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Kahn (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulf Ek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Solomon Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ek digs a good hook to Kahn's body.
Ek missing with a left hand there. Kahn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ek throws a hook but Kahn blocks it.
Ek throws an off balance right hand
and Kahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kahn pushes Ek up against the cage in a clinch.
Ek misses with a body punch.
Ek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kahn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ek backwards.
Kahn keeps control of Ek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ek.
Kahn misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Kahn as the two fighters clinch.
Ek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ek is trying to break the clinch but Kahn is controlling him.
Kahn prevents a body shot from Ek.
Ek tries to break the clinch but Kahn is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ek backwards.
Kahn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ek dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kahn fails to land.
Ek throws a punch but it's blocked by Kahn.
Kahn manages to break the clinch.
Solomon Kahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kahn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Ek misses.
Ek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahn.
A little jabbing left from Kahn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kahn slips under a jab.
Ek shoots in for a takedown but Kahn shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Ek as he checks the leg kick.
Ek needs to keep his hands up - Kahn had a free shot at his head there.
Kahn digs a good hook to Ek's body.
Kahn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Kahn thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ek slips under a jab from Kahn.
Kahn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kahn throws a solid leg kick but Ek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kahn.
Ek misses with a takedown attempt - Kahn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kahn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kahn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kahn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Solomon Kahn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kahn takes a swing at Ek's ribcage but misses.
Ek slips a straight right by Kahn.
Ek changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Ek.
Good exchange - Ek coming out on top.
A shot to the liver by Ek. Beautiful body shot.
Kahn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ek misses with a straight right.
Kahn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ek counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ek.
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!
Kahn looking for a sweep. Not yet Kahn, not yet.
Ek scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kahn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kahn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kahn controlling Ek's posture.
Kahn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kahn keeping moving, preventing Ek from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kahn has his hands on Ek's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Kahn dominated that round.
That's time! Ek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kahn throws a combination that misses
and Ek counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ek.
Ek lands a couple of elbows.
Ek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ek scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kahn wants to sweep but no luck.
Ek being controlled here momentarily.
Ek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kahn trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahn keeping moving, preventing Ek from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ek is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kahn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ek is trying to maintain the position but Kahn is very close to passing his half guard.
It looks like Kahn is going to stand back up.
Kahn is keen to just control but Ek is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ek is trying to get back to full guard.
Ek trying to hold on to Kahn's head to control him but Kahn postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ek wants to improve his position but Kahn is controlling well.
Kahn is taking a breather. Ek says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Let's hope that Kahn has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kahn is thwarting Ek's attempts to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ek keeps the fight on the outside.
Ek checks a leg kick.
Kahn throws a lazy body kick
and Ek counters with a shoot takedown. Kahn fights it but they end up in guard.
Kahn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kahn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kahn is taking a breather. Ek says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ek trying to control but Kahn postures up.
Ek tries to get to full guard but Kahn has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn trying to control the action but Ek is working from the bottom.
Kahn is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kahn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ek won't allow Kahn to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ek is trying to control but can't.
Kahn prevents Ek from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ulf Ek will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ek looks to throw the jab but Kahn is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ek.
Ek misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Kahn misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Ek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Kahn misses.
Ek shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kahn but Kahn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Kahn misses.
Ek lands an overhand right.
Kahn scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ek misses with an uppercut
and Kahn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kahn moves away from the strike by Ek.
Kahn throws a low kick but Ek moves out of range easily.
Kahn tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn scores with a punch to the head.
Kahn lands a left and a right that send Ek crashing to the mat, dazed. Kahn thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nice shot by Kahn.
Ek is rocked!
Kahn scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ek fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kahn sprawls well initially but Ek persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kahn manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Ek keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ek stalling in the clinch but Kahn improves position.
Kahn has a couple of punches blocked by Ek.
Ek is trying to break free.
Ek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kahn's elbow.
Kahn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Kahn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kahn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ek goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kahn prevents it.
Kahn scores with a shoulder strike.
Ek lands a nice uppercut.
Ek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheers as Kahn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ek doesn't seem phased though.
Kahn feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ek sprawling to the canvas! Ek rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kahn finish him?!
Oh Ek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kahn was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ek seems to have got his legs back now.
Ek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kahn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulf Ek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn throws a jab when Ek was well out of range.
Ek's corner calls for a 1-2. Ek obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kahn misses with a looping right.
Kahn scores with a hook to the body. Ek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ek takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses.
Nice sprawl there from Kahn as Ek shoots in.
Kahn throws a lazy right hand but Ek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kahn misses with a hook. Ek ducked under it nicely.
Ek throws a looping overhand right but Kahn ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Kahn.
Kahn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kahn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kahn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn connects with a body shot that sends Ek's belly button to the back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kahn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahn throws a leg kick but Ek moved away.
Ek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kahn misses with a head kick.
Ek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solomon Kahn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kahn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kahn throws a leg kick
and Ek counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kahn won't be happy with that.
Kahn is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ek landing strikes.
Ek is chipping away with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Kahn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kahn 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Kahn!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Trump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald Trump has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Clegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Clegane to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Donald Trump has been cut.
A jab from Clegane does it's job there.
Trump shoots and misses
and Clegane counters with a two punch combo.
Trump moves into the clinch.
Clegane blocks an uppercut.
Clegane stalling in the clinch.
Clegane tries to stall but Trump uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Clegane pressing his opponent against the cage.
Trump keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clegane's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump can't get the takedown.
Greg Clegane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Trump.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
Clegane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Trump.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by Clegane.
Clegane wants to break free but Trump has control.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
Trump misses with the head strike.
Clegane tries to circle away but Trump has him pinned against the cage.
Trump lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trump lands an uppercut.
Trump lands with a light punch inside.
Clegane has had enough of the clinch but Trump keeps him there for the moment.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Clegane controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clegane.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trump wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clegane.
Clegane blocks an uppercut.
Trump misses with a body punch.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by Clegane.
Trump is looking to take this one to the mat.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trump wants to take the fight to the mat but Clegane manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Clegane wants to stall.
Clegane is trying to break the clinch but Trump has him pressed against the cage.
Clegane has had enough of the clinch but Trump keeps him there for the moment.
Trump keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clegane's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trump looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Greg Clegane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clegane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trump looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A right-left combo lands from Clegane.
We've been told by Clegane's head coaches at Abobomination Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Clegane shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Trump eats them both and turns towards Clegane to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Trump looks winded!
Clegane lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Trump out cold! Trump 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 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Greg Clegane!
Greg Clegane gave a mention to Last Minute Power Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Donald Trump spoke after the fight, saying 'I may have lost this fight, but I am not a loser, I am a winner!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyrie Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiremu has chosen Billy Joel - The River of Dreams as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyrie Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wiremu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wiremu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Perry.
Wiremu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Perry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wiremu.
Wiremu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
Wiremu 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.
Wiremu fakes the leg kick and cracks Perry in the body.
Aloysius Wiremu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiremu lands a two punch combo.
Wiremu tries to sprawl but Perry drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiremu is trying to get back to full guard.
Perry wants to free his trapped foot but Wiremu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Perry slips a nice elbow through Wiremu's hands, connecting with Wiremu's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiremu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Perry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Perry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wiremu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wiremu is not content to let Perry control the position.
Perry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wiremu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Perry looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Perry working the head and body with strikes.
Perry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry is taking a breather. Wiremu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Perry wants to pass the guard but Wiremu is defending well.
Perry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wiremu keeps working.
Wiremu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perry.
Perry looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wiremu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perry.
Perry is keen to just control but Wiremu is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry thows a huge punch but Wiremu dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Perry there.
Perry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wiremu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Perry is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wiremu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wiremu is looking to improve his position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wiremu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Wiremu misses its intended target.
Wiremu throws a head kick but Perry moves out of range.
Perry connects with a single shot there.
Perry tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wiremu defends well and Perry ends up having to push Wiremu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wiremu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perry has time to react.
Aloysius Wiremu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wiremu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiremu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perry throws out the jab.
Wiremu connects with a high kick.
Perry lands a jab-cross combination.
Wiremu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Perry fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyrie Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry swings for the body but Wiremu moves out of range.
Perry connects with a crisp jab.
Perry throws a body shot but no joy.
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 Kyrie Perry will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wiremu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Perry is defended easily by Wiremu.
Wiremu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wiremu misses with a head kick.
Wiremu looks to land a combination but Perry avoids it well.
Wiremu moves in looking to clinch but Perry pushes him off.
Perry feinted with a counter takedown.
Perry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wiremu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wiremu.
The fighters circling - Perry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perry misses with a wild body shot.
Perry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiremu tries to clinch but Perry moves out of range.
Perry lands with a hook. Wiremu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Perry misses with a wild body shot.
Wiremu is looking to clinch but Perry is avoiding it.
Wiremu throws a sloppy head kick and Perry moves out of range easily.
Wiremu walks into a left hand.
Perry throws a right and a left that Wiremu avoids nicely.
Aloysius Wiremu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiremu doesn't manage to clinch there - Perry circles away.
Perry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wiremu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiremu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wiremu wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wiremu scores with a spinning back kick!
Perry avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perry.
Wiremu leaves Perry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aloysius Wiremu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perry misses with a body shot.
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!
Perry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wiremu throws a leg kick but Perry moved away.
As Wiremu looks to move away, Perry throws a big counter combo but Wiremu just gets out of the way.
Wiremu throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wiremu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Perry.
Wiremu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Wiremu misses.
Perry checks a low kick from Wiremu.
Perry jabs Wiremu right on the nose. Wiremu blinks but takes it well.
Wiremu misses with a body shot
and Perry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Perry misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Perry.
Wiremu throws a low kick, looking for Perry's leg but Perry calmly moves out of range.
Wiremu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wiremu as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyrie Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiremu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Perry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wiremu's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry trying to control the action but Wiremu is working from the bottom.
Perry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wiremu defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyrie Perry dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Perry walks into a stiff left hand from Wiremu.
Wiremu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wiremu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
Wiremu takes one to the side of the head.
Wiremu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wiremu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wiremu moves into the clinch.
Wiremu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry wants to take the fight to the mat but Wiremu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wiremu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiremu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiremu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perry has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wiremu after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiremu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiremu misses with the body kick
and Perry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wiremu doesn't manage to clinch there - Perry circles away.
Wiremu tries to sprawl but Perry drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Perry is thwarting Wiremu's attempts to control the position.
Perry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Perry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kyrie Perry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perry wants to control but Wiremu is keeping him busy.
Aloysius Wiremu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry wants to pass the guard but Wiremu is defending well.
Perry is trying to control the action in half guard but Wiremu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Perry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Perry wants to advance to full mount but Wiremu doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Perry wants to control from the top but Wiremu keeps moving.
Perry throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wiremu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wiremu moves away from the strike by Perry.
Perry throws a nice looking combination but Wiremu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Perry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Perry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wiremu taking some punishment here, with Perry in his half guard.
Wiremu is looking for a sweep. Perry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wiremu's head.
Wiremu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Perry seems content to control.
Wiremu controlling the position for now.
Wiremu is looking for a sweep. Perry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wiremu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perry.
Wiremu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyrie Perry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perry, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyrie Perry!
Kyrie Perry took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Time and time again I prove to all of you spectators and analysis that I am the best! Since it still haven't sunk in I guess I need to shock the world. SO I AM CALLING OUT THE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION PARKER ALLEN. I WILL BEAT YOUR ASS JUST LIKE YOUR TEAMMATE!!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abioye Nazari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazari 's entrance music is Do You Call My Name by Ra. A fine choice. 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abioye Nazari !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristian Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazari misses with a double jab.
Nazari throws a combination that misses
and Johansson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johansson lands a left and a right that send Nazari crashing to the mat, dazed. Johansson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Johansson catches Nazari with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johansson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Nazari falls backwards - clearly groggy! Johansson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kristian Johansson!
Kristian Johansson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis comes to the cage accompanied by Low Roar - I'll Keep Coming. Brian Jensen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Isaac Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jensen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Curtis scores with a hook.
Curtis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Curtis lands a lovely overhand right.
Curtis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jensen is looking to clinch.
Jensen shoots for a double leg takedown but Curtis sprawls well. He's pushed Jensen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Isaac Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curtis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jensens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Decent striking displayed by Curtis there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curtis lands a slapping body shot.
A left lands for Curtis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Curtis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jensen is rocked!
Curtis throws a monster overhand right that drops Jensen! Curtis follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaac Curtis!
Post fight, Isaac Curtis took to the microphone: 'Tonight was my night. I'm going to weigh up my options and see where to go from here. Every fight is getting harder for an old dog like me, this may've been my last one.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mad Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Kristoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kristoffer has chosen Who's Your Daddy as his entrance music. Mad Max has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mad Max!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lars Kristoffer!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max checks a low kick from Kristoffer.
Nice defenses there by Max.
Kristoffer swings widly with a right hand
and Kristoffer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Max misses.
Kristoffer throws a shot from downtown. Max moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Max on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kristoffer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Mad Max has been cut.
Kristoffer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Max counters with a straight right hand.
Max doesn't manage to clinch there - Kristoffer circles away.
Kristoffer is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Max chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Max ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Max is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kristoffer.
Max circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kristoffer wants to clinch up but Max keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kristoffer throws a poor cross that misses
and Max counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Max lands with a good body shot.
Kristoffer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Max counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kristoffer! Max lets Kristoffer back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kristoffer is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Max! Kristoffer is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mad Max!
Mad Max retains his heavyweight title!
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