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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caius Cosades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosades comes to the cage accompanied by Reign of the Septims. Manny Stone is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caius Cosades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manny Stone!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosades throws a body kick that misses.
Stone feints the counter takedown.
Stone throws out a powerful jab.
Cosades misses the body punch
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cosades.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone throws a body shot but no joy.
Cosades avoids the head kick by Stone.
Cosades throws a head kick that misses
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Caius Cosades has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosades shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stone napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cosades cracks Stone with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stone takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cosades tries to move to mount but Stone blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone manages to get back to half guard.
Cosades passes to full mount!
Cosades scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cosades lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cosades landing strikes from the mount.
Cosades working the ground and pound effectively.
Cosades is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stone can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Stone tries to lock up and control but Cosades gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosades lands a couple of good shots and Stone has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cosades scores with punches and elbows.
Cosades looking for the choke from the back.
Stone felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Cosades.
Stone defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cosades's arms.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cosades looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Cosades keeps control of the position as Stone tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades lands punches and elbows.
Cosades throwing damaging strikes from the back! Stone could be in trouble here!
Stone trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Cosades is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Cosades gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Cosades gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Cosades apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cosades.
Stone throws a head kick but Cosades moves out of range.
Cosades shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stone is trying to defend but Cosades finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stone taking some punishment here, with Cosades in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosades is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stone sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from Cosades.
Cosades looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stone is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caius Cosades dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caius Cosades's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stone lands with a cross.
Cosades misses with a looping right.
Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cosades.
Cosades ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone misses the jab.
Stone is looking to score with low kicks.
Stone moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosades shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stone napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cosades lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stone down.
Stone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cosades working the head and body with strikes.
Stone tries to bench press Cosades off him but Cosades keeps the position.
Cosades is working Stone over with some ground and pound from side control.
Stone is looking to reverse the position.
Cosades has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Stone is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Cosades yanks on the arm and Stone is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Cosades.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caius Cosades!
Caius Cosades 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bung Popper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popper kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Runnin with the Devil. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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154 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bung Popper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 36 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aldo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popper avoids the elbow strike from Aldo, against the cage.
Popper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Popper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Popper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aldo slips a straight right by Popper.
Aldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Popper.
Aldo misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Popper to counter with a crisp jab.
Popper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aldo at a distance.
Popper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo misses the body punch
and Popper counters with a left to the body.
Popper cracks Aldo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Popper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aldo misses with a leg kick
and Popper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Popper circles away from the clinch attempt
and Popper counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper gets tackled into the cage by Aldo. Aldo maintains the clinch.
Popper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo manages to pull guard.
Popper trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aldo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Popper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Aldo is tightening it up a little... Popper has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Popper reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Popper taps out! Nice BJJ there by Aldo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jose Aldo!
Jose Aldo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Bung Popper had this to say: 'I could of won....but he tasted so good I could not concentrate on the fight...'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Volga Overstreet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borislav Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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146 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Volga Overstreet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Borislav Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Overstreet takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Overstreet connects with a right hand. Vovchanchyn shakes it off.
Overstreet defending well as Vovchanchyn loads up on a big left hand.
Vovchanchyn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vovchanchyn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vovchanchyn misses with a two punch combination.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a series of punches.
Overstreet appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vovchanchyn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vovchanchyn. Overstreet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Overstreet digs a good body shot into Vovchanchyn's ribs.
Overstreet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vovchanchyn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Overstreet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overstreet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vovchanchyn.
Nice straight punches there by Vovchanchyn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overstreet. Vovchanchyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vovchanchyn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Overstreet checks it well.
Overstreet misses with a body shot.
Overstreet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vovchanchyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Overstreet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab from Vovchanchyn.
Overstreet throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vovchanchyn misses with a looping right.
Vovchanchyn scores with a body shot.
Overstreet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Overstreet takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vovchanchyn misses with a two punch combination.
Overstreet throws a chopping leg kick but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Overstreet tries to land a leg kick but Vovchanchyn saw it coming and moves away.
Overstreet misses with a leg kick.
Vovchanchyn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Overstreet throws a nice looking combination but Vovchanchyn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vovchanchyn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Overstreet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vovchanchyn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Overstreet throws out the jab.
Vovchanchyn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overstreet misses with a hook. Vovchanchyn ducked under it nicely.
Overstreet works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Overstreet.
Overstreet 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.
A jab from Overstreet misses.
Overstreet attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vovchanchyn avoids the body shot from Overstreet.
Overstreet just misses with a punch to the body.
Overstreet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vovchanchyn.
Overstreet looks to score with a jab to the body but Vovchanchyn is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vovchanchyn, right into the meat.
Vovchanchyn motions for Overstreet to come forward. Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vovchanchyn misses with a left hand
enabling Overstreet to counter with a crisp jab.
Overstreet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vovchanchyn's waist but Vovchanchyn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Overstreet off to one side.
Vovchanchyn moves out of range of the strikes.
Overstreet with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vovchanchyn to score with a decent uppercut.
Overstreet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vovchanchyn.
Overstreet with a hook.
Vovchanchyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Overstreet moves away.
Vovchanchyn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Overstreet sprawls well. Overstreet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vovchanchyn gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Vovchanchyn coming out on top.
Overstreet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn staying out of range there.
Overstreet throws a shot from downtown. Vovchanchyn moves away and avoids it.
Overstreet gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Overstreet scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Borislav Vovchanchyn has been cut.
A jab from Overstreet misses.
Jab, jab by Vovchanchyn - just one landing.
Vovchanchyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Overstreet throws a low kick, looking for Vovchanchyn's leg but Vovchanchyn calmly moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn slips under a jab.
Overstreet dips to his left and cracks Vovchanchyn with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet misses with a looping left.
Overstreet misses with a wild body shot.
Vovchanchyn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vovchanchyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Overstreet.
Overstreet dips to his left and cracks Vovchanchyn with an uppercut!
Overstreet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vovchanchyn is rocked!
Overstreet misses with an uppercut
letting Vovchanchyn counter with a right hand.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut. Overstreet saw that one coming.
Overstreet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Overstreet's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Overstreet.
Overstreet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vovchanchyn counters with a two punch combo.
Vovchanchyn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vovchanchyn misses with a two punch combination.
Overstreet is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Overstreet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vovchanchyn is still on wobbly legs! Can Overstreet finish him?
Vovchanchyn throws a looping overhand right but Overstreet ducks down to avoid it.
Overstreet keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Overstreet drops Vovchanchyn with a naaaaasty hook - Vovchanchyn is in real trouble here! Overstreet dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Volga Overstreet!
During a confident post fight interview, Volga Overstreet thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arto Blomsten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Yip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
11 - 5 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arto Blomsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Franky Yip!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yip scores with the left hand. Blomsten knows he should have avoided that one.
Blomsten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yip looks to throw the jab but Blomsten is out of range.
Yip moves out of range of the body kick from Blomsten.
Blomsten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yip misses with a hook
and Blomsten counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blomsten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blomsten rushes Yip and presses him up against the cage.
Blomsten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yip breaks from the clinch.
Blomsten keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Yip throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blomsten lands with a kick to the ribs.
Blomsten moves out of range as Yip strikes.
Blomsten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yip.
Yip throws a lazy right hand but Blomsten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blomsten was well out of range. Poor timing from Yip.
Blomsten moves out of range of the leg kick from Yip.
As Yip tries to get set, Blomsten tries to push him back and clinch up but Yip manages to avoid the attempt.
Blomsten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blomsten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blomsten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yip.
Blomsten misses the jab.
Blomsten misses the jab.
Yip throws a right and a left that Blomsten avoids nicely.
Blomsten moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yip bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blomsten's head.
Blomsten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blomsten is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yip lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Blomsten.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blomsten has Yip pressed against the cage, preventing Yip from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yip.
Yip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yip scores with a hook to the body.
Yip working aggressively here.
Blomsten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yip backwards.
Yip blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blomsten.
Blomsten misses with the head strike.
Blomsten misses with the head strike.
Blomsten throws a punch but it's blocked by Yip.
Blomsten tries to throw a body punch but Yip avoids it by throwing Blomsten back against the cage.
Blomsten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yip lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blomsten misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yip.
Yip lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blomsten backwards.
Yip scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yip blocks a body shot from Blomsten.
Blomsten misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Blomsten.
Yip just leaning against Blomsten, taking a breather.
Blomsten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blomsten scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blomsten controlling the action here for a moment.
Blomsten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yip trying to control the position but instead, Blomsten has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yip into the cage.
Blomsten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yip just leaning against Blomsten, taking a breather.
Blomsten throws a head punch that misses.
Yip stalling against the cage.
Blomsten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yip lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blomsten.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blomsten working aggressively here.
Yip misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blomsten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yip blocking some punches.
Blomsten pushes Yip back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arto Blomsten dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yip missing with a left hand there. Blomsten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blomsten throws a leg kick
and Yip counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yip seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yip lands strikes from half guard.
Yip is taking a breather. Blomsten 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.
Yip is trying to work for a kimura but Blomsten is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blomsten is looking for a sweep. Yip is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip trying to pass the guard but Blomsten defending well.
Yip is working for a submission of some sort.
Yip is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Blomsten trying to control from the bottom.
Blomsten is looking for a sweep. Yip is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blomsten is not content to let Yip control the position.
Blomsten wants to control but Yip is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blomsten is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yip's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yip's back!
Blomsten is persistently looking for the submission but Yip is defending it well.
Yip tries to escape the position.
Blomsten is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Yip has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Blomsten controlling from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten is not going to allow Yip to sit and survive in this position.
Blomsten biding his time, controlling Yip.
Blomsten punches Yip on the ear.
Yip manages to reverse the position and now he's in Blomsten's guard. Nice work there by Yip.
Yip trying to control the position from guard on top but Blomsten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yip distracts Blomsten with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blomsten not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yip stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blomsten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yip controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yip looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yip pushing down on Blomsten's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Yip showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yip shoots in but Blomsten avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yip pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yip with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blomsten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Yip.
An attempted straight right counter from Blomsten misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blomsten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yip with the counter takedown but Blomsten avoids it easily.
Yip moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Blomsten misses.
Yip throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blomsten jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blomsten thuds a left hand into Yip's body.
Yip jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blomsten misses with a low kick.
Blomsten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yip doesn't seem bothered though.
Yip connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blomsten momentarily.
Yip moves out of range of the body kick from Blomsten.
Yip lands a jab.
Arto Blomsten is winning the standup battle so far.
Blomsten throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yip on the side of the head.
Blomsten wants to clinch up but Yip keeps it at a distance.
Yip darts in looking for a takedown but Blomsten gets double underhooks and turns Yip into the cage.
Blomsten throws a jab but it's blocked by Yip.
Blomsten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yip.
Blomsten connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yip. Yip circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blomsten moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Blomsten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blomsten prevents a body shot from Yip.
Yip manages to break the clinch.
Blomsten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yip connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blomsten clinches up with Yip and pushes him back against the cage.
Blomsten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yip content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yip fails to land.
A short right from Blomsten on the inside.
Yip misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blomsten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blomsten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yip can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blomsten.
Yip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yip lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yip is stalling here.
Arto Blomsten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blomsten misses with a body punch.
Yip swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blomsten lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blomsten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blomsten.
Blomsten misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Blomsten.
Blomsten stops a takedown attempt from Yip.
Arto Blomsten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franky Yip.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yip.
Blomsten stalling in the clinch.
Yip tries to stall but Blomsten uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A body shot lands from Blomsten.
Blomsten keeps control of Yip as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yip prevents a body shot from Blomsten.
Blomsten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yip backwards.
Yip working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blomsten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yip's elbow.
Yip tries for a takedown but Blomsten manages to get underhooks.
Blomsten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yip has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blomsten seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yip can turn it around.
Blomsten digs a right hand underneath Yip's ribcage. Yip let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yip wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blomsten tries to work over Yip's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blomsten throws a head punch that misses.
Yip trying to stall but Blomsten improves his position.
Blomsten lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blomsten tries a body shot but Yip blocks it.
Yip fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blomsten tries a body shot but Yip blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arto Blomsten showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blomsten has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arto Blomsten!
A very excited looking Arto Blomsten made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vic Thory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arunas Samusiovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thory comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Victory. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vic Thory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arunas Samusiovas!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samusiovas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Samusiovas tries to work over Thory's front leg with a kick but Thory checks it.
Thory fails in his attempt to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Samusiovas enables Thory to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Samusiovas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Thory sitting in guard here, content to control.
Thory wants to pass the guard but Samusiovas is keeping the position.
Thory trying to control the position from guard on top but Samusiovas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samusiovas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thory is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory trying to control but Samusiovas is working from the bottom.
Samusiovas has control of Thory's left arm, preventing Thory from doing any damage.
Thory trying to control the position from guard on top but Samusiovas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thory misses the shot to the body.
Thory blocks the body kick.
Thory comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thory throws a body punch but Samusiovas moves out of range.
Thory cracks Samusiovas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Arunas Samusiovas has been cut.
Samusiovas misses with a low kick.
Samusiovas throws a low kick, looking for Thory's leg but Thory calmly moves out of range.
Thory tries to counter by clinching up but Samusiovas breaks away and moves out of range.
Thory scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas moves out of range as Thory throws a body kick.
Samusiovas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thory was well out of range. Poor timing from Samusiovas.
Thory tries to counter by clinching up but Samusiovas breaks away and moves out of range.
Samusiovas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A cross from Thory lands.
Samusiovas dips to his left and cracks Thory with an uppercut!
Samusiovas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thory checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thory takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Samusiovas misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Thory tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samusiovas misses with a body kick.
Thory missing with a left hand there. Samusiovas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thory rushes Samusiovas and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Thory fails to land.
Thory taking a breather.
Samusiovas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thory fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thory drops his hands momentarily and Samusiovas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thory chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Samusiovas can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Thory catches Samusiovas right on the button with a cross.
Thory closes the distance and clinches.
Thory has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Samusiovas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Samusiovas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Samusiovas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samusiovas manages to avoid it.
Thory misses with a body shot.
Samusiovas lands a front kick.
Thory lands with a straight right. Samusiovas didn't see that one coming.
Samusiovas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thory rushes Samusiovas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thory.
Thory tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thory fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Thory fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thory lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Samusiovas.
Samusiovas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arunas Samusiovas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thory slips a straight right by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Samusiovas scores with a kick to the body.
Thory throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Samusiovas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thory ducks under a wild hook from Samusiovas.
Thory is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Samusiovas takes one on the button.
Samusiovas scores with the left hand. Thory knows he should have avoided that one.
Samusiovas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thory.
Thory wants to clinch.
Vic Thory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samusiovas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thory takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Samusiovas slaps away a takedown attempt from Thory, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Thory dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thory takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thory on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thory checks the leg kick.
Samusiovas staying out of range there.
Samusiovas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thory walks into a left hand.
It looks like Vic Thory has been cut.
Samusiovas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thory at a distance.
Thory wants to clinch
and Samusiovas counters with a stiff right hand.
Samusiovas dodges the punch combination from Thory.
Samusiovas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Thory on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Samusiovas thumps Thory with a low kick.
Thory misses with an uppercut. Samusiovas saw that one coming.
Samusiovas takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thory tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Samusiovas is able to avoid easily.
Samusiovas steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body kick from Samusiovas.
Thory uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Samusiovas has time to react.
Thory tries to clinch
and Samusiovas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Samusiovas throws a chopping leg kick but Thory manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little feinted left hand from Thory on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Samusiovas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thory manages to avoid it.
Thory looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Thory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thory doesn't manage to clinch there - Samusiovas circles away.
Samusiovas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thory at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Samusiovas.
Samusiovas looks to score with a jab to the body but Thory is just out of range.
Samusiovas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samusiovas wants to slow Thory down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas lunges at Thory with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thory's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas connects with a right hand. Thory shakes it off.
Thory drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thory looks to throw the jab but Samusiovas is out of range.
Samusiovas cracks Thory with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thory cracks Samusiovas with an open hand slap.
Thory is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thory misses with a body punch
and Samusiovas counters with a stiff right hand.
Thory is rocked!
Samusiovas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thory drives through and clinches with Samusiovas against the cage.
Samusiovas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Thory is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Samusiovas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thory misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thory struggles to land a body shot inside as Samusiovas controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Samusiovas.
Thory misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory tries a body shot but Samusiovas blocks it.
Thory seems to have got his legs back now.
Thory misses with a body punch.
Samusiovas throws a head punch that misses.
Samusiovas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Thory.
Thory makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Samusiovas misses with a punch on the inside.
Samusiovas scores with a hook to the body.
Thory scores with a shoulder strike.
Vic Thory has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Samusiovas misses with a punch to the body.
Samusiovas tries a knee to the head but Thory blocks it.
Thory goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thory has a couple of punches blocked by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas scores with a shot to the side of Thory's head.
Samusiovas pushes Thory back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samusiovas manages to break the clinch.
Samusiovas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thory takes a step back to recover.
Thory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Samusiovas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thory bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thory will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thory misses with a right hand
and Samusiovas counters with a nice leg kick.
Samusiovas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Samusiovas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thory swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thory takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thory throws a left and a right that both miss
and Samusiovas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Thory takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Samusiovas fakes the leg kick and cracks Thory in the body.
Samusiovas punishes Thory's body with a nice straight punch.
Samusiovas misses with a head kick.
Samusiovas scores with a sloppy right hand. Thory should have avoided that one.
Samusiovas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thory throws an overhand right that lands on Samusiovas's shoulder, as Samusiovas tries to avoid the shot.
Samusiovas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Samusiovas fakes the leg kick and cracks Thory in the body.
Samusiovas scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arunas Samusiovas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Samusiovas. That's going to slow Thory down.
Samusiovas connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Samusiovas misses the target.
Samusiovas cracks a nice hook into Thory's ribs.
Samusiovas avoids the body shot from Thory.
Thory looks to clinch
and Samusiovas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thory thinking.
Samusiovas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thory looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Samusiovas.
Thory rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Samusiovas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thory missing with a left hand there. Samusiovas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Samusiovas thinks about the counter body kick.
Thory misses with a wild body shot.
Thory moves out of range of the body kick from Samusiovas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Samusiovas.
Samusiovas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samusiovas throws a front kick that sends Thory stumbling back into the cage.
Samusiovas lands a big head kick that sends Thory tumbling to the mat! Samusiovas takes a step backwards and waves Thory back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas drops Thory with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Thory! Samusiovas dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arunas Samusiovas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickey Spillane (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nickey Spillane!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spillane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunt at a distance.
Hunt moves forwards but Spillane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Matt Hunt has been cut.
A cross from Hunt lands.
Hunt lands a jab to the nose.
Spillane rushes Hunt and presses him up against the cage.
Spillane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Spillane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spillane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spillane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt connects with a nice looking jab.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Spillane misses with a hook
and Hunt counters with a nice kick to the body.
Matt Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spillane tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Spillane blocks a low kick nicely.
Spillane is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hunt 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.
Spillane misses with a combination
and Hunt counters with a solid body kick.
Spillane looks winded!
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hunt lands a jab.
Spillane looks to land a combination but Hunt avoids it well.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Spillane moved out of range nicely.
Spillane tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Spillane gets a clinch.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spillane is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hunt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spillane backwards.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Spillane goes down! Hunt jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Spillane is rocked!
It looks like Nickey Spillane has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Spillane is still in real trouble! Can Hunt finish him?
Hunt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Spillane seems to have recovered his senses.
Spillane wants to hold on but Hunt pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spillane is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hunt controlling the position easily from mount.
Spillane is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hunt controlling his opponent.
Hunt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Spillane wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt controls the position.
Spillane wants to escape the position.
Spillane manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hunt's guard. Nice work there by Spillane.
Spillane wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hunt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spillane swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hunt counters with a nice leg kick.
Spillane doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Spillane takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hunt.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Hunt drops Spillane with a huge uppercut! Spillane drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Hunt is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Hunt!
Our winner, Matt Hunt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Nickey Spillane had this to say: 'Ouch.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sawyer Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sawyer Hume acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sawyer Hume!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume lets loose with a powerful body kick. Beck will feel that in the morning.
Hume misses with a low kick as Beck jumps back.
Hume scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hume lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Hans Beck has been cut.
Hume fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beck has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hume throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sawyer Hume seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beck is breathing heavily.
Hume cracks Beck's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Beck slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Hume can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sawyer Hume!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chins Gone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stoker's choice of entrance music: Let There Be Rock by AC/DC. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chins Gone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Edward Stoker!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gone's sensitive parts.
Stoker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gone throws a right hand that Stoker ducks under and follows up with a left that Stoker also avoids with ease.
Gone dips to his left and cracks Stoker with an uppercut!
Stoker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gone moves out of range of the leg kick from Stoker.
Stoker slips under a jab.
Gone looks to land a left hand but Stoker moved out of range nicely.
Gone throws a jab but it's blocked by Stoker.
Gone misses with a hook. Stoker ducked under it nicely.
Gone walks into a stiff left hand from Stoker.
Gone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Edward Stoker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Gone misses the target.
Gone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Gone tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoker has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gone.
Stoker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gone breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoker.
Stoker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gone throws the left hand but Stoker avoids the punch easily.
Gone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stoker.
A swing and a miss from Gone.
Stoker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stoker ducks under a wild hook from Gone.
Stoker ducks under a wild hook from Gone.
A countering left hand to the body from Stoker misses.
Gone misses with a body shot.
Stoker tests Gone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Stoker misses.
Gone throws a hook but Stoker avoids it easily.
Stoker lands a leg kick that knocks Gone off balance momentarily.
Stoker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stoker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gone scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoker cracks Gone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stoker walks into a left hand.
Stoker slips under a jab.
Gone walks into a stiff left hand from Stoker.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gone.
Gone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stoker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Stoker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sloppy strikes from Gone. Those never looked like landing.
Stoker moves out of range as Gone strikes.
Gone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stoker throws a jab but it's blocked by Gone.
Gone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stoker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gone misses with a wild combination.
Stoker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stoker scores with a punch to the head.
Stoker throws the left hand but Gone avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Stoker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters circling - Gone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stoker clinches with his opponent.
Stoker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gone manages to break the clinch.
Gone throws an off balance right hand
and Stoker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stoker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gone momentarily.
Stoker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Gone misses its intended target.
Gone misses with a hook. Stoker ducked under it nicely.
Stoker defending well as Gone loads up on a big left hand.
Gone is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stoker only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gone slips under a jab from Stoker.
A jab from Stoker misses.
Stoker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stoker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stoker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Gone prevents a body shot from Stoker.
Gone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stoker backwards.
I was talking to Gone's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stoker backwards.
Stoker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stoker misses with a punch to the body.
Stoker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gone's efforts to push away.
Stoker struggles to land a body shot inside as Gone controls his hands.
Stoker misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Stoker.
Gone is trying to break the clinch but Stoker is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Stoker.
Stoker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stoker lands a shot to the body.
Gone misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Stoker will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gone moves out of range of the body kick.
Stoker throws a leg kick which misses Gone's front leg but catches the back leg as Gone tries to avoid it.
Stoker blocks a low kick nicely.
Chins Gone is winning the standup battle so far.
Gone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stoker misses with a body kick.
Stoker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gone throws a big shot that misses.
Gone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stoker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Gone misses its intended target.
Stoker is trying to counter with his kicks.
Stoker looks to land a left hand but Gone moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker throws out a loose jab but Gone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoker checks a low kick from Gone.
Gone tries to work over Stoker's front leg with a kick but Stoker checks it.
Stoker moves out of range as Gone throws a body kick.
Stoker only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gone connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gone. Gone obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice jab there from Stoker.
Gone throws an overhand right that lands on Stoker's shoulder, as Stoker tries to avoid the shot.
Stoker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stoker on the side of the head.
Stoker catches Gone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stoker is looking to slow Gone down with leg kicks.
Gone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gone.
Stoker lands a leg kick that knocks Gone off balance momentarily.
Gone jabs Stoker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gone throws an off balance right hand
and Stoker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoker was well out of range. Poor timing from Gone.
Stoker throws a leg kick but Gone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Gone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stoker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gone.
Gone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoker moves away.
Stoker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gone lands a nice looking body shot.
Gone misses with a double jab.
Stoker darts in and clinches Gone up against the cage.
Gone looking to throw knees to the head but Stoker is blocking nicely.
Edward Stoker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gone tries to break the clinch but Stoker is controlling the position.
Gone has had enough of the clinch but Stoker keeps him there for the moment.
Gone tries to circle away but Stoker has him pinned against the cage.
Stoker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stoker lands a left hand.
Gone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stoker scores with the left hand. Gone knows he should have avoided that one.
Gone scores with a nice strike.
A lazy left from Stoker finds it's target.
Stoker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stoker blocks a head kick by Gone.
Stoker scores with the left hand. Gone knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stoker.
Gone half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gone throws a jab but it's blocked by Stoker.
Stoker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stoker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stoker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stoker scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoker. Gone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoker follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Stoker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gone.
Gone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stoker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gone is out of range and Stoker settles back down.
Gone throws a lazy right hand but Stoker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stoker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gone steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stoker. That one must have hurt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stoker - that will leave a mark!
Stoker lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stoker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stoker lands a glancing blow to the side of Gone's head.
Gone throws out a loose jab but Stoker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stoker.
Stoker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stoker slips a jab from Gone.
Stoker misses with a straight left.
Stoker throws a hook but Gone blocks it.
Gone misses with a straight left.
Stoker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gone. That's going to slow Stoker down.
Jab by Gone.
Gone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker checks a low kick from Gone.
Stoker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gone scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edward Stoker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gone checks a low kick from Stoker.
Stoker cracks the inside of Gone's front leg.
Gone looks to land a right hand but Stoker moved out of range.
Stoker checks a low kick from Gone.
Gone tries to score with a low kick but Stoker moves his leg out of the way.
Stoker misses with a straight left.
Stoker is looking to chop away at Gone's legs.
Stoker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stoker lands a nice shot that snaps Gone's head back.
Stoker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stoker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker wants to clinch up but Gone keeps it at a distance.
Stoker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stoker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stoker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker throws a body kick that misses.
Stoker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gone's corner calls for a 1-2. Gone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Gone blocks the leg kick.
Gone throwing a counter right hand but Stoker manages to avoid it.
Stoker misses with a looping right.
Stoker misses with a wild body shot.
Gone wants to land a leg kick but Stoker is out of range.
Gone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stoker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gone at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Gone. Those never looked like landing.
Gone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stoker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gone.
Gone throws a leg kick that misses.
Gone misses with a straight left.
Stoker tries a quick counter leg kick but Gone is wise to it.
Chins Gone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker throws a leg kick which misses Gone's front leg but catches the back leg as Gone tries to avoid it.
Gone checks the leg kick.
Stoker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gone can pounce on him.
Gone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker is looking to clinch but Gone is avoiding it.
Gone moves forwards but Stoker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab by Stoker.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stoker - that will leave a mark!
Stoker blocks a leg kick.
Stoker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stoker with a jab.
Stoker misses with a body kick.
Gone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stoker moves away from the strike by Gone.
Stoker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gone looks to throw the jab but Stoker is out of range.
Stoker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stoker throws a head kick but Gone moves out of range.
A jab from Gone misses.
Stoker moves out of range as Gone throws a body kick.
Stoker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stoker tries to clinch but Gone moves out of range.
Gone misses with a looping right.
Gone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stoker connects with an inside leg kick.
Gone throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Stoker to counter with a crisp jab.
Gone lands a leg kick that knocks Stoker off balance momentarily.
Gone tries to land a front kick but Stoker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stoker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gone with a body shot.
Gone needs to keep his hands up - Stoker had a free shot at his head there.
A leg kick checked by Gone.
Stoker connects with a body shot.
Stoker tries to clinch but Gone moves away
and Gone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gone.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gone misses with a wild body shot.
Stoker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stoker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stoker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gone manages to avoid it.
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
Stoker clinches.
Gone breaks the clinch.
Stoker scores with a kick to the body.
Stoker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stoker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gone misses with an uppercut.
Stoker throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Stoker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stoker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Stoker!
After winning the bout, Edward Stoker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Souza might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alex De Souza. Romero has chosen Havana as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Romero!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Romero. Beautiful body shot.
Romero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from De Souza misses the target.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero scores with a hook to the body. De Souza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Souza slips under a jab from Romero.
De Souza appears to be looking for a big counter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Romero.
Romero misses the body punch
and De Souza counters by clinching up.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Souza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from De Souza fails to land.
De Souza scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Souza lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Souza blocking some punches.
Romero lands with a left to the head.
Romero has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics De Souza uses from the top position.
De Souza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Romero is looking for a triangle but De Souza pushes his legs off easily.
De Souza controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Romero throws his legs up looking for a submission but De Souza uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A lull in the action here.
Romero is looking to regain half guard here but De Souza keeps moving and retains side control.
De Souza controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero wants to control but De Souza postures up.
Romero tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Souza wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Romero is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked De Souza off and has taken his back!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Will Romero go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Romero connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for De Souza to escape the position.
Romero missing with strikes.
Romero somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
De Souza rolls, trying to escape but Romero keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Romero thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Romero missing with punches from the back.
De Souza is trying to defend against the choke here but Romero has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Romero Tightens the hold and De Souza taps out furiously! Romero displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hector Romero!
Hector Romero is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Hector Romero 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soa Palelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quaid comes to the cage accompanied by Total Recall. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
44 - 19 - 1 |
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190 cm
30
265 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
44 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Soa Palelei!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palelei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quaid shoots in for a double leg but Palelei sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Quaid scores with a sloppy right hand. Palelei should have avoided that one.
Palelei scores with a punch to the head.
Palelei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Palelei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quaid misses with a lunging right hand
and Palelei counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Palelei connects with a body shot that sends Quaid's belly button to the back.
Quaid is breathing heavily.
Palelei throws a head kick that misses.
Quaid swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Quaid finds it's way through Palelei's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palelei scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quaid gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Quaid scores with a hook.
Palelei throws out a loose jab but Quaid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palelei misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid ducks under a wild hook from Palelei.
Quaid is looking to counter punch.
Quaid lands a nice hook to Palelei's body. Palelei takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Palelei misses with a two punch combination.
Quaid seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Palelei throws a lazy uppercut
so Quaid counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Quaid missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Quaid throws a strike but Palelei rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Quaid is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Palelei must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Quaid is on top in guard.
Quaid missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palelei trying to keep a closed guard but Quaid is proving a slippery customer.
Quaid throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palelei is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quaid trying to hold on to Palelei's head to control him but Palelei postures up.
Palelei takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Palelei not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Quaid is looking to improve his position.
Quaid 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.
Palelei missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palelei throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Palelei.
Quaid trying to control but Palelei postures up.
Palelei prevents Quaid from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palelei working the head and body with strikes.
Palelei sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quaid defending well though.
Palelei throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Palelei throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Palelei working the head and body with strikes.
Palelei thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quaid's head.
Quaid controlling the position for now.
Quaid trying to control here.
Palelei keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nice strikes from Palelei there.
Quaid is staying active underneath Palelei, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid gets back to full guard.
Quaid keeping moving, preventing Palelei from controlling successfully.
Quaid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quaid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quaid has Palelei pulled in close to control his posture.
Quaid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Palelei is one step ahead there.
Palelei throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Quaid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palelei postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Palelei defending well as Quaid loads up on a big left hand.
Palelei looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soa Palelei dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Quaid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Palelei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Palelei knocks Quaid to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Quaid is rocked!
It looks like Douglas Quaid has been cut.
Palelei lands a huge shot from side control! Quaid is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Soa Palelei!
A very excited looking Soa Palelei made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Douglas Quaid stepped up to the mic, saying 'That one was from Santa!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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