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MMANIAK 12 - 170' tournament PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Arcuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Sylvanas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sylvanas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Woah Woah Woah. Stephan Sylvanas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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175 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Solid Muay Thai
Knockout 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Arcuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephan Sylvanas!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sylvanas moves to clinch but Arcuri breaks away
and Arcuri counters with a nice body kick.
Sylvanas throws a lazy body kick
and Arcuri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arcuri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arcuri blocks a head kick by Sylvanas.
Arcuri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sylvanas momentarily.
Arcuri lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Arcuri lands a nice shot that snaps Sylvanas's head back.
Sylvanas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arcuri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sylvanas tries a head kick but it misses.
Sylvanas throws a head kick that misses
and Arcuri counters with a shoot takedown. Sylvanas fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arcuri scoring with punches to the head and body.
Arcuri scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Arcuri thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Arcuri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylvanas keeping moving, preventing Arcuri from controlling successfully.
Arcuri controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Arcuri wants to control from the top but Sylvanas keeps moving.
Arcuri has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Arcuri looking to pass the guard.
Arcuri postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Arcuri's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sylvanas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Arcuri's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri with a flurry of punches that miss.
Arcuri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arcuri has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Arcuri engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Arcuri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sylvanas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arcuri. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Arcuri postures up and lands a big shot to Sylvanas's brow.
Arcuri is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sylvanas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Arcuri sitting in guard here, content to control.
Arcuri makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri wants to control from the top but Sylvanas keeps moving.
Arcuri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've been informed that Sylvanas has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Arcuri is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sylvanas keeping moving, preventing Arcuri from controlling successfully.
Arcuri postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arcuri is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Arcuri lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Arcuri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arcuri is in close to Sylvanas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Arcuri is pushing down on Sylvanas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sylvanas is fighting to maintain full guard but Arcuri has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Arcuri thows a huge punch but Sylvanas dodges it nicely.
Sylvanas is staying active underneath Arcuri, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Arcuri is nestled in close to Sylvanas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Arcuri works his way into side control.
Arcuri lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sylvanas looks winded!
Arcuri is looking to take a break and control but Sylvanas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Arcuri dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sylvanas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Arcuri connects with a jab.
Arcuri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sylvanas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arcuri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sylvanas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sylvanas is rocked!
Arcuri takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sylvanas is still on wobbly legs! Can Arcuri finish him?
Sylvanas drops his hands momentarily and Arcuri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arcuri cracks Sylvanas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Arcuri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sylvanas can do to turn this around?
Sylvanas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arcuri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sylvanas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sylvanas seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arcuri avoids the head kick by Sylvanas.
Arcuri changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sylvanas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arcuri lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arcuri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sylvanas in his tracks.
Arcuri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylvanas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Arcuri scores with a nice head shot.
Arcuri throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sylvanas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sylvanas misses with a knee to the head.
Sylvanas tries to land a knee to the head but Arcuri blocks with his arms.
Arcuri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sylvanas looking to throw knees to the head but Arcuri is blocking nicely.
Sylvanas is breathing heavily.
Arcuri breaks the clinch.
A left lands for Arcuri.
Sylvanas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arcuri drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sylvanas sprawls and moves away.
Sylvanas throws a head kick but Arcuri moves out of range.
Arcuri connects with a right hand. Sylvanas shakes it off.
Phil Arcuri is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sylvanas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arcuri.
Stephan Sylvanas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arcuri scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sylvanas throws a sloppy head kick and Arcuri moves out of range easily.
Arcuri connects with a right hand. Sylvanas shakes it off.
Sylvanas tries to clinch up
and Arcuri counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sylvanas!
Sylvanas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Arcuri working the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Arcuri.
Arcuri works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Arcuri grinds an elbow into Sylvanas's temple.
Sylvanas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri lands a strong strike to the head of Sylvanas. That's dazed him! Arcuri looking to finish here. Sylvanas is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Arcuri lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Arcuri!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huber comes to the ring accompanied by Enter Sandman. This should be a great matchup!
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240 lbs
17 - 31 - 0 |
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51
247 lbs
44 - 46 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Huber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 46 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Collins!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins throws a right and a left that Huber avoids nicely.
Huber changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Collins looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Huber in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Collins is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mario Huber!
Mario Huber bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Mo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Otumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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242 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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220 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Mo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Otumba!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mo lands the left hand.
It looks like Stephen Otumba has been cut.
Mo connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the liver by Mo. Beautiful body shot.
Mo connects with the punch.
Otumba gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Mo gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Otumba is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Mo!
Jan Mo 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Handsome Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asko Vilenius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handsome Rutten had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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26
224 lbs
12 - 0 - 0 |
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272 lbs
31 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Handsome Rutten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asko Vilenius!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vilenius.
A little feinted left hand from Rutten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutten throws a low kick, looking for Vilenius's leg but Vilenius calmly moves out of range.
Vilenius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vilenius shoots in for a takedown but Rutten shows good takedown defense.
A little feinted left hand from Rutten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vilenius.
Rutten is looking to counter punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Rutten as he connects with a hook.
Vilenius defending well as Rutten loads up on a big left hand.
Rutten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rutten looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vilenius dodges the punch combination from Rutten.
Rutten wants to clinch up but Vilenius keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Rutten misses.
Vilenius thuds a left hand into Rutten's body.
Rutten slips under a jab from Vilenius.
Vilenius 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.
Rutten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilenius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutten was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilenius.
Rutten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vilenius throws a hook but Rutten blocks it.
Rutten swings widly with a right hand
and Vilenius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Handsome Rutten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vilenius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vilenius misses with a straight right.
Rutten connects with a right hand. Vilenius shakes it off.
Rutten darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rutten walks into a left hand.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vilenius manages to avoid it.
Rutten ducks right into an uppercut from Vilenius.
Vilenius drops his hands momentarily and Rutten takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Vilenius misses.
Rutten jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilenius slips a jab from Rutten.
It seemed like Vilenius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a nice looking combination but Vilenius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rutten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vilenius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No joy there for Vilenius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vilenius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutten counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Vilenius misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rutten darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vilenius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vilenius misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Rutten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rutten dodges the punch combination from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutten misses with a low kick.
Rutten throws a leg kick which misses Vilenius's front leg but catches the back leg as Vilenius tries to avoid it.
Rutten lands with an uppercut that bounces Vilenius off the ropes and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius swings widly with a right hand
and Rutten makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vilenius tries to bum rush Rutten with a series of wild strikes but Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vilenius looking to score a takedown here. Rutten is defending well but Vilenius drives through and ends up in Rutten's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vilenius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vilenius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vilenius throws an elbow that misses. Rutten uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vilenius's guard. Nice move by Rutten!
Vilenius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vilenius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rutten won't allow Vilenius to sweep him here.
Vilenius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vilenius is keeping the position for now.
Vilenius looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rutten puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Vilenius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rutten wants to control but Vilenius is keeping him busy.
Vilenius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Handsome Rutten dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vilenius looks to land a left hand but Rutten moved out of range nicely.
Rutten throws a body shot but no joy.
Handsome Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vilenius blocks a jab.
Vilenius connects with the punch.
Vilenius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vilenius connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Rutten misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Vilenius releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vilenius throws a right hand that Rutten ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutten also avoids with ease.
Vilenius throws a poor cross that misses
and Rutten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Rutten counters with a straight right hand.
Rutten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vilenius finds it's way round the side to connect with Rutten's head.
Vilenius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vilenius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Vilenius backs away, Rutten returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius punishes Rutten's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Rutten. That snapped Vilenius's head back.
Rutten throws a hook but Vilenius blocks it.
Rutten throws a lazy uppercut
and Vilenius counters with a left to the body.
Rutten misses with the combination.
Rutten moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rutten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vileniuss head.
Rutten lands a right hand.
Vilenius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vilenius missing with a left hand there. Rutten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius throws a jab when Rutten was well out of range.
Vilenius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asko Vilenius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vilenius looks to land a left hand but Rutten moved out of range nicely.
Rutten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vilenius's sensitive parts.
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!
Rutten lands the left hand.
A big right from Rutten misses.
Rutten scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rutten looks to throw the jab but Vilenius is out of range.
Rutten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilenius.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rutten here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Vilenius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rutten tries to land a front kick but Vilenius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vilenius looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rutten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten defending well as Vilenius loads up on a big left hand.
Vilenius just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Rutten misses.
Rutten connects with an inside leg kick.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
A combination from Vilenius does no damage.
Vilenius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rutten blocks a jab.
Vilenius throws a right and a left that Rutten avoids nicely.
Vilenius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rutten cracks Vilenius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rutten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vilenius finds it's way round the side to connect with Rutten's head.
Vilenius looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Vilenius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutten moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vilenius throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vilenius shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rutten pinned against the ropes. Rutten gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vilenius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutten.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vilenius! But no joy.
Vilenius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
Vilenius walks into a jab.
Rutten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vilenius.
Rutten appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rutten swings widly with a right hand
letting Vilenius counter with a right hand.
Rutten takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vilenius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vilenius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
Vilenius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rutten.
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 Handsome Rutten will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rutten uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vilenius has time to react.
Rutten misses with a straight right.
Rutten tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vilenius counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Rutten.
Vilenius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Rutten.
Vilenius throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten moves out of range as Vilenius strikes.
It looked like Rutten wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rutten fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vilenius.
It looked like Rutten wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A combination from Vilenius does no damage.
Rutten lands a jab to the nose.
A cross from Rutten lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rutten.
Vilenius takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good exchange - Rutten coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Vilenius does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Vilenius on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vilenius misses with a wild body shot.
Rutten misses with a lunging right hand
and Vilenius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Rutten misses
and Vilenius counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rutten thinking.
Rutten smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vilenius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vilenius takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Vilenius dips to his left and cracks Rutten with an uppercut!
Vilenius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rutten half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vilenius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilenius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
Rutten appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rutten needs to keep his hands up - Vilenius had a free shot at his head there.
Rutten swings for the body but Vilenius moves out of range.
Vilenius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vilenius defending well as Rutten loads up on a big left hand.
Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vilenius.
It looked like Rutten was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rutten digs a good hook to Vilenius's body.
Vilenius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vilenius misses with a few strikes there.
Vilenius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vilenius looks to throw the jab but Rutten is out of range.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vilenius manages to avoid it.
Rutten missing with a left hand there. Vilenius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vilenius blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vilenius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutten darts in trying to clinch
and Vilenius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rutten closes the distance and clinches.
Vilenius lands with a left to the head.
Rutten blocking some punches.
Rutten blocks an uppercut.
Vilenius tries to break the clinch but Rutten is controlling the position.
Rutten wants to stall.
Rutten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vilenius misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius wants to get back to striking at distance but Rutten won't allow it.
Vilenius lands with a left to the head.
Vilenius wants to stall.
Vilenius can't find room to land a body shot as Rutten controls the action.
Rutten throws a punch but it's blocked by Vilenius.
Vilenius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vilenius.
Vilenius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vilenius is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilenius jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vilenius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutten.
Vilenius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Vilenius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutten's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Asko Vilenius just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rutten misses with a right hand
and Vilenius counters with a straight right hand.
Rutten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten throws a hook but Vilenius avoids it easily.
Vilenius throws a poor cross that misses
and Rutten counters with a right hand to the body.
Vilenius tries to keep at a distance but Rutten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rutten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Rutten.
Vilenius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilenius throws a hook but Rutten avoids it easily.
It looked like Rutten wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vilenius avoids the body shot from Rutten.
Vilenius unleashes a big counter combination but Rutten bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rutten lands with a shot to the body.
Rutten tries to keep at a distance but Vilenius has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Vilenius has Rutten pushed against the ropes.
Vilenius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vilenius shoots in for a takedown but Rutten shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vilenius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten.
Rutten lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutten misses the target.
Vilenius looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vilenius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
Rutten clinches up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rutten fails to land.
Vilenius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rutten lands with a left to the head.
Vilenius has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vilenius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vilenius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vilenius blocks an uppercut.
Vilenius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutten scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rutten throws a head punch that misses.
Rutten wants to stall.
Vilenius working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Vilenius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Handsome Rutten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutten.
Vilenius tries to break free but Rutten pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vilenius.
A short uppercut from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten lands a hook that snaps the head of Vilenius backwards.
Vilenius wants to stall.
Rutten digs a right hand into Vilenius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vilenius's gas tank.
Rutten prevents Vilenius from breaking the clinch.
Rutten lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vilenius prevents a body shot from Rutten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vilenius.
A head punch on the inside from Vilenius fails to land.
Vilenius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vilenius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vilenius.
Vilenius scores with a shot to the side of Rutten's head.
Vilenius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rutten dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Vilenius has Rutten pressed against the ropes.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Handsome Rutten will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vilenius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rutten is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rutten.
Rutten lands with a nice body kick.
Rutten tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Vilenius counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rutten.
Rutten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vilenius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten moves out of range as Vilenius strikes.
Rutten cracks Vilenius with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vilenius walks into a stiff left hand from Rutten.
Vilenius takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Rutten walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten swings for the body but Vilenius moves out of range.
Vilenius misses with a wild body shot.
Rutten jabs at Vilenius's body.
Vilenius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vilenius just misses with a punch to the body.
Vilenius throws a hook but Rutten blocks it.
Rutten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vilenius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutten.
Good leg kick by Rutten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vilenius checks a leg kick nicely.
Vilenius connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab lands there for Rutten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius moves forwards but Rutten connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vilenius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Rutten.
Rutten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vilenius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vilenius looks to land a left hand but Rutten moved out of range nicely.
Rutten misses with a looping right.
Vilenius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vilenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rutten counters with a nice uppercut.
Vilenius stuns Rutten with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rutten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vilenius is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rutten with a body shot.
Rutten misses with a leg kick
and Vilenius counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. Vilenius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rutten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vilenius digs a good hook to Rutten's body.
The fighters circling - Vilenius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rutten lands a nice hook to Vilenius's body. Vilenius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rutten uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Vilenius misses its intended target.
Rutten throws a hook to the side of Vilenius's head but Vilenius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vilenius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutten can pounce on him.
Vilenius throws an overhand right that lands on Rutten's shoulder, as Rutten tries to avoid the shot.
Rutten slips a jab from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a lazy right hand but Rutten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Rutten was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vilenius.
Rutten walks into a straight right hand from Vilenius.
Asko Vilenius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
Vilenius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vilenius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutten.
Vilenius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten.
Vilenius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutten.
Vilenius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vilenius avoids the body shot from Rutten.
A little jabbing left from Vilenius on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vilenius loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
Rutten stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vilenius punishes Rutten's body with a nice straight punch.
Vilenius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Handsome Rutten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:46
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Handsome Rutten!
Handsome Rutten retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Handsome Rutten thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Em (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarthy comes into the arena with Chamillionaire - Ridin' ft. Krayzie Bone blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Em!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy misses with a wild combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McCarthy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Em backwards.
McCarthy manages to break the clinch.
McCarthy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Em goes for a takedown attempt but McCarthy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from McCarthy.
It looks like Boris Em has been cut.
McCarthy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Em moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Em feints the counter takedown.
McCarthy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Em looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Em looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McCarthy tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
McCarthy stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Em to get to his feet.
A punch combination from McCarthy misses.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses.
Em with the counter takedown but McCarthy avoids it easily.
McCarthy drives through with a takedown into Em's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McCarthy wants to stand but Em is controlling his posture from full guard.
McCarthy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Em has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McCarthy has managed to get both his arms back between Em's legs - danger averted.
We've been hearing good reports from McCarthy's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy wants to get up but he can't break Em's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Em is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McCarthy wants to stand but Em is controlling his posture from full guard.
McCarthy trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McCarthy stands up and waves to Em to follow him.
McCarthy darts in and clinches Em up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy gets control of Em's arms and successfully pulls guard. McCarthy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Em gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
McCarthy clinches up with Em and pushes him back against the ropes.
McCarthy gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Em regains guard.
Em is looking for a triangle but McCarthy pushes his legs off easily.
McCarthy wanted to stand there but Em had control of the position.
Em working for a triangle but McCarthy defends it easily.
Em looks winded!
McCarthy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy controlling from the top position.
Em working for submissions but it's allowed McCarthy to get to half guard.
McCarthy decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
McCarthy clinches up against the ropes.
McCarthy holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
McCarthy gets control of Em's arms and successfully pulls guard. McCarthy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Em stands up from guard. Let's bang!
McCarthy looks to land a combination. Em sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David McCarthy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Em's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McCarthy moves into the clinch.
McCarthy misses with a knee strike.
McCarthy lands a right hand.
McCarthy has hold of one of Em's legs. Em is fighting the takedown attempt but McCarthy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Em looking for a guillotine here but McCarthy defends easily.
McCarthy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McCarthy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Em has his foot on McCarthy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McCarthy works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy is looking to stand up but Em won't let him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McCarthy stands up and waves to Em to follow him.
McCarthy has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McCarthy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCarthy jumps into guard, dragging Em to the mat.
Em decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McCarthy, up you get!
McCarthy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Em is breathing heavily.
Em blocks a head kick by McCarthy.
Em is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A punch combination from McCarthy misses.
Em tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McCarthy shoots in and bounces Em off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
McCarthy tries to stand but Em is controlling from the bottom.
Em striking off his back but it's not causing McCarthy any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Em works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McCarthy wants to stand but Em has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
McCarthy passes Em's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Em wants to improve his position but McCarthy is controlling well.
Em actively working from the bottom here.
Em is refusing to be controlled, as McCarthy sits in half guard.
McCarthy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McCarthy wants to stand but Em has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy prevents Em from improving his position.
Em really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCarthy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McCarthy wants to stand but Em has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Still in half guard, McCarthy seems content to control.
McCarthy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Em does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McCarthy wants to stand but Em has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Em takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McCarthy scores with a kick to the midsection.
McCarthy has closed the distance and engaged Em in a clinch.
McCarthy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Em gets to his feet. McCarthy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy stuffs the takedown attempt from Em. Em gets slowly back to his feet.
McCarthy is looking for a counter combo.
McCarthy throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Em's jaw, knocking him onto his back! McCarthy dives in looking to finish as Em flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block McCarthy's strikes! McCarthy is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Em's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Em was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David McCarthy!
David McCarthy took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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173 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Stephen Griffiths!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a leg kick
and Griffiths counters with a right hand to the body.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Griffiths keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Griffiths thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffiths staying out of range there.
A left and a right from Anderson both land. Nice combination.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Griffiths displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Griffiths moves away and avoids it.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.
Anderson misses with a low kick as Griffiths jumps back.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've been hearing reports that Griffiths has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Griffiths counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
Griffiths tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Griffiths working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Anderson can't do much from the bottom here.
Griffiths is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Anderson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Griffiths is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Anderson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Griffiths gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Anderson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Griffiths lets go of the hold and Anderson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stephen Griffiths!
After winning the bout, Stephen Griffiths thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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