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SP ICON: Fresh Blood PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toru Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kshau Nish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kshau Nish is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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245 lbs
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220 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toru Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kshau Nish!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakamura is looking for a counter combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nakamura.
Nish shoots and misses
and Nakamura counters with a head kick that drops Nish to the mat! Nish scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Nakamura with a poor takedown
and Nish counters with a stiff right hand.
Nish slaps away a takedown attempt from Nakamura, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toru Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nish misses with a kick to the body.
Nakamura scores with a takedown into Nish's guard.
Nish looking to control.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakamura postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nish trying to strike off his back.
Nakamura is looking to advance position but Nish has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Nakamura slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nakamura gets full guard.
Nish must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nakamura managing to control the position.
Nakamura keeping full guard, as Nish tries to pass.
Nish is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nish being controlled here momentarily.
Nakamura looking for a triangle here. Nish is fighting it but it looks tight! Nakamura pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Nish is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Toru Nakamura!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan McAdams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan McAdams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Angus Jung!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAdams lands with an uppercut that bounces Jung off the cage and back into range.
McAdams dips to his left and cracks Jung with an uppercut!
McAdams tries for a takedown but Jung sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jung on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good shot there by McAdams.
Jung needs to keep his hands up - McAdams had a free shot at his head there.
We've been hearing reports that McAdams has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McAdams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jung fails with an attempt to clinch.
McAdams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McAdams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McAdams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jung's calf.
Jung clinches up with McAdams and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from McAdams.
McAdams lands an uppercut.
A short right from McAdams.
McAdams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McAdams manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jung wants to stand but McAdams is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung postures up in McAdams's guard and throws a big left but McAdams blocks it.
Jung is in close to McAdams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jung wants to pass the guard but McAdams is keeping the position.
McAdams has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jung doesn't defend quickly enough and McAdams has managed to lock this one up! Can Jung escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to McAdams on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dan McAdams!
An out of breath Dan McAdams thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murdo Douglass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckles Of Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglass's entrance music is Union Underground - Across The Nation. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Murdo Douglass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Knuckles Of Steel!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a big shot that misses.
And Douglass counters with a quick kick to the body but Steel blocks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Douglass darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Knuckles Of Steel has been cut.
Steel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Douglass's head coaches at Blackthorn Reborn that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murdo Douglass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Douglass.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglass quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Douglass jabs at Steel's body.
Good leg kick by Douglass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglass has managed to clinch.
Douglass is trying to break free.
Steel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steel swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglass lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Steel has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglass blocking some punches.
Douglass blocking some punches.
Douglass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Douglass tries to work over Steel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steel lands a nice uppercut.
Douglass blocking some punches.
Steel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Douglass tries to break free but Steel pushes him back against the cage.
Douglass lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglass breaks from the clinch.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglass.
Douglass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.
Douglass was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglass lands a jab.
Douglass slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steel misses the jab.
Douglass connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglass lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Douglass cracks Steel with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Steel looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Douglass finish him?
That has opened up Knuckles Of Steel's cut even more.
Steel is aggressively charging in as Douglass backs up avoiding any damage. Douglass tosses out a jab and Steel runs right into it face first! Steel is out cold! Douglass dropped down on all fours and is barking in Steel's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Murdo Douglass!
Murdo Douglass seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nazz Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonzo Trotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nazz Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alonzo Trotter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee avoids the body shot from Trotter.
Trotter throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some bone on bone action there as Trotter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee feints and then cracks Trotter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trotter down.
Trotter blocks a jab.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trotter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trotter misses with a wild combination.
Trotter walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Trotter counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Trotter's front leg but catches the back leg as Trotter tries to avoid it.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trotter.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Trotter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Trotter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee takes a swing at Trotter's ribcage but misses.
Lee works over Trotter's head and body with a nice combination.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Trotter misses.
Trotter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Trotter throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Trotter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Trotter off balance momentarily.
Nazz Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee with a nice cross.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Trotter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Lee cracks the inside of Trotter's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trotter slips under a jab from Lee.
Trotter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Trotter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lee was covering up waiting for the punch and Trotter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Trotter tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Trotter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trotter trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trotter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Trotter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Trotter connects with a couple of short punches.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trotter manages to get himself to full guard.
Trotter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lee is stalling in the full guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Trotter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nazz Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Trotter throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee thinks about countering with a head kick.
Trotter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Trotter blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Trotter.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trotter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trotter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Trotter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good shot there by Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trotter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Trotter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Trotter checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter lands a big head kick that sends Lee to the canvas! Trotter follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alonzo Trotter!
Alonzo Trotter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinku Intiaani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucifer Samm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Intiaani comes to the cage accompanied by Wayrapa Muspuynin . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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174 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinku Intiaani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucifer Samm!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Intiaani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Samm throws out the jab.
Lucifer Samm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samm misses with a hook
and Intiaani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Intiaani misses the shot to the body.
Samm throws a combination that misses
and Intiaani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Samm misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Intiaani. That snapped Samm's head back.
Samm throws a hook but Intiaani blocks it.
Samm misses with an uppercut
and Intiaani counters with a nice uppercut.
Intiaani lands a nice looking body shot.
Samm misses with a hook
and Intiaani counters with a nice leg kick.
Intiaani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Samm.
Samm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Samm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Intiaani cracks Samm with an open hand slap.
Samm walks into a jab.
Samm throws an off balance right hand
enabling Intiaani to counter with a crisp jab.
Samm is rocked!
Intiaani looks to throw the jab but Samm is out of range.
Samm looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Samm throws a right hand that misses
and Intiaani counters with a nice leg kick.
Samm looks to throw the jab but Intiaani is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intiaani jabs at Samm's body.
Samm misses with a few strikes there.
Samm loads up on a big right hand but Intiaani slips the punch.
Intiaani connects with a single shot there.
Samm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Intiaani can pounce on him.
Samm misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Samm misses its intended target.
Samm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Samm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Intiaani finds it's way through Samm's defenses.
Intiaani rushes Samm and presses him up against the cage.
Intiaani is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Intiaani misses with a punch to the body.
Intiaani avoiding damage as Samm throws knees to the body.
Intiaani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Samm backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Intiaani blocking some punches.
Intiaani lands a shoulder strike.
Intiaani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Samm is still on wobbly legs! Can Intiaani finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intiaani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Intiaani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Intiaani lands a left hand.
Intiaani has Samm pressed against the cage, preventing Samm from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Intiaani lands a nice shot to the body.
Intiaani lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samm backwards.
Intiaani throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Samm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Samm seems to have recovered his senses.
A short uppercut from Intiaani.
Intiaani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Intiaani lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samm backwards.
Intiaani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Samm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Samm throws a punch but it's blocked by Intiaani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Intiaani.
Intiaani blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Intiaani.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Intiaani.
A hook to the body from Intiaani.
Samm looks winded!
Intiaani pushes Samm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Intiaani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Samm backwards.
Intiaani drops Samm onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Samm is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Intiaani.
Intiaani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Samms head.
Intiaani lands a right hand.
Samm creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Intiaani lands a big right hand that drops Samm! The killer instinct kicks in and Intiaani finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Intiaani!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinku Intiaani!
Vinku Intiaani was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Froyo Hoyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khali Wolvhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoyo comes to the cage accompanied by Bad to the bone. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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156 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Froyo Hoyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khali Wolvhammer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolvhammer misses with a hook
and Hoyo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hoyo.
Hoyo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wolvhammer is trying to push Hoyo away but Hoyo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hoyo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hoyo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wolvhammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wolvhammer.
Hoyo lands a body shot.
Khali Wolvhammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoyo clinches up with Wolvhammer and pushes him back against the cage.
Wolvhammer is trying to push Hoyo away but Hoyo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wolvhammer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoyo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoyo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wolvhammer has had enough of the clinch but Hoyo keeps him there for the moment.
Hoyo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wolvhammer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyo lands a right hand.
Wolvhammer tries to break free but Hoyo pushes him back against the cage.
Wolvhammer manages to break the clinch.
Hoyo moves away from the strike by Wolvhammer.
Hoyo throwing a counter right hand but Wolvhammer manages to avoid it.
Hoyo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wolvhammer misses with a hook
and Hoyo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wolvhammer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wolvhammer is rocked!
Hoyo gets a clinch.
Wolvhammer is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoyo finish him?
Hoyo controlling the action here for a moment.
Wolvhammer seems to have recovered his senses.
Wolvhammer breaks the clinch.
Wolvhammer misses with a straight right.
Hoyo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoyo has closed the distance and engaged Wolvhammer in a clinch.
Wolvhammer blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoyo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wolvhammer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wolvhammer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wolvhammer misses with an uppercut. Hoyo saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoyo takes the fight into the clinch.
Wolvhammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wolvhammer breaks the clinch.
Wolvhammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoyo manages to avoid it.
Wolvhammer throws an off balance right hand
and Hoyo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoyo slips under a jab from Wolvhammer.
Wolvhammer misses with a left hand
and Hoyo counters with a crisp one two that drops Wolvhammer! Hoyo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wolvhammer to his feet! Wolvhammer is in big trouble!
Wolvhammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Hoyo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wolvhammer.
Wolvhammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hoyo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wolvhammer looks up at the clock. Bad move! Hoyo lands a right hand from hell, dropping Wolvhammer. Hoyo pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Froyo Hoyo!
Froyo Hoyo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Lassiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jallu Pesonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pesonen has chosen DJ Orkidea - Joutsenlaulu as his entrance music. Jallu Pesonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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164 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Good low kicks
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlton Lassiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jallu Pesonen!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lassiter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Lassiter.
Pesonen misses with a looping left.
A head kick from Pesonen lands but Lassiter takes it in his stride.
Lassiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesonen moves away.
Lassiter dives in and grabs Pesonen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pesonen pushes down on Lassiter's head and hops out.
Pesonen cracks Lassiter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lassiter shoots in for a takedown but Pesonen shows good takedown defense.
Lassiter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pesonen is holding on to half guard well.
Lassiter thows a huge punch but Pesonen dodges it nicely.
Pesonen has hold of Lassiter's hands but Lassiter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pesonen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lassiter trying to control the action but Pesonen is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Lassiter'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.
Pesonen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lassiter is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lassiter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lassiter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pesonen's head.
Lassiter is thwarting Pesonen's attempts to control the position.
Lassiter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lassiter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lassiter trying to control the action but Pesonen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen gets full guard.
Pesonen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lassiter stopping the sweep attempt from Pesonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lassiter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lassiter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pesonen keeps working.
Lassiter wants to free his trapped foot but Pesonen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lassiter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lassiter working over Pesonen with some ground and pound. Pesonen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pesonen is looking to improve his position.
Lassiter working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lassiter.
Lassiter is keen to just control but Pesonen is a slippery customer.
Pesonen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lassiter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pesonen is keeping the position for now.
Lassiter trying to control the position from guard on top but Pesonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pesonen can't keep his opponent in guard - Lassiter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lassiter is looking to stall here but Pesonen recovers full guard.
Lassiter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter with a nice head shot there.
Pesonen controls Lassiter momentarily but Lassiter frees himself.
Lassiter throws a big elbow that misses.
Lassiter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pesonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lassiter preventing the sweep.
Lassiter 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.
Lassiter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pesonen looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lassiter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pesonen controls Lassiter momentarily but Lassiter frees himself.
Lassiter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Lassiter dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lassiter.
Carlton Lassiter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lassiter wants to control but Pesonen is keeping him busy.
Pesonen tries to buck Lassiter off but Lassiter is having none of it.
Lassiter creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pesonen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lassiter is looking to take a break and control but Pesonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lassiter wants to take a breather but Pesonen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lassiter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lassiter trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom.
Pesonen is looking to sweep but instead, Lassiter has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lassiter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pesonen keeps working.
Lassiter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pesonen can do to turn this around?
Lassiter stalling away here and it's allowed Pesonen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pesonen managing to control the position.
Lassiter looking to pass the guard.
Pesonen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lassiter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pesonen's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lassiter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pesonen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lassiter in particular looking to stall.
Pesonen is trying to control but can't.
Pesonen tries to get to full guard but Lassiter has control of the leg.
Lassiter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pesonen is refusing to be controlled, as Lassiter sits in half guard.
Lassiter is really struggling to control Pesonen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pesonen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pesonen keeping full guard, as Lassiter tries to pass.
Pesonen looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pesonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lassiter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lassiter throws an elbow that misses. Pesonen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lassiter's guard. Nice move by Pesonen!
Pesonen looking to pass the guard.
Pesonen stopping the sweep attempt from Lassiter.
Pesonen advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lassiter is trying to control Pesonen's posture but Pesonen avoids it.
Lassiter is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pesonen off and has taken his back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pesonen just looking to survive in the bad position.
Lassiter gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Lassiter dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lassiter.
Pesonen tries to improve position but can't.
Lassiter working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lassiter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pesonen wants to control but Lassiter postures up.
Lassiter trying to control the position but Pesonen is working away.
Pesonen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lassiter's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lassiter throwing shots but Pesonen is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lassiter is looking to advance position but Pesonen won't allow it.
Lassiter is taking a breather. Pesonen 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lassiter throwing shots but Pesonen is blocking nicely.
Lassiter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lassiter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lassiter is looking to stall here but Pesonen recovers full guard.
Pesonen pulls Lassiter in to control the position.
Lassiter postures up and lands a big shot to Pesonen's brow.
Lassiter looking to sit in guard and control but Pesonen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lassiter is trying to hold Pesonen in close to prevent damage but Pesonen has managed to pass into half guard.
Lassiter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jallu Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter is looking to control Pesonen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lassiter avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pesonen in particular looking to stall.
Pesonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Lassiter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pesonen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lassiter is looking for a sweep. Pesonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter is working hard here to advance position.
Lassiter moves into full guard.
Pesonen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lassiter is looking for a sweep.
Pesonen wants to stand but Lassiter is controlling his arm.
Lassiter is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen working the ground and pound but Lassiter is defending the strikes.
Lassiter manages to get back to half guard.
Pesonen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lassiter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carlton Lassiter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lassiter controlling the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jallu Pesonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lassiter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lassiter has his takedown stuffed
and Pesonen counters with a head kick that drops Lassiter to the mat! Lassiter scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Lassiter is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Carlton Lassiter.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lassiter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlton Lassiter!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Carlton Lassiter made sure he mentioned //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Jallu Pesonen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Pffft.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mnajdra Sheze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ephram Urani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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21
159 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mnajdra Sheze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Urani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sheze throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Urani. Beautiful body shot.
Sheze stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Urani lands a body shot.
Sheze fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Urani avoids it really well and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Sheze as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urani staying out of range there.
Sheze lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheze misses with a straight left.
Urani lands a body shot.
Sheze on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Urani fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Urani throws an overhand right that lands on Sheze's shoulder, as Sheze tries to avoid the shot.
Urani avoids the body shot from Sheze.
Sheze looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Urani lunges at Sheze with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sheze's hand.
Sheze throws a big shot that misses.
Urani appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Urani defending well as Sheze loads up on a big left hand.
Sheze misses with a straight left.
A leg kick checked by Sheze.
Sheze connects with a right hand. Urani shakes it off.
Sheze dodges the punch combination from Urani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheze throws a jab when Urani was well out of range.
Sheze is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Urani moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Urani misses.
Sheze lands a nice shot that snaps Urani's head back.
Sheze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urani connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Urani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sheze.
Sheze cracks Urani with a right hand to the side of the head.
Urani scores with a leg kick.
Urani throws a looping overhand right but Sheze ducks down to avoid it.
Sheze lands a nice shot that snaps Urani's head back.
Urani lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheze fails with a takedown attempt.
Urani blocks a jab.
Urani lands with a shot to the body.
Urani scores with a three punch combo!
Sheze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheze throws out a loose jab but Urani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheze takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Urani moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sheze is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Urani scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Urani on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Urani.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani misses with a straight right.
Urani blocks a jab.
Urani misses with a body shot.
Sheze throws a hook to the side of Urani's head but Urani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urani lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Urani lands a slapping body shot.
Sheze throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Urani misses.
Urani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Urani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sheze to score with a decent uppercut.
Urani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sheze throws a sloppy body shot
and Urani counters with a straight right hand.
Sheze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Urani gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Sheze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ephram Urani dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A cross from Sheze lands.
Urani rushes Sheze and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Urani stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Urani.
Urani lands a body shot.
Urani lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sheze or not.
Urani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Urani lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sheze or not.
Sheze lands a shot to the body.
Urani blocks an uppercut.
Sheze misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Urani.
Urani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Urani dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Urani presses Sheze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Urani - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urani lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Urani lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sheze gets control of Urani's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sheze will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Urani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sheze is keeping the position for now.
Sheze has an active guard here but Urani has managed to pass into half guard.
Sheze won't allow Urani to pass to mount.
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.
Sheze tries to get to full guard but Urani has control of the leg.
Sheze is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Urani pulls his head out easily.
Sheze wants to control but Urani is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Urani really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sheze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sheze wants to improve his position but Urani is controlling well.
Sheze with the active half guard here but Urani passes nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheze can't do much from the bottom here.
Sheze is looking for a sweep.
Urani controls the position.
Urani trying to control the position but Sheze is working away.
Sheze manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sheze seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Urani has recovered full guard.
Sheze is fighting to break Urani's control of his arms but Urani is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Urani utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sheze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Urani seems keen to control Sheze's posture.
Sheze trying to control but Urani is working from the bottom.
Sheze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sheze is looking to work some ground and pound but Urani has wrist control.
Urani is trying to keep Sheze in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ephram Urani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sheze tests Urani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Urani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sheze.
Urani let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mnajdra Sheze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheze throws a right hand that misses
and Sheze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urani gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Urani lands a body shot in the clinch.
Urani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Urani presses Sheze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Sheze fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sheze tries to pull guard but Urani forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Urani lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sheze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Urani lands a nice uppercut.
Urani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sheze fails to land.
Urani lands a shoulder strike.
Urani lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Urani.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Urani lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sheze backwards.
Ephram Urani seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Urani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Urani lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sheze backwards.
Urani has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sheze seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Urani can turn it around.
Sheze tries to pull guard but Urani forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheze.
Urani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Urani.
Urani avoiding damage.
Urani lands a body punch in the clinch.
Urani lands a body punch.
Urani scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urani lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sheze backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Urani dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Urani throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Urani.
Urani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Urani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shezes head.
Urani taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Urani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sheze tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mnajdra Sheze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheze.
Urani is leaning against Sheze and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Urani works on Sheze's body with a couple of short punches.
Sheze tries to throw a body punch but Urani avoids it by throwing Sheze back against the cage.
Sheze has a couple of punches blocked by Urani.
Urani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Urani as the two fighters clinch.
Urani throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Urani.
Urani is working Sheze over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Urani.
Urani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sheze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Urani.
Urani lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Urani tries to work over Sheze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Urani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Urani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shezes head.
Sheze is rocked!
Urani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oh Sheze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Urani lands a hook that snaps the head of Sheze backwards.
Urani tries a body shot but Sheze blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Urani.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urani lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Urani.
Urani lands a hook that snaps the head of Sheze backwards.
Sheze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Urani is defending well for now.
Sheze struggles to land a body shot inside as Urani controls his hands.
Urani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani lands a body shot.
A short left from Urani.
A right handed body shot lands from Urani.
Sheze gets through Urani's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sheze blocks a body shot from Urani.
Sheze throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Urani.
Urani blocks an uppercut.
Sheze seems to have got his legs back now.
Sheze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Urani lands a right hand.
Urani lands an uppercut.
Sheze has a couple of punches blocked by Urani.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Urani.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Urani lands with a right to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Urani takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Urani lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ephram Urani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Urani winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ephram Urani!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pollo Tropical (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kassim Magufuli I V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pollo Tropical!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kassim Magufuli I V!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tropical avoids the body shot from Magufuli I V.
Tropical misses with a few strikes there.
Magufuli I V steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tropical.
Magufuli I V swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pollo Tropical seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tropical throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magufuli I V connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tropical tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magufuli I V was well out of range. Poor timing from Tropical.
Magufuli I V misses the jab.
Tropical swings away with a body shot that misses
and Magufuli I V connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magufuli I V stuns Tropical with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Magufuli I V uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tropical.
Tropical misses with a double jab
and Magufuli I V counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tropical falls off balance throwing a combination
and Magufuli I V counters with a nice uppercut.
Tropical slips a jab from Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tropical moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Tropical - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Magufuli I V scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magufuli I V lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tropical backwards.
Tropical is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magufuli I V creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Tropical is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Magufuli I V lands a nice uppercut.
Tropical misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magufuli I V creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Tropical's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Tropical drops to his knees and Magufuli I V pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kassim Magufuli I V!
A very excited looking Kassim Magufuli I V 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Dahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Leagatius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otto Dahl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brutus Leagatius!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leagatius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dahl is out of range and Leagatius settles back down.
Leagatius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leagatius misses with a looping right.
Leagatius thows a leg kick but Dahl checks it
letting Dahl counter with a right hand.
It looks like Brutus Leagatius has been cut.
Dahl takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leagatius moves away.
Leagatius's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dahl under the eye.
Leagatius misses with a lunging right hand
and Dahl holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dahl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dahl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leagatius's elbow.
Dahl misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leagatius blocks an uppercut.
Dahl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leagatius is looking to control Dahl's arms but Dahl gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leagatius has his back to the cage.
Leagatius prevents a body shot from Dahl.
Leagatius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leagatius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Leagatius.
Leagatius's coach down at Crassus was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Leagatius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dahl scores with a shoulder strike.
Leagatius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dahl misses with some punches.
Leagatius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leagatius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leagatius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leagatius connects with an inside leg kick.
Leagatius throws a body punch but Dahl moves out of range.
Leagatius motions for Dahl to come forward. Leagatius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leagatius lands a jab.
A head kick by Leagatius misses
and Dahl counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leagatius missing with a left hand there. Dahl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leagatius slips a straight right by Dahl.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leagatius.
Nice defenses there by Dahl.
Dahl is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leagatius throws a head kick but Dahl moves out of range.
Leagatius thuds his right hand into Dahl's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leagatius misses with a lunging right hand
and Dahl counters with a stiff right hand.
Leagatius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brutus Leagatius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dahl takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dahl swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dahl throws a jab but it's blocked by Leagatius.
Leagatius scores with a nice strike.
Dahl ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leagatius swings for the body but Dahl moves out of range.
Dahl seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Leagatius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dahl.
Dahl moves in looking to clinch but Leagatius pushes him off.
Leagatius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dahl.
No joy there for Leagatius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dahl lands a nice looking body shot.
Leagatius lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dahl is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahl misses with an uppercut.
Leagatius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dahl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dahl throws a hook but Leagatius avoids it easily.
Leagatius lands a head shot.
Dahl walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dahl takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dahl lands a big right hand that sends Leagatius crashing to the mat! Dahl stays standing though and waves Leagatius back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dahl scores with a jab to the body.
Leagatius looks winded!
Dahl misses with an uppercut. Leagatius saw that one coming.
Dahl throws an uppercut from hell that sends Leagatius clean off his feet! He's out cold! Dahl stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Otto Dahl!
Otto Dahl retains his heavyweight title!
Otto Dahl 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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