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VFC 202: Jokinen vs. Minard PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muskeli Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Jussila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mies kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The way of the fist. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Muskeli Mies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaakko Jussila!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mies throws a shot from downtown. Jussila moves away and avoids it.
Mies lands a slapping body shot.
Jussila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mies.
Mies misses with a body punch
and Jussila counters with a one-two to the body.
Jussila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jussila.
Mies throws a big shot that misses.
Jussila throws a sloppy head kick and Mies moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mies throws a jab but it's blocked by Jussila.
Jussila tries to work over Mies's front leg with a kick but Mies checks it.
Jussila with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jussila jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mies works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies misses with a hook
and Jussila counters with an outside leg kick.
Jussila throws a nice looking combination but Mies bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mies catches Jussila with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking cross lands there for Mies.
Mies missing with a left hand there. Jussila was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mies dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mies looks to land a right hand but Jussila moved out of range.
Jussila lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jussila pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaakko Jussila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jussila ducks under a wild hook from Mies.
Jussila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jussila throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jussila thows a body shot but no joy.
Jussila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jussila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jussila does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jussila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mies manages to avoid it.
Mies sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mies misses with an uppercut
and Jussila counters with a nice leg kick.
Jussila slips a straight right by Mies.
Good shot there by Mies.
Mies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mies throws a hook but Jussila avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mies.
Mies throws a hook but Jussila avoids it easily.
Jussila connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mies. Mies circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jussila connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mies momentarily.
Jussila lands a head kick!
It looks like Muskeli Mies has been cut.
Jussila throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jussila slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mies steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jussila. That one must have hurt.
Jussila wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jussila throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jussila with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jussila misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mies tests Jussila's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jussila connects with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick from Jussila.
Nice defenses there by Jussila.
Jussila throws a lazy uppercut
and Mies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mies has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jussila finds it's way round the side to connect with Mies's head.
Mies bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jussila scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Jussila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muskeli Mies's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jussila throws a right and a left that Mies avoids nicely.
Mies misses with a straight left.
Mies loads up on a big right hand but Jussila slips the punch.
Mies throws a lazy right hand but Jussila sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jussila throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mies avoids the head kick by Jussila.
Jussila uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mies.
Mies checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jaakko Jussila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mies misses with a straight right.
Jussila throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mies's head.
Mies is rocked!
Jussila throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Mies crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jaakko Jussila!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Stanly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Reeves struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Marcelo Stanly could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mac Reeves's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcelo Stanly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mac Reeves!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanly scores a takedown into full mount!
Stanly lands a big elbow.
Stanly unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reeves is working to get back to half guard.
Reeves in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stanly connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Reeves working to try and regain half guard.
Stanly looking to control but Reeves is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Stanly! Reeves is hurt baaadly! Stanly is firing away with more strikes - Reeves is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcelo Stanly!
Marcelo Stanly made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Id like to thank my new manager Terrence hes picked me up From No 1 and made me a tough CUNT. IM COMING FOR YOU FUCKAZ'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Damato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Damato!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Woods does it's job there.
Woods scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Woods tries to work over Damato's front leg with a kick but Damato checks it.
Woods looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Damato is fending him off so far but Woods persists. Nope, Damato circles away and we're back to standing.
Woods lands with a good body shot.
Damato throws a wild body kick that Woods sees coming a mile off.
Woods thows a body shot but no joy.
Damato misses with a body kick.
Damato wants to clinch but Woods slips to the side
and Woods connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woods misses with a wild body shot.
Woods keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damato.
The fighters circle momentarily. Woods darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Woods lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Damato misses with a body kick.
Woods throws a sloppy body shot
and Damato counters with a straight right hand.
Woods shoots in looking for a takedown. Damato tries to sprawl out of it but Woods keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Damato manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Woods misses with a shot to the body
and Damato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woods throws a series of punches but Damato avoids them all with ease.
Damato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Woods misses with a combination
and Woods takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damato checks the leg kick.
Damato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damato swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
Damato throws a front kick aimed at Woods's knee but Woods avoids it well.
Woods shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Damato is trying to defend but Woods finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Woods trying to control the action but Damato is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Woods is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Woods in particular looking to stall.
Damato wants to get back to full guard.
Woods trying to control the action but Damato is working from the bottom.
Woods trying to pass the guard but Damato defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato blocking the ground and pound attempt from Woods.
Woods prevents Damato from improving his position.
Woods thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Woods controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damato is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Woods's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Woods's back!
Damato doesn't have the hooks in and Woods manages to turn into his guard.
Damato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Damato wants to control but Woods passes easily into half guard.
Woods content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Woods perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Woods wants to control but Damato is keeping him busy.
Woods passes the guard and advances to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Damato?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damato is desperately trying to improve his position but Woods has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Woods dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Damato misses with a hook. Woods ducked under it nicely.
A jab-cross combination lands for Woods and sends Damato crashing to the mat! Woods follows him down to the mat - Damato regains half guard but he's not out of trouble 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!
Woods is looking to advance position but Damato won't allow it.
Damato is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Woods scores with a couple of nice shots.
Damato is rocked!
Ground and pound from Woods.
Damato is still in real trouble! Can Woods finish him?
Woods lands a big elbow - Damato is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Woods!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Woods!
Our winner, James Woods, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Pollock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jackson Pollock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Maia!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pollock.
Maia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pollock misses the jab.
Pollock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maia.
Maia blocks a low kick nicely.
Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pollock.
Pollock slips a straight right by Maia.
Pollock misses with a wild combination.
Pollock misses with a looping left.
Pollock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maia's head.
Maia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Maia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pollock is out of range and Maia settles back down.
Decent striking displayed by Pollock there.
Maia throws a hook to the side of Pollock's head but Pollock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maia dodges the punch combination from Pollock.
Maia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pollock.
Maia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pollock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pollock throws out the jab.
Pollock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pollock misses with a series of wild punches.
Maia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pollock.
Maia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maia swings for the body but Pollock moves out of range.
Maia slaps away a takedown attempt from Pollock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pollock throws a hook to the side of Maia's head but Maia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pollock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maia tries to clinch but Pollock is having none of it.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Pollock is just out of range.
Pollock looks to score with a jab to the body but Maia is just out of range.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pollock.
Pollock checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia takes a swing at Pollock's ribcage but misses.
Maia feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pollock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pollock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pollock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pollock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pollock keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pollock is pulling down on Maia's head. It's preventing any offense from Maia, at least for the moment.
Maia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pollock trying to keep a closed guard but Maia is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson Pollock has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pollock swings widly with a right hand
and Maia counters with a nice body shot.
Pollock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maia under the eye.
Pollock misses with a low kick.
Maia throws a looping overhand right but Pollock ducks down to avoid it.
Pollock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pollock misses with a hook. Maia ducked under it nicely.
Maia checks a leg kick.
Pollock looks to score with a jab to the body but Maia is just out of range.
Pollock misses with a body shot.
Pollock misses with a body shot.
Pollock throws a push kick but Maia slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Pollock. Beautiful body shot.
Pollock throws out a loose jab but Maia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pollock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, jab by Pollock - just one landing.
Jab, jab by Maia - just one landing.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the 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!
A jab from Maia misses.
Maia thows a body shot but no joy.
Pollock throws a series of punches but Maia avoids them all with ease.
Pollock swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pollock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maia wants to clinch
and Pollock counters with an outside leg kick.
Maia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pollock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Pollock dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Maia.
Pollock throws a shot to the body.
Maia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maia lands a jab to the nose.
Maia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pollock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maia sprawls well. Maia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pollock gets slowly back to his feet.
Maia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pollock.
Maia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pollock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pollock throws a front kick aimed at Maia's knee but Maia avoids it well.
Pollock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackson Pollock is winning the standup battle so far.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Maia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pollock is looking for a triangle but Maia pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollock trying to control the position.
Pollock is pulling down on Maia's head. It's preventing any offense from Maia, at least for the moment.
Maia preventing the sweep.
Maia wants to control from the top but Pollock keeps moving.
Pollock is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Maia postures up and lands a big shot to Pollock's brow.
Pollock seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jackson Pollock.
Maia throws a lazy right hand but Pollock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Pollock.
Pollock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maia.
Maia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pollock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice cross by Pollock.
Maia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pollock moves away from the strike by Maia.
Pollock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pollock tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pollock is looking to land body kicks.
Pollock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pollock connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Pollock cracks Maia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from Pollock does no damage.
Pollock with a hook.
Jackson Pollock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maia takes a swing at Pollock's ribcage but misses.
Pollock throws a good cross that connects.
Maia looks for a takedown but Pollock sprawls well.
Maia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pollock looks to land a right hand but Maia moved out of range.
Pollock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maia was well out of range. Poor timing from Pollock.
Pollock fails with a takedown attempt.
Pollock 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pollock misses with a wild body shot.
Pollock feints and as Maia raises his hands in defense, Pollock changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Maia holds on and takes a little breather.
Maia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maia lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pollock!
Pollock tries to hold on but Maia pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pollock is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Maia is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Pollock dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Maia slips under a jab from Pollock.
Pollock throws a looping overhand right but Maia ducks down to avoid it.
Maia slips under a jab from Pollock.
Pollock misses with a right hand
and Maia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pollock has his takedown stuffed
and Maia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maia dodges the punch combination from Pollock.
Pollock cracks Maia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Pollock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pollock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pollock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pollock looks to score with a jab to the body but Maia is just out of range.
Maia scores with a punch to the head.
Maia throws a looping overhand right but Pollock ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maia moves away.
Maia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pollock.
Pollock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pollock misses with a body shot.
Pollock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maia fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pollock to the ground. Maia is now in Pollock's guard.
Maia won't allow Pollock to sweep him here.
Maia is pushing down on Pollock's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pollock is fighting to maintain full guard but Maia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pollock wants to improve his position but Maia is controlling well.
Maia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pollock is trying to control but can't.
Maia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pollock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Daniel Maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pollock.
Maia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pollock working a defensive guard here.
Pollock working a defensive guard but Maia passes into half guard.
Maia is keen to just control but Pollock is a slippery customer.
Maia might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pollock kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia seems to be looking for submissions.
Pollock wants to stand back up but Maia manages to pass into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Maia working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Maia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pollock, who protects the arm well.
Pollock manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pollock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maia trying to hold on to Pollock's head to control him but Pollock postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia is defending against the submission attempts here by Pollock.
Maia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pollock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maia is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pollock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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 Jackson Pollock.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pollock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Pollock!
Jackson Pollock managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, 5th Round Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl der Grosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moss comes into the arena with Foo Fighters - Best of You blaring out of the sound system. Randy Moss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
210 lbs
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220 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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World class MT
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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl der Grosse!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as der Grosse blocks the leg kick.
Moss lets loose with a powerful body kick. der Grosse will feel that in the morning.
Moss scores with a kick to the body.
Moss misses with a head kick.
Moss throws a quick head kick that skims the top of der Grosse's head.
der Grosse misses the jab.
der Grosse has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moss.
der Grosse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moss.
Moss misses with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Moss!
der Grosse misses with an uppercut. Moss saw that one coming.
der Grosse bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moss misses with a kick to the body.
der Grosse looks to throw the jab but Moss is out of range.
Moss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moss.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moss.
Moss closes the distance and clinches.
Moss throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss misses with a body punch.
Moss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moss lands a shot to the body.
Moss misses with a punch on the inside.
Moss is trying to break free.
Moss has a couple of punches blocked by der Grosse.
der Grosse manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Moss stays in close to der Grosse's body and controls the position.
Moss stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. der Grosse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moss wants to stand but der Grosse has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy Moss has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Moss misses with a head kick.
Moss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
der Grosse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moss.
A big right from der Grosse misses.
Moss misses with a body kick.
Moss throws a head kick that misses.
Moss throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moss is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from der Grosse misses its intended target.
Moss tries to work over der Grosse's front leg with a kick but der Grosse checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from der Grosse.
Moss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss lands a high kick!
Moss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. der Grosse manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
der Grosse looks to land a left hand but Moss moved out of range nicely.
Moss chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Moss throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
der Grosse throws a sloppy head kick and Moss moves out of range easily.
der Grosse is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Moss tries to close the distance and clinch but der Grosse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moss connects with a nice looking jab.
Moss lunges at der Grosse with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by der Grosse's hand.
Moss misses with an uppercut.
Moss scores with a nice right hand.
Moss misses with a low kick.
A head kick from Moss lands but der Grosse takes it in his stride.
der Grosse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moss moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
der Grosse blocks a head kick by Moss.
Moss takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Randy Moss has been cut.
der Grosse blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss throws a nice outside leg kick.
der Grosse avoids a kick to the body.
Moss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moss feints and then cracks der Grosse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow der Grosse down.
Moss moves out of range as der Grosse strikes.
der Grosse avoids the body shot from Moss.
der Grosse throws a jab but it's blocked by Moss.
der Grosse might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
Moss slips a straight right by der Grosse.
A big left from der Grosse misses.
Some bone on bone action there as der Grosse checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
der Grosse slips a jab from Moss.
der Grosse throws an overhand right that lands on Moss's shoulder, as Moss tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by der Grosse.
A big right from der Grosse misses.
der Grosse jabs at Moss's body.
The fighters circling - der Grosse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Moss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Moss's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
der Grosse throws a one two combo.
der Grosse misses with an uppercut. Moss saw that one coming.
der Grosse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moss tries to clinch up but der Grosse circles away and keeps his distance.
der Grosse takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moss slips under a jab.
Moss thuds his shin into the meat of der Grosse's side.
der Grosse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
der Grosse cracks Moss with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
der Grosse checks a low kick from Moss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moss.
Randy Moss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moss throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
der Grosse lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moss tries to clinch up but der Grosse circles away and keeps his distance.
Moss scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Moss.
Moss misses with a body shot.
Moss throws a low kick but der Grosse moves out of range easily.
der Grosse throws a hook to the side of Moss's head but Moss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by der Grosse. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of der Grosse.
Moss slips under a jab.
der Grosse throws a jab when Moss was well out of range.
Moss throws a low kick but der Grosse avoids it.
der Grosse misses with a straight right.
Moss tries to clinch up.
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
der Grosse slips a straight right by Moss.
der Grosse throws a hook to the side of Moss's head but Moss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Randy Moss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moss moves away from the strike by der Grosse.
der Grosse blocks a head kick by Moss.
der Grosse takes a jab right on the kisser.
Randy Moss is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Moss.
Moss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
der Grosse scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
der Grosse wants to take a breather but Moss is having none of it.
Moss trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
der Grosse thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
der Grosse takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
der Grosse wants to free his trapped foot but Moss is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Moss is trying to control but can't.
Moss is not content to let der Grosse control the position.
Moss moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
der Grosse throws an elbow that misses. Moss uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in der Grosse's guard. Nice move by Moss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss trying to control but der Grosse is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy Moss wasn't doing enough on the ground.
der Grosse loads up on a big right hand but Moss slips the punch.
Moss connects with a high kick.
der Grosse checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Moss jabs at der Grosse's body.
der Grosse shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moss pinned against the cage. Moss gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
der Grosse thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moss throws an off balance right hand
letting der Grosse counter with a right hand.
der Grosse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss leaves der Grosse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
der Grosse closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - der Grosse lands in his opponent's guard.
Moss will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
der Grosse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
der Grosse looking to pass the guard.
Moss bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in der Grosse's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moss engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Randy Moss has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Moss throws a wild body kick that der Grosse sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl der Grosse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Moss's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
der Grosse has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Moss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as der Grosse checks a leg kick.
der Grosse swats away the attempt to clinch by Moss.
Moss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as der Grosse throws out the jab.
Moss turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
der Grosse misses with a straight right.
Moss lands a front kick.
Moss throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by der Grosse.
der Grosse throws a looping overhand right but Moss ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Moss.
Moss misses with a body kick.
Moss slips under a jab from der Grosse.
Moss scores with a kick to the midsection.
der Grosse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moss moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from der Grosse. Moss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moss lands a leg kick that knocks der Grosse off balance momentarily.
Moss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from der Grosse.
der Grosse moves out of range as Moss throws a body kick.
der Grosse gets tackled into the cage by Moss. Moss maintains the clinch.
Moss keeps control of der Grosse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moss misses with the head strike.
Moss is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Moss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Moss fails to land.
der Grosse turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Moss is not content to let der Grosse control the position.
der Grosse working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
der Grosse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moss is trying to get back to full guard.
der Grosse scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
der Grosse seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moss does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
der Grosse not landing any meaningful shots this time.
der Grosse is trying to control the action in half guard but Moss is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
der Grosse thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moss's head.
der Grosse throwing shots but Moss is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
der Grosse is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
der Grosse throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moss is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moss trying to control here.
Moss trying to get back to full guard but der Grosse takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, der Grosse cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
der Grosse tries to control but Moss wriggling away.
der Grosse scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moss?
Randy Moss's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
der Grosse landing strikes from the mount and Moss is in trouble!
Jeez, Randy Moss's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Randy Moss's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Karl der Grosse!
Our winner, Karl der Grosse, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Acer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Meeoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acer comes to the cage accompanied by Mad at Gravity- Burn. Meeoff has chosen bawitaba as his entrance music. Jack Meeoff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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30
212 lbs
14 - 13 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Isiah Acer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Meeoff!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeoff with a jab.
Meeoff tries to land a front kick but Acer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Acer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meeoff was well out of range. Poor timing from Acer.
Meeoff fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Acer misses with a body kick.
Acer thows a body shot but no joy.
Acer slips a jab and a cross from Meeoff.
Meeoff shoots and misses
and Acer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Acer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meeoff is trying hard to land a takedown here. Acer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Isiah Acer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Meeoff.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Meeoff.
Meeoff defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Acer.
Acer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Meeoff looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Acer moves into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Acer working Meeoff over with strikes here.
Acer wants to control the pace but Meeoff is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeoff wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Acer.
Meeoff really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Acer is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Meeoff is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Isiah Acer!
Isiah Acer gave a mention to 5th Round Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bot Botanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Avril Lavigne - Hot. 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 Anthony Ellis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bot Botanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis blocks the body kick.
Ellis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick from Botanovic lands but Ellis takes it in his stride.
Botanovic throws a body kick that misses.
Botanovic shoots for a takedown but Ellis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Botanovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Ellis throws a shot from downtown. Botanovic moves away and avoids it.
Botanovic throws a leg kick but Ellis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ellis throws out a loose jab but Botanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bot Botanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellis misses with a wild body shot.
Botanovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Botanovic throws a wild body kick that Ellis sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic ducks right into an uppercut from Ellis.
Botanovic lands a leg kick that knocks Ellis off balance momentarily.
Botanovic throws the kick towards the body but Ellis avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Ellis.
Ellis just misses with a punch to the body.
Botanovic drives through with a takedown into Ellis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Botanovic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ellis keeping moving, preventing Botanovic from controlling successfully.
Ellis pushes Botanovic off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellis throws the kick towards the body but Botanovic avoids it.
Botanovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good standup being displayed there by Ellis as he connects with a hook.
Botanovic shoots in looking for a takedown but Ellis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Botanovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Botanovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ellis misses with a wild body shot.
Botanovic is looking to chop away at Ellis's legs.
Botanovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Botanovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic throws a front kick aimed at Ellis's knee but Ellis avoids it well.
Botanovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Botanovic throws a low kick but Ellis avoids it.
Botanovic motions for Ellis to come forward. Botanovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ellis wants to clinch.
Botanovic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Botanovic counters with a good low kick that Ellis was not able to check.
Ellis misses the shot to the body.
Botanovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Botanovic throws a leg kick but Ellis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ellis avoids the head kick by Botanovic.
Botanovic avoids the body shot from Ellis.
Anthony Ellis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ellis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Botanovic.
An inside leg kick from Ellis misses.
Botanovic closes the distance and clinches up with Ellis, looking for a takedown. Botanovic pushes Ellis against the cage but Ellis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bot Botanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Botanovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ellis is able to avoid easily.
Ellis leaves Botanovic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Botanovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ellis is out of range.
Ellis throws an off balance right hand
and Botanovic counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bot Botanovic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Botanovic throws a leg kick
and Ellis counters with a two punch combo.
Botanovic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ellis can't do much from the bottom here.
Botanovic controlling from side mount.
Botanovic throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Botanovic is trying to get an arm triangle but Ellis is defending well.
Botanovic trying to control the position but Ellis is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Botanovic has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ellis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Botanovic.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Botanovic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ellis is not content to let Botanovic control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis tries to improve position but can't.
Ellis is not content to let Botanovic control the position.
Ellis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Botanovic goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ellis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Botanovic but great work by Ellis.
Botanovic tries to improve position but can't.
Botanovic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ellis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Botanovic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic actively working from the bottom here.
Botanovic is refusing to be controlled, as Ellis sits in half guard.
Botanovic wants to improve his position but Ellis is controlling well.
Botanovic wants to control but Ellis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Botanovic tries to get to full guard but Ellis has control of the leg.
Bot Botanovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ellis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Botanovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic trying to control here.
Ellis passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Botanovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ellis trying to control the position but Botanovic is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Botanovic regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ellis's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Botanovic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bot Botanovic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Botanovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bot Botanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Botanovic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ellis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Botanovic somewhat.
Ellis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ellis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Botanovic moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Botanovic.
Botanovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ellis.
Botanovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Ellis throws a shot from downtown. Botanovic moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Ellis blocks the low kick.
Botanovic throws a head kick but Ellis moves out of range.
Ellis avoids the head kick by Botanovic.
A clash of legs there as Ellis blocks the low kick.
Ellis stuns Botanovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Botanovic wants to slow Ellis down by chopping away at his legs.
Botanovic misses with a kick to the body.
Ellis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ellis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Botanovic - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ellis throws a jab but it's blocked by Botanovic.
Ellis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ellis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ellis checks a leg kick nicely.
Ellis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Botanovic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bot Botanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Botanovic motions for Ellis to come forward. Botanovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis misses with a body shot.
Ellis checks the leg kick.
Botanovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ellis checks a low kick from Botanovic.
Botanovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ellis throws a hook but Botanovic blocks it.
A jab from Ellis misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Botanovic.
Botanovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Botanovic tried to score with a low kick but Ellis checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Botanovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis misses with an uppercut.
Botanovic walks into a straight right hand from Ellis.
Botanovic misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Botanovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Botanovic throws a leg kick which misses Ellis's front leg but catches the back leg as Ellis tries to avoid it.
Botanovic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bot Botanovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Check out the look on Botanovic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Botanovic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ellis, who protects the arm well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Botanovic postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bot Botanovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Botanovic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bot Botanovic!
After winning the bout, Bot Botanovic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Elkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart's entrance music is Vertigo - U2. A fine choice. Elkins has chosen Care Bear Countdown as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bret Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwight Elkins!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Hart as he checks the leg kick.
Elkins throws a head kick that misses.
Hart throws a lazy right hand but Elkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Elkins.
Hart misses with a body kick.
Hart blocks a head kick by Elkins.
Hart moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Elkins looks to land a right hand but Hart moved out of range.
Elkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Bret Hart has been cut.
Hart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Hart.
Hart checks a leg kick.
Elkins throws a shot from downtown. Hart moves away and avoids it.
Hart checks the leg kick nicely there.
Elkins throws a chopping leg kick but Hart manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elkins.
Hart scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Elkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Elkins throws a looping overhand right but Hart ducks down to avoid it.
Elkins staying out of range there.
Hart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elkins manages to avoid it.
Hart feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Elkinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hart ducks under a wild hook from Elkins.
Hart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hart wants it to stay on the feet.
Elkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Elkins prevents Hart from standing back up.
Elkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hart wants to get back to his feet.
Elkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Hart is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hart looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Elkins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Elkins's back!
Even with his hooks in, Hart manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Hart tries to get the hooks in deep but Elkins pushed the leg off.
Elkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Elkins just trying to survive but Hart is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Elkins manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Hart is now in side control.
Hart working the strikes but Elkins uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Elkins's head.
Elkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hart.
Hart is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins wants to get back to full guard.
Hart lands with a punch from half guard.
Elkins controlling the position for now.
Hart looks to land a strike but Elkins avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hart tries to free his leg and advance position but Elkins is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart wants to control from the top but Elkins keeps moving.
Hart throws an elbow that misses. Elkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hart's guard. Nice move by Elkins!
Hart looking for a sweep. Not yet Hart, not yet.
Elkins postures up in Hart's guard and throws a big left but Hart blocks it.
Hart scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins misses with a body kick.
Hart lands the left hand.
A big left from Hart misses.
Good leg kick by Elkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Elkins moves away from the strike by Hart.
Hart misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Hart checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Elkins throws a low kick, looking for Hart's leg but Hart calmly moves out of range.
Elkins throws a lazy right hand but Hart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elkins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hart darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hart avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bret Hart's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hart checks a leg kick.
Hart is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Elkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Elkins sprawls well. Elkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hart gets slowly back to his feet.
Hart connects with a crisp jab.
Hart closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Elkins quickly recovers to half guard.
Elkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hart.
Hart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Elkins gets full guard.
Elkins is trying to keep Hart in close.
Hart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart trying to control but Elkins is working from the bottom.
Elkins pushes a forearm under Hart's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hart is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dwight Elkins!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dwight Elkins made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Vandelay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiguro Kamoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamoko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cathedral - Voodoo Fire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 Jiguro Kamoko was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Art Vandelay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jiguro Kamoko!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Vandelay does it's job there.
Vandelay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamoko moves away.
Vandelay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vandelay swings for the body but Kamoko moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kamoko.
Kamoko lands a body shot.
Vandelay throws a head kick that misses.
Kamoko with a jab.
Nice body kick from Vandelay.
Vandelay throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vandelay throws a body kick that misses
and Kamoko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vandelay tries to land a front kick but Kamoko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kamoko drives through with a takedown into Vandelay's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kamoko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kamoko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kamoko connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vandelay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kamoko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kamoko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vandelay is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kamoko is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamoko trying to control but Vandelay is working from the bottom.
Kamoko throwing strikes but missing.
Kamoko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kamoko landing with the ground and pound.
Kamoko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vandelay throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vandelay bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kamoko's guard.
Kamoko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kamoko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vandelay slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vandelay wants to control from the top but Kamoko keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko pulls Vandelay in close to his closed guard and prevents Vandelay from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kamoko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vandelay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamoko. Vandelay does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vandelay checks a leg kick.
Vandelay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vandelay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vandelay throws a head kick but Kamoko moves out of range.
Art Vandelay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamoko with a hook.
Kamoko connects with a right hand. Vandelay shakes it off.
Vandelay throws a sloppy head kick and Kamoko moves out of range easily.
Vandelay looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamoko is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay is looking to score with low kicks.
Vandelay throws a head kick that half lands.
Art Vandelay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vandelay throws a series of punches but Kamoko moves out of range.
Kamoko throws out a powerful jab.
Kamoko blocks a head kick by Vandelay.
A combination from Vandelay does no damage.
Kamoko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vandelay finds it's way round the side to connect with Kamoko's head.
Vandelay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good standup being displayed there by Kamoko as he connects with a hook.
Vandelay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamoko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vandelay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamoko throws a good cross that connects.
Vandelay throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vandelay looks to land a combination but Kamoko avoids it well.
Kamoko misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vandelay misses with a head kick.
Vandelay ducks right into an uppercut from Kamoko.
An inside leg kick lands from Vandelay.
Kamoko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vandelay had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Decent striking displayed by Vandelay there.
Vandelay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kamoko misses with a low kick.
Vandelay lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vandelay looks to land a combination but Kamoko avoids it well.
Kamoko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kamoko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vandelay's half guard.
Vandelay is trying to maintain the position but Kamoko is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kamoko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vandelay on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Art Vandelay will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kamoko avoids the head kick by Vandelay.
Art Vandelay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kamoko dives in and scores a takedown into Vandelay's guard.
Kamoko throws a big elbow that misses.
Jiguro Kamoko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kamoko pushes down on Vandelay's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vandelay has hold of Kamoko's hands but Kamoko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vandelay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vandelay is looking to control Kamoko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vandelay avoid being mounted?
Kamoko slips a nice elbow through Vandelay's hands, connecting with Vandelay's forehead.
Kamoko wants to pass the guard but Vandelay is defending well.
Kamoko working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vandelay tries to get to full guard but Kamoko has control of the leg.
Kamoko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kamoko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kamoko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kamoko lands a nice short elbow.
Vandelay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vandelay looking for submissions off his back.
Kamoko is nestled in close to Vandelay, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kamoko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vandelay sees it coming and defends easily.
Kamoko drops an elbow to the side of Vandelay's head.
Vandelay works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kamoko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vandelay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kamoko.
Kamoko with a nice head shot there.
Kamoko stops Vandelay from standing up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vandelay escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kamoko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kamoko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay is trying to control the position but Kamoko postures up.
Kamoko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kamoko is in close to Vandelay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kamoko scoring with some ground and pound.
Kamoko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vandelay's guard.
Kamoko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kamoko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kamoko is looking for a kimura here.
Ground and pound from Kamoko.
Kamoko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vandelay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vandelay looking for submissions off his back.
Vandelay taking some punishment here, with Kamoko in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay tries to roll over but Kamoko keeps him under control.
Kamoko seems to be looking for submissions.
Kamoko seems to be working for a kimura but Vandelay defends the submission attempt.
Vandelay is trying to get back to full guard.
Kamoko winds up and cracks Vandelay with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vandelay taking some punishment here, with Kamoko in his half guard.
Kamoko works his way into full mount!
Vandelay working to try and regain half guard.
Kamoko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Kamoko connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vandelay is looking to improve his position but Kamoko isn't that keen on the idea.
Kamoko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vandelay tries to hold on but Kamoko postures up.
Kamoko lands a heavy elbow.
Kamoko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vandelay hang on?
Kamoko with good strikes from the mount here!
Vandelay is bucking up trying to escape but Kamoko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vandelay is rocked!
Kamoko lands a big shot to the head and Vandelay winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jiguro Kamoko!
Post fight, Jiguro Kamoko stared into the camera and said 'Train by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night! ALL DAY!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ossi Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Minard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Omen. The crowd seem to be enjoying Minard's choice of entrance music: Walk. Ossi Jokinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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
34 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ossi Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Minard!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liam Minard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Jokinen.
Minard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jokinen momentarily.
Minard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Minard.
Minard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Minard.
Jokinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minard just misses with a punch to the body.
Minard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Minard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Minard moves out of range.
Minard thows a body shot but no joy.
Minard thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from Minard misses.
Minard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jokinen counters with a good low kick that Minard was not able to check.
Minard tries a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jokinen misses with a double jab.
Minard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jokinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Minard. Minard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jokinen dips to his left and cracks Minard with an uppercut!
Jokinen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Minard.
Minard checks a leg kick nicely.
Jokinen stuffs the takedown.
Jokinen lands a leg kick that knocks Minard off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minard misses with a body shot.
Minard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jokinen tests Minard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Minard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jokinen quickly recovers to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jokinen tries to roll over but Minard keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minard passes to side control.
Minard working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Minard postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jokinen is trying to control Minard's posture but Minard avoids it.
Minard scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minard working the ground and pound.
Jokinen struggling a bit here.
Minard sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jokinen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minard misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Minard trying to control the action but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Minard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jokinen tries to improve position but can't.
Minard in side control, throwing shots but Jokinen defends.
Minard throwing strikes but Jokinen manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Minard is trying to escape the position but Jokinen is controlling the position.
Jokinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Minard keeps working.
Minard is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jokinen is staying tight to Minard's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minard tries to improve position but can't.
Minard struggling a bit here.
Minard manages to get back to half guard.
Jokinen stalling.
Minard is trying to maintain the position but Jokinen is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Minard is staying active underneath Jokinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ossi Jokinen just wasn't active enough.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minard moves away.
A jab from Jokinen does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ossi Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Minard gets a double leg takedown into Jokinen's guard.
Minard trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minard throws a strike but Jokinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Minard is trying to keep Jokinen in close.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Minard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jokinen is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Liam Minard.
Jokinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Minard is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Jokinen.
Minard scores with a sloppy right hand. Jokinen should have avoided that one.
Minard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jokinen but Jokinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Minard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Decent striking displayed by Minard there.
Jokinen lands a jab to the head.
Jokinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Minard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jokinen cracks Minard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Minard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Jokinen scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Minard manages to avoid it.
Minard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Minard lands in his opponent's guard.
Minard trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Jokinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Jokinen pulls Minard in close to his closed guard and prevents Minard from doing any damage or advancing position.
Minard tries to free his leg and advance position but Jokinen is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Minard is looking to work some ground and pound but Jokinen has wrist control.
Jokinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Minard trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jokinen manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minard tries to hold on but Jokinen pushes him away.
Minard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jokinen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jokinen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Minard tries to hold on but Jokinen postures up.
Minard gets back to half guard.
Minard trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Jokinen seems content to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Liam Minard.
Minard misses with a takedown attempt - Jokinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ossi Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Minard.
Jokinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Liam Minard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jokinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Minard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jokinen as he jumps to the side.
Minard throws a right hand that Jokinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Jokinen also avoids with ease.
Jokinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Minard's head.
Minard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Minard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ossi Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Minard cracks a nice hook into Jokinen's ribs.
Jokinen throws a right hand that Minard ducks under and follows up with a left that Minard also avoids with ease.
Jokinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Minard.
A leg kick checked by Jokinen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Minard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Minard loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
Minard misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Minard. That snapped Jokinen's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minard throws a low kick, looking for Jokinen's leg but Jokinen calmly moves out of range.
Minard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen throws a lazy right hand but Minard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jokinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Minard tried to score with a low kick but Jokinen checks it.
Jokinen tries to clinch up but Minard circles away and keeps his distance.
Minard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jokinen counters with a nice body shot.
Minard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Minard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Minard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Minard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jokinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jokinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minard misses with a lunging right hand
and Jokinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Minard.
Jokinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Minard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jokinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Minard shoots in for a takedown but Jokinen shows good takedown defense.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jokinen.
Minard misses with a hook.
Minard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jokinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minard was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Minard misses with a head kick.
Minard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jokinen swings for the body but Minard moves out of range.
Minard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Minard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Minard moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minard punishes Jokinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Minard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jokinen.
A big left from Minard misses.
Jokinen connects with a looping right hand.
Jokinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Minard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jokinen in his tracks.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the body.
Minard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Minard moves away from the strike by Jokinen.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Minard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws the left hand but Minard avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jokinen to the mat! Jokinen manages to get full guard.
Jokinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jokinen, not yet.
Jokinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Minard trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jokinen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Minard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Minard has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jokinen has passed into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You can see the frustration on Minard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ossi Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jokinen 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ossi Jokinen!
During a confident post fight interview, Ossi Jokinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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