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Sucker Punch Pro Series 155 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Gracie (ranked 2527 p4p, 2106 weight class) and Bruno Souppe (ranked 339 p4p, 284 weight class). Gracie comes into the arena with Limp Bizkit - Rollin' blaring out of the sound system. 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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruno Souppe!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souppe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gracie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Souppe in the domination position with Gracie hanging on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souppe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gracie down.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Souppe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Souppe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gracie some visible discomfort.
Gracie defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souppe is putting a hurting on Gracie here, landing some big shots from side control.
Souppe misses with the ground and pound.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Souppe working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souppe misses with the ground and pound.
Souppe is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Souppe lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gracie is trying to control Souppe's posture but Souppe avoids it.
Souppe wants to take a breather but Gracie manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Souppe.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Souppe wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Souppe defends easily.
Souppe trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souppe wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Souppe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie has his foot on Souppe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Souppe works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souppe preventing the sweep.
Souppe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Souppe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Souppe looking to pass the guard.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
My spies in Hyperbolic Time Chamber inform me that Souppe has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Souppe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Souppe lands a couple of elbows.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Souppe wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Souppe slips an elbow through the middle.
Souppe trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souppe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Souppe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Souppe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Souppe pushes his legs off easily.
Souppe trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Souppe postures up.
Souppe chips away with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Souppe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie looks to clinch
and Souppe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Souppe.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Souppe's shoulder, as Souppe tries to avoid the shot.
Souppe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Souppe tightens his grip and picks Gracie up, before dumping him to the ground. Gracie manages to land in guard.
Bruno Souppe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Souppe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Souppe defends easily.
Souppe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Souppe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Souppe from controlling successfully.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Souppe is aware though and is defending well.
Souppe trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Souppe slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Souppe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Souppe defends it easily.
Souppe postures up.
Souppe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Souppe trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Souppe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souppe wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Souppe tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Souppe to the ground. Souppe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Souppe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Souppe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Souppe forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Souppe blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gracie throws an elbow but misses.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Souppe is controlling him.
Souppe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Souppe avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
Gracie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Bruno Souppe has been cut.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Souppe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground and pound from Souppe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Souppe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruno Souppe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Souppe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Souppe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Souppe chips away with some ground and pound.
Souppe postures up.
Souppe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Souppe is proving a slippery customer.
Souppe distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Souppe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souppe landing with the ground and pound.
Souppe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Souppe is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souppe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Souppe wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie pulls Souppe in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Souppe stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
Souppe trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie throws his legs up looking for a submission but Souppe uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face as Souppe controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Souppe scores with a couple of short elbows.
Souppe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie wants to control but Souppe postures up.
Souppe landing strikes.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Souppe trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souppe cracks Gracie with a big elbow.
Bruno Souppe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Souppe happy to just control the position for now.
Souppe has control of an arm but Gracie manages to advance to Souppe's back!
Gracie looking for the choke from the back.
Bryan Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie is hanging on to Souppe's back as he tries to escape.
Gracie has the hooks in. Souppe is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Gracie passes his arm under Souppe's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Souppe taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bryan Gracie!
In his post fight interview, Bryan Gracie 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ulatov (ranked 2217 p4p, 1433 weight class) and Luigi Bonifacio (ranked 263 p4p, 191 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bonifacio 's choice of entrance music: Karate - Kennedy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Ulatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Bonifacio !
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulatov shoots and misses
and Bonifacio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ulatov shoots in for a takedown but Bonifacio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ulatov has his takedown stuffed
enabling Bonifacio to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Ulatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ulatov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bonifacio defends well and Ulatov ends up having to push Bonifacio into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Good body shot from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio breaks from the clinch.
Ulatov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bonifacio counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulatov has his takedown stuffed
and Bonifacio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ulatov with a poor takedown
and Bonifacio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ulatov has his takedown stuffed
and Bonifacio counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ulatov! Bonifacio lets Ulatov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Ulatov is rocked!
Ulatov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatov misses with a takedown
and Bonifacio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ulatov thinking.
Ulatov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bonifacio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ulatov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Bonifacio counter with a right hand.
Oh Ulatov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonifacio lands a big right hand that sends Ulatov crashing to the mat! Bonifacio stays standing though and waves Ulatov back to his feet!
Ulatov gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonifacio gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonifacio is controlling Ulatov's posture.
Ulatov seems to have got his legs back now.
Ulatov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov fails with a takedown attempt.
Ulatov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bonifacio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ulatov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bonifacio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ulatov.
Ulatov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bonifacio circles away.
Ulatov fails with the takedown
and Ulatov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonifacio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ulatov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bonifacio as he avoids it easily.
Ulatov shoots and misses
letting Bonifacio counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov tries for a takedown but Bonifacio circles away easily
and Bonifacio counters with a huge left! Ulatov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bonifacio isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Ulatov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bonifacio !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luigi Bonifacio !
Luigi Bonifacio bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Petersson (ranked 1698 p4p, 1181 weight class) and Anthony Merel (ranked 189 p4p, 138 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Anthony Merel enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Petersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Merel!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petersson doesn't seem bothered though.
Merel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petersson.
Petersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petersson throws a hook but Merel blocks it.
Petersson cracks Merel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petersson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Merel with the counter takedown but Petersson avoids it easily.
Petersson throws a big shot that misses.
Petersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merel moves away.
Petersson throws a hook to the side of Merel's head but Merel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Merel with the counter takedown but Petersson avoids it easily.
Merel works the jab nicely.
Petersson missing with a left hand there. Merel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petersson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Merel fails with a takedown attempt.
Petersson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Merel feints and as Petersson raises his hands in defense, Merel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petersson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Merel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Merel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Merel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Merel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petersson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petersson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Merel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Merel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Petersson keeping moving, preventing Merel from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Petersson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Merel.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Merel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Merel is looking to work some ground and pound but Petersson has wrist control.
Merel connects with a couple of short punches.
Merel throwing strikes from guard but Petersson blocks nicely.
Merel trying to control the position from guard on top but Petersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Merel preventing the sweep.
Merel tries to free his leg and advance position but Petersson is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Petersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Merel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Petersson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Merel feints the counter takedown.
Merel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Petersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Anthony Merel has been cut.
Merel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Merel gets a takedown into half guard.
Merel content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Petersson tries to get to full guard but Merel has control of the leg.
Merel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Petersson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merel winds up and cracks Petersson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Merel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Merel trying to control from half guard but Petersson is working away.
Merel working over Petersson with some ground and pound. Petersson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Merel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Merel slows the pace down in half guard.
Petersson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Merel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Merel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Merel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Petersson misses the target.
Merel scores with a jab.
Merel connects with a nice looking jab.
Petersson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Merel misses its intended target.
Merel with a poor takedown
and Petersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petersson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petersson needs to keep his hands up - Merel had a free shot at his head there.
Merel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petersson.
Petersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Merel throws out the jab.
Petersson throws a lazy right hand but Merel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Merel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petersson throws a hook but Merel avoids it easily.
Merel has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Petersson scores with a jab 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!
Merel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petersson.
Merel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Merel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Merel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Petersson is rocked!
Petersson tries to get into range but Merel steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Petersson! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Merel scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Merel!
A relieved looking Anthony Merel 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 Jyrki Sukulaku (ranked 1044 p4p, 475 weight class) and Koba Dvalishvili (ranked 152 p4p, 64 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jyrki Sukulaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koba Dvalishvili!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dvalishvili avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Sukulaku misses.
Dvalishvili works Sukulaku's body with a nice hook.
Dvalishvili lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sukulaku tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sukulaku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sukulaku throws a right hand that Dvalishvili ducks under and follows up with a left that Dvalishvili also avoids with ease.
Dvalishvili slips under a jab from Sukulaku.
Dvalishvili is looking to slow Sukulaku down with leg kicks.
Koba Dvalishvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dvalishvili with a hook.
Dvalishvili misses with a wild body shot.
Sukulaku looks to land a left hand but Dvalishvili moved out of range nicely.
Sukulaku throws a head kick that misses.
Dvalishvili rushes Sukulaku and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dvalishvili lands a nice shot to the body.
Dvalishvili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sukulaku prevents a body shot from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili swings wildly with an uppercut but Sukulaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dvalishvili tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sukulaku's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvalishvili cracks Sukulaku with a nice body shot.
Sukulaku misses with some punches.
Dvalishvili tries to work over Sukulaku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sukulaku blocking some punches.
Dvalishvili struggles to land a body shot inside as Sukulaku controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sukulaku.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dvalishvili.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili tries to work over Sukulaku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sukulaku scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dvalishvili can't find room to land a body shot as Sukulaku controls the action.
Sukulaku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sukulaku throws a right hand that misses
and Dvalishvili makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sukulaku misses with a looping right.
Sukulaku has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Dvalishvili is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dvalishvili avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dvalishvili slips a straight right by Sukulaku.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dvalishvili.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sukulaku misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukulaku scores with a jab.
It looks like Koba Dvalishvili has been cut.
Dvalishvili fails with a takedown attempt.
Dvalishvili ducks under a wild hook from Sukulaku.
A countering left hand to the body from Dvalishvili misses.
Dvalishvili with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sukulaku to score with a decent uppercut.
Sukulaku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dvalishvili walks into a straight right hand from Sukulaku.
 Dvalishvili is rocked!
Sukulaku drops Dvalishvili with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Dvalishvili! Sukulaku dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jyrki Sukulaku!
An out of breath Jyrki Sukulaku 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Vanorden (ranked 899 p4p, 992 weight class) and Devin Ecker (ranked 125 p4p, 140 weight class). Vanorden comes to the cage accompanied by Unstoppable . Ecker has chosen Where The Hood At? as his entrance music. Devin Ecker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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11 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Vanorden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Ecker!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ecker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vanorden looks to land a left hand but Ecker moved out of range nicely.
Ecker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vanorden.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ecker is defended easily by Vanorden.
A big left from Vanorden misses.
Ecker slips a straight right by Vanorden.
Vanorden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ecker.
Ecker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vanorden as he avoids it easily.
Bruce Vanorden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Ecker.
Ecker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vanorden pushes Ecker off and gets back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ecker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vanorden.
Vanorden connects with the punch.
Vanorden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ecker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vanorden has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Vanorden misses with an uppercut.
Ecker slips a jab from Vanorden.
Ecker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ecker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ecker lands in his opponent's guard.
Vanorden wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanorden continues to stall.
Ecker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vanorden has his hands on Ecker's head, controlling the position.
Ecker throwing strikes but missing.
Ecker postures up in Vanorden's guard and throws a big left but Vanorden blocks it.
Vanorden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vanorden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ecker scoring with some ground and pound.
Vanorden is looking to stand up but Ecker isn't so interested in that idea.
Ecker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vanorden is keeping the position for now.
Ecker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vanorden's head.
Ecker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vanorden is keeping the position for now.
Ecker preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vanorden has Ecker pulled in close to control his posture.
Vanorden manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ecker manages to get himself to full guard.
Ecker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vanorden controls the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ecker is on top in guard.
Ecker is fighting to break Vanorden's control of his arms but Vanorden is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vanorden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vanorden wants to sweep here but Ecker controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ecker trying to control the position from guard on top but Vanorden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vanorden is controlling Ecker's posture.
Ecker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ecker won't allow Vanorden to sweep him here.
Vanorden is working hard here to advance position.
Ecker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vanorden has control of Ecker's left arm, preventing Ecker from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ecker preventing the sweep.
Ecker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ecker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vanorden controlling Ecker's posture.
Ecker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vanorden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vanorden has Ecker pulled in close to control his posture.
Ecker landing with the ground and pound.
Vanorden is trying to keep Ecker in close.
Vanorden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ecker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ecker is working Vanorden over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ecker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vanorden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ecker tries to free his leg and advance position but Vanorden is retaining full guard.
Vanorden pulls Ecker in close to prevent any damage.
Vanorden manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ecker manages to get himself to full guard.
Vanorden controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ecker keeping full guard, as Vanorden tries to pass.
Vanorden engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bruce Vanorden will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ecker jabs Vanorden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot by Vanorden.
Ecker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vanorden tries to clinch but Ecker moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Vanorden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ecker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ecker wants to land a leg kick but Vanorden is out of range.
Ecker fails with a takedown attempt.
Ecker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Vanorden to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruce Vanorden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Ecker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanorden throws a hook to the side of Ecker's head but Ecker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vanorden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vanorden throws the left hand but Ecker avoids the punch easily.
Ecker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vanorden.
Vanorden throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ecker counter with a right hand.
Ecker takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Vanorden.
Vanorden missing with a left hand there. Ecker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vanorden works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vanorden on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ecker. Ecker obviously looking to wear him down.
Ecker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Vanorden misses.
Ecker gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Vanorden points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Ecker wakes up just in time to hear Vanorden thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruce Vanorden!
A very excited looking Bruce Vanorden made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Verreira (ranked 627 p4p, 676 weight class) and Guy River (ranked 90 p4p, 98 weight class). River comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gabon National Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinicius Verreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guy River!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verreira closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Verreira is looking to take a break and control but River is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Verreira has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
River is trying to stand.
Verreira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
River avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Verreira.
River manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Verreira keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Verreira misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
River lands a right hand.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Verreira.
A head punch on the inside from River fails to land.
Verreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verreira works on River's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Verreira fails to land.
Verreira blocks a body shot from River.
Verreira throws a head punch that misses.
Verreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from River.
Verreira working aggressively here.
Verreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River stalls.
Verreira can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Verreira lands a hook that snaps the head of River backwards.
River has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Verreira seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if River can turn it around.
River tries a body shot but Verreira blocks it.
Verreira lands a hook to the side of the head.
River trying to stall but Verreira improves his position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from River.
River lands an uppercut.
Verreira tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Verreira back against the cage.
River is working Verreira over against the cage.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verreira's elbow.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verreira's elbow.
Verreira has River pressed against the cage, preventing River from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Verreira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verreira will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning River up against the cage.
Verreira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but River is defending well.
Verreira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Verreira is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
River throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
River lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
River swings for the body but Verreira moves out of range.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verreira moves away.
A big left from Verreira misses.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
Verreira misses with a straight left.
Verreira throws a series of punches but River moves out of range.
River appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Verreira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verreira drops his hands momentarily and River takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crunch! River slams his shin into Verreira's torso.
Verreira shoots in looking for a takedown. River tries to sprawl out of it but Verreira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. River manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Verreira blocks a head kick by River.
Verreira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but River moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Verreira does no damage.
River appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
River looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Verreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Verreira checks a low kick from River.
River lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Verreira drives through with a takedown into guard.
River really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Verreira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Verreira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
River being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verreira trying to control the position from guard on top but River is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verreira postures up and lands a big shot to River's brow.
Verreira trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but River manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Verreira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Verreira is working hard here to advance position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Verreira holds on and takes a little breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guy River 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.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Verreira.
Verreira fails with a takedown attempt.
Verreira shoots in and bounces River off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. River manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Verreira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from River.
River prevents a body shot from Verreira.
Verreira throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verreira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verreira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Verreira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from River.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verreira.
River feints a counter leg kick.
River moves out of range as Verreira strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from River misses.
Verreira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Verreira lands with a nice body punch.
River looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vinicius Verreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verreira moves out of range of the strikes.
Verreira shoots in and bounces River off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Verreira wants to pass the guard but River is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Verreira wants to control from the top but River keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verreira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. River is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verreira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vinicius Verreira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
River is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Verreira is controlling him.
Verreira looking to pass the guard.
Verreira scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verreira tries to free his leg and advance position but River is retaining full guard.
River wants to stand and escape but Verreira is having none of it.
Verreira controls from within his opponent's guard.
Verreira trying to control the position from guard on top but River is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Verreira fails to land with a series of punches.
Guy River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Verreira.
River throws a low kick but it's checked well by Verreira.
River throws a head kick that misses.
River is looking to slow Verreira down with leg kicks.
River takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Verreira throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verreira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches River on the side of the head.
Verreira tries to clinch but River is having none of it.
River appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Verreira misses with a wild body shot.
Verreira throws an off balance right hand
and River counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by River.
Jab by River.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Verreira is rocked!
River drops Verreira with a big left hand! Verreira is injured, injured bad! River jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guy River!
Guy River thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Blikstein (ranked 633 p4p, 541 weight class) and James Hunt (ranked 98 p4p, 79 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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28
200
15 - 9 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Blikstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Blikstein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blikstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blikstein counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hunt!
Blikstein lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hunt down.
Hunt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blikstein works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hunt can't do much from the bottom here.
Hunt is looking for a sweep.
Hunt can't do much from the bottom here.
Blikstein lands a nice forearm strike.
Blikstein is trying to ground and pound but Hunt uses the momentary lack of control by Blikstein to regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blikstein lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is not content to let Blikstein control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blikstein lands a nice short elbow.
Hunt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blikstein.
Blikstein throwing shots but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Hunt is looking to improve his position.
Hunt is concentrating on defense, preventing Blikstein from advancing position.
Blikstein wants to pass to mount but Hunt is defending the position.
Blikstein has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hunt has his hands clasped together around Blikstein's back. He's all about the action.
Blikstein is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hunt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hunt.
Blikstein with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blikstein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blikstein is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.
Blikstein is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.
Blikstein postures up and lands a big shot to Hunt's brow.
Blikstein throws a big right hand that misses.
Hunt working a defensive guard here.
Blikstein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blikstein's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Blikstein from controlling successfully.
Hunt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Blikstein won't allow Hunt to get back to his feet.
Blikstein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blikstein is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.
Blikstein wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Hunt has momentary wrist control but Blikstein slips an elbow through the middle.
Hunt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blikstein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blikstein throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hunt is adopting a defensive guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blikstein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blikstein lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blikstein postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blikstein stands up over Hunt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hunt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hunt looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunt, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blikstein throws a big elbow that misses.
Blikstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blikstein is really struggling to control Hunt but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Blikstein dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A low kick from Blikstein misses
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blikstein.
Hunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Blikstein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunt. That snapped Blikstein's head back.
Blikstein thumps Hunt with a low kick.
Blikstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blikstein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blikstein fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Blikstein should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunt looks to land a combination but Blikstein avoids it well.
Blikstein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blikstein there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blikstein.
James Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Blikstein's shoulder, as Blikstein tries to avoid the shot.
Blikstein tries to counter with a takedown but Hunt is quick to defend against it.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Blikstein is out of range.
Hunt is looking to slow Blikstein down with leg kicks.
Blikstein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blikstein shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Blikstein was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blikstein creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Paulo Blikstein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Blikstein wants to control but Hunt is keeping him busy.
Blikstein sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hunt is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hunt felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Blikstein remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt is working to avoid the ground and pound but Blikstein connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Hunt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blikstein landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blikstein remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hunt is working to avoid the ground and pound but Blikstein connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to reverse the position.
Blikstein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Blikstein working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Blikstein working the head and body with strikes.
Hunt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hunt wants to control but Blikstein postures up.
Hunt is not content to let Blikstein control the position.
Hunt takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Blikstein is looking to take a break and control but Hunt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Blikstein working the ground and pound but Hunt is defending the strikes.
Blikstein lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hunt down.
Hunt is looking to regain half guard here but Blikstein keeps moving and retains side control.
Blikstein landing strikes.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet.
Blikstein sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hunt is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hunt gets back to half guard.
Hunt taking some punishment here, with Blikstein in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Hunt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Blikstein throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt looks to throw a body kick
letting Blikstein counter with a right hand.
Blikstein closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hunt circles away.
Blikstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blikstein's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blikstein scrambles back to his feet.
Blikstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Blikstein.
Hunt cracks Blikstein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blikstein pushes Hunt up against the cage in a clinch.
Blikstein breaks from the clinch.
Hunt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blikstein.
A shot to the liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Blikstein takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blikstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses
and Blikstein counters with a stiff right hand.
James Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt wants to land a leg kick but Blikstein is out of range.
Hunt misses with a body punch
and Blikstein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt misses the body punch
and Blikstein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt is rocked!
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blikstein manages to avoid it.
Hunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Blikstein finish him?
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blikstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Blikstein misses its target.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blikstein.
It looked like Blikstein was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Hunt blocks the low kick.
Blikstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blikstein on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blikstein decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt wants to get back to full guard.
Hunt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Blikstein throwing shots but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Hunt has one foot on Blikstein's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blikstein was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blikstein manages to avoid it.
Hunt tries to score with a low kick but Blikstein moves his leg out of the way.
Blikstein is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Blikstein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blikstein is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Blikstein looks to land a combination. Hunt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hunt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blikstein makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Blikstein keeps the fight on the outside.
Blikstein tried to counter with a leg kick but Hunt avoided it.
Blikstein throws a solid leg kick but Hunt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blikstein.
Hunt takes one to the chin there.
Blikstein misses with a wild body shot.
Blikstein tries a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Blikstein takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blikstein tries for a takedown but Hunt circles away easily
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Blikstein keeps it at a distance.
Blikstein shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blikstein showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blikstein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunt keeps working.
Blikstein winds up and cracks Hunt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Blikstein looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hunt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hunt is looking to improve his position.
Blikstein not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blikstein lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Blikstein looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Hunt.
I think Hunt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... James Hunt!
James Hunt opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Furioto (ranked 496 p4p, 586 weight class) and Roberto Soldic (ranked 67 p4p, 82 weight class). Furioto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 韻踏合組合 - . Soldic has chosen The Impression That I Get as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Furioto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roberto Soldic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furioto avoids the body shot from Soldic.
Soldic misses with a wild combination.
Furioto attempts a counter takedown but Soldic avoids it well and moves away.
Furioto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Furioto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Furioto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Furioto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Soldic defending well though.
Furioto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Furioto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Furioto thows a huge punch but Soldic dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furioto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Soldic sees it coming and defends easily.
Furioto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Furioto throwing shots but Soldic is blocking nicely.
Soldic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Furioto.
We've been hearing good reports from Furioto's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soldic wants to get back to full guard.
Furioto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Furioto is looking for a kimura but Soldic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Furioto to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furioto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Soldic defends it well.
Furioto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Furioto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soldic's head.
Soldic wants to get back to full guard.
Furioto throwing shots but Soldic is blocking nicely.
Furioto is looking for a kimura but Soldic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Furioto to get the leverage.
Furioto wants to work for an arm triangle but Soldic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Soldic is looking for a sweep. Furioto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furioto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Furioto throws a strike but Soldic avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Soldic seems keen to control Furioto's posture.
Furioto postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Soldic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Furioto, into his guard.
Soldic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Furioto is looking for a triangle here but Soldic uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furioto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Furioto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Furioto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Soldic defends it well.
Furioto is looking for submissions but instead, Soldic has regained full guard.
Furioto is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Soldic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Soldic has escaped and now he's on top!
Furioto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Soldic is looking to stand up but Furioto won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furioto wants to sweep but no luck.
Soldic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Furioto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Furioto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Soldic's guard.
Furioto throws a strike but Soldic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Furioto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Soldic controls the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Furioto is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furioto tries to free his leg and advance position but Soldic is retaining full guard.
Furioto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Furioto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Furioto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Furioto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soldic misses with a straight left.
Soldic dips to his left and cracks Furioto with an uppercut!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Soldic looks to throw the jab but Furioto is out of range.
Furioto scores with a takedown into Soldic's guard.
Furioto is in close to Soldic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Soldic wants to sweep here but Furioto controlling him for the moment.
Soldic has Furioto pulled in close to control his posture.
Soldic is trying to keep Furioto in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furioto passes Soldic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Soldic controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Furioto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Furioto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Furioto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Furioto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Soldic defending well though.
Furioto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Furioto is looking for a kimura here.
Furioto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldic is trying to get back to full guard.
Furioto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Soldic is trying is best to control the position here.
Roberto Soldic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Furioto throwing shots but Soldic is blocking nicely.
Soldic is trying to get back to full guard.
Furioto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Maximus Furioto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soldic moves into full guard.
Soldic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Furioto.
Soldic looking to control.
Soldic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Furioto.
Furioto throwing strikes but missing.
Furioto throws an elbow that misses. Soldic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Furioto's guard. Nice move by Soldic!
Soldic looking to pass the guard.
Furioto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Soldic passes into half guard.
Furioto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furioto is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Soldic is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza Yum. Can't wait.
Furioto actively working from the bottom here.
Furioto tries to roll over but Soldic keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Furioto actively working from the bottom here.
Furioto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Maximus Furioto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Soldic cracks Furioto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Soldic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Furioto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Furioto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Furioto shoots for a double leg takedown but Soldic sprawls well. He's pushed Furioto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Soldic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Soldic lands a leg kick that knocks Furioto off balance momentarily.
Furioto with a poor takedown
enabling Soldic to counter with a crisp jab.
Soldic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Furioto is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Furioto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Soldic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Soldic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Furioto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Furioto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Furioto shoots in looking for a takedown but Soldic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Furioto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furioto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Furioto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Furioto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Furioto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soldic.
Furioto moves away from the strike by Soldic.
Soldic throws a body punch but Furioto moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Soldic, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soldic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Furioto somewhat.
A left lands for Soldic.
Soldic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Furioto moves away.
Furioto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Furioto fails with a takedown attempt.
Soldic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Furioto.
Soldic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Furioto. That did some damage!
Soldic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Furioto feints and as Soldic raises his hands in defense, Furioto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Furioto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Soldic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furioto throws a big elbow that misses.
Soldic keeping full guard, as Furioto tries to pass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soldic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Furioto throws a big right hand that misses.
Furioto won't allow Soldic to sweep him here.
Soldic trying to keep a closed guard but Furioto is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Furioto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Furioto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Furioto pushing down on Soldic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Soldic is looking to escape.
Furioto wants to work for an arm triangle but Soldic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Soldic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Furioto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furioto seems to be working for a kimura but Soldic defends the submission attempt.
Soldic trying to control from the bottom.
Furioto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Furioto is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Furioto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Furioto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Furioto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Soldic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Furioto is working away from the top position though.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Furioto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Furioto seems to be looking for submissions.
Soldic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Soldic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Furioto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Furioto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Furioto with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Soldic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Furioto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Furioto!
Maximus Furioto very nearly forgot to thank Conquer amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shen Po (ranked 139 p4p, 349 weight class) and Leyte Gulf (ranked 19 p4p, 52 weight class). Po's entrance music is Ei-tetsu Hayashi & 木下伸市. A fine choice. Gulf comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Leyte Gulf will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shen Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leyte Gulf!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gulf lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gulf throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gulf misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Po checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gulf lands a nice shot that snaps Po's head back.
Po throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Gulf was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Po or perhaps it was just good defense by Gulf, which made it look bad.
Po has his takedown stuffed
and Gulf counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shen Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gulf.
Po takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gulf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Po is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gulf.
Gulf fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Po checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Po. Gulf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Po misses with a straight left.
Gulf is looking for the big counter here.
Po looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Po throws out a loose jab but Gulf uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gulf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Po closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gulf to the mat! Gulf manages to get full guard.
Po tries to free his leg and advance position but Gulf is retaining full guard.
Gulf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Po is one step ahead there.
Gulf keeping moving, preventing Po from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gulf seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Po wants to control from the top but Gulf keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po tries to free his leg and advance position but Gulf is retaining full guard.
Po is looking to work some ground and pound but Gulf has wrist control.
Po passes into half guard.
Po is looking to advance position but Gulf won't allow it.
Gulf regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Po.
Gulf keeping moving, preventing Po from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Po sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Po connects with a body shot that sends Gulf's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leyte Gulf will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Po connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Po closes the distance and clinches.
Gulf tries to break the clinch but Po is controlling the position.
Gulf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Po lands a nice shot to the body.
Po working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gulf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Po tries a body shot but Gulf blocks it.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Po blocking some punches.
Gulf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gulf lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po misses with a short punch on the inside.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gulf is leaning against Po and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gulf misses with the head strike.
Po is trying to pull guard but Gulf has him pressed against the cage.
Po tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gulf manages to break the clinch.
Po ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gulf moves away.
Nice shot lands for Gulf.
Po clobbers Gulf with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gulf closes the distance and pushes Po back into the cage.
Gulf lands with a short shot to the head.
Po misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Gulf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Po misses with a body punch.
Gulf avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Po throws a head punch that misses.
Po misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Po.
Po working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gulf lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po tries to pull guard but Gulf forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Po misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Gulf.
Gulf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Po fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shen Po. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gulf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gulf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gulf scores with a shoulder strike.
Po jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gulf walks away with a smile on his face. Po gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Po tries to clinch up.
Po throws a predictable looking body shot
and Po takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Po.
Po catches Gulf with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gulf moves out of range as Po strikes.
No luck for Po with that takedown attempt.
Gulf moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gulf! But no joy.
Po closes the distance but Gulf moves to the side
and Gulf counters with a nice low kick that buckles Po's knee momentarily.
Gulf misses with a low kick.
Po swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Po jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gulf is looking for the big counter here.
Gulf has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po has his takedown stuffed
enabling Gulf to counter with a crisp jab.
Gulf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Po.
Po wants to clinch.
Po instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leyte Gulf will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Po ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gulf loads up on a big right hand but Po slips the punch.
Po ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Po appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice uppercut there from Po.
A big left from Po misses.
Gulf attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Po feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gulf is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Po postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gulf is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Po, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gulf escapes and throws Po's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Po is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gulf working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Po looking for submissions off his back.
Gulf wants to take a breather but Po is having none of it.
Shen Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Po wants to get back to full guard.
Po gets full guard.
Gulf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Po swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gulf is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Po wants to control the position but Gulf says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gulf scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gulf sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gulf thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Po is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gulf is keen to just control but Po is a slippery customer.
Po looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Po is looking for a sweep. Gulf is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Po is working hard here to advance position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gulf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gulf looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Po is looking to clinch.
Leyte Gulf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Gulf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Po needs to keep his hands up - Gulf had a free shot at his head there.
Leyte Gulf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gulf throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Po to counter with a crisp jab.
Po with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Gulf to counter with a crisp jab.
Po shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gulf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gulf takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Po is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leyte Gulf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gulf 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leyte Gulf!
A victorious Leyte Gulf thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heller Cabrera (ranked 284 p4p, 318 weight class) and Ryan Anderson (ranked 37 p4p, 42 weight class). Anderson has chosen Chase the bag (King Von) as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heller Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabrera.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Cabrera seems unphased.
 It looks like Heller Cabrera has been cut.
We've been told by Cabrera's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cabrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Cabrera ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Anderson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A right-left combo lands from Anderson.
Cabrera takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cabrera is rocked!
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Anderson looks to move away, Cabrera throws a big counter combo but Anderson just gets out of the way.
Cabrera moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cabrera counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cabreras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Cabrera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Cabrera's head but Cabrera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Anderson.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Cabrera moved out of range nicely.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrera.
Cabrera seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera lands with a hook. Anderson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooh!!! Anderson has knocked Cabrera down with a huge combo! Anderson steps away and waves a wobbly Cabrera back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cabrera on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson misses with a left hand
letting Cabrera counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Anderson misses
and Cabrera counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Cabrera is out of range.
Cabrera feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Cabrera was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Cabrera counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson throws a jab when Cabrera was well out of range.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cabrera circles away quickly and effectively.
Cabrera is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera blocks a jab.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Cabrera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Cabrera is looking to counter punch.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Cabrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cabrera wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Cabrera moves away and avoids it.
Cabrera is looking to counter punch.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Cabrera feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Cabrera's head.
Cabrera moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Cabrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Cabrera is looking to counter punch.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Cabrera to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson throws the left hand but Cabrera avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Cabrera counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson is rocked!
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Cabrera.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Cabrera finish him?
A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson.
Anderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Anderson lands a head kick. Cabrera smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Anderson. That snapped Cabrera's head back.
Anderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cabrera in his tracks.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Cabrera counters with an outside leg kick.
Cabrera misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anderson! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera slips a straight right by Anderson.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Cabrera closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
Cabrera jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anderson walks away with a smile on his face. Cabrera gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick by Anderson misses
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cabrera darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Cabrera misses with the head strike.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cabrera cracks Anderson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A cross from Anderson lands.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Cabrera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Cabrera feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cabrera is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Cabrera to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heller Cabrera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Cabrera counters with a crisp right hand that drops Anderson! Cabrera lets Anderson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Cabrera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Cabrera slips a jab from Anderson.
Cabrera slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Cabrera counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson misses with a hook
and Cabrera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Cabrera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cabrera feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Anderson sprawling to the canvas! Anderson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cabrera finish him?!
Cabrera clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Cabrera counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Anderson! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Cabrera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heller Cabrera!
A relieved looking Heller Cabrera 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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