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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Cong (ranked 1819 p4p, 24761 weight class) and Aoki Ikoa (ranked 232 p4p, 510 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, King Cong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Ikoa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ikoa is defended easily by Cong.
Ikoa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cong as he jumps to the side.
Cong half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ikoa tries to clinch up.
Cong quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cong clinches.
Cong throws a punch but it's blocked by Ikoa.
Cong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cong.
Ikoa looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Cong fails to land.
Good body shot from Cong.
Ikoa blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ikoa fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Cong fails to land.
Cong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cong lands with a left to the head.
Cong avoiding damage as Ikoa throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cong.
Cong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ikoa's elbow.
Cong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ikoas head.
Ikoa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
King Cong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aoki Ikoa.
Cong lands with a light punch inside.
Ikoa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ikoa tries to throw a body punch but Cong avoids it by throwing Ikoa back against the cage.
Ikoa is trying to break free.
Cong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ikoa backwards.
Ikoa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cong walks away with a smile on his face. Ikoa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cong tries a body shot but Ikoa blocks it.
Ikoa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ikoa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ikoa looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Cong.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Cong.
Cong lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cong lands with a light punch inside.
Cong pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cong lands a body shot.
Cong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ikoa.
A nice left hand lands by Cong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cong lands with a right to the head.
Cong'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.
Cong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ikoa backwards.
Cong lands a shot to the body.
Cong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ikoa backwards.
Cong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cong lands a shot to the body.
Cong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ikoa backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cong scores with a hook to the body.
Cong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ikoa up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cong lands a nice uppercut.
Cong is working Ikoa over against the cage.
Cong scores with a hook to the body.
Cong pushes Ikoa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Cong.
A short right from Cong.
Cong cracks Ikoa with a nice body shot.
Cong lands with a left to the head.
Cong lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Cong.
Cong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Cong.
Ikoa being controlled against the cage.
Cong lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Cong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cong dips to his left and cracks Ikoa with an uppercut!
Whack! Cong lands a heavy head kick that drops Ikoa. The ref tackles Cong to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Ikoa was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). King Cong!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Vann (ranked 4917 p4p, 3862 weight class) and George West (ranked 465 p4p, 413 weight class). Calvin Vann 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calvin Vann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George West!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West misses with a low kick as Vann jumps back.
West getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
West fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
West throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
West's coach down at Doom\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on West's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
West turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vann shoots in looking for a takedown but West manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vann's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
West bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vann's head backwards.
West paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
West scores with a jab. Vann acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
West lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vann checks it well.
Vann drops down looking for a counter takedown but West sprawls and moves away.
Some wild striking there from West.
Vann throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
West scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vann in his tracks.
West avoids the head kick by Vann.
Vann tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but West swivels and escapes.
West goes for a double leg but Vann avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vann continues to drive forward.
West is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
West slaps away a takedown attempt from Vann, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvin Vann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vann is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vann looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
West connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice jab there from West.
West uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vann gets cracked with a nice right hand there by West.
Jab from West.
Vann throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around West's waist but West gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vann off to one side.
West 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.
Nice body punch from West.
Vann on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by West. West obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
West's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vann under the eye.
Vann throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around West's waist but West gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vann off to one side.
Vann looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
West feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vanns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
West is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vann had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Good shot there by West.
Vann looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheers as West lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vann doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West scores with a jab to the head.
West bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vann dives in for a single leg takedown but West sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vann has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vann there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut there from West.
West scores with a shot to the body.
Vann is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 Vann is rocked!
West with the inside leg kick.
Oh Vann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
West lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vann seems to have got his legs back now.
West connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vann momentarily.
Vann takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As West looks to move away, Vann throws a big counter combo but West just gets out of the way.
West lands a head shot.
Vann takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
West attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for West.
West's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and West duly obliges.
Vann shoots in but no luck this time.
West drops Vann with a straight right hand, right on the button! West follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George West!
George West was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kanoh Agito (ranked 24830 p4p, 25517 weight class) and Droga Phintanilyo (ranked 242 p4p, 297 weight class). Phintanilyo has chosen ikaw as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kanoh Agito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Droga Phintanilyo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phintanilyo pushes Agito up against the cage in a clinch.
Phintanilyo manages to break the clinch.
Phintanilyo closes the distance and clinches.
Phintanilyo wants to get back to striking at distance but Agito won't allow it.
Agito tries a knee to the head but Phintanilyo blocks it.
Phintanilyo manages to break the clinch.
Phintanilyo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Agito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Phintanilyo moves into the clinch.
Agito tries to work over Phintanilyo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phintanilyo blocks an uppercut.
Agito trying to land knees to the body.
Agito can't find room to land a body shot as Phintanilyo controls the action.
Phintanilyo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Agito has him pressed against the cage.
Phintanilyo tries to break free but Agito pushes him back against the cage.
Agito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Phintanilyo told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Phintanilyo looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Agito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Agito lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agito landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Agito.
Agito looking to stall.
Agito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phintanilyos head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agito gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Agito.
Phintanilyo can't break the clinch.
Agito pushes Phintanilyo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Agito misses with a punch to the body.
Agito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phintanilyo backwards.
Agito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Agito creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phintanilyo's defenses.
Agito lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Droga Phintanilyo has been cut.
Agito lands an elbow inside.
Agito lands a damaging elbow.
 Phintanilyo is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Agito.
Phintanilyo is still on wobbly legs! Can Agito finish him?
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!
Agito lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Agito landing knees to the body.
Phintanilyo seems to have recovered his senses.
A hook to the body from Agito.
Phintanilyo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Agito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Agito unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phintanilyo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Agito lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agito lands an elbow that stopped Phintanilyo in his tracks for a moment.
Agito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Agito jerks Phintanilyo to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Phintanilyo's lifeless body is proped up only by the cage. Agito steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kanoh Agito!
In defeat, Droga Phintanilyo stepped up to the mic, saying 'WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME?! I SHOULD BE BACK HOME IN DAVAO CITY AFTER THIS TOURNAMENT, BUT YOU'RE SENDING ME TO DAVOS SWITZERLAND!!! YOU'RE ALL CONNIVING WITH MY MORTAL ENEMY THE ICC! BONG BONG MARCOS, USE YOUR PRESIDENTIAL POWERS TO STOP THIS SINISTER PLOT TO CAPTURE ME! HELP ME MAMA! HELP ME!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Eklund (ranked 3166 p4p, 5636 weight class) and Camden Roach (ranked 340 p4p, 478 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Hugo Eklund has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hugo Eklund seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugo Eklund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Camden Roach!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eklund scores with a leg kick.
Eklund displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roach.
Roach chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eklund can pounce on him.
Eklund dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roach. That did some damage!
Eklund lands a head kick!
Eklund thuds his shin into the meat of Roach's side.
Eklund lands a leg kick that knocks Roach off balance momentarily.
Roach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eklund.
A nice leg kick from Eklund, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eklund lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roach's sensitive parts.
Eklund definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Eklund dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roach. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eklund connects with a solid leg kick.
Eklund throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roach on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Roach blocks a head kick by Eklund.
Eklund explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Eklund connects with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eklund. That's going to slow Roach down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Eklund lands but Roach takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eklund.
Eklund lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hugo Eklund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roach clinches with his opponent.
Roach misses with the head strike.
Eklund throws a punch but it's blocked by Roach.
Roach blocks an uppercut.
Eklund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Eklund fails to land.
Eklund stops a takedown attempt from Roach.
Roach jumps guard but Eklund stands there with Roach around his waist. Roach gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hugo Eklund has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Camden Roach.
Eklund tries to break free but Roach pushes him back against the cage.
Roach blocks an uppercut.
Roach tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Eklund smiles and moves away.
Nice body kick from Eklund.
Roach closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eklund counters with a low kick, right behind Roach 's knee.
Roach's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Eklund, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roach looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Eklund is fending him off so far but Roach persists. Nope, Eklund circles away and we're back to standing.
Eklund seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Eklund connects with a high kick.
Roach looks winded!
Roach fails with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Eklund.
Eklund connects with an inside leg kick.
Roach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eklund moves away.
Eklund scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice takedown defense from Eklund. No joy for Roach on that attempt.
Eklund scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A low kick lands for Eklund.
Eklund throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roach tries to clinch up.
Eklund thuds his shin into the meat of Roach's side.
Roach tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eklund connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Eklund finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Eklund lands a front kick.
A good leg kick by Eklund.
A thudding body kick lands there by Eklund!
Eklund feints and then cracks Roach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roach down.
Roach has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Eklund.
Eklund lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Roach tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eklund dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roach. That did some damage!
Eklund scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roach doesn't manage to clinch there - Eklund circles away.
Eklund lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roach's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eklund lands a high kick!
Roach takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick from Eklund lands but Roach takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick from Eklund, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eklund connects with a high kick.
Roach is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eklund with a nice calf kick.
Roach is still on wobbly legs! Can Eklund finish him?
Eklund with the inside leg kick.
Roach seems to have recovered his senses.
An inside leg kick lands from Eklund.
Eklund lets loose with a powerful body kick. Roach will feel that in the morning.
Eklund lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roach's sensitive parts.
Eklund lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Eklund tenderised Roach's leg. Roach is trying to keep his angry face on.
Eklund lands a big head kick that sends Roach tumbling to the mat! Eklund takes a step backwards and waves Roach back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The fighters circle, before Eklund throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Roach's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Eklund lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Hugo Eklund!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Schreesch Hawk (ranked 2988 p4p, 4870 weight class) and Onni Mountainjoki (ranked 323 p4p, 452 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Schreesch Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Onni Mountainjoki!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountainjoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawk scores with a sloppy right hand. Mountainjoki should have avoided that one.
Mountainjoki throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hawk counter with a right hand.
Hawk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mountainjoki with a nice calf kick.
Mountainjoki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mountainjoki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hawk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Hawk misses
and Mountainjoki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good exchange - Hawk coming out on top.
Hawk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mountainjoki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mountainjoki loads up on a big right hand but Hawk slips the punch.
Mountainjoki misses with a shot to the body
and Hawk counters with a right hand to the body.
Hawk throws a jab when Mountainjoki was well out of range.
Mountainjoki throws a sloppy body shot
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawk throws a right hand that misses
and Mountainjoki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawk misses with an uppercut.
Hawk throws a right hand that misses
and Mountainjoki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Mountainjoki.
Hawk scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountainjoki lands a nice looking body shot.
Hawk tries to move into range but Mountainjoki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mountainjoki on the side of the head.
Mountainjoki throws a hook to the side of Hawk's head but Hawk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawk misses the target.
Hawk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mountainjoki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hawk.
Mountainjoki slips under a jab.
Mountainjoki misses with a looping left.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Mountainjoki.
Hawk throws a hook but Mountainjoki blocks it.
Hawk throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hawk connects with a nice looking jab.
Mountainjoki misses with an uppercut. Hawk saw that one coming.
Hawk is looking to counter punch.
Mountainjoki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hawk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mountainjoki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mountainjoki scores with a nice head shot.
We've been informed that Mountainjoki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mountainjoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mountainjoki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hawk looks to land a right hand but Mountainjoki moved out of range.
Mountainjoki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hawk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mountainjoki scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountainjoki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mountainjoki throws out a powerful jab.
Mountainjoki throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Mountainjoki scores with a head kick. Hawk tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hawk throws an off balance right hand
and Hawk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mountainjoki.
Mountainjoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mountainjoki gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mountainjoki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mountainjoki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mountainjoki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawk.
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 Schreesch Hawk 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.
Hawk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawk seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Schreesch Hawk is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawk misses with a left hand
and Mountainjoki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hawk cracks Mountainjoki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hawk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mountainjoki blocks a jab.
Hawk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Mountainjoki's shoulder, as Mountainjoki tries to avoid the shot.
Mountainjoki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mountainjoki misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountainjoki defending well as Hawk loads up on a big left hand.
Mountainjoki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hawk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mountainjoki manages to avoid it.
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountainjoki is looking to slow Hawk down with leg kicks.
Mountainjoki misses with a hook to the body
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mountainjoki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Hawk misses.
Mountainjoki tries a quick counter leg kick but Hawk is wise to it.
Mountainjoki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hawk misses the jab.
Hawk lands a jab.
Mountainjoki misses with a wild body shot.
Mountainjoki connects with an inside leg kick.
Hawk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountainjoki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hawk.
Hawk looks to throw the jab but Mountainjoki is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mountainjoki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Mountainjoki scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Mountainjoki lands a front kick.
Hawk avoids the body shot from Mountainjoki.
Hawk slips a jab from Mountainjoki.
Mountainjoki throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Hawk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mountainjoki connects with a right hand. Hawk shakes it off.
Mountainjoki slips under a jab.
Hawk misses with a straight right.
Mountainjoki tries a quick counter leg kick but Hawk is wise to it.
Hawk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mountainjoki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountainjoki ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Mountainjoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawk manages to avoid it.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Mountainjoki misses.
Mountainjoki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mountainjoki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mountainjoki swings for the body but Hawk moves out of range.
Mountainjoki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Mountainjoki.
Hawk throws a looping overhand right but Mountainjoki ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountainjoki loads up on a big right hand but Hawk slips the punch.
Mountainjoki connects with a body shot.
Mountainjoki connects with an inside leg kick.
Mountainjoki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mountainjoki slips under a jab from Hawk.
Hawk lands a jab to the head.
Hawk moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Hawk.
Hawk slips under a jab from Mountainjoki.
Hawk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mountainjoki.
Hawk throws a right hand that misses
letting Mountainjoki counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Onni Mountainjoki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Mountainjoki.
Hawk slips a jab and a cross from Mountainjoki.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawk misses the target.
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Mountainjoki moves away and avoids it.
Mountainjoki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hawk misses with a hook.
Mountainjoki slips under a jab.
Mountainjoki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountainjoki defending well as Hawk loads up on a big left hand.
Mountainjoki replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hawk blocks it well.
Hawk takes one on the button.
Hawk loads up on a big right hand but Mountainjoki slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mountainjoki 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.
Mountainjoki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mountainjoki feints a counter leg kick.
Mountainjoki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mountainjoki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawk was well out of range. Poor timing from Mountainjoki.
A jab from Hawk misses.
Hawk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawk slips a straight right by Mountainjoki.
Mountainjoki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawk.
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mountainjoki.
Mountainjoki looks to land a right hand but Hawk moved out of range.
Hawk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Hawk misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountainjoki scores with a nice right hand.
Mountainjoki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hawk at a distance.
Mountainjoki throws a lazy uppercut
and Hawk counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Hawk misses.
Hawk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hawk throws a body punch but Mountainjoki moves out of range.
Mountainjoki tries a quick counter leg kick but Hawk is wise to it.
Hawk misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mountainjoki.
Mountainjoki ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Mountainjoki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawk.
A little jabbing left from Mountainjoki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hawk misses.
Mountainjoki throws a counter combo.
Hawk misses with a right hand
and Mountainjoki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hawk's knee momentarily.
Hawk throws out a loose jab but Mountainjoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk throws a hook but Mountainjoki avoids it easily.
Mountainjoki moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk throws a hook but Mountainjoki blocks it.
Hawk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mountainjoki.
Mountainjoki misses with a looping left.
Hawk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mountainjoki stuns Hawk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountainjoki misses the jab.
Mountainjoki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mountainjoki misses with an uppercut
and Mountainjoki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mountainjoki misses with a body shot
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mountainjoki.
Mountainjoki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hawk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Hawk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mountainjoki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hawk misses with a hook
and Mountainjoki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawk misses with an uppercut
and Mountainjoki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawk misses with a lunging right hand
and Mountainjoki counters with a good, hard body kick but Hawk shrugs it off.
Hawk swings widly with a right hand
and Mountainjoki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Onni Mountainjoki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mountainjoki 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Onni Mountainjoki!
Onni Mountainjoki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Sweet (ranked 3156 p4p, 25481 weight class) and Atreyu Brooks (ranked 337 p4p, 521 weight class). Atreyu Brooks told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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172
1 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Sweet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atreyu Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks feints a jab promting Sweet to slip. Brooks then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sweet slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sweet drives through and clinches with Brooks against the cage.
Sweet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brooks pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sweet keeps control of Brooks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sweet throws an elbow but it misses.
Brooks tries a body shot but Sweet blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sweet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sweet.
Our sources have told us that Sweet has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Brooks misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sweet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet lands a nice elbow.
Sweet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
Sweet struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Sweet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brooks is working Sweet over against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brooks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Brooks's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Brooks trying to control the position but instead, Sweet has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brooks into the cage.
Sweet throws an elbow that misses.
Sweet misses with a body punch.
Sweet lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Atreyu Brooks.
Sweet takes the fight into the clinch.
Sweet swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
Sweet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sweet lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brooks is pushing Sweet up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sweet misses with an elbow over the top.
Brooks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brooks tries to throw a body punch but Sweet avoids it by throwing Brooks back against the cage.
Sweet blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet scores with a shot to the side of Brooks's head.
Sweet lands an elbow inside that Brooks shrugs off.
Brooks is rocked!
It looks like Atreyu Brooks has been cut.
Sweet struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Brooks is still on wobbly legs! Can Sweet finish him?
Sweet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sweet blocking some punches.
Sweet throws an elbow but it misses.
Brooks seems to have recovered his senses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sweet keeps control of Brooks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Brooks.
Brooks takes a shot to the head.
Brooks dodges an elbow strike from Sweet.
Sweet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brooks avoids the elbow strike from Sweet, against the cage.
Sweet pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sweet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sweet lands an elbow that stopped Brooks in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks avoids a wild elbow strike from Sweet.
Sweet is leaning against Brooks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brooks blocks a body shot from Sweet.
Brooks avoids a wild elbow strike from Sweet.
Brooks avoids a wild elbow strike from Sweet.
Sweet lands an elbow just above Brooks 's eye.
Sweet tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Sweet back against the cage.
Sweet throws a head punch that misses.
Sweet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sweet misses with an elbow strike.
Sweet misses with an elbow strike.
Sweet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sweet tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Sweet back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
Brooks takes a shot to the head.
Sweet can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Sweet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atreyu Brooks's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sweet looks to clinch
and Brooks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sweet clinches with his opponent.
Brooks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sweet's defenses.
Brooks is trying to maintain a safe position but Sweet gets an underhook and turns Brooks into the cage.
Sweet pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Sweet.
Sweet misses with some punches.
Sweet lands a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Brooks has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sweet throws an elbow that misses.
Brooks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sweet backwards.
Brooks takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks is trying to maintain a safe position but Sweet gets an underhook and turns Brooks into the cage.
Sweet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sweet misses with a body punch.
Sweet lands an elbow that stopped Brooks in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Atreyu Brooks's cut even more.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sweet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is pressed against the cage. Sweet pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Brooks! Two more big strikes from Sweet and Brooks crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ricky Sweet!
Ricky Sweet decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brulio Nascimento Ratinho (ranked 3325 p4p, 4671 weight class) and Dante Robinson (ranked 354 p4p, 439 weight class). Brulio Nascimento Ratinho has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brulio Nascimento Ratinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ratinho misses with a takedown attempt - Robinson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Robinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ratinho slips a straight right by Robinson.
Ratinho feinted with a counter takedown.
Robinson throws a leg kick
and Ratinho counters with a nice double leg into side control. Robinson won't be happy with that.
Ratinho working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Robinson tries to buck Ratinho off but Ratinho is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson manages to get back to half guard.
Ratinho is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Robinson trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ratinho.
Ratinho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Robinson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ratinho.
Robinson wants to stand up but Ratinho is controlling him.
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.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ratinho drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Robinson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ratinho has Robinson in his guard.
Ratinho wants to stand up but Robinson is controlling him.
Robinson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ratinho dives on top into guard.
Robinson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ratinho lands a couple of elbows.
Ratinho passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ratinho is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Robinson is just riding it out for now. Ratinho eventually gives up the hold.
Ratinho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Robinson pushes Ratinho off looking to stand but Ratinho dives back in and keeps control.
Ratinho 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.
Robinson wants to control but Ratinho is keeping busy.
Ratinho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ratinho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Robinson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ratinho manages to move to mount!
Robinson is trying desperately to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ratinho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brulio Nascimento Ratinho dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Robinson with the inside leg kick.
Ratinho slips under a jab.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson dives in and grabs Ratinho's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ratinho pushes down on Robinson's head and hops out.
Ratinho has his takedown stuffed
letting Robinson counter with a right hand.
Robinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ratinho.
Robinson misses with a hook.
Ratinho darts in looking for a takedown but Robinson gets double underhooks and turns Ratinho into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brulio Nascimento Ratinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ratinho tries to score a body lock takedown but Robinson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Robinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ratinho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robinson's efforts to push away.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robinson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ratinho counters with a shoot takedown. Robinson fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratinho postures up in Robinson's guard and throws a big left but Robinson blocks it.
Ratinho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ratinho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ratinho stands and throws Robinson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ratinho in side control, throwing shots but Robinson defends.
Robinson can't do much from the bottom here.
Ratinho throws a strike aimed at the side of Robinson's head but Robinson avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratinho goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Robinson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ratinho's guard! Nice work there by Robinson!
Robinson is in close to Ratinho's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Robinson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ratinho trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Robinson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ratinho throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Robinson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robinson is looking to work some ground and pound but Ratinho has wrist control.
Robinson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Robinson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Ratinho keeps moving.
Ratinho keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratinho has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Robinson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Ratinho wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ratinho wants a takedown.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Ratinho really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ratinho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Robinson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ratinho scrambles back to his feet.
Brulio Nascimento Ratinho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ratinho looks for a takedown but Robinson sprawls well.
Ratinho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Robinson defends it nicely.
Robinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson wants to clinch up but Ratinho keeps it at a distance.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ratinho manages to get to full guard.
Ratinho striking off his back but it's not causing Robinson any problems.
Robinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ratinho is keeping the position for now.
Robinson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ratinho's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ratinho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robinson.
Robinson throws a looping overhand right but Ratinho ducks down to avoid it.
Robinson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ratinho will feel that in the morning.
Robinson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ratinho sprawls well initially but Robinson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ratinho has hold of Robinson's hands but Robinson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Robinson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ratinho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Robinson working the head and body with strikes.
Robinson wants to control but Ratinho is keeping him busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Robinson connects with a nice short shot to Ratinho's temple.
Robinson lands with a punch from half guard.
Ratinho misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ratinho has hold of Robinson's hands but Robinson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Robinson stops Ratinho from getting back to his feet.
Brulio Nascimento Ratinho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robinson is nestled in close to Ratinho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratinho tries to kick Robinson off but Robinson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Robinson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Robinson is nestled in close to Ratinho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Robinson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Robinson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Robinson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Robinson lands with a punch from half guard.
Robinson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ratinho makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ratinho.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson advances position into side control!
Robinson scores with punches from side control.
Robinson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Robinson looks up at the clock and then as Ratinho takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Robinson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ratinho is trying to get back to his feet.
Robinson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Robinson scores with punches from side control.
Robinson tries to advance to mount but Ratinho denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is chipping away with strikes.
Robinson wants to control but Ratinho is keeping him busy.
Robinson lands some shots froms side control.
Robinson is looking to take a break and control but Ratinho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ratinho wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Ratinho takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ratinho taking a bit of punishment here - Robinson scoring with strikes.
Robinson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Robinson trying to control the position but Ratinho is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratinho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ratinho is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Robinson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ratinho takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ratinho striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Ratinho takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Robinson wants to control but Ratinho is keeping him busy.
Robinson is putting a hurting on Ratinho here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Robinson 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Robinson!
During a confident post fight interview, Dante Robinson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Klement Burian (ranked 3458 p4p, 2336 weight class) and Mitsugi Kitahachi (ranked 368 p4p, 264 weight class). Burian comes into the arena with Kontrafakt - JBMNT prod. Maiky Beatz blaring out of the sound system. Kitahachi has chosen Fly-day Chinatown as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Klement Burian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitsugi Kitahachi!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitahachi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burian.
Kitahachi misses with an uppercut
and Burian counters with a nice body shot.
Kitahachi throws a shot from downtown. Burian moves away and avoids it.
Burian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kitahachi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burian lunges at Kitahachi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kitahachi's hand.
Kitahachi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kitahachi moves away from the strike by Burian.
Burian throws a hook but Kitahachi blocks it.
Burian misses with a looping left.
Kitahachi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burian is able to avoid easily.
Burian scores with a decent looking hook.
Kitahachi misses with a left hand
and Burian counters with a nice uppercut.
Kitahachi is rocked!
Burian moves away from the strike by Kitahachi.
Kitahachi is still on wobbly legs! Can Burian finish him?
Kitahachi scores with a nice strike.
Kitahachi seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kitahachi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burian.
Kitahachi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burian. Burian circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Kitahachi. Beautiful body shot.
Burian throws a hook to the side of Kitahachi's head but Kitahachi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kitahachi blocks a jab.
Kitahachi tries to move into range but Burian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kitahachi's coach down at Rising Sun Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kitahachi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Burian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burian digs a good hook to Kitahachi's body.
Kitahachi misses with a lunging right hand
and Kitahachi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Burian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kitahachi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Burian finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kitahachi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burian circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Kitahachi to the canvas! Kitahachi doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Burian keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klement Burian!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude (ranked 1299 p4p, 3916 weight class) and Massif Headingery (ranked 174 p4p, 396 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Massif Headingery was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Claude!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Massif Headingery!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claude shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Headingery is trying to maintain the position but Claude is very close to passing his half guard.
Headingery looks like he's trying to stand up.
Headingery on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Claude is looking to take a break and control but Headingery is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Claude.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claude is thwarting Headingery's attempts to control the position.
Claude is looking to advance position but Headingery won't allow it.
Headingery has hold of Claude's hands but Claude slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claude seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Headingery felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Claude seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Claude lands a nice short elbow.
Headingery tries to roll over but Claude keeps him under control.
Claude looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Headingery with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Headingery is looking to improve his position.
Claude landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Claude scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ground and pound from Claude.
Headingery is trying to stand up here but Claude is controlling him well.
Claude lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Claude is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Headingery moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Claude postures up and lands a big shot to Headingery's brow.
Headingery 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.
Claude lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claude makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Headingery looking for a sweep. Not yet Headingery, not yet.
Headingery has momentary wrist control but Claude slips an elbow through the middle.
Claude sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claude works over Headingery with some ground and pound from guard.
Claude definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Claude works over Headingery with some ground and pound from guard.
Claude postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Headingery looking to hit a scissor sweep but Claude is one step ahead there.
Claude not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Headingery working a defensive guard here.
Claude working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Headingery's head.
Claude passes Headingery's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claude slows the pace down in half guard.
Claude lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Claude lands with a punch from half guard.
Claude seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Claude tries to pass to full mount but Headingery defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claude scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Claude is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nice strikes from Claude there.
Headingery is pressing down on Claude's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Claude dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Claude shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Claude showed some decent athleticism there.
Claude is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Headingery wants to control but Claude is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Claude is pressing down on Headingery's thigh, looking to free his foot. Headingery is holding on for now.
Claude lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claude content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Headingery is looking to improve his position.
Claude performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claude working over Headingery with some ground and pound. Headingery looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Headingery is looking to improve his position.
Claude tries to pass the half guard into mount. Headingery knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ground and pound from Claude.
Claude takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Claude lands a nice short elbow.
Claude is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Claude is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Headingery can do to turn this around?
Headingery trying to hold on to Claude's head to control him but Claude postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claude not doing much here.
Claude is looking to advance position but Headingery won't allow it.
Claude seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Headingery looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jean Claude overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claude is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Headingery!
Claude controlling his opponent.
Claude trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Claude scoring with strikes but Headingery is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Claude cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Claude lands a couple of good shots and Headingery has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Headingery is rocked!
Claude is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Headingery is still in real trouble! Can Claude finish him?
Claude not allowing Headingery to control his hands.
Headingery is breathing heavily.
Headingery is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Claude lands a series of strikes from the back and Headingery goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Claude!
Jean Claude retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Jean Claude thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amari Howell (ranked 1133 p4p, 2426 weight class) and Xavier Schmidt (ranked 147 p4p, 272 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amari Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell is looking to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Howell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Schmidt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Howell tries to improve position but can't.
Schmidt wants to control but Howell is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Howell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Schmidt wants to control but Howell is keeping him busy.
Howell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Schmidt working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Schmidt postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The strikes coming from Schmidt are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Howell keeping his opponent close.
Schmidt creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Howell sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Schmidt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Howell has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt throws a strike aimed at the side of Howell's head but Howell avoids it well.
Schmidt throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Howell regains half guard.
Howell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schmidt is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howell is trying to stand.
Howell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schmidt.
Howell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schmidt has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Howell defend it? Schmidt steps over the head and cranks it - Howell is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Schmidt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Xavier Schmidt!
Xavier Schmidt 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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