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IFC Mid Week 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Angeli (ranked 6791 p4p, 632 weight class) and Angel Raider (ranked 7810 p4p, 673 weight class). The key to victory for Alessandro Angeli has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alessandro Angeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Angel Raider!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angeli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raider.
Raider misses with a two punch combination.
Angeli was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A punch combination from Raider misses.
Angeli is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Raider avoids the body shot from Angeli.
Raider takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Angeli works the jab nicely.
Raider throws a body shot but no joy.
Raider tries for a takedown but Angeli circles away easily
and Angeli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raider misses with a combination
and Angeli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Raider connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raider throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Angeli counter with a right hand.
It looks like Angel Raider has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Angeli keeps the fight on the outside.
Raider looks winded!
Raider moves forwards but Angeli connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Angeli.
Angeli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Angel Raider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angeli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Angeli scores with a jab.
Raider is rocked!
Raider throws a left and a right that both miss
and Angeli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raider thinking.
Angeli lands a right hook to the body.
Angeli scores with a nice right hand.
Angeli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Angeli scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raider closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Angeli feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Raider sprawling to the canvas! Raider rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Angeli finish him?!
Raider is still on wobbly legs! Can Angeli finish him?
That has opened up Angel Raider's cut even more.
Angeli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Raider tries to move into range but Angeli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Angeli lands a big right hand that sends Raider crashing to the mat! Angeli stays standing though and waves Raider back to his feet!
Angeli scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raider gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Angeli gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Raider is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alessandro Angeli!
Alessandro Angeli decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Murha (ranked 4101 p4p, 83 weight class) and Albert Van Rooy (ranked 8151 p4p, 150 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Murha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Van Rooy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Rooy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Rooy looks to throw the jab but Murha is out of range.
Murha scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Murha works Van Rooy's body with a nice hook.
Murha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Rooy.
Murha staying out of range there.
Van Rooy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Rooy, pushing him back against the cage.
Murha lands with a left to the head.
Murha working aggressively here.
Van Rooy has a couple of punches blocked by Murha.
Murha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Murha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Rooy or not.
A short body shot lands from Murha as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murha misses with a body punch.
Murha working aggressively here.
Murha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murha digs a right hand underneath Van Rooy's ribcage. Van Rooy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murha misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy blocking some punches.
Murha lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Murha slows down the pace here.
Murha lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Murha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rooy's elbow.
Murha misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murha.
Van Rooy prevents a body shot from Murha.
Van Rooy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Murha.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Murha controls his hands.
Murha gets through Van Rooy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murha can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rooy controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Murha.
Murha avoiding damage.
Murha scores with a shot to the side of Van Rooy's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murha lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Murha lands a left hand.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murha scores with a hook to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Rooy.
A hook to the body from Murha.
Van Rooy looks winded!
Murha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murha tries a body shot but Van Rooy blocks it.
Murha tries to work over Van Rooy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Murha lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murha gets through Van Rooy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murha lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Murha lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murha.
Murha is stalling here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murha.
Murha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Van Rooy's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Van Rooy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Murha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murha struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Murha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Rooy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murha.
Murha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Rooy.
Murha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Rooy can do to turn this around?
Murha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murha is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Murha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Rooy drops his hands momentarily and Murha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murha has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Murha scores with a jab to the body.
Murha drops Van Rooy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Van Rooy looks back up at him and smiles so Murha waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Van Rooy is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Murha!
Van Rooy is still on wobbly legs! Can Murha finish him?
Murha forces Van Rooy back against the cage and clinches.
Murha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Van Rooy seems to have recovered his senses.
Murha's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Murha controls the action.
Van Rooy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murha has Van Rooy pushed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Murha.
Murha lands a right hand.
Murha gets through Van Rooy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murha lands an uppercut.
Big Murha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Murha.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murha scores with a shoulder strike.
Murha content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Murha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murha stalling in the clinch.
Murha lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murha.
A short left from Murha.
Murha is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Van Rooy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murha stalling the fight.
Murha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Big Murha.
Van Rooy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murha misses with a wild body shot.
Big Murha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rooy throws a jab when Murha was well out of range.
Van Rooy throws a lazy uppercut
and Murha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murha has managed to clinch.
Come on Murha - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Murha scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murha working aggressively here.
Murha lands with a right to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Murha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Murha lands a shot to the body.
Van Rooy blocking some punches.
Murha slows down the pace here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murha lands an uppercut.
Murha lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Murha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Murha feints and then cracks Van Rooy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Rooy down.
Van Rooy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Rooy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Rooy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murha gets through Van Rooy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Murha.
Murha prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Murha lands a body shot.
Murha is leaning against Van Rooy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Murha.
Murha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Van Rooy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murha content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Murha.
Murha lands a body punch.
Murha taking a breather.
Murha lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Murha.
Murha lands a shot to the body.
Murha lands with a short shot to the head.
Murha scores with a shot to the side of Van Rooy's head.
A short right from Murha.
Murha misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murha misses with a body punch.
A short left from Murha.
Stalling in the clinch from Murha.
A right hand to the body from Murha.
Murha lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murha effectively controlling the action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Murha.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murha.
Murha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Van Rooy blocks a body shot from Murha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murha can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rooy controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Murha.
Van Rooy wants to get back to striking at distance but Murha won't allow it.
Murha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
A short uppercut from Murha.
Murha tries a body shot but Van Rooy blocks it.
Murha lands a right hand.
Murha is struggling to control the position.
A short left from Murha.
Murha lands with a short shot to the head.
Albert Van Rooy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murha blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murha.
Murha works on Van Rooy's body with a couple of short punches.
Murha lands a nice shot to the body.
Murha misses with a punch to the body.
Murha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Murha pushes Van Rooy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murha digs a right hand underneath Van Rooy's ribcage. Van Rooy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Murha.
Murha is working Van Rooy over against the cage.
Murha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murha scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Murha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Murha!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Murhaa (ranked 4424 p4p, 91 weight class) and German Cordova (ranked 5636 p4p, 112 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, German Cordova!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordova is looking to clinch but Murhaa is avoiding it.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cordova connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murhaa. Murhaa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
Cordova's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murhaa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cordova scrambles back to his feet.
Murhaa misses with a left hand
and Cordova counters with a right hand to the body.
Murhaa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cordova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa is looking to counter punch.
Cordova's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cordova's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cordova throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Murhaa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cordova counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murhaa thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cordova loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cordova makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Cordova's head but Cordova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cordova unleashes a big counter combination but Murhaa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cordova misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murhaa instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Murhaa to work.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Murhaa just leaning against Cordova, taking a breather.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Cordova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Murhaa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cordova.
Murhaa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Cordova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa has Cordova pushed against the cage.
Cordova misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Cordova controls the action.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Cordova.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cordova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhaa's elbow.
Murhaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cordova backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Cordova controls the action.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Cordova blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Murhaa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cordova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Cordova controls his hands.
Cordova misses with a punch on the inside.
Cordova struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
Cordova is trying to force a seperation but Murhaa has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Murhaa digs a right hand underneath Cordova's ribcage. Cordova let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cordova scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murhaa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Murhaa tries to clinch up
and Cordova counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cordova moves into the clinch.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Cordova.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordova lands with a short shot to the head.
Cordova blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cordova misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cordova prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Cordova avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Cordova controls the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cordova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa pushes Cordova back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Murhaa.
Murhaa effectively controlling the action here.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Cordova.
Murhaa effectively controlling the action here.
Cordova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Cordova blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Cordova struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordova lands with a short shot to the head.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Ispa Murhaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa slowing the pace effectively.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
Cordova blocking some punches.
Murhaa leaning against his opponent.
Murhaa lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Murhaa.
Cordova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cordova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Cordova controls the action.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cordova.
A short right from Murhaa on the inside.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Cordova controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cordova blocking some punches.
Murhaa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murhaa dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Cordova slips under a jab.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cordova.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Cordova saw that one coming.
Murhaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cordova counters with a straight right hand.
Cordova lands a nice shot to the body.
Cordova lands a nice looking body shot.
Murhaa slips a jab and a cross from Cordova.
Murhaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cordova can do to turn this around?
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Cordova.
Cordova throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murhaa on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa misses with a right hand
and Murhaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cordova.
Murhaa clobbers Cordova with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cordova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Cordova's head but Cordova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Cordova. Those never looked like landing.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cordova's head backwards.
German Cordova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cordova lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murhaa at a distance.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.
Cordova is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murhaa rather than just go for the knockout.
Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cordova.
Cordova keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murhaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cordova's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murhaa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cordova scrambles back to his feet.
Murhaa moves into range and clinches up with Cordova.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Cordova misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cordova.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cordova working aggressively here.
Cordova lands a nice shot to the body.
Cordova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Cordova on the inside.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cordova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cordova lands a hook that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cordova takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Cordova as the two fighters clinch.
Cordova blocking some punches.
A short right from Cordova on the inside.
A short right from Cordova on the inside.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
Cordova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cordova.
Cordova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the side of Cordova's head.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Murhaa controlling the action here for a moment.
Murhaa lands a left hand.
Cordova has had enough of the clinch but Murhaa keeps him there for the moment.
Murhaa stalling the fight.
German Cordova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is keeping an eye on Murhaa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Murhaa gets through Cordova's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Cordova controls his hands.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cordova's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Cordova.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to German Cordova.
I think Murhaa 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Murhaa!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lavar Washington (ranked 4144 p4p, 84 weight class) and Vladimir Impaler (ranked 3993 p4p, 140 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lavar Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Impaler!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Impaler jabs Washington to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Impaler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Washington. Those never looked like landing.
Washington misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Impaler counter with a right hand.
Washington moves out of range of the strikes.
Impaler misses with a straight right.
Impaler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Impaler. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Washington.
Washington has a couple of punches blocked by Impaler.
Washington misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Impaler's elbow.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Washington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Impaler's coach down at LOD London BALLS OF STEEL was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Impaler's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Impaler's elbow.
Washington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Impaler backwards.
Washington misses with a punch to the body.
Washington lands a right hand.
Washington scores with a hook to the body.
Washington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Washington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Washington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Washington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Washington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington digs a right hand underneath Impaler's ribcage. Impaler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A frustrated look appears on Impaler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Washington tries to work over Impaler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Washington digs a right hand into Impaler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Impaler's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Washington.
Impaler breaks the clinch.
Washington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Impaler at a distance.
Washington throws a looping overhand right but Impaler ducks down to avoid it.
Impaler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Impaler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Washington misses the body punch
and Impaler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Washington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands a left and a right that send Impaler crashing to the mat, dazed. Washington thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Impaler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Washington takes a swing at Impaler's ribcage but misses.
Washington clinches.
Washington tries a body shot but Impaler blocks it.
Washington tries to throw a body punch but Impaler avoids it by throwing Washington back against the cage.
A short left from Washington.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
Washington tries to work over Impaler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Impaler's elbow.
Washington misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with the head strike.
Washington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Impaler's elbow.
Washington throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Impaler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington.
Washington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Impaler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Washington closes the distance but Impaler moves to the side
and Impaler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Washington throws a body punch but Impaler moves out of range.
Washington is looking to wear down Impaler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Impaler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lavar Washington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Impaler misses.
Washington takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Impaler slips a jab from Washington.
Impaler misses the shot to the body.
Washington closes the distance and pushes Impaler back into the cage.
Washington can't find room to land a body shot as Impaler controls the action.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Impaler's elbow.
Washington gets through Impaler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Impaler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Impaler prevents a body shot from Washington.
Washington cracks Impaler with a nice body shot.
Washington misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington tries to throw a body punch but Impaler avoids it by throwing Washington back against the cage.
Washington tries a body shot but Impaler blocks it.
Washington misses with a body punch.
Impaler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Washington has him pressed against the cage.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lavar Washington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Impaler's elbow.
Washington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Impaler blocks a body shot from Washington.
A short left from Washington.
Impaler cracks Washington with a nice body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Washington pushes Impaler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Impaler blocking some punches.
Impaler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Washington scores with a nice hook to the head.
Impaler breaks the clinch.
Washington has Impaler up against the cage in a clinch.
Impaler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Washington tries to throw a body punch but Impaler avoids it by throwing Washington back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Washington.
Washington lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Washington.
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!
Impaler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Impaler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Impaler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Impaler misses with a straight left.
As Impaler looks to move away, Washington throws a big counter combo but Impaler just gets out of the way.
Washington bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Impaler's head backwards.
Washington misses with a hook.
Washington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Washington looks to clinch
and Impaler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Washington closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington.
Washington tries a body shot but Impaler blocks it.
Impaler prevents a body shot from Washington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impaler prevents a body shot from Washington.
Washington lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Impaler.
Impaler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Washington misses with some punches.
Washington can't find room to land a body shot as Impaler controls the action.
Washington lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Washington lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Washington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Washington tries to work over Impaler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Impaler blocks a body shot from Washington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lavar Washington dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Washington is looking to clinch.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Washington misses with a combination
and Impaler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Washington misses with a combination
and Impaler counters with a stiff right hand.
Washington moves away from the strike by Impaler.
Washington wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Washington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Impaler to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Impaler takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Washington cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lavar Washington!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Griffin (ranked 3759 p4p, 76 weight class) and En Esch (ranked 3635 p4p, 72 weight class). Esch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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238 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, En Esch!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin drives through and clinches with Esch against the cage.
Esch throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffin.
Griffin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Esch is defending well for now.
Esch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Esch tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Esch pushes off an throws an elbow but Griffin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Esch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Griffin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Griffin breaks the clinch.
Griffin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Esch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Esch clinches up with Griffin and pushes him back against the cage.
Griffin tries to throw a body punch but Esch avoids it by throwing Griffin back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Esch.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esch lands a knee to the body.
Esch pushes Griffin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esch lands a good knee to the midsection. Griffin won't want to take too many of those.
Esch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Griffin prevents a body shot from Esch.
Esch with a knee to the head.
It looks like Matt Griffin has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esch lands an elbow inside that Griffin shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Esch.
Griffin is rocked!
Esch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Griffin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Esch lands a big knee! That's hurt Griffin! Oh, he's all over the place! Esch lands another knee that sends Griffin to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). En Esch!
En Esch bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trey Daniels (ranked 3873 p4p, 78 weight class) and Andy Bogard (ranked 3080 p4p, 59 weight class). Trey Daniels has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Trey Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Bogard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Bogard.
Daniels looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Daniels misses with a kick to the body.
Daniels moves out of range as Bogard throws a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Daniels misses its target.
A shot to the liver by Bogard. Beautiful body shot.
Daniels lands a big right hand that sends Bogard crashing to the mat! Daniels stays standing though and waves Bogard back to his feet!
Bogard is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels blocks a head kick by Bogard.
Bogard is still on wobbly legs! Can Daniels finish him?
Daniels staying out of range there.
Daniels looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bogard seems to have recovered his senses.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Bogard moves out of range easily.
Bogard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Daniels lands with an uppercut that bounces Bogard off the cage and back into range.
Daniels misses with a straight left.
Daniels misses with a lunging right hand
and Bogard counters with a left and a right that stings Daniels.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
Bogard misses with a body shot.
Bogard throws a lazy head kick
and Daniels counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bogard misses with a body shot.
Daniels definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but Bogard moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bogard scores with a leg kick.
Daniels scores with a leg kick.
Bogard misses with a kick to the body.
Daniels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Daniels takes a swing at Bogard's ribcage but misses.
Bogard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bogard tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bogard, right into the meat.
Daniels moves out of range of the body kick from Bogard.
Bogard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Daniels lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Daniels. Beautiful body shot.
Daniels cracks Bogard with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bogard falls to his knees and Daniels doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trey Daniels!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vedran Stefanovic (ranked 3606 p4p, 71 weight class) and Naiki Nekele (ranked 3257 p4p, 62 weight class). Stefanovic comes to the cage accompanied by Motörhead - March Ör Die. Naiki Nekele is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vedran Stefanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Naiki Nekele!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefanovic shoots in and drives through. Nekele sprawls well.
Stefanovic is looking to score with low kicks.
Donk. Stefanovic catches Nekele right on the button with a cross.
Vedran Stefanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stefanovic looks to land a left hand but Nekele moved out of range nicely.
Stefanovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nekele.
Stefanovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Nekele counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nekele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stefanovic misses with a right hand
and Nekele counters with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nekele.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nekele - that will leave a mark!
Stefanovic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nekele counters with a thumping low kick.
Stefanovic is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stefanovic misses with a left hand
and Nekele counters with a low kick, right behind Stefanovic 's knee.
Nekele moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nekele scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Vedran Stefanovic has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stefanovic is rocked!
Nekele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stefanovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Nekele counters with an outside leg kick.
Nekele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stefanovic loads up on a big right hand but Nekele slips the punch.
Nekele sends Stefanovic crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nekele is motioning to the referee to let Stefanovic up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Stefanovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nekele lands a big head kick that sends Stefanovic tumbling to the mat! Nekele takes a step backwards and waves Stefanovic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vedran Stefanovic's cut is getting worse.
Nekele takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've been hearing reports that Stefanovic has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Stefanovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Nekele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stefanovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nekele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stefanovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Stefanovic throws a right hand that misses
and Nekele finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nekele thumps Stefanovic with a low kick.
Stefanovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Nekele counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stefanovic's knee momentarily.
Stefanovic is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nekele's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nekele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stefanovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nekele thuds his shin into the meat of Stefanovic's side.
Stefanovic throws the left hand but Nekele avoids the punch easily.
Nekele lands an overhand right.
Stefanovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nekele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stefanovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nekele counters with a low kick, right behind Stefanovic 's knee.
Stefanovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Nekele counters with a head kick that drops Stefanovic to the mat! Stefanovic scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Stefanovic is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Nekele doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Stefanovic crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Stefanovic's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Naiki Nekele!
Naiki Nekele decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bogard (ranked 3735 p4p, 75 weight class) and Lord Beerus (ranked 4052 p4p, 82 weight class). Beerus has chosen Judas by Fozzy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Bogard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lord Beerus!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Beerus if he has to take too many more of those.
Oooooh!!! Bogard has knocked Beerus down with a huge combo! Bogard steps away and waves a wobbly Beerus back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Beerus is rocked!
It looks like Lord Beerus has been cut.
Bogard keeps Beerus at a distance using the push kick.
Beerus is still on wobbly legs! Can Bogard finish him?
Beerus looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bogard connects with an inside leg kick.
Bogard weaves into range and cracks Beerus right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Beerus goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Bogard is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Terry Bogard!
Terry Bogard very nearly forgot to thank IniTech Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evgeni Lomachenko (ranked 2561 p4p, 56 weight class) and Dave Brooksbank (ranked 2172 p4p, 52 weight class). Evgeni Lomachenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dave Brooksbank's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeni Lomachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brooksbank!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Brooksbank.
A swing and a miss from Lomachenko.
Despite the aggression on Brooksbank's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brooksbank lands a head kick!
Lomachenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brooksbank pulls Lomachenko into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lomachenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lomachenko landing some decent shots from guard.
Lomachenko distracts Brooksbank with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomachenko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lomachenko has gone for a leg lock! Brooksbank slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lomachenko's guard.
Brooksbank stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lomachenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomachenko looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brooksbank passes into side control.
Lomachenko tries to buck Brooksbank off but Brooksbank is having none of it.
Brooksbank in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Lomachenko is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dave Brooksbank!
Dave Brooksbank thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Joe (ranked 1427 p4p, 40 weight class) and Steven Kennedy (ranked 1660 p4p, 43 weight class). Joe comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Big Iron. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Joe blocks the low kick.
It looked like Joe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick
and Joe counters with a stiff right hand.
Kennedy throws a head kick that half lands.
Kennedy swings widly with a right hand
and Joe counters with a stiff right hand.
Joe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kennedy. That one must have hurt.
Kennedy has his takedown stuffed
and Joe counters with a straight right hand.
Kennedy lands a right hook to the body.
Joe cracks a nice hook into Kennedy's ribs.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Joe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kennedy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steven Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Joe misses the target.
Joe scores with the left hand. Kennedy knows he should have avoided that one.
Joe blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Joe misses its target.
Kennedy tries to clinch up
and Joe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Joe misses the target.
Kennedy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Joe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Don Joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joe throws a big shot that misses.
Kennedy works Joe's body with a nice hook.
Joe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kennedy misses with a double jab
and Joe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kennedy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a sloppy body shot
and Joe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Joe misses.
Kennedy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kennedy throws a leg kick
and Joe counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Joe does it's job there.
Joe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kennedy tries to score with a low kick but Joe moves his leg out of the way.
Kennedy misses with a left hand
and Joe counters with a left to the body.
Kennedy moves away from the strike by Joe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a nice hook to Kennedy's body. Kennedy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kennedy misses with a head kick.
Kennedy dives in and grabs Joe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Joe pushes down on Kennedy's head and hops out.
Kennedy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Don Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Kennedy.
Joe lands a nice shot to the body.
Joe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kennedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Joe throws a body punch but Kennedy moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Joe. Beautiful body shot.
Kennedy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kennedy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe tests Kennedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kennedy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kennedy showed some decent athleticism there.
Joe kicks off Kennedy and gets to his feet.
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!
Kennedy shoots in looking for a takedown but Joe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kennedy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kennedy fails with the takedown
and Joe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kennedy throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
Joe is looking to counter punch.
Kennedy throws a leg kick
and Joe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Joe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kennedy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Joe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kennedy has closed the distance and engaged Joe in a clinch.
Joe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Joe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kennedy - the referee stops the clock and Joe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kennedy. Joe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kennedy misses the body punch
and Joe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kennedy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Joe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joe jabs Kennedy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kennedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kennedy in his tracks.
Kennedy tries for a takedown but Joe circles away easily
and Joe counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kennedys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kennedy tries to land a body kick
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kennedy throws a poor cross that misses
and Joe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kennedy thinking.
Kennedy looks to land a combination but Joe avoids it well.
Joe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A left lands for Joe.
A head kick by Kennedy misses
and Joe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kennedy misses with a looping right.
It looked like Joe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Don Joe is winning the standup battle so far.
Kennedy throws a wild body kick that Joe sees coming a mile off.
Kennedy throws a head kick but Joe moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Joe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An attempted straight right counter from Joe misses the target.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
Kennedy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Joe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kennedy throws a leg kick
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kennedy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kennedy lands in his opponent's guard.
Joe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kennedy is one step ahead there.
Kennedy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kennedy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Joe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kennedy can do to turn this around?
Kennedy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joe is keeping the position for now.
Joe pulls Kennedy in close to his closed guard and prevents Kennedy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Joe wants to control but Kennedy passes easily into half guard.
Kennedy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Joe is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kennedy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Joe?
Kennedy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Joe reaches up to try and control the position but Kennedy seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Joe rolls and tries to escape and now Kennedy has his back!
Joe tries to break free.
Kennedy missing with punches from the back.
Joe rolls, trying to escape but Kennedy keeps control of the position.
Kennedy is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Joe knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Joe for a finish.
Joe tries to break free.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennedy working for a choke but Joe is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steven Kennedy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Joe tries to keep at a distance but Kennedy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Come on Kennedy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kennedy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kennedy fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy has Joe pressed against the cage.
Kennedy tries to pull guard but Joe won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kennedy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Joe counters with a right hand to the body.
Kennedy tries to clinch up.
Kennedy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Joe rather than just go for the knockout.
Joe slaps away a takedown attempt from Kennedy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Don Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Kennedy.
Joe avoids the head kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy moves forwards but Joe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with a body punch
and Joe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kennedy has his takedown stuffed
and Joe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kennedy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Joe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
Kennedy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Joe blocks it well.
Kennedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joe connects with a body shot that sends Kennedy's belly button to the back.
Joe lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe lands with an uppercut that bounces Kennedy off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy swings for the body but Joe moves out of range.
Kennedy misses with an uppercut
letting Joe counter with a right hand.
Kennedy throws a leg kick
and Joe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Joe misses.
Kennedy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Joe blocks it well.
Joe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kennedy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joe was well out of range. Poor timing from Kennedy.
Joe scores with a jab to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Joe as Kennedy shoots in.
That kick from Kennedy tenderised Joe's leg. Joe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab from Joe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy moves forwards but Joe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Joe works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe staying out of range there.
Kennedy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kennedy misses with a leg kick
and Joe counters with a left to the body.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses
and Joe counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Joe - just one landing.
Kennedy misses with a body punch
and Kennedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kennedy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Joe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Joe 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Joe!
A very excited looking Don Joe 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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