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DMMA 192 Don Vs Costeau PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gage Bennett (ranked 3165 p4p, 3735 weight class) and Misak Grigorian (ranked 446 p4p, 502 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gage Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Misak Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigorian checks the leg kick.
Bennett misses with a combination
letting Grigorian counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Gage Bennett has been cut.
Grigorian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bennett is looking to counter punch.
Grigorian has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bennett lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bennett.
 It looks like Misak Grigorian has been cut.
Bennett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grigorian pushes Bennett up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Bennett's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grigorian holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Grigorian misses with some punches.
Bennett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Grigorian throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett lands a body punch.
Bennett blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grigorian.
Grigorian takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett avoiding damage as Grigorian throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grigorian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grigorian swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
Grigorian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grigorian lands with a left to the head.
Grigorian has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Grigorian is trying to stall.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bennett throws an elbow but misses.
Grigorian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grigorian.
Grigorian takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bennett.
Bennett lands with a right to the head.
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grigorian blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grigorian is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grigorian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Grigorian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bennett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grigorian is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bennett scores with a shoulder strike.
Grigorian lands with a right to the head.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Grigorian misses with a punch to the body.
Grigorian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grigorian blocks an uppercut.
Grigorian blocking some punches.
Bennett misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Bennett.
Grigorian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grigorian.
Grigorian misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grigorian backwards.
Grigorian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grigorian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grigorian tries to land knees in the clinch but Bennett avoids the damage to the body.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Grigorian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grigorian managing to block the knees to the body from Bennett.
Grigorian scores with a shoulder strike.
Bennett misses with an elbow strike.
Grigorian scores with a shot to the side of Bennett's head.
Bennett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grigorian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Grigorian looking to slow down the pace here.
Grigorian throws an elbow but it misses.
Grigorian misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennett.
Grigorian lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grigorian's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennett.
A body shot lands from Bennett.
Bennett scores with a shot to the side of Grigorian's head.
Bennett lands a left hand.
Bennett scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Grigorian.
Bennett throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good body shot from Grigorian.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Grigorian controls his hands.
Grigorian lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grigorian backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grigorian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bennett is keeping busy.
Grigorian stalling the fight.
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 Gage Bennett will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bennett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grigorian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bennett moves to clinch but Grigorian breaks away
and Grigorian counters with a body kick.
Bennett throws a poor cross that misses
and Grigorian counters with a leg kick.
Bennett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grigorian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grigorian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grigorian moves forwards but Bennett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bennett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bennett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grigorian counters with a straight right hand.
Gage Bennett's cut is getting worse.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Bennett. Beautiful body shot.
Bennett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grigorian connects with a right hand. Bennett shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grigorian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian throws a leg kick but Bennett checks it.
A jab from Bennett misses.
Grigorian tries a quick counter leg kick but Bennett is wise to it.
Bennett moves in looking to clinch but Grigorian pushes him off.
A punch combination from Grigorian misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Grigorian in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bennett misses the jab.
Grigorian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grigorian throws a series of punches but Bennett avoids them all with ease.
Bennett connects with a looping right hand.
Bennett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grigorian tries a quick counter leg kick but Bennett is wise to it.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
Bennett misses with an attempted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Bennett.
Grigorian throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab lands there for Bennett.
Gage Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch but Grigorian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grigorian delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grigorian closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bennett missing with a left hand there. Grigorian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grigorian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grigorian counters with a left and a right that stings Bennett.
Gage Bennett's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Good leg kick by Grigorian.
Grigorian ducks right into an uppercut from Bennett.
Bennett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crack! A monster head kick from Grigorian and Bennett falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Grigorian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Misak Grigorian!
A less than humble Misak Grigorian misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Hollow (ranked 2205 p4p, 2296 weight class) and Eddie Wilson (ranked 184 p4p, 189 weight class). Hollow comes to the cage accompanied by Hopi Snake Dance. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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149
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hawk Hollow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Hollow throws a shot to the body.
Wilson misses with a right hand
and Hollow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Hollow.
Wilson catches Hollow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hollow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wilson shoots for a double leg takedown but Hollow sprawls well. He's pushed Wilson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wilson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hollow lands a really nice looking cross but Wilson seems unphased.
Wilson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hollow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilson somewhat.
Wilson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson staying out of range there.
Hollow misses with a looping left.
Wilson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hollow throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hollow misses with a hook to the body
and Wilson counters with a two punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from Wilson.
Hollow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Good work by Hollow as he checks the leg kick.
Hollow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wilson just manages to avoid it.
Hollow slips a straight right by Wilson.
Hollow lands a nice looking body shot.
Good exchange - Wilson coming out on top.
Hollow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Hollow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hollow can pounce on him.
Hollow dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson shoots in for a double leg but Hollow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hawk Hollow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Wilson.
Hollow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wilson scores with the left hand. Hollow knows he should have avoided that one.
Wilson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wilson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hollow misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hollow misses the target.
Hollow is looking to slow Wilson down with leg kicks.
Wilson moves to clinch but Hollow breaks away
and Hollow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hollow checks it well.
Hollow lands the left hand.
Hollow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Hollow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hollow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hollow checks a leg kick.
Hollow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson staying out of range there.
Wilson takes a swing at Hollow's ribcage but misses.
Hollow looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Hollow tries to land a front kick but Wilson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hollow on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hollow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson connects with a nice looking jab.
Wilson shoots in and bounces Hollow off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hollow has wrist control.
Hollow has his hands on Wilson's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wilson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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!
Wilson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilson trying to control but Hollow is working from the bottom.
Hollow is pulling down on Wilson's head to control his posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddie Wilson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wilson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hollow keeps working.
Wilson with the ground and pound but Hollow uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wilson pushing down on Hollow's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hollow!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollow regains half guard.
Hollow is not content to let Wilson control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hollow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hollow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hollow controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hollow keeps working.
Eddie Wilson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hollow wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy.
Hollow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hollow is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Hollow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilson.
Wilson tries to pass to full mount but Hollow defends it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wilson connects with a looping right hand.
Wilson misses with a hook
and Hollow counters with a left to the body.
Hollow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wilson.
Wilson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wilson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wilson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hollow has time to react.
Hollow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson swings widly with a right hand
and Hollow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wilson jabs Hollow right on the nose. Hollow blinks but takes it well.
Hollow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wilson.
Hollow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson moves out of range as Hollow strikes.
Hollow looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Wilson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Hollow misses the target.
Hollow misses with a low kick.
Wilson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hollow manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wilson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hollow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
My spies in 3Band MMA inform me that Wilson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hollow has wrist control.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Hollow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilson cracks Hollow with a solid left hand.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilson lands a couple of elbows.
Wilson postures up in Hollow's guard and throws a big left but Hollow blocks it.
Wilson is working Hollow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wilson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wilson 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.
Eddie Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hollow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollow.
Hollow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hollow slips under a jab.
Hollow is looking to score with low kicks.
Wilson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson lands with a straight right. Hollow didn't see that one coming.
Wilson blocks a low kick nicely.
Wilson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wilson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Eddie Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hollow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hollow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hollow feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hollow thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollow takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Hollow scores with a push kick.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hollow.
Hollow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Eddie Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson thuds his right hand into Hollow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hollow cracks Wilson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hollow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wilson moves away from the strike by Hollow.
Hollow scores with a jab to the body.
Hollow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilson at a distance.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hollow appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Hollow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hollow scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hollow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hollow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hollow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wilson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hollow misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Hollow misses.
Hollow lands a nice looking body kick.
Wilson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Hollow is out of range.
Wilson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hollow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wilson, as that shot connected.
Hawk Hollow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hollow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawk Hollow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilson misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hollow misses with a body shot.
Hollow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hollow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wilson checks it well.
Wilson swings for the body but Hollow moves out of range.
Wilson scores with a head kick.
Hollow takes one to the chin there.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hollow.
Wilson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hollow.
Wilson connects with a jab.
Wilson fakes the leg kick and cracks Hollow in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hollow's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Hollow tenderised Wilson's leg. Wilson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wilson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wilson cracks Hollow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wilson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hollow.
Hollow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hollow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Wilson finds it's way through Hollow's defenses.
Wilson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hollow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hollow missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hollow.
Eddie Wilson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hollow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eddie Wilson.
Well Wilson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Wilson!
In defeat, Hawk Hollow stepped up to the mic, saying 'Feast upon my pain, peasants. For you will surely go hungry before this war is over. Shhhhh! Do you hear those chains? The Snake is never too far away. Follow Him.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bravo (ranked 2811 p4p, 3215 weight class) and Stepan Grachev (ranked 346 p4p, 377 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eddie Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stepan Grachev!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grachev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bravo.
Bravo moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grachev. Bravo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grachev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bravo at a distance.
Grachev swings for the body but Bravo moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Grachev - just one landing.
Grachev lands a nice looking body shot.
Grachev throws a head kick but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Grachev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Grachev lands but Bravo takes it in his stride.
Bravo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stepan Grachev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grachev throws a nice looking combination but Bravo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bravo feinted with a counter takedown.
Grachev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bravo rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grachev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grachev lands a right hand.
Bravo has Grachev pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grachev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grachev.
Grachev is pressed up against the cage. Bravo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grachev down to the mat. Grachev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice jab there from Grachev.
Grachev connects with the punch.
Grachev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grachev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bravo backwards.
A short right from Grachev on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grachev can't find room to land a body shot as Bravo controls the action.
Bravo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grachev avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Bravo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Grachev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grachev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grachev working aggressively here.
Grachev works on Bravo's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Grachev.
Grachev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bravo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grachev avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Grachev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bravos head.
Grachev lands a hook that snaps the head of Bravo backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Grachev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bravo has Grachev pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grachev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Grachev.
Grachev is leaning against Bravo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grachev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Grachev - that landed with a thud.
Grachev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grachev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short uppercut from Grachev.
A shot in the inside from Grachev.
Grachev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bravo.
Bravo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Grachev tries to get to full guard but Bravo has control of the leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bravo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grachev defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grachev's head.
Grachev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Grachev.
Bravo preventing the sweep.
Bravo advances position into side control!
Bravo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Grachev some visible discomfort.
Bravo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Grachev rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bravo's guard! Nice work there by Grachev!
Bravo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grachev manages to get himself to full guard.
Grachev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bravo is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stepan Grachev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bravo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Grachev is avoiding it.
Grachev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bravo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grachev lands with a nice combination. Bravo backs away looking to recover.
Bravo walks into a stiff left hand from Grachev.
Grachev feints and then cracks Bravo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bravo down.
Grachev misses with a kick to the body.
Bravo attempts a counter takedown but Grachev avoids it well and moves away.
Bravo throws a shot from downtown. Grachev moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grachev lands a slapping body shot.
Grachev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grachev tests Bravo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grachev has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Grachev connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grachev.
Bravo feinted with a counter takedown.
Stepan Grachev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grachev scores with a sloppy right hand. Bravo should have avoided that one.
Bravo takes one to the side of the head.
Grachev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bravo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grachev connects with a high kick.
Grachev cracks Bravo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grachev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bravo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Grachev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bravo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bravo tries to counter with a takedown but Grachev is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grachev lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bravo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bravo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grachev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bravo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grachev. Grachev obviously looking to wear him down.
Grachev jabs Bravo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bravo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bravo moves out of range as Grachev strikes.
Grachev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grachev scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grachev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good exchange - Grachev coming out on top.
Grachev throws a hook but Bravo blocks it.
Grachev motions for Bravo to come forward. Grachev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bravo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bravo shoots in looking for a takedown but Grachev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bravo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Grachev throws a head kick that half lands.
Bravo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donk. Grachev catches Bravo right on the button with a cross.
Grachev throws a lazy right hand but Bravo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grachev connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grachev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grachev has managed to clinch.
Grachev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grachev's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Grachev fails to land.
Grachev stalling.
Bravo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grachev gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Grachev leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stepan Grachev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Grachev.
Bravo attempts a counter takedown but Grachev avoids it well and moves away.
Grachev throws a right and a left that Bravo avoids nicely.
Grachev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grachev has Bravo pressed against the cage.
Bravo jumps guard but Grachev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Grachev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bravo.
Grachev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grachev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bravo backwards.
Grachev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bravo.
Grachev lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grachev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bravo goes for a takedown attempt but Grachev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grachev scores with a three punch combo!
Grachev jabs Bravo right on the nose. Bravo blinks but takes it well.
Grachev misses with a kick to the body.
Grachev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grachev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grachev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bravo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grachev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Grachev.
Grachev connects with a solid leg kick.
Grachev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bravo at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grachev misses with an uppercut.
Grachev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grachev looks to score with a jab to the body but Bravo is just out of range.
Grachev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Grachev does it's job there.
Grachev clinches.
Grachev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stepan Grachev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bravo is working for takedown but Grachev is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grachev has Bravo pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Grachev.
Eddie Bravo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bravo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Grachev gets underhooks to prevent Bravo's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grachev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grachev scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grachev.
Grachev lands a right hand.
Grachev lands a left hand.
 Bravo is rocked!
Grachev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Bravo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grachev lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bravo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stepan Grachev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grachev 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stepan Grachev!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Super Knuckles (ranked 2251 p4p, 2248 weight class) and Thanos Doomsday (ranked 291 p4p, 290 weight class). Thanos Doomsday acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Super Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thanos Doomsday!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles has a takedown stuffed.
Doomsday throws a big counter head kick but Knuckles avoids it with no problem.
Knuckles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Super Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knuckles has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Knuckles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knuckles thuds a left hand into Doomsday's body.
Doomsday throws a right hand that Knuckles ducks under and follows up with a left that Knuckles also avoids with ease.
Knuckles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doomsday wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Doomsday avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Doomsday.
Doomsday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knuckles.
Doomsday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knuckles.
Doomsday throws a sloppy head kick and Knuckles moves out of range easily.
Knuckles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doomsday pinned against the cage. Doomsday gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Knuckles shoots in for a double leg but Doomsday sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Knuckles with that takedown attempt.
Thanos Doomsday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knuckles looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've been hearing that Knuckles has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Knuckles drops back, looking for a kneebar! Doomsday looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Doomsday looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Doomsday!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday decides to stand back up.
Knuckles has his takedown stuffed
and Doomsday counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Doomsday.
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!
Doomsday gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Knuckles.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the head but Knuckles blocks with his arms.
Doomsday lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.
Knuckles tries to pull guard but Doomsday won't allow it.
Doomsday lands a nice knee to the body.
Doomsday managing to block the knees to the body from Knuckles.
Doomsday gets through Knuckles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Knuckles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday misses with a knee strike.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doomsday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knuckles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doomsday is defending well for now.
Knuckles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knuckles avoids it.
Doomsday misses with a knee to the head.
Knuckles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doomsday's elbow.
Doomsday lands a knee to the head.
Knuckles stalling in the clinch but Doomsday improves position.
Knuckles is looking to take this one to the mat.
Knuckles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doomsday connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knuckles's face.
Knuckles takes a knee to the side of the body.
Doomsday misses with a knee to the head.
Doomsday unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doomsday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles tries for a takedown but Doomsday manages to get underhooks.
Knuckles missing with knees to the body.
Knuckles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doomsday.
Knuckles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doomsday's elbow.
Doomsday lands a knee to the body.
Knuckles is breathing heavily.
Doomsday landing knees to the body.
Doomsday with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Doomsday unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Doomsday lands a hook that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.
A short body shot lands from Doomsday as the two fighters clinch.
Doomsday lands a hook that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.
Knuckles is rocked!
Doomsday lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knuckles.
Oh Knuckles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doomsday jerks Knuckles's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Knuckles drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Doomsday goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Doomsday because Knuckles was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Thanos Doomsday!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Thanos Doomsday waved his t-shirt featuring HELLBENT's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kratos Karumaa (ranked 879 p4p, 721 weight class) and Boris Yeltsin Jr (ranked 65 p4p, 51 weight class). Karumaa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, MINK'S - Le Gars Là Est Laid . Boris Yeltsin Jr acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kratos Karumaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Yeltsin Jr!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Karumaa.
Karumaa lands with an overhand left.
Yeltsin Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yeltsin Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karumaa ducks under a wild hook from Yeltsin Jr.
Karumaa connects with a looping right hand.
Yeltsin Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karumaa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yeltsin Jr misses the jab.
Yeltsin Jr misses with an uppercut.
Karumaa connects with a crisp jab.
Yeltsin Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karumaa.
Yeltsin Jr looks to land a right hand but Karumaa moved out of range.
Karumaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yeltsin Jr.
It looks like Kratos Karumaa has been cut.
Yeltsin Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Karumaa throwing a counter right hand but Yeltsin Jr manages to avoid it.
Boris Yeltsin Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Yeltsin Jr wants to land a leg kick but Karumaa is out of range.
Karumaa is looking to chop away at Yeltsin Jr's legs.
A low kick lands for Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Karumaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Karumaa checks a leg kick.
Yeltsin Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karumaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Yeltsin Jr is just out of range.
Karumaa slips a jab from Yeltsin Jr.
Karumaa slips a straight right by Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karumaa if he has to take too many more of those.
Yeltsin Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yeltsin Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Karumaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Yeltsin Jr.
A jab from Karumaa misses.
Yeltsin Jr tries a low kick but Karumaa avoids it.
Yeltsin Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karumaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karumaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yeltsin Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a body shot.
Karumaa slips under a jab from Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr throws a poor cross that misses
letting Karumaa counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yeltsin Jr throws a hook but Karumaa blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa swings for the body but Yeltsin Jr moves out of range.
Karumaa throws a hook but Yeltsin Jr blocks it.
Yeltsin Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Yeltsin Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Karumaa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid body kick from Yeltsin Jr.
Karumaa moves out of range of the body kick from Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yeltsin Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karumaa lands with a good body shot.
Karumaa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A low kick from Yeltsin Jr is predictable there
and Karumaa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick lands for Karumaa.
Karumaa avoids the head kick by Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karumaa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yeltsin Jr lands a body shot.
Yeltsin Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karumaa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yeltsin Jr scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Karumaa checks a leg kick.
Karumaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Yeltsin Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Karumaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karumaa thumps Yeltsin Jr with a low kick.
Yeltsin Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karumaa throws a hook but Yeltsin Jr blocks it.
A good leg kick by Karumaa.
Karumaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karumaa defending well as Yeltsin Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Karumaa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yeltsin Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Karumaa.
Yeltsin Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Karumaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karumaa throwing a counter right hand but Yeltsin Jr manages to avoid it.
Yeltsin Jr throws a wild body kick that Karumaa sees coming a mile off.
Karumaa throws a shot from downtown. Yeltsin Jr moves away and avoids it.
Karumaa moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karumaa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yeltsin Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A jab from Yeltsin Jr finds it's way through Karumaa's defenses.
Yeltsin Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Karumaa in the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Yeltsin Jr misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karumaa.
Karumaa avoids the body shot from Yeltsin Jr.
Karumaa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yeltsin Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karumaa avoids the head kick by Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr tries a low kick but Karumaa avoids it.
Karumaa scores with a leg kick.
Yeltsin Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab by Karumaa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karumaa scores with a nice head shot.
Karumaa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Karumaa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Karumaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yeltsin Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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 Kratos Karumaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kratos Karumaa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Yeltsin Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yeltsin Jr throws a wild body kick that Karumaa sees coming a mile off.
Karumaa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yeltsin Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yeltsin Jr throws the kick towards the body but Karumaa avoids it.
Karumaa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yeltsin Jr in his tracks.
Karumaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yeltsin Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Karumaa.
A low kick lands for Karumaa.
Karumaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Karumaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karumaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yeltsin Jr throws a looping overhand right but Karumaa ducks down to avoid it.
Karumaa blocks a jab.
Karumaa lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeltsin Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Yeltsin Jr throws a wild body kick that Karumaa sees coming a mile off.
Karumaa throws a shot to the body.
Yeltsin Jr moves out of range as Karumaa strikes.
Yeltsin Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karumaa misses with a hook. Yeltsin Jr ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Karumaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karumaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yeltsin Jr missing with a left hand there. Karumaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karumaa is looking to counter punch.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Karumaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yeltsin Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Yeltsin Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karumaa throws out the jab.
Yeltsin Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Karumaa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yeltsin Jr throws a hook but Karumaa avoids it easily.
A jab from Karumaa misses.
That kick from Yeltsin Jr tenderised Karumaa's leg. Karumaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kratos Karumaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Yeltsin Jr tries to score with a low kick but Karumaa moves his leg out of the way.
Karumaa ducks under a wild hook from Yeltsin Jr.
Karumaa misses with a looping left.
Yeltsin Jr needs to keep his hands up - Karumaa had a free shot at his head there.
Karumaa scores with a jab to the head.
Yeltsin Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karumaa's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeltsin Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Karumaa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yeltsin Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yeltsin Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Karumaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yeltsin Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Karumaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karumaa scores with a body shot.
Crunch! Karumaa slams his shin into Yeltsin Jr's torso.
Karumaa moves out of range as Yeltsin Jr throws a body kick.
As Yeltsin Jr backs away, Karumaa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A good leg kick by Karumaa.
Yeltsin Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karumaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Karumaa scores with a hook.
Karumaa moves out of range of the body kick.
Karumaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Yeltsin Jr is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karumaa lands a nice shot that snaps Yeltsin Jr's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karumaa lands with a nice body punch.
Karumaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yeltsin Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Karumaa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yeltsin Jr.
Karumaa looks to throw the jab but Yeltsin Jr is out of range.
Yeltsin Jr tests Karumaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karumaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yeltsin Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Karumaa.
Yeltsin Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karumaa. Karumaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Yeltsin Jr throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Karumaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yeltsin Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yeltsin Jr takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yeltsin Jr pushes Karumaa away with a front kick.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a hook.
Yeltsin Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yeltsin Jr throws a wild body kick that Karumaa sees coming a mile off.
Karumaa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa ducks under a wild hook from Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr throws the kick towards the body but Karumaa avoids it.
Karumaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karumaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karumaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yeltsin Jr.
Karumaa throws a hook but Yeltsin Jr blocks it.
Karumaa throws a jab when Yeltsin Jr was well out of range.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a leg kick
and Karumaa counters with a series of strikes. Yeltsin Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karumaa defending well as Yeltsin Jr loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Karumaa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crunch! Yeltsin Jr slams his shin into Karumaa's torso.
Karumaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yeltsin Jr throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeltsin Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yeltsin Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Yeltsin Jr backs away, Karumaa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Karumaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yeltsin Jr's sensitive parts.
Karumaa throws a jab when Yeltsin Jr was well out of range.
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 Kratos Karumaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kratos Karumaa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yeltsin Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boris Yeltsin Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karumaa moves out of range of the body kick.
Yeltsin Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Yeltsin Jr throws out a leg kick but Karumaa moves out of range and Yeltsin Jr only half commits.
Yeltsin Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karumaa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yeltsin Jr just manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Yeltsin Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That kick from Karumaa tenderised Yeltsin Jr's leg. Yeltsin Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karumaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Karumaa misses with a wild body shot.
Yeltsin Jr throws a push kick but Karumaa slaps the foot to one side.
Karumaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeltsin Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yeltsin Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Karumaa checks a low kick from Yeltsin Jr.
Karumaa thuds a left hand into Yeltsin Jr's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a hook
enabling Karumaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Yeltsin Jr needs to keep his hands up - Karumaa had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr thows a leg kick but Karumaa checks it
and Karumaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Yeltsin Jr takes a swing at Karumaa's ribcage but misses.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Karumaa should have avoided that one.
Karumaa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karumaa cracks Yeltsin Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Karumaa cracks a nice hook into Yeltsin Jr's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karumaa. Yeltsin Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yeltsin Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Yeltsin Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yeltsin Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yeltsin Jr throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Karumaa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karumaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Yeltsin Jr is just out of range.
Karumaa is looking to slow Yeltsin Jr down with leg kicks.
Yeltsin Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yeltsin Jr throws a body kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Karumaa!
Yeltsin Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Karumaa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Karumaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yeltsin Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Karumaa.
Yeltsin Jr throws a lazy right hand but Karumaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yeltsin Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A low kick from Yeltsin Jr is predictable there
and Karumaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Karumaa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karumaa works Yeltsin Jr's body with a nice hook.
Yeltsin Jr throws a push kick but Karumaa slaps the foot to one side.
Karumaa throws a big counter combination but Yeltsin Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Yeltsin Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karumaa counters with an outside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karumaa.
Karumaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karumaa jabs at Yeltsin Jr's body.
Karumaa throws a nice looking combination but Yeltsin Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yeltsin Jr misses with an uppercut
and Karumaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a left hand
and Karumaa counters with a low kick, right behind Yeltsin Jr 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karumaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karumaa works Yeltsin Jr's body with a nice hook.
Yeltsin Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karumaa cracks Yeltsin Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 Yeltsin Jr is rocked!
Yeltsin Jr throws a low kick but Karumaa moves out of range easily.
Yeltsin Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Karumaa finish him?
Karumaa lands with a hook. Yeltsin Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Karumaa throws a shot to the body.
Yeltsin Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yeltsin Jr walks into a straight right hand from Karumaa.
Yeltsin Jr throws a lazy right hand but Karumaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karumaa clobbers Yeltsin Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yeltsin Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Karumaa counters with a big right hand! Oh Yeltsin Jr is in trouble here! Karumaa follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kratos Karumaa!
During a confident post fight interview, Kratos Karumaa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derwent Bolt (ranked 1790 p4p, 1769 weight class) and Taz McKane (ranked 275 p4p, 270 weight class). McKane is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: SAVE ME. Taz McKane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
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205
8 - 2 - 0 |
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derwent Bolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz McKane!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from McKane misses the target.
McKane scores with a nice head shot.
Bolt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McKane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McKane throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bolt fails with the takedown.
McKane throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bolt avoids the body shot from McKane.
Bolt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bolt is looking to counter the offense by McKane and move into the clinch.
McKane keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bolt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolt scores with a punch to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for McKane.
McKane lands an overhand right.
Bolt is rocked!
Bolt gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Taz McKane!
Taz McKane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lou Valentine (ranked 791 p4p, 1327 weight class) and Ralph Hall (ranked 96 p4p, 172 weight class). Hall comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pinball Wizard kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lou Valentine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralph Hall!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine throws a wild body kick that Hall sees coming a mile off.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Valentine.
Valentine working the ground and pound from side control.
Valentine is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hall has escaped the position, nice work there.
Valentine moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hall can't do much from the bottom here.
Hall sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Valentine throwing shots but Hall is blocking nicely.
Hall tries to get to full guard but Valentine has control of the leg.
Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hall actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Valentine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine wants to work for an arm triangle but Hall is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hall is trying to control but can't.
Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hall trying to control from the bottom.
Valentine controlling the action here.
Hall has hold of Valentine's hands but Valentine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hall looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine seems to be working for a kimura but Hall defends the submission attempt.
Valentine trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.
Valentine is looking for a kimura here.
Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Valentine working Hall over with strikes.
Valentine is trying to work for a kimura but Hall is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Valentine stalling.
Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Valentine wants to pass to mount but Hall is defending the position.
Hall is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Valentine pulls his head out easily.
Valentine is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Valentine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
No luck for Hall with that takedown attempt.
Hall wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Hall lands a jab.
Valentine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentine shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hall eats them both and turns towards Valentine to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Ralph Hall has been cut.
Valentine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall with the counter takedown but Valentine avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hall's head.
Lou Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Valentine is predictable there
and Hall counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Valentine!
Hall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Valentine is trying to get back to half guard.
Valentine manages to get back to half guard.
Valentine wants to get back to his feet.
Valentine wants to sweep but Hall has passed to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine seems a little lost for a moment, as Hall dominates the positioning.
Hall trying to control the action but Valentine is working from the bottom.
Hall passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Valentine!
Lou Valentine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hall looking to secure an arm triangle but Valentine defends it well.
Valentine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Valentine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine stops Hall from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Hall tries to control but Valentine wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is trying desperately to improve position.
Hall is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Valentine can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hall jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Valentine manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Valentine struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hall goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Valentine rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hall's guard! Nice work there by Valentine!
Valentine stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Hall throws up his legs and catches Valentine in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Valentine tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Hall! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ralph Hall!
After the fight, Ralph Hall was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chukwu Adeoluwa (ranked 221 p4p, 351 weight class) and Frank Rizzo (ranked 14 p4p, 24 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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28
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27
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chukwu Adeoluwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo ducks under a wild hook from Adeoluwa.
Rizzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adeoluwa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Adeoluwa cracks Rizzo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chukwu Adeoluwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rizzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Adeoluwa, which made it look bad.
Rizzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adeoluwa moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Adeoluwa misses the target.
Adeoluwa misses with an uppercut. Rizzo saw that one coming.
Adeoluwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rizzo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rizzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adeoluwa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Adeoluwa finds it's way through Rizzo's defenses.
A jab from Rizzo misses.
Rizzo is looking to score with low kicks.
Adeoluwa throws an overhand right that lands on Rizzo's shoulder, as Rizzo tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Adeoluwa!
Rizzo controlling the position.
Rizzo has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at ubergym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Adeoluwa struggling a bit here.
Adeoluwa manages to get back to half guard.
Rizzo prevents Adeoluwa from improving his position.
Adeoluwa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Adeoluwa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rizzo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Adeoluwa's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo wants to pass the guard but Adeoluwa is keeping the position.
Rizzo preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rizzo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rizzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Adeoluwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adeoluwa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rizzo is one step ahead there.
Adeoluwa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rizzo's guard.
Adeoluwa wants to control from the top but Rizzo keeps moving.
Rizzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Adeoluwa trying to control but Rizzo is working from the bottom.
Adeoluwa is looking to work some ground and pound but Rizzo has wrist control.
Adeoluwa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Adeoluwa trying to control but Rizzo is working from the bottom.
Rizzo trying to keep a closed guard but Adeoluwa is proving a slippery customer.
Adeoluwa lands a couple of elbows.
Rizzo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adeoluwa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Adeoluwa working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Adeoluwa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rizzo keeping moving, preventing Adeoluwa from controlling successfully.
Adeoluwa being controlled here momentarily.
Adeoluwa throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adeoluwa postures up in Rizzo's guard and throws a big left but Rizzo blocks it.
Rizzo wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Adeoluwa is now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chukwu Adeoluwa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Adeoluwa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rizzo avoids it really well and circles away.
Rizzo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Adeoluwa.
Rizzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rizzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rizzo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adeoluwa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adeoluwa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo.
Adeoluwa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Adeoluwa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo needs to keep his hands up - Adeoluwa had a free shot at his head there.
A low kick from Adeoluwa misses
and Rizzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adeoluwa lands with a cross.
Rizzo lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo blocks a jab.
Rizzo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Adeoluwa defends it well.
Rizzo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Adeoluwa misses the target.
Rizzo feints the counter takedown.
Adeoluwa digs a good hook to Rizzo's body.
Adeoluwa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rizzo can do to turn this around?
Adeoluwa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Adeoluwa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rizzo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adeoluwa thows a leg kick but Rizzo checks it
and Rizzo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Adeoluwa wants to get back to full guard.
Adeoluwa trying to control from the bottom.
Rizzo trying to control from half guard but Adeoluwa is working away.
Adeoluwa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rizzo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rizzo's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizzo trying to control the hands but Adeoluwa breaks the grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo is really stuck here.
Rizzo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rizzo won't allow Adeoluwa to pass to mount.
Adeoluwa thows a huge punch but Rizzo dodges it nicely.
Adeoluwa thows a huge punch but Rizzo dodges it nicely.
Adeoluwa wants to free his trapped foot but Rizzo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Adeoluwa working Rizzo over with strikes.
Adeoluwa wants to control but Rizzo is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing that Adeoluwa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rizzo trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa 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.
Adeoluwa throwing shots but Rizzo is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rizzo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Adeoluwa landing with the ground and pound.
Rizzo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adeoluwa postures up in Rizzo's guard and throws a big left but Rizzo blocks it.
Rizzo working for a triangle but Adeoluwa defends it easily.
Rizzo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Adeoluwa defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Adeoluwa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rizzo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adeoluwa stands up over Rizzo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rizzo is on top in guard.
Adeoluwa 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.
Rizzo throws a big elbow that misses.
Rizzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Adeoluwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Chukwu Adeoluwa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Adeoluwa throws a leg kick
and Rizzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chukwu Adeoluwa is winning the standup battle so far.
Adeoluwa ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo.
Adeoluwa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rizzo under the eye.
Rizzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Rizzo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rizzo tries to clinch up
letting Adeoluwa counter with a right hand.
Adeoluwa misses with an uppercut
and Rizzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo looks to land a left hand but Adeoluwa moved out of range nicely.
Adeoluwa misses with a hook
and Rizzo counters with a straight right hand.
Rizzo takes one on the button.
Adeoluwa throws a leg kick
and Rizzo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeoluwa is controlling Rizzo's trapped leg to prevent Rizzo from advancing to side control.
Rizzo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Adeoluwa wants to control but Rizzo passes into side.
Rizzo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rizzo trying to control the position but Adeoluwa is working away.
Rizzo landing strikes.
Adeoluwa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Adeoluwa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rizzo is nestled in close to Adeoluwa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Frank Rizzo has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Adeoluwa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rizzo content to stall in guard here.
Rizzo is fighting to break Adeoluwa's control of his arms but Adeoluwa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Adeoluwa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adeoluwa wants to control but Rizzo passes easily into half guard.
Rizzo wants to pass to mount but Adeoluwa is defending the position.
Frank Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa moves into full guard.
Adeoluwa is trying to control the position but Rizzo postures up.
Adeoluwa has control of Rizzo's left arm, preventing Rizzo from doing any damage.
Rizzo trying to control but Adeoluwa is working from the bottom.
Adeoluwa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rizzo throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rizzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adeoluwa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Adeoluwa throws a hook to the side of Rizzo's head but Rizzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adeoluwa misses with a right hand
and Rizzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Adeoluwa misses with a left hand
and Rizzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Rizzo moves out of range as Adeoluwa strikes.
Rizzo wants to clinch.
Adeoluwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adeoluwa throws a leg kick but Rizzo checks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rizzo throws a low kick, looking for Adeoluwa's leg but Adeoluwa calmly moves out of range.
Adeoluwa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Rizzo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Rizzo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Rizzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adeoluwa 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chukwu Adeoluwa!
A very excited looking Chukwu Adeoluwa 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Get Wet About Don (ranked 69 p4p, 124 weight class) and Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau (ranked 11 p4p, 16 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Get Wet About Don!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costeau swings for the body but About Don moves out of range.
About Don throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Costeau counters with a low kick, right behind About Don 's knee.
About Don fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Costeau avoids it really well and circles away.
About Don throws a sloppy body shot
and Costeau counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
About Don just misses with a punch to the body.
Costeau now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
About Don misses with a right hand
and Costeau counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costeau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but About Don was well out of range. Poor timing from Costeau.
About Don throws a lazy uppercut
and Costeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
About Don ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costeau moves away.
About Don thuds his right hand into Costeau's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
About Don is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costeau.
About Don fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
About Don throws a sloppy body shot
letting Costeau counter with a right hand.
About Don lands a jab.
About Don throws an overhand right that lands on Costeau's shoulder, as Costeau tries to avoid the shot.
About Don swings widly with a right hand
and Costeau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
About Don fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
About Don looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
About Don controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
About Don wants to pass the guard but Costeau is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
About Don is looking to work some ground and pound but Costeau has wrist control.
Costeau has his hands on About Don's head, controlling the position.
About Don is working Costeau over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
About Don looking to pass the guard.
About Don 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
About Don postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
About Don is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Costeau keeping moving, preventing About Don from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Costeau blocks a jab.
About Don scores with a decent looking hook.
About Don misses with a hook to the body
and Costeau makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
About Don shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Costeau defends it nicely.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
About Don misses with a body shot.
Costeau moves away from the strike by About Don.
Costeau raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Costeau.
About Don throws a body shot but no joy.
About Don scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from About Don.
About Don gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Costeau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Get Wet About Don dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Costeau connects with a good right hand that stumbles About Don. About Don circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
About Don misses with an uppercut
and Costeau counters with an outside leg kick.
About Don misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costeau.
A nice leg kick lands there from Costeau.
About Don missing with a left hand there. Costeau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Costeau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
About Don went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Costeau takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
About Don takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
About Don misses with a hook
and Costeau counters with a stiff right hand.
Costeau takes a jab right on the kisser.
About Don fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Costeau sprawls well initially but About Don persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
About Don passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
About Don works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
About Don thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
About Don in side control lands a decent elbow.
About Don tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no About Don has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
About Don is looking to take a break and control but Costeau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau manages to work his way to half guard, despite About Don's best efforts.
Costeau is not content to let About Don control the position.
About Don seems to be looking for submissions.
About Don is working for a kimura here but Costeau manages to reverse the position and he's now in About Don's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau content to stall in guard here.
About Don is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Costeau is aware though and is defending well.
About Don has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Costeau is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for About Don.
About Don manages to get back to half guard.
About Don wants to improve his position but Costeau is controlling well.
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.
About Don actively working from the bottom here.
About Don is trying to get back to full guard.
About Don keeping control of the position.
About Don wants to control but Costeau is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
About Don won't allow Costeau to pass to mount.
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 Get Wet About Don will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Costeau lands a nice hook to About Don's body. About Don takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
About Don throws a body shot but no joy.
About Don throws a nice looking combination but Costeau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
About Don avoids the head kick by Costeau.
About Don misses with a left hand
and Costeau counters with a nice uppercut.
About Don misses with a body shot
and Costeau counters with a body kick.
About Don shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. About Don showed some decent athleticism there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with About Don in particular looking to stall.
About Don tries to pass to full mount but Costeau defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau trying to control from the bottom.
About Don moves nicely into side control.
Costeau trying to remain calm as About Don controls from the top position.
About Don working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
About Don is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Costeau is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Costeau is trying to improve his position.
Costeau is working to avoid the ground and pound but About Don connects with a decent elbow.
About Don working away.
About Don is looking to take a break and control but Costeau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
About Don goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Costeau has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for About Don but great work by Costeau.
About Don tries to buck Costeau off but Costeau is having none of it.
About Don is trying to control Costeau's posture but Costeau avoids it.
Costeau taking a breather here.
Costeau wants to take a breather but About Don manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Costeau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
About Don 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.
About Don is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
About Don tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Get Wet About Don clearly takes that round.
That's time! About Don's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Costeau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from About Don.
Costeau has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice defenses there by Costeau.
About Don backing away here, and Costeau unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Costeau thuds his shin into the meat of About Don's side.
Costeau looks to score with a jab to the body but About Don is just out of range.
About Don with a lazy takedown attempt
and Costeau counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps About Don thinking.
About Don swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Get Wet About Don seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costeau throws out a loose jab but About Don uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costeau throws a sloppy head kick and About Don moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
About Don cracks a nice hook into Costeau's ribs.
About Don misses with a hook
and Costeau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from About Don. Costeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau throws a head kick that misses.
About Don throwing a counter right hand but Costeau manages to avoid it.
Costeau throws a body kick that misses.
Costeau moves out of range of the strikes.
Costeau tries to land a body kick
and About Don counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - About Don coming out on top.
About Don throws a jab but it's blocked by Costeau.
Costeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
About Don throws a poor cross that misses
and Costeau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from About Don misses.
About Don missing with a left hand there. Costeau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Costeau let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
About Don closes this distance looking for a takedown but Costeau circles away.
Costeau misses the shot to the body.
Costeau throws the kick towards the body but About Don avoids it.
About Don half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big right from About Don misses.
About Don misses with an uppercut.
About Don closes the distance and clinches up with Costeau, looking for a takedown. About Don pushes Costeau against the cage but Costeau circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Get Wet About Don. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from About Don misses its intended target.
Costeau is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
About Don misses with a lunging right hand
and Costeau counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
About Don pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Costeau is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
About Don misses with a takedown
and Costeau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
About Don is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Costeau throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and About Don counters with a single leg into guard. Costeau didn't expect that.
About Don drops back, looking for a kneebar! Costeau looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Costeau looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Costeau!
About Don trying to remain calm as Costeau controls from the top position.
Costeau gets to mount! About Don was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
About Don tries to reverse the position but Costeau maintains control.
About Don is working hard here to advance position.
About Don sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
About Don controlling the position well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
No luck for About Don with that takedown attempt.
About Don dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
About Don throws a looping overhand right but Costeau ducks down to avoid it.
About Don rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Costeau counters with a three punch combo that has About Don backing up. About Don nods at Costeau to acknowledge the strikes.
Costeau staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
About Don looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Costeau slips a jab from About Don.
Costeau walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. About Don checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
About Don connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
About Don throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Costeau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Costeau lands a nice looking kick to the body. About Don takes a step back to recover.
About Don misses with a body shot
and Costeau finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Costeau looks to land a left hand but About Don moved out of range nicely.
About Don lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Costeau at a distance.
About Don misses with a right hand
and Costeau counters with a head kick.
About Don misses with a hook
and Costeau counters with a low kick, right behind About Don 's knee.
About Don misses with a takedown attempt - Costeau sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Costeau only half commits to the counter leg kick.
About Don looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Get Wet About Don. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau thows a body kick. About Don tries to catch it but that hurt him.
About Don throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Costeau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Costeau misses with a 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!
Costeau looks to land a body kick but About Don moved away.
About Don jabs Costeau right on the nose. Costeau blinks but takes it well.
About Don throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
About Don loads up on a big right hand but Costeau slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Costeau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Costeau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as About Don throws out the jab.
Costeau is clearly trying to counter these attacks from About Don with a body shot.
Get Wet About Don is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
About Don throws a shot from downtown. Costeau moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Costeau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
About Don misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costeau.
Costeau defending well as About Don loads up on a big left hand.
Costeau let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Costeau takes one to the chin there.
About Don tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Costeau defends well and About Don ends up having to push Costeau into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Costeau was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Costeau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
About Don bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Costeau wants to get back to his feet but About Don is dominant here and he's now got Costeau's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - About Don's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
About Don slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
About Don's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
About Don trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Costeau trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Get Wet About Don.
I think About Don 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Get Wet About Don!
Get Wet About Don retains his welterweight title!
Get Wet About Don took some time post fight to say the following; 'I am GWad, don of dons.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Harakka (ranked 141 p4p, 188 weight class) and Kronos Doomsday (ranked 19 p4p, 25 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Doomsday's choice of entrance music: Main Theme - Doom Eternal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Harakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kronos Doomsday!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doomsday looks to throw the jab but Harakka is out of range.
Harakka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doomsday.
Harakka half committed to a counter leg kick.
Harakka ducks right into an uppercut from Doomsday.
Doomsday ducks under a wild hook from Harakka.
Harakka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doomsday with the counter takedown but Harakka avoids it easily.
Harakka throws out a loose jab but Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doomsday feints the counter takedown.
Doomsday ducks under a wild hook from Harakka.
Doomsday drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harakka defends it well.
Harakka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doomsday at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doomsday stuns Harakka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doomsday lands with an overhand left.
Doomsday looks to throw the jab but Harakka is out of range.
Harakka leaves Doomsday with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doomsday scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harakka throws a body shot but no joy.
Doomsday fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doomsday has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harakka.
Harakka misses with a straight left.
Harakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Harakka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doomsday in his tracks.
Doomsday shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Harakka has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Doomsday is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harakka is just riding it out for now. Doomsday eventually gives up the hold.
Harakka is trying is best to control the position here.
Harakka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Doomsday.
Harakka tries to roll over but Doomsday keeps him under control.
Harakka wants to get back to his feet.
Harakka wants to control but Doomsday is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harakka is defending against the submission attempts here by Doomsday.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harakka is concentrating on defense, preventing Doomsday from advancing position.
Doomsday is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Doomsday is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Doomsday is trying to control the action in half guard but Harakka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harakka is looking for a sweep. Doomsday is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Doomsday is trying to control. Harakka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Doomsday slips a nice elbow through Harakka's hands, connecting with Harakka's forehead.
Doomsday wants to work for an arm triangle but Harakka is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harakka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Doomsday.
Doomsday missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Doomsday is working for a submission of some sort.
Harakka is looking to control Doomsday's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harakka avoid being mounted?
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harakka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harakka is refusing to be controlled, as Doomsday sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kronos Doomsday dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Donk. Harakka catches Doomsday right on the button with a cross.
Harakka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harakka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Doomsday.
Harakka moves away from the strike by Doomsday.
Doomsday misses with a body punch
and Harakka counters with a thumping low kick.
Doomsday loads up on a big right hand but Harakka slips the punch.
Gustav Harakka is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doomsday cracks Harakka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harakka misses the jab.
Harakka loads up on a big right hand but Doomsday slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka ducks under a wild hook from Doomsday.
Harakka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doomsday throws a right hand that Harakka ducks under and follows up with a left that Harakka also avoids with ease.
Harakka throws a hook but Doomsday avoids it easily.
Doomsday with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harakka to score with a decent uppercut.
Harakka jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doomsday avoids the head kick by Harakka.
Harakka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Doomsday lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harakka at a distance.
Harakka throws a body punch but Doomsday moves out of range.
Doomsday drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harakka defends it well.
Doomsday scores with a sloppy right hand. Harakka should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harakka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doomsday.
Doomsday cracks a nice hook into Harakka's ribs.
Doomsday moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harakka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harakka looks to land a left hand but Doomsday moved out of range nicely.
Kronos Doomsday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Doomsday misses.
Doomsday scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday walks into a stiff left hand from Harakka.
Harakka clinches up against the cage.
Harakka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harakka tries to work over Doomsday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harakka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harakka swings wildly with an uppercut but Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harakka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harakka tries a body shot but Doomsday blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Doomsday.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harakka.
Harakka struggles to land a body shot inside as Doomsday controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harakka.
Harakka can't find room to land a body shot as Doomsday controls the action.
Doomsday works on Harakka's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harakka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harakka is trying to push Doomsday away but Doomsday has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harakka swings wildly with an uppercut but Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harakka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harakka throws a big shot that misses.
Harakka scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harakka.
Doomsday uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Doomsday.
Harakka cracks Doomsday with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Doomsday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harakka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Harakka dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Harakka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Doomsday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harakka was well out of range. Poor timing from Doomsday.
Harakka throws a leg kick which misses Doomsday's front leg but catches the back leg as Doomsday tries to avoid it.
Doomsday takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A telegraphed right hand from Harakka misses the target.
Doomsday scores with a jab to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Doomsday there.
Doomsday looks to score with a jab to the body but Harakka is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Harakka misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harakka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doomsday changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harakka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harakka is trying to control Doomsday's posture but Doomsday avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday throws an elbow but Harakka slips to the side and avoids it well.
Doomsday wants to control but Harakka is keeping him busy.
My spies in House of 1000 Corpses inform me that Doomsday has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doomsday is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harakka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Doomsday goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Harakka rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Doomsday's guard! Nice work there by Harakka!
Harakka has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Doomsday is proving hard to escape from.
Harakka stands up from Doomsday's guard - Harakka perhaps looking for a knockout.
Doomsday lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harakka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harakka scoring well with a low kick there.
Doomsday takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Doomsday cracks Harakka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Doomsday moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gustav Harakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doomsday lands with an overhand left.
Nice defenses there by Harakka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Doomsday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harakka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doomsday.
Harakka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doomsday.
Harakka throws a quick counter head kick but Doomsday was just out of range.
Doomsday moves out of range as Harakka strikes.
A slow jab from Harakka misses its intended target.
Harakka lands a head shot.
Doomsday works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Doomsday.
Doomsday lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harakka avoids the body shot from Doomsday.
Doomsday lands a nice looking body shot.
Doomsday throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harakka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harakka throws a body shot but no joy.
Doomsday tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Doomsday misses with a looping left.
Doomsday stuns Harakka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doomsday lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doomsday swings widly with a right hand
and Harakka counters with a stiff right hand.
Doomsday misses the jab.
Doomsday throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kronos Doomsday comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Doomsday 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 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kronos Doomsday!
A relieved looking Kronos Doomsday 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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