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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonino Loggia (ranked 24109 p4p, 522 weight class) and Jorge Cassel (ranked 6686 p4p, 487 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Loggia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Your Woman Has Just Been Sighted (Ring The Alarm). Jorge Cassel told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonino Loggia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Cassel!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loggia scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Jorge Cassel has been cut.
Loggia connects with a nice looking jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cassel.
Cassel slips under a jab from Loggia.
Loggia throws out a loose jab but Cassel uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Loggia fails to pull guard.
Cassel misses with the head strike.
Loggia leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cassel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassel drives through and clinches with Loggia against the cage.
Cassel controlling the action here for a moment.
Cassel is trying to break free.
Cassel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Loggia lands.
Cassel misses with a wild combination.
Loggia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cassel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cassel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cassel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cassel throws a head kick that misses.
Loggia throwing a counter right hand but Cassel manages to avoid it.
Loggia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cassel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Loggia, pushing him back against the cage.
Cassel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Loggia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cassel misses with a low kick.
Jorge Cassel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loggia with a jab.
Loggia has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loggia misses with a straight left.
Loggia slips a jab and a cross from Cassel.
Loggia misses with an uppercut. Cassel saw that one coming.
Cassel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Antonino Loggia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Loggia's sensitive parts.
Cassel lands with a hook. Loggia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cassel swinging wildly here.
Cassel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loggia.
Loggia scores with a jab. Cassel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cassel slips a jab from Loggia.
Cassel scores with a spinning back kick!
Cassel misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cassel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Loggia misses the target.
Loggia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cassel.
Cassel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cassel walks into a jab.
Cassel is rocked!
Good exchange - Cassel coming out on top.
Cassel is still on wobbly legs! Can Loggia finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cassel glances at the clock... BAM! Loggia nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Cassel crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Cassel is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonino Loggia!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Jett (ranked 4044 p4p, 412 weight class) and Murder Junkie (ranked 4435 p4p, 435 weight class). Junkie has chosen Google Murder Junkies and enjoy the full male nudity. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Jett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murder Junkie!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jett tries a head kick but it misses.
Junkie scores with a jab to the head.
Junkie moves in looking to clinch but Jett pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junkie. Jett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jett throws a head kick but Junkie moves out of range.
Jett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Junkie wants to clinch up but Jett keeps it at a distance.
Jett tries to counter with a takedown but Junkie is quick to defend against it.
Junkie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Junkie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Junkie throws a body punch but Jett moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Junkie.
Jett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Junkie works Jett's body with a nice hook.
Jett ducks right into an uppercut from Junkie.
Jett is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Jett.
Oh Jett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jett punishes Junkie's body with a nice straight punch.
Junkie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Junkie cracks Jett on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Jett falls backwards against the cage. Junkie follows up with more strikes that drop Jett to his knees. Junkie keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Jett! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murder Junkie!
An out of breath Murder Junkie 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodger Bell (ranked 3176 p4p, 346 weight class) and Joe Mama (ranked 6139 p4p, 514 weight class). The key to victory for Rodger Bell has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodger Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Mama!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell moves out of range of the strikes.
Bell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mama throws a right hand that Bell ducks under and follows up with a left that Bell also avoids with ease.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Mama.
Mama misses with an uppercut.
Mama thows a leg kick but Bell checks it
and Bell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mama tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bell swivels and escapes.
Bell lands with a slapping head kick.
A big left from Mama misses.
Mama throws a combination that misses
and Bell counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bell thuds his shin into the meat of Mama's side.
Bell throws a nice looking combination but Mama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joe Mama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Mama misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Bell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell connects with a leg kick. Mama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mama will feel that in the morning.
Mama takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bell scores with a kick to the body.
Bell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bell scores with a punch to the head.
Mama tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mama somewhat.
Bell lands a two punch combo.
Bell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rodger Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Mama.
Mama has a takedown stuffed.
Mama looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mama wants a takedown.
Bell breaks from the clinch.
Bell scores with a three punch combo!
Mama is looking to clinch.
Bell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mama is looking to clinch.
Mama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by Bell.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bell.
Bell throws a head kick that Mama semi-blocks.
Danga de danga de dang - Bell scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodger Bell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mama doesn't seem bothered though.
Mama misses with a straight left.
Bell connects with a high kick.
Mama fails to land the takedown.
Bell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bell lands a jab to Mama's midsection.
Rodger Bell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mama shoots in but Bell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell is looking to slow Mama down with leg kicks.
Mama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mama.
Mama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bell sprawls well. Bell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mama gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodger Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Mama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A combination from Bell does no damage.
Bell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mama.
Bell feints and then cracks Mama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mama down.
Rodger Bell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bell slips a jab from Mama.
Mama misses with a takedown
enabling Bell to counter with a crisp jab.
Bell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bell looks to land a combination but Mama avoids it well.
A big left from Mama misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell lands with a nice combination. Mama backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mama throws a sloppy head kick and Bell moves out of range easily.
Bell looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mama is breathing heavily.
Mama walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bell.
Bell connects with a high kick.
Bell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mama eats them both and turns towards Bell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mama has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bell finds it's way round the side to connect with Mama's head.
Bell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mama throws a leg kick but Bell checks it.
Jab by Bell.
Mama fails with a takedown attempt.
Mama swings for the body but Bell moves out of range.
Bell lands a nice shot that snaps Mama's head back.
Bell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mama if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mama dodges the punch combination from Bell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodger Bell 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!
No joy there for Mama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mama walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bell.
Bell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mama misses with the combination.
Mama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bell pushes Mama away with a front kick.
Nice body kick there by Bell.
Mama misses with a double jab
and Bell counters with a nice body shot.
Bell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mama can do to turn this around?
Bell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bell.
Bell lands a two punch combo.
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!
Bell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mama shoots for a takedown but Bell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A solid body kick from Bell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rodger Bell is winning the standup battle so far.
Bell connects with a high kick.
Mama throws a series of punches but Bell moves out of range.
Mama misses with a hook.
Bell lands with a shot to the body.
Mama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bell scores with a nice body kick.
Bell swinging wildly here.
Bell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bell duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell instigates a clinch.
Mama tries to pull guard but Bell won't allow it.
Rodger Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Mama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mama.
Bell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mama eats them both and turns towards Bell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Joe Mama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mama takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bell scores with a sloppy right hand. Mama should have avoided that one.
Mama has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bell.
Bell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bell throws a combination. Mama tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mama throws out a loose jab but Bell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodger Bell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Mama misses its intended target.
Bell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodger Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bell 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodger Bell!
Rodger Bell 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Moser (ranked 2587 p4p, 282 weight class) and JJ JiuJitsu (ranked 4046 p4p, 370 weight class). Brian Moser could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to JJ JiuJitsu's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Moser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, JJ JiuJitsu!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JiuJitsu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and JiuJitsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moser seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
JiuJitsu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moser counters with a nice right hand that sends JiuJitsu toppling to the canvas! JiuJitsu scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Moser finish him?!
JiuJitsu is rocked!
Moser knocks out JiuJitsu with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Moser before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Moser picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Moser!
Brian Moser spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Jackson (ranked 2098 p4p, 247 weight class) and Giuseppe Turturro (ranked 3469 p4p, 335 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Jackson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giuseppe Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Turturro's head.
Turturro gets a clinch.
Turturro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Turturro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson trying to stall but Turturro improves his position.
Turturro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Turturro drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Turturro's coach down at Captain Turturro`s Pirate Ship was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Turturro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Turturro moves into the clinch.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turturro manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turturro is on top in guard.
Turturro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Turturro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Turturro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Turturro won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Turturro trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Turturro passes Jackson 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jackson is not content to let Turturro control the position.
Turturro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Turturro is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Turturro is controlling the pace.
Turturro is keen to just control but Jackson is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Turturro 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.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turturro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson looking to stall.
Jackson tries a body shot but Turturro blocks it.
Turturro jumps into guard, dragging Jackson to the mat.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Turturro.
Turturro trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Turturro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro pushes a forearm under Jackson 's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jackson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Giuseppe Turturro!
In his post fight interview, Giuseppe Turturro started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tantalau (ranked 2984 p4p, 338 weight class) and Patrick MacDonald (ranked 3665 p4p, 385 weight class). Mike Tantalau is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Tantalau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick MacDonald!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tantalau has closed the distance and engaged MacDonald in a clinch.
MacDonald breaks from the clinch.
MacDonald gets tackled into the cage by Tantalau. Tantalau maintains the clinch.
MacDonald wants to break the clinch but can't.
MacDonald is trying to break free.
MacDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tantalau moves into the clinch successfully.
MacDonald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tantalau has him pressed against the cage.
MacDonald is trying to break the clinch but Tantalau has him pressed against the cage.
Tantalau ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tantalau no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tantalau keeping moving, preventing MacDonald from controlling successfully.
Tantalau bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in MacDonald's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantalau pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MacDonald is keeping the position for now.
Tantalau trying to control the position from guard on top but MacDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tantalau advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantalau is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. MacDonald knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tantalau trying to control the action but MacDonald is working from the bottom.
MacDonald wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Tantalau has ideas of his own. He's got hold of MacDonald's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! MacDonald is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Tantalau!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mike Tantalau!
After winning the bout, Mike Tantalau thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Beach (ranked 2469 p4p, 287 weight class) and Lee Brown (ranked 2830 p4p, 318 weight class). Brown has chosen Seventh nation army as his entrance music. Sammy Beach could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lee Brown's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Beach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Brown!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Beach keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Beach pushes him off.
Beach moves into the clinch.
Beach lands a nice uppercut.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Beach turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Beach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Beach shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sammy Beach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Brown.
Brown is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short uppercut from Beach.
Brown fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach stops a takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Beach shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Beach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Lee Brown has been cut.
Beach lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown is trying to drag Beach to the mat but Beach just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brown tries to pull guard but Beach won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beach gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beach stalling.
Beach is working Brown over against the cage.
Brown looks winded!
Beach gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Beach takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Beach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Beach regains guard immediately.
Beach has Brown pulled in close to control his posture.
Brown prevents Beach from getting back to his feet.
Beach has control of Brown's left arm, preventing Brown from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Beach has wrist control.
Brown pushing down on Beach's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Brown is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Beach wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Beach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Brown's cut.
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.
Beach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beach has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Brown goes for a takedown in the clinch but Beach prevents it.
Brown goes for a takedown attempt but Beach pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Beach lands a jab to the head.
Beach jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Beach is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown with the counter takedown but Beach avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Beach with a hook.
Brown is rocked!
That has opened up Lee Brown's cut even more.
Beach lands an uppercut, right on the button! Brown tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sammy Beach!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Greenwood (ranked 2774 p4p, 303 weight class) and Wee Lee Osman (ranked 2809 p4p, 308 weight class). Wee Lee Osman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Greenwood's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Greenwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wee Lee Osman!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenwood works over Osman's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Wee Lee Osman has been cut.
No luck for Osman with that takedown attempt.
Greenwood throws a sloppy head kick and Osman moves out of range easily.
Greenwood looks for the body kick but Osman saw that one coming.
Greenwood throws a head kick but Osman moves out of range.
Greenwood misses with a two punch combination.
Greenwood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Osman shoots in but no luck this time.
Osman misses with a takedown attempt - Greenwood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Michael Greenwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wee Lee Osman.
Greenwood connects with a stiff jab that staggers Osman - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Greenwood!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Harper (ranked 1202 p4p, 157 weight class) and Piet Smit (ranked 1344 p4p, 190 weight class). Smit has chosen Baby Got Back as his entrance music. Piet Smit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Harper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piet Smit!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smit clinches.
Harper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harper looking for a takedown.
Smit stops a takedown attempt from Harper.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper is looking for a takedown.
Harper gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smit.
Smit tries to score a body lock takedown but Harper shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harper can't get the takedown.
Harper is working for takedown but Smit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smit effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper tries to pull guard but Smit holds him up against the cage and eventually Harper drops back down to his feet.
Harper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper jumps guard but Smit turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smit is pressed up against the cage. Harper has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smit down to the mat. Smit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Smit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harper misses with a hook.
Harper looks to throw the jab but Smit is out of range.
Smit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smit slips a jab from Harper.
Harper digs a good hook to Smit's body.
Harper lands a glancing blow to the side of Smit's head.
Harper lands with a hook. Smit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper looks to throw the jab but Smit is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smit! But no joy.
Harper throws a body punch but Smit moves out of range.
Smit shoots in looking for a takedown. Harper tries to sprawl out of it but Smit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harper drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smit sprawls and moves away.
Harper throws a lazy right hand but Smit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smit tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harper defends well and Smit ends up having to push Harper into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A jab from Harper does it's job there.
Smit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Harper.
It looks like Piet Smit has been cut.
Harper looks to throw the jab but Smit is out of range.
Smit avoids the body shot from Harper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harper misses the jab.
Harper throws a hook to the side of Smit's head but Smit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smit clinches.
Harper can't get the takedown.
Harper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harper is trying to drag Smit to the mat but Smit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smit drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smit is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harper drops back looking for a leg! Smit is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smit manages to kick Harper off! Harper jumps back into Smit's guard.
Smit looking to control.
Harper avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harper looking to pass the guard.
Harper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Harper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piet Smit's cut.
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.
A telegraphed right hand from Harper misses the target.
Smit throws a big counter head kick but Harper avoids it with no problem.
Smit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smit is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harper is trying to pull guard but Smit has him pressed against the cage.
Harper tries to score a body lock takedown but Smit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smit manages to break the clinch.
Harper throws a hook but Smit blocks it.
Smit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harper.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Harper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper tries for a takedown but Smit circles away easily
and Smit counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harper.
Smit counters with a body kick.
Smit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Harper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper throws a lazy uppercut
and Smit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smit moves away from the strike by Harper.
Smit wants to counter the offense by Harper and move into the clinch position.
Harper misses with a hook.
Robert Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper throws a poor cross that misses
and Smit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harper lands with a right hand.
Harper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smit lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Smit has closed the distance and engaged Harper in a clinch.
Smit taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smit pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smit slips under a jab from Harper.
Harper misses with a lunging right hand
and Smit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smit.
Smit fails with the takedown.
Harper throws a poor cross that misses
and Smit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harper throws a big shot that misses.
Smit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harper missing with a left hand there. Smit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harper throws a jab when Smit was well out of range.
Harper throws a lazy uppercut
and Smit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper swings widly with a right hand
and Smit counters with a right hand to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smit.
Harper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smit.
Nice shot lands for Harper.
Nice uppercut lands for Harper. That snapped Smit's head back.
Harper throws out a powerful jab.
Harper throws a hook but Smit avoids it easily.
Smit ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Smit appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Harper looks to land a left hand but Smit moved out of range nicely.
Harper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smit.
Smit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smit is fending him off so far but Harper persists. Nope, Smit circles away and we're back to standing.
Smit moves into range and clinches up with Harper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper goes for a takedown attempt but Smit pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harper gets tackled into the cage by Smit. Smit maintains the clinch.
Harper is trying to pull guard but Smit has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper stops a takedown attempt from Smit.
Harper is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Smit is defending well.
Harper wants a takedown.
Smit goes for a takedown attempt but Harper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harper is looking for a takedown.
Harper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smit is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Robert Harper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piet Smit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Smit moves into the clinch.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smit can do to turn this around?
Harper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smit fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Smit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harper misses with a hook. Smit ducked under it nicely.
Harper connects with a crisp jab.
Harper misses with a left hand
and Smit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smit follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Harper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harper misses with a right hand
and Smit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper misses with an uppercut.
Smit staying out of range there.
Harper misses with an uppercut. Smit saw that one coming.
No luck for Smit with that takedown attempt.
Harper drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smit sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper swings widly with a right hand
and Smit counters by moving into the clinch.
Harper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harper pulls guard successfully.
Smit trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Smit preventing the sweep.
Smit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smit postures up and lands a big shot to Harper's brow.
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smit makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smit trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harper is on top in guard.
Smit looking for a guillotine here but Harper defends easily.
Harper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smit looking for a guillotine here but Harper defends easily.
Harper is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Harper is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harper defends it easily.
Harper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harper drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Smit manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harper has Smit in his guard.
Harper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harper working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Smit has passed into half guard!
Harper wants to get back to full guard but Smit has mounted him!
Harper wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Smit.
Piet Smit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smit looking to finish with strikes here!
Harper really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smit lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Robert Harper has been cut.
Smit has hold of Harper's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Harper manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Smit is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Harper has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Harper is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smit looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smit tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piet Smit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harper 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Harper!
Robert Harper retains his light heavyweight title!
Robert Harper decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Piet Smit had this to say: 'Winning is not everything, it is the only thing! I'll be back!'.
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energy
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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