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Madness 44 Rodriguez vs Petrov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aingot Nofud (ranked 24607 p4p, 685 weight class) and Erik Axel (ranked 24505 p4p, 664 weight class). Nofud comes to the cage accompanied by Offspring - Kids Aren't Alright. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aingot Nofud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Axel!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nofud scores with a decent looking hook.
Nofud misses with a left hand
and Axel counters with a straight right hand.
Axel has closed the distance and engaged Nofud in a clinch.
Axel avoids a wild elbow strike from Nofud.
Nofud works on Axel's body with a couple of short punches.
Nofud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axel's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nofud.
Nofud really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Axel lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Axel.
Nofud definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nofud works on Axel's body with a couple of short punches.
Axel struggles to land a body shot inside as Nofud controls his hands.
Nofud manages to break the clinch.
Axel moves out of range as Nofud throws a body kick.
Axel throws an off balance right hand
and Nofud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nofud throws an overhand right that lands on Axel's shoulder, as Axel tries to avoid the shot.
Axel cracks a nice hook into Nofud's ribs.
Axel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nofud.
Axel misses with a hook. Nofud ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axel wants to clinch but Nofud slips to the side
and Nofud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nofud misses with an uppercut. Axel saw that one coming.
Nofud avoids the body shot from Axel.
Nofud tried to counter with a leg kick but Axel avoided it.
Nofud throws a push kick but Axel slaps the foot to one side.
It seemed like Axel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nofud moves away from the strike by Axel.
Nofud moves into range and connects with a jab.
Axel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nofud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Axel misses with some punches.
Nofud scores with a shot to the side of Axel's head.
Axel blocks the elbow strike.
Axel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nofud blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Axel lands with a left to the head.
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!
Axel misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nofud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Axel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nofud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nofud.
Axel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nofud tries to throw a body punch but Axel avoids it by throwing Nofud back against the cage.
Axel lands a body shot.
Axel lands with a short shot to the head.
Axel misses with a punch on the inside.
Axel is looking to control Nofud's arms but Nofud gets an underhook and turns him. Now Axel has his back to the cage.
Axel scores with a shot to the side of Nofud's head.
Axel pushes Nofud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Axel stalling.
Axel stalling.
Nofud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Axel or not.
Nofud stalling against the cage.
Nice elbow from Nofud.
Nofud breaks from the clinch.
Nofud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Axel.
Erik Axel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Axel throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Axel misses with a straight left.
Axel has managed to clinch.
Nofud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axel's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Axel fails to land.
Axel lands a shot to the body.
Axel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nofud scores with a shoulder strike.
Nofud trying to stall but Axel improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axel.
Nofud pushes Axel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Axel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Axel tries to throw a body punch but Nofud avoids it by throwing Axel back against the cage.
Axel working aggressively here.
Axel misses with a punch on the inside.
Axel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nofud misses with a punch to the body.
Axel lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nofud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nofud blocking some punches.
Axel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nofud seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Axel can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nofud.
Axel lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axel stalling in the clinch but Nofud improves position.
Axel swings wildly with an uppercut but Nofud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nofud misses with a punch to the body.
Axel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nofud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Axel on the inside.
Axel throws a punch but it's blocked by Nofud.
Nofud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Axel.
Nofud tries a body shot but Axel blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axel trying to control the position but instead, Nofud has worked for underhooks and has pushed Axel into the cage.
Axel swings wildly with an uppercut but Nofud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nofud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Erik Axel will probably get the nod.
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.
Nofud paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Axel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Axel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nofud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nofud is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nofud takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Nofud misses.
Axel throws the kick towards the body but Nofud avoids it.
Nofud ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nofud avoids the head kick by Axel.
Nofud throws a solid leg kick but Axel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nofud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nofud slips under a jab from Axel.
Nofud half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nofud takes a kick to the side of the head.
Axel tries to clinch but Nofud is having none of it.
Nofud looks to land a left hand but Axel moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axel moves away from the strike by Nofud.
Nofud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Axel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Axel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nofud fails to land.
Axel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nofud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Axel misses with the head strike.
Axel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Axel has a couple of punches blocked by Nofud.
Axel blocks a body shot from Nofud.
Axel misses with a punch on the inside.
Nofud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nofud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Axel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nofud or not.
Nice body punch from Nofud - that landed with a thud.
Nofud will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Axel up against the cage.
Axel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nofud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Axel scores with a shot to the side of Nofud's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axel lands with a light punch inside.
Nofud wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nofud working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Axel blocks a body shot from Nofud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Axel as Nofud tries to tie him up.
Nofud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Axel.
Axel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nofud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nofud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nofud blocking some punches.
Axel lands a right hand.
Axel throws a head punch that misses.
Nofud just leaning against Axel, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nofud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nofud lands a nice shot to the body.
Erik Axel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Axel misses with some punches.
Axel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nofud scores with a shot to the side of Axel's head.
Nofud presses Axel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nofud 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.
Axel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Axel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nofud misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Axel fails to land.
Nofud struggles to land a body shot inside as Axel controls his hands.
Nofud misses with some punches.
Nofud effectively controlling the action here.
Nofud pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Axel.
A hook to the body from Nofud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nofud backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Axel fails to land.
Axel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Axel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nofud is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Axel is keeping busy.
Axel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nofud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Nofud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nofud gets through Axel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Axel presses Nofud against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Axel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nofud as Axel tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nofud.
Axel lands a body punch in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nofud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Erik Axel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nofud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Axel.
Axel scores with a shot to the body.
Axel throws a low kick but Nofud avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axel. Nofud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Axel swings widly with a right hand
and Nofud counters with a straight right hand.
Axel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nofud.
Axel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nofud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nofud is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nofud looks to land a body kick but Axel moved away.
A countering left hand to the body from Axel misses.
Axel throws a jab when Nofud was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Nofud.
Axel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nofud throws an off balance right hand
and Nofud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Axel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nofud slips a straight right by Axel.
Axel looks to score with a jab to the body but Nofud is just out of range.
Axel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Axel misses with a jab to the body
and Nofud counters with a straight right hand.
Axel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nofud throws the left hand but Axel avoids the punch easily.
Axel shapes to counter with a head kick.
Axel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nofud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nofud throws a hook but Axel blocks it.
Nofud throws a looping overhand right but Axel ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axel ducks under a wild hook from Nofud.
Axel defending well as Nofud loads up on a big left hand.
Nofud thuds his shin into the meat of Axel's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axel misses with a looping right.
Nofud is looking to counter punch.
Nofud throws a big shot that misses.
Axel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Axel lands a nice looking body shot.
Nofud takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Axel scores with a jab to the body.
Axel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nofud.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Axel! But no joy.
Axel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Axel takes a swing at Nofud's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Axel misses.
Axel misses with a leg kick.
Axel throws an overhand right that lands on Nofud's shoulder, as Nofud tries to avoid the shot.
Nofud throws a jab but it's blocked by Axel.
Nofud throws a jab when Axel was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nofud.
Nice uppercut there from Axel.
Axel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nofud throws a sloppy head kick and Axel moves out of range easily.
Axel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nofud tries a head kick but it misses.
Axel misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axel throws a lazy uppercut
and Nofud counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by Axel.
Nofud will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aingot Nofud is winning the standup battle so far.
Nofud checks the leg kick.
Nofud tries to land a front kick but Axel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Axel throws a leg kick which misses Nofud's front leg but catches the back leg as Nofud tries to avoid it.
Axel throws a chopping leg kick but Nofud manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Axel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nofud.
Axel lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nofud has time to react.
Nofud misses with a straight right.
Aingot Nofud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nofud walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Erik Axel.
I've got Axel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Erik Axel!
Aingot Nofud was interviewed post fight and said 'I'd win if I had food'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ciccio Lo Zizio (ranked 4791 p4p, 483 weight class) and Jaska Lahti (ranked 4160 p4p, 453 weight class). Ciccio Lo Zizio 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, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ciccio Lo Zizio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Lahti!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lahti throws an overhand right that lands on Lo Zizio's shoulder, as Lo Zizio tries to avoid the shot.
Lo Zizio half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Lo Zizio has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lahti throws a shot from downtown. Lo Zizio moves away and avoids it.
Lahti scores with a jab.
It looks like Ciccio Lo Zizio has been cut.
Lahti throws a body shot but no joy.
Lahti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lo Zizio's head.
Lo Zizio with a poor takedown
and Lahti counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lo Zizio! Lahti lets Lo Zizio back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lo Zizio scores with the left hand. Lahti knows he should have avoided that one.
Lo Zizio takes one on the button.
Lo Zizio is rocked!
Ciccio Lo Zizio's cut is getting worse.
Lo Zizio tries for a takedown but Lahti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lahti looks to throw the jab but Lo Zizio is out of range.
Lahti slaps away a takedown attempt from Lo Zizio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ciccio Lo Zizio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lahti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lo Zizio doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lahti misses its intended target.
Lahti drops Lo Zizio with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lo Zizio looks back up at him and smiles so Lahti waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Lo Zizio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lo Zizio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lahti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lo Zizio seems to have got his legs back now.
Lo Zizio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lahti counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaska Lahti!
Jaska Lahti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cayden Abner (ranked 4119 p4p, 448 weight class) and Marko Bakar (ranked 3114 p4p, 360 weight class). Abner comes to the cage accompanied by Bulls On Parade. Cayden Abner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cayden Abner!
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, Marko Bakar!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bakar.
Bakar slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Bakar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bakar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abner was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakar.
Nice body punch from Bakar.
Bakar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abner.
Bakar misses with a wild body shot.
Abner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bakar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakar throws a looping overhand right but Abner ducks down to avoid it.
Bakar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Bakar misses.
Bakar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Abner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bakar has time to react.
Bakar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abner rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner ducks under a wild hook from Bakar.
Abner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bakar thuds his right hand into Abner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bakar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abner throws a looping overhand right but Bakar ducks down to avoid it.
Abner ducks under a wild hook from Bakar.
Abner looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bakar 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.
Abner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abner throws a big shot that misses.
Bakar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abner.
Bakar tries to clinch but Abner is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Abner tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bakar scores with a punch to the head.
Bakar scores with a nice strike.
Bakar connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner moves out of range of the strikes.
Abner looks to score with a jab to the body but Bakar is just out of range.
Bakar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bakar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abner.
Abner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bakar moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bakar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bakar lands with a shot to the body.
Bakar misses the jab.
Abner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Abner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bakar.
Bakar looks to score with a jab to the body but Abner is just out of range.
Abner throwing a counter right hand but Bakar manages to avoid it.
Abner defending well as Bakar loads up on a big left hand.
Abner pushes Bakar up against the cage in a clinch.
Abner is looking to break free of the clinch but Bakar has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bakar.
Abner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bakar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abners head.
Bakar working aggressively here.
Abner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bakar backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bakar.
Bakar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abner.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bakar.
A short right from Abner.
Abner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bakar misses with a punch to the body.
Abner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakars head.
Abner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bakar backwards.
Bakar misses with the head strike.
Abner lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bakar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bakar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abner tries to throw a body punch but Bakar avoids it by throwing Abner back against the cage.
Abner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bakar pushes Abner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Abner.
Abner tries to throw a body punch but Bakar avoids it by throwing Abner back against the cage.
Bakar tries to work over Abner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bakar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abner blocks an uppercut.
Abner cracks Bakar with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bakar.
Bakar can't find room to land a body shot as Abner controls the action.
Bakar blocks a body shot from Abner.
Bakar throws a punch but it's blocked by Abner.
Bakar can't find room to land a body shot as Abner controls the action.
Bakar misses with a punch on the inside.
Bakar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bakar misses with a body punch.
Bakar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marko Bakar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bakar.
Abner throws a big shot that misses.
Abner throws a body shot but no joy.
Bakar checks a leg kick.
Bakar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bakar. That's going to slow Abner down.
Marko Bakar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bakar swings for the body but Abner moves out of range.
Abner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bakar throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakar throws a hook but Abner blocks it.
Bakar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abner was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakar.
Abner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bakar.
Bakar misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abner swings for the body but Bakar moves out of range.
Abner throws a hook but Bakar avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Bakar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bakar throws a body punch but Abner moves out of range.
Bakar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bakar throws an off balance right hand
letting Abner counter with a right hand.
Abner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bakar.
Bakar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bakar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bakar throws a looping overhand right but Abner ducks down to avoid it.
Bakar lands a jab to the head.
Bakar scores with a hook to the body. Abner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bakar misses with a body punch
and Abner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bakar misses with an uppercut. Abner saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Bakar.
Bakar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bakar scores with a hook to the body. Abner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bakar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bakar missing with a left hand there. Abner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abner feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Abner throws a leg kick that misses.
Bakar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abner lands an overhand right.
Abner throws a poor cross that misses
and Bakar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakar thuds a left hand into Abner's body.
A leg kick checked by Bakar.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bakar.
Bakar throws a shot from downtown. Abner moves away and avoids it.
Bakar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abner moves out of range of the strikes.
Abner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bakar misses with a head kick.
As Bakar backs away, Abner returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Marko Bakar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Abner misses the target.
Abner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Abner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bakar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner ducks under a wild hook from Bakar.
A little feinted left hand from Abner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bakar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Abner under the eye.
Bakar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Bakar moves in looking to clinch but Abner pushes him off.
Bakar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abner scores with a jab to the head.
Bakar defending well as Abner loads up on a big left hand.
Bakar misses with a looping right.
Bakar misses with a body shot
enabling Abner to counter with a crisp jab.
Bakar misses with an uppercut
and Abner counters with a nice body kick.
Abner scoring well with a low kick there.
Bakar throws the left hand but Abner avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Bakar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bakar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abner.
Bakar lands a nice shot to the body.
Abner lands a right hook to the body.
Bakar throws a lazy head kick
letting Abner counter with a right hand.
Abner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abner clobbers Bakar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakar lands the left hand.
Abner throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Bakar misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Abner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Abner.
Bakar blocks a head kick by Abner.
Bakar misses the jab.
Abner swings for the body but Bakar moves out of range.
Abner takes a swing at Bakar's ribcage but misses.
Bakar missing with a left hand there. Abner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bakar.
Bakar thuds a left hand into Abner's body.
Bakar missing with a left hand there. Abner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bakar.
Abner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner moves away from the strike by Bakar.
Abner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bakar connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Bakar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bakar throws a hook but Abner blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakar. Abner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abner jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Abner needs to keep his hands up - Bakar had a free shot at his head there.
Bakar throws a hook to the side of Abner's head but Abner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Bakar.
Abner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bakar jabs Abner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abner moves in looking to clinch but Bakar pushes him off.
Abner thows a leg kick but Bakar checks it
letting Bakar counter with a right hand.
Bakar loads up on a big right hand but Abner slips the punch.
Abner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cayden Abner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner throws a hook but Bakar avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abner. Bakar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bakar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abner.
Bakar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Abner misses with a low kick.
Bakar lands a right hook to the body.
Bakar misses with a looping right.
Abner 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.
Bakar throws an overhand right that lands on Abner's shoulder, as Abner tries to avoid the shot.
Bakar throws a shot to the body.
Bakar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abner.
Bakar lands a really nice looking cross but Abner seems unphased.
Abner misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner throws a lazy right hand but Bakar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bakar throws out a counter right but Abner avoids it with no problem.
Nice jab there from Bakar.
Bakar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Abner takes a step back to recover.
Abner just misses with a punch to the body.
Bakar lands with an uppercut that bounces Abner off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Bakar misses.
Bakar fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Abner.
Abner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Abner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bakar doesn't seem phased though.
Nice uppercut lands for Bakar. That snapped Abner's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Bakar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bakar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Bakar!
Cayden Abner spoke after the fight, saying 'Well that was fun, but the result was all wrong and kinda sucked. Let's do it again!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramdin Bolsdeep (ranked 3173 p4p, 395 weight class) and Billy Herrington (ranked 2738 p4p, 341 weight class). Bolsdeep kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sir Psycho Sexy, Red Hot Chilli Peppers. . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramdin Bolsdeep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Herrington!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolsdeep misses with a right hand
and Herrington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice cross by Herrington.
Bolsdeep throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Herrington, as that shot connected.
Bolsdeep looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bolsdeep throws a leg kick but Herrington checks it.
Herrington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bolsdeep.
Bolsdeep misses with a kick to the body.
Bolsdeep takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Herrington slips under a jab.
Herrington takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Herrington scores with a nice strike.
Herrington connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herrington lands a nice looking body shot.
Herrington connects with a right hand. Bolsdeep shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrington catches Bolsdeep with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bolsdeep instigates a clinch.
Herrington lands with a right to the head.
Bolsdeep tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Herrington dodges an elbow strike from Bolsdeep.
Herrington breaks the clinch.
Herrington has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Herrington connects with a body shot that sends Bolsdeep's belly button to the back.
Nice shot by Herrington.
Herrington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bolsdeep throws a series of punches but Herrington moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Herrington! But no joy.
Herrington throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Herrington.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herrington lands a nice shot to the body.
Herrington thumps Bolsdeep with a low kick.
Herrington throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolsdeep throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bolsdeep tries to clinch but Herrington is having none of it.
Herrington raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Herrington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bolsdeep. Bolsdeep circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Billy Herrington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herrington lands a big head kick that sends Bolsdeep tumbling to the mat! Herrington takes a step backwards and waves Bolsdeep back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bolsdeep is rocked!
Bolsdeep leaves his chin hanging out and Herrington seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Bolsdeep crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Herrington!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus Jackson (ranked 3041 p4p, 164 weight class) and Florisvaldo De Oliveira (ranked 2759 p4p, 149 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Demarcus Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Florisvaldo De Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson leaves De Oliveira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Oliveira fails with the takedown.
Excellent takedown into side control there by De Oliveira.
Jackson manages to work his way to half guard, despite De Oliveira's best efforts.
Jackson's coaches at 3Band MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
De Oliveira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
De Oliveira is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oliveira is looking for a kimura but Jackson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Oliveira to get the leverage.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
De Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Oliveira 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.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
De Oliveira controlling from the top position.
De Oliveira 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.
De Oliveira drops back looking for a leg! Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jackson manages to kick De Oliveira off! De Oliveira jumps back into Jackson's guard.
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but De Oliveira defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing De Oliveira from controlling successfully.
De Oliveira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jackson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Oliveira has managed to get both his arms back between Jackson's legs - danger averted.
De Oliveira trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
De Oliveira drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jackson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jackson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jackson!
De Oliveira tries to buck Jackson off but Jackson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira regains half guard.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Oliveira defends it well.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura but De Oliveira is defending well.
De Oliveira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura but De Oliveira is defending well.
De Oliveira has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Jackson. Oh but De Oliveira has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Jackson goes limp - he's gone! De Oliveira jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Florisvaldo De Oliveira!
Florisvaldo De Oliveira 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucien Lachance (ranked 2444 p4p, 302 weight class) and Osloso Bizihwaeile (ranked 2419 p4p, 298 weight class). Lachance comes into the arena with Scarecrow blaring out of the sound system. Bizihwaeile has chosen At the Top as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Osloso Bizihwaeile enters the cage!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucien Lachance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Osloso Bizihwaeile!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lachance.
Lachance misses with a body shot
and Bizihwaeile counters with a takedown into side control.
Bizihwaeile in side control, throwing shots but Lachance defends.
Lachance is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bizihwaeile's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lachance has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Bizihwaeile. Oh but Lachance has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Bizihwaeile goes limp - he's gone! Lachance jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lucien Lachance!
During a confident post fight interview, Lucien Lachance thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Osloso Bizihwaeile was interviewed post fight and said 'your mum's pussy stank I need to clean her.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Peltonen (ranked 2725 p4p, 326 weight class) and Shamus Murphy (ranked 1841 p4p, 228 weight class). Shamus Murphy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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, Raimo Peltonen!
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, Shamus Murphy!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peltonen misses with the combination.
Murphy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peltonen lands a head kick!
Peltonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murphy swings for the body but Peltonen moves out of range.
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Raimo Peltonen has been cut.
Murphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Peltonen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peltonen misses with a looping left.
Peltonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peltonen doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peltonen misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raimo Peltonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peltonen thuds a left hand into Murphy's body.
Peltonen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Peltonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Peltonen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Peltonen.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Peltonen ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy jabs Peltonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Peltonen is just out of range.
Murphy lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peltonen blocks a jab.
Murphy takes a swing at Peltonen's ribcage but misses.
Murphy swings for the body but Peltonen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Peltonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murphy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Peltonen.
Murphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Peltonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Peltonen counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peltonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Peltonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Peltonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peltonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltonen looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Peltonen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murphy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Peltonen moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Peltonen ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Peltonen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Peltonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peltonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
Peltonen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murphy lands with an uppercut that bounces Peltonen off the cage and back into range.
Peltonen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
Peltonen looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
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!
Murphy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Peltonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy slips a straight right by Peltonen.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Peltonen misses the target.
Peltonen lands with a cross.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peltonen.
Good shot there by Peltonen.
Peltonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peltonen avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peltonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peltonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peltonen throws a series of strikes that have Murphy backpedaling.
Peltonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Peltonen tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Raimo Peltonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raimo Peltonen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Peltonen.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peltonen connects with a body shot.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peltonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Raimo Peltonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Peltonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peltonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peltonen throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Peltonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Peltonen looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A cross from Peltonen lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peltonen looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Peltonen's body.
Peltonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Peltonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy misses the jab.
Murphy defending well as Peltonen loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Peltonen throws a lazy head kick
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
Peltonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Peltonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy lands with a hook. Peltonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peltonen is rocked!
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Peltonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Peltonen misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Murphy misses.
Peltonen moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Peltonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Peltonen to the canvas! Peltonen doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Murphy keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shamus Murphy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Sebastian Mountbatten Dillinger (ranked 2063 p4p, 81 weight class) and Matt Curtis (ranked 2405 p4p, 93 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lord Sebastian Mountbatten Dillinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mountbatten Dillinger looks to land a left hand but Curtis moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Mountbatten Dillinger finds it's way through Curtis's defenses.
A punch lands to the side of Mountbatten Dillinger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Curtis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mountbatten Dillinger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mountbatten Dillinger walks into a jab.
Curtis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Curtis throws a leg kick that misses.
Curtis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mountbatten Dillinger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Curtis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mountbatten Dillinger avoids the body shot from Curtis.
Curtis lands a leg kick that knocks Mountbatten Dillinger off balance momentarily.
Curtis blocks a head kick by Mountbatten Dillinger.
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!
Mountbatten Dillinger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Curtis scores with the left hand. Mountbatten Dillinger knows he should have avoided that one.
Curtis connects with an inside leg kick.
Mountbatten Dillinger dives in and grabs Curtis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Curtis pushes down on Mountbatten Dillinger's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis lands a nice shot to the body.
Curtis drives through and clinches with Mountbatten Dillinger against the cage.
Curtis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Lord Sebastian Mountbatten Dillinger has been cut.
Mountbatten Dillinger is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Curtis has Mountbatten Dillinger pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Mountbatten Dillinger is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Curtis - that's hurt Mountbatten Dillinger badly! Oh, another knee lands and Mountbatten Dillinger is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Mountbatten Dillinger doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Matt Curtis!
During a confident post fight interview, Matt Curtis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timo Bader (ranked 1824 p4p, 206 weight class) and William Lati (ranked 1573 p4p, 187 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lati's choice of entrance music: Ye- Burna Boy. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as William Lati enters the cage!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Lati!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader thumps Lati with a low kick.
Lati throws a jab when Bader was well out of range.
Bader scores with a decent looking hook.
Bader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lati.
Bader is looking to counter punch.
Lati tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bader was well out of range. Poor timing from Lati.
Lati swings for the body but Bader moves out of range.
Bader is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lati lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bader uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lati has time to react.
It looks like William Lati has been cut.
Lati scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bader.
Lati throws a lazy uppercut
and Bader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lati is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bader wobbles Lati with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Bader dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Lati to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Timo Bader!
A relieved looking Timo Bader thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 336 p4p, 42 weight class) and Radoslav Petrov (ranked 662 p4p, 86 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Rodriguez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radoslav Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez looks to throw a body kick
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Petrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick from Petrov misses
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez cracks Petrov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
It seemed like Petrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rodriguez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petrov in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rodriguez.
Petrov is rocked!
Rodriguez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Petrov takes a step back to recover.
Petrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Rodriguez finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez drops Petrov with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Petrov! Rodriguez dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Rodriguez!
Ryan Rodriguez retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Ryan Rodriguez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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