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IMMA 123:MegaJug's BDay Bash 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gichin Funakoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funakoshi comes into the arena with War Pimp Renaissance blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gichin Funakoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray Mond!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funakoshi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Funakoshi counters with a shoot takedown. Mond fights it but they end up in guard.
Mond is trying to control the position but Funakoshi postures up.
Funakoshi won't allow Mond to sweep him here.
Mond is looking to stand up but Funakoshi isn't so interested in that idea.
Funakoshi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Funakoshi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mond has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mond looking to hit a scissor sweep but Funakoshi is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi wants to control from the top but Mond keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Funakoshi misses with a hook.
Funakoshi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mond sprawls well. Mond wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Funakoshi gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Funakoshi is defended easily by Mond.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Funakoshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mond misses with a low kick.
Mond throws a body kick that misses.
Mond throws a body kick that misses.
Mond tries to clinch but Funakoshi is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mond. Funakoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mond defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Funakoshi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gichin Funakoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick from Mond misses.
Mond displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Funakoshi.
Mond scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi gets the takedown into side control.
Mond can't do much from the bottom here.
Mond is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Funakoshi is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Mond tries to lock up and control but Funakoshi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Funakoshi lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funakoshi tries to control but Mond wriggling away.
Mond can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mond avoids a series of strikes thrown by Funakoshi.
Funakoshi unloads with some shots from mount but Mond bucks and avoids them well.
Funakoshi with a couple of short strikes.
Mond tries to reverse the position but Funakoshi maintains control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mond is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Funakoshi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Funakoshi looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gichin Funakoshi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mond wants to clinch.
Mond scoring well with a low kick there.
Mond fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Funakoshi or perhaps it was just good defense by Mond which made him look bad.
Funakoshi throws a lazy right hand but Mond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mond bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Funakoshi is looking for a sweep.
Funakoshi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mond's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi wants to get back to full guard but Mond has mounted him!
Funakoshi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mond lands a big shot there that rocks Funakoshi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mond pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Funakoshi is rocked!
Funakoshi is desperately trying to improve his position but Mond has a good base and remains in mount.
Funakoshi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Funakoshi trying to control but Mond postures up.
Mond thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Funakoshi's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mond is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mond tries to pass to full mount but Funakoshi defends it.
Mond missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mond not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mond missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mond sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Funakoshi defending well though.
Mond is trying to control. Funakoshi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Funakoshi is looking to control Mond's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Funakoshi avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Funakoshi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mond trying to control but Funakoshi is working from the bottom.
Funakoshi wants to sweep here but Mond controlling him for the moment.
Mond working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mond is looking to work some ground and pound but Funakoshi has wrist control.
Mond is fighting to break Funakoshi's control of his arms but Funakoshi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mond postures up in Funakoshi's guard and throws a big left but Funakoshi blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mond scoring with punches to the head and body.
Funakoshi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mond throws a strike but Funakoshi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Funakoshi with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mond trying to keep a closed guard but Funakoshi is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Mond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mond, right into the meat.
Funakoshi shoots in for a takedown but Mond shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good work by Funakoshi as he checks the leg kick.
Mond tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Funakoshi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mond tries to clinch up but Funakoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Funakoshi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mond circles away.
Mond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mond looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Funakoshi throws an overhand right that lands on Mond's shoulder, as Mond tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mond circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gichin Funakoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mond throws a quick inside leg kick.
Funakoshi shoots for a takedown but Mond saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Funakoshi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mond circles away.
Funakoshi blocks a head kick by Mond.
Funakoshi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mond fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ray Mond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Mond is predictable there
letting Funakoshi counter with a right hand.
Mond misses with a hook.
Funakoshi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mond is out of range and Funakoshi settles back down.
Mond throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Funakoshi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mond's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mond controlling Funakoshi's posture.
Funakoshi wants to control from the top but Mond keeps moving.
Funakoshi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Funakoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Mond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gichin Funakoshi just wasn't active enough.
Mond throws a leg kick but Funakoshi checks it.
Funakoshi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mond counters by moving into the clinch.
Mond is stalling here.
Mond receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Mond looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mond has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Funakoshi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Funakoshi blocks an elbow strike.
Funakoshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mond misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mond just stands there and leans against the cage.
Funakoshi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Funakoshi avoids the elbow strike from Mond, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mond goes for a takedown in the clinch but Funakoshi prevents it.
Funakoshi managing to block the knees to the body from Mond.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ray Mond.
I think Mond has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Gichin Funakoshi!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Ray Mond!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Gichin Funakoshi!
Gichin Funakoshi wins by split decision!
Gichin Funakoshi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kublai Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo has chosen Lil' Jamal - Genetic For Terror as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kublai Congo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett throws a lazy right hand but Congo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Richard Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Congo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bennett.
Bennett scores with a kick to the body.
Congo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bennett's waist but Bennett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Congo off to one side.
Congo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bennett is fending him off so far but Congo persists. Nope, Bennett circles away and we're back to standing.
Bennett throws a hook but Congo avoids it easily.
Congo scores with a shot to the body.
Congo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Congo.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett tries to land a front kick but Congo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Congo throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Congo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Congo.
Congo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Richard Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kublai Congo.
Congo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett lands a leg kick that knocks Congo off balance momentarily.
Bennett throws a wild body kick that Congo sees coming a mile off.
Bennett lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Kublai Congo has been cut.
Congo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Congo shoots in for a double leg but Bennett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Congo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett misses with a low kick as Congo jumps back.
Bennett throws an off balance right hand
and Congo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Congo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bennett can pounce on him.
Congo dives in and scores a takedown into Bennett's guard.
Bennett keeping moving, preventing Congo from controlling successfully.
Congo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bennett is keeping the position for now.
Congo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Congo looking to sit in guard and control but Bennett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Richard Bennett.
The fighters circling - Congo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Congo misses with a hook.
Bennett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Congo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Congo misses with a lunging right hand
and Bennett counters with a nice leg kick.
Bennett checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Congo. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Congo just misses with a punch to the body.
Congo fails to land the takedown.
Bennett connects with a leg kick. Congo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett throws a lazy right hand but Congo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Congo moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Bennett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kublai Congo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bennett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Congo lands a nice shot to the body.
Congo misses with a leg kick
and Bennett counters with an inside leg kick.
Congo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
Bennett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Congo momentarily.
Congo walks into a left hand.
Congo shoots in looking for a takedown but Bennett manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Congo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Congo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
Bennett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Congo if he has to take too many more of those.
Congo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennett counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Congo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bennett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bennett, right into the meat.
Congo is breathing heavily.
Bennett tries to score with a low kick but Congo moves his leg out of the way.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Congo.
Bennett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Congo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bennett lands a nice hook to Congo's body. Congo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bennett scores with a shot to the body.
Bennett throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett connects with a body shot.
Bennett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Congo's calf.
Bennett scores with a leg kick.
Richard Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennett misses the target.
Richard Bennett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Congo's head.
Bennett lands with a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Congo is defended easily by Bennett.
Richard Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kublai Congo.
A slow jab from Bennett misses its intended target.
Bennett tries to clinch but Congo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries to land a front kick but Congo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Bennett.
Congo shoots in looking for a takedown but Bennett manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Congo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Congo. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett throws out a leg kick but Congo moves out of range and Bennett only half commits.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Congo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bennett tries a low kick but Congo avoids it.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Congo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Congo shoots in looking for a takedown. Bennett tries to sprawl out of it but Congo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bennett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Congo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Bennett.
Congo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Bennett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bennett throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bennett.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Congo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bennett as he avoids it easily.
Congo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Bennett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kublai Congo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Congo.
A solid body kick from Bennett.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
Congo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Congo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett throws a chopping leg kick but Congo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Congo throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett lands a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bennett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett cracks a nice hook into Congo's ribs.
Bennett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Congo can do to turn this around?
Congo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab from Bennett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Congo if he has to take too many more of those.
Congo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bennett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bennett thows a body kick. Congo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett lands with a nice body punch.
Bennett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Congo's sensitive parts.
Bennett rushes Congo and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Congo wants a takedown.
Bennett misses with the head strike.
Kublai Congo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennett gets through Congo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bennett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bennett.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Congo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bennett is defending well.
Bennett misses with some punches.
Bennett tries a body shot but Congo blocks it.
Congo has Bennett pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bennett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Richard Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kublai Congo.
Bennett digs a right hand into Congo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Congo's gas tank.
Bennett working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bennett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Congo backwards.
Bennett has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Congo - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Bennett, and another! Congo is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Richard Bennett!
A victorious Richard Bennett thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buff Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickens has chosen Shoot to Thrill - AC/DC as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buff Dickens!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goldman misses with a leg kick
and Dickens counters with a low kick, right behind Goldman 's knee.
Dickens scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Goldman is trying to escape the position but Dickens is controlling the position.
Goldman is not content to let Dickens control the position.
Dickens misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dickens goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Goldman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dickens but great work by Goldman.
Dickens manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dickens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dickens not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dickens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dickens connects with a nice short shot to Goldman's temple.
Dickens winds up and cracks Goldman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goldman tries to get to full guard but Dickens has control of the leg.
Dickens trying to control the action but Goldman is working from the bottom.
Goldman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dickens connects with a nice short shot to Goldman's temple.
Dickens takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens wants to take a breather but Goldman is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dickens in particular looking to stall.
Dickens wants to pass the guard but Goldman is defending well.
Goldman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dickens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goldman defending well though.
Dickens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goldman defending well though.
Dickens is stalling here. Goldman is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dickens seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Goldman has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Goldman tries to stand but Dickens is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens is looking for a sweep.
Dickens gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickens wants to get back to full guard.
Dickens is trying to maintain the position but Goldman is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickens wants to improve his position but Goldman is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dickens manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dickens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goldman defends it easily.
Dickens is trying to keep Goldman in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dickens is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buff Dickens dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goldman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dickens tries to close the distance and clinch but Goldman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goldman gets caught napping as Dickens dives in and scores a takedown. Goldman manages to retain guard.
Dickens distracts Goldman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dickens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goldman is keeping the position for now.
Dickens lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dickens trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens looking to sit in guard and control but Goldman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dickens not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Buff Dickens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dickens looking for a guillotine here but Goldman defends easily.
Dickens looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Goldman passes into half guard.
Dickens wants to sweep but Goldman has passed to side control!
Dickens is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dickens to his feet.
Goldman scores with a jab to the body.
Goldman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dickens can pounce on him.
Dickens lands with a hook. Goldman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Goldman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Goldman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goldman misses with a looping right.
Goldman misses with a straight left.
Dickens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Goldman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dickens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goldman misses with a hook. Dickens ducked under it nicely.
Goldman connects with a nice looking jab.
Dickens shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Goldman pinned against the cage. Goldman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dickens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickens thows a body shot but no joy.
Goldman throws a hook to the side of Dickens's head but Dickens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dickens throws a nice inside leg kick.
Buff Dickens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Abe Goldman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Goldman.
A big left from Goldman misses.
Goldman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dickens rushes Goldman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Goldman manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dickens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Goldman.
Dickens lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dickens throws a leg kick which misses Goldman's front leg but catches the back leg as Goldman tries to avoid it.
Goldman throws a hook but Dickens avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buff Dickens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Goldman moves out of range as Dickens throws a body kick.
Abe Goldman is winning the standup battle so far.
Goldman misses with a series of wild punches.
Dickens throws a nice looking combination but Goldman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dickens. Goldman shrugs it off though.
Goldman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dickens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dickens lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dickens. That's going to slow Goldman down.
Dickens scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dickens shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dickens was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dickens tries to advance to mount but Goldman denies him.
Dickens content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens with the ground and pound but Goldman regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Dickens throwing shots but Goldman is blocking nicely.
Dickens working the head and body with strikes.
Dickens sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Goldman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dickens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dickens.
Dickens uses his free foot to push down on Goldman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Goldman.
Goldman is trying desperately to improve position.
Dickens scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Goldman?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens looking to ground and pound but Goldman is blocking nicely.
Well,Goldman is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Dickens lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dickens punching from mount but Goldman doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dickens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Abe Goldman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dickens landing shots from mount.
Dickens cracks Goldman with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buff Dickens!
An out of breath Buff Dickens thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Rivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivaldi has chosen Joker's Wild as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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181 lbs
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178 lbs
21 - 7 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eli Bracha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Rivaldi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bracha's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rivaldi under the eye.
Some wild striking there from Bracha.
Rivaldi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bracha circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivaldi misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bracha misses the target.
Rivaldi misses with a double jab.
Eli Bracha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bracha throws a head kick that Rivaldi semi-blocks.
Rivaldi catches Bracha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bracha. Rivaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bracha gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rivaldi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rivaldi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivaldi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bracha on the side of the head.
Rivaldi connects with a right hand. Bracha shakes it off.
Bracha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rivaldi.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bracha throws a jab when Rivaldi was well out of range.
Bracha 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.
Bracha walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bracha fails to land with a series of punches.
Bracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bracha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivaldi moves out of range of the body kick.
Bracha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rivaldi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rivaldi blocks a head kick by Bracha.
Bracha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivaldi circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivaldi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bracha in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Bracha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bracha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rivaldi scores with a head kick. Bracha tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivaldi moves out of range of the body kick from Bracha.
Rivaldi scores with a shot to the body.
Rivaldi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rivaldi lands a left and a right that send Bracha crashing to the mat, dazed. Rivaldi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi with a nice cross.
Bracha is rocked!
Bracha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oh Bracha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivaldi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Rivaldi. Beautiful body shot.
Bracha is breathing heavily.
Rivaldi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bracha seems to have got his legs back now.
Bracha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bracha misses the body punch
and Rivaldi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bracha looks to throw the jab but Rivaldi is out of range.
Bracha steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rivaldi. That one must have hurt.
Rivaldi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brachas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bracha lands a jab to Rivaldi's midsection.
Rivaldi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bracha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bracha misses with a body shot.
Bracha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bracha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rivaldi motions for Bracha to come forward. Rivaldi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivaldi misses with a few strikes there.
Bracha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bracha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivaldi avoids the head kick by Bracha.
Bracha throws a body kick that misses.
Bracha tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivaldi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bracha throws an overhand right that lands on Rivaldi's shoulder, as Rivaldi tries to avoid the shot.
Rivaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivaldi swinging wildly here.
Rivaldi slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bracha is able to avoid easily.
Bracha misses with a straight left.
Rivaldi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bracha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rivaldi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bracha thinking.
Rivaldi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rivaldi throws a solid leg kick but Bracha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rivaldi.
Rivaldi lands a nice looking body shot.
Bracha misses the shot to the body.
Rivaldi misses with a head kick.
Bracha misses the jab.
Rivaldi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bracha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivaldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bracha cracks Rivaldi with an open hand slap.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses
and Bracha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Rivaldi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rivaldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rivaldi scores with a push kick.
Rivaldi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rivaldi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rivaldi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rivaldi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bracha ducks under a wild hook from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi connects with a body shot that sends Bracha's belly button to the back.
Rivaldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bracha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bracha throws a sloppy head kick and Rivaldi moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Bracha misses the target.
Rivaldi scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivaldi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good shot there by Bracha.
Bracha throws a sloppy head kick and Rivaldi moves out of range easily.
Rivaldi misses with an uppercut. Bracha saw that one coming.
Bracha takes one on the button.
Eli Bracha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha throws a body kick that misses.
Rivaldi connects with the punch.
Bracha loads up on a big right hand but Rivaldi slips the punch.
Rivaldi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bracha.
Rivaldi cracks the inside of Bracha's front leg.
Bracha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi rushes Bracha with punches - Bracha moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Bracha goes down! Rivaldi follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominick Rivaldi!
Dominick Rivaldi spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Ruanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Smokeleaf (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
33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Ruanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angelo Smokeleaf!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruanti.
Smokeleaf fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruanti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruanti drops his hands momentarily and Smokeleaf takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ruanti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smokeleaf on the side of the head.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ruanti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruanti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smokeleaf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruanti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Smokeleaf misses.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch up.
Ruanti throws a low kick but Smokeleaf avoids it.
Ruanti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Ruanti dodges the punch combination from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf lands a slapping body shot.
Ruanti avoids the head kick by Smokeleaf.
Ruanti tried to score with a low kick but Smokeleaf checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruanti.
Smokeleaf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smokeleaf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smokeleaf with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruanti throws a body punch but Smokeleaf moves out of range.
Smokeleaf thows a body shot but no joy.
Ruanti checks the leg kick.
Ruanti tests Smokeleaf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruanti moves out of range as Smokeleaf throws a body kick.
Smokeleaf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smokeleaf lands with a shot to the body.
Smokeleaf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smokeleaf is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ruanti rather than just go for the knockout.
Ruanti circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf throws a wild body kick that Ruanti sees coming a mile off.
Ruanti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ruanti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smokeleaf checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smokeleaf misses with a leg kick.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch but Ruanti is having none of it.
Angelo Smokeleaf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruanti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ruanti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ruanti looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ruanti is keen to just control but Smokeleaf is a slippery customer.
Ruanti is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ruanti is trying to control. Smokeleaf wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ruanti is thwarting Smokeleaf's attempts to control the position.
Ruanti is just content to waste time from the top position. Smokeleaf takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ruanti not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Ruanti has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Smokeleaf tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruanti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruanti misses with a wild body shot.
Ruanti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ruanti misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smokeleaf 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruanti checks a leg kick.
Smokeleaf throws a leg kick but Ruanti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
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 Daniel Ruanti will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ruanti feints and then cracks Smokeleaf's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smokeleaf down.
Ruanti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smokeleaf's calf.
Ruanti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smokeleaf scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruanti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruanti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ruanti fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smokeleaf sprawls well initially but Ruanti persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Smokeleaf trying to control but Ruanti postures up.
Smokeleaf is trying to get back to full guard.
Ruanti looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti is thwarting Smokeleaf's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ruanti in particular looking to stall.
Ruanti wants to take a breather but Smokeleaf is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Angelo Smokeleaf.
Ruanti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smokeleaf will feel that in the morning.
Ruanti tries a head kick but it misses.
Smokeleaf avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smokeleaf lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smokeleaf, right into the meat.
Ruanti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smokeleaf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruanti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smokeleaf's waist but Smokeleaf gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ruanti off to one side.
Smokeleaf throws a leg kick but Ruanti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruanti.
Smokeleaf lands a nice hook to Ruanti's body. Ruanti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruanti throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smokeleaf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smokeleaf throws a sloppy head kick and Ruanti moves out of range easily.
Ruanti throws the kick towards the body but Smokeleaf avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Ruanti there.
Ruanti moves out of range as Smokeleaf throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smokeleaf throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ruanti.
A slow jab from Smokeleaf misses its intended target.
Smokeleaf avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smokeleaf pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruanti is out of range and Smokeleaf settles back down.
Smokeleaf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruanti's sensitive parts.
Some wild striking there from Ruanti.
Ruanti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ruanti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ruanti looking to pass the guard.
Ruanti is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruanti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smokeleaf swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smokeleaf keeping moving, preventing Ruanti from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smokeleaf lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Ruanti dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ruanti. Smokeleaf shrugs it off though.
Ruanti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smokeleaf's head.
Ruanti connects with a right hand. Smokeleaf shakes it off.
Smokeleaf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smokeleaf lands a leg kick that knocks Ruanti off balance momentarily.
Smokeleaf throws a wild body kick that Ruanti sees coming a mile off.
Smokeleaf throws a hook to the side of Ruanti's head but Ruanti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smokeleaf scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Ruanti.
Nice body punch from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokeleaf fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruanti is out of range.
Ruanti delivers a nice body kick.
Smokeleaf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smokeleaf walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti connects with a single shot there.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick but Ruanti moves out of range.
Smokeleaf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smokeleaf thows a body shot but no joy.
Daniel Ruanti is winning the standup battle so far.
Smokeleaf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smokeleaf throws a right hand that Ruanti ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruanti also avoids with ease.
Smokeleaf avoids the body shot from Ruanti.
Ruanti 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.
Smokeleaf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruanti manages to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ruanti crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smokeleaf - the referee stops the clock and Ruanti gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smokeleaf. Ruanti manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ruanti is looking to score with low kicks.
Smokeleaf fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruanti is out of range.
Smokeleaf throws a leg kick but Ruanti moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A bone on bone clash there as Smokeleaf blocks the leg kick.
Smokeleaf throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ruanti thows a leg kick but Smokeleaf checks it
and Smokeleaf counters with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Smokeleaf misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Ruanti.
Ruanti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a wild body kick that Ruanti sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ruanti, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokeleaf throws a chopping leg kick but Ruanti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruanti misses with a body shot.
Ruanti throws out a loose jab but Smokeleaf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruanti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smokeleaf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ruanti if he has to take too many more of those.
Smokeleaf moves into range and clinches up with Ruanti.
Ruanti lands a body shot.
Smokeleaf tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruanti avoids the damage to the body.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but Ruanti blocks it.
Smokeleaf throws an elbow that misses.
Ruanti blocks an elbow strike from Smokeleaf.
Ruanti digs a right hand into Smokeleaf's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smokeleaf's gas tank.
Ruanti breaks from the clinch.
Ruanti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smokeleaf feints and then cracks Ruanti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruanti down.
Ruanti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smokeleaf throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smokeleaf misses with a low kick.
Ruanti cracks Smokeleaf with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruanti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smokeleaf manages to avoid it.
Ruanti misses with a low kick as Smokeleaf jumps back.
Ruanti looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Daniel Ruanti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruanti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Ruanti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruanti, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Daniel Ruanti!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Daniel Ruanti!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Daniel Ruanti!
Daniel Ruanti wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Daniel Ruanti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Peto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozuma Obata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sabaton - Talvisota . Obata is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hijack The Terrorist Group - Hijack. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Peto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozuma Obata!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obata swinging wildly here.
Good exchange - Obata coming out on top.
Peto jabs Obata right on the nose. Obata blinks but takes it well.
Obata looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Peto ducks under a wild hook from Obata.
Peto moves out of range of the strikes.
Obata lands a nice hook to Peto's body. Peto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obata moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peto tries to work over Obata's front leg with a kick but Obata checks it.
Obata thows a body shot but no joy.
Obata avoids the body shot from Peto.
Peto throws a sloppy head kick and Obata moves out of range easily.
Obata lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Obata misses the target.
Obata lands with a nice combination. Peto backs away looking to recover.
Obata throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obata ducks under a wild hook from Peto.
Peto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Obata's waist but Obata gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peto off to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obata. Peto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obata digs a good hook to Peto's body.
Peto tries to land a front kick but Obata steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Peto lands a jab-cross combination.
Obata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obata looks to land a left hand but Peto moved out of range nicely.
Peto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Obata scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obata lands with an overhand left.
Obata takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Peto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Peto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Obata's calf.
Peto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obata scores with a punch to the head.
Peto moves out of range of the strikes.
Obata is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Peto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obata throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obata misses with a looping right.
Obata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peto.
Peto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peto tries to bum rush Obata with a series of wild strikes but Obata uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peto throws a head kick but Obata moves out of range.
Peto lands a nice hook to Obata's body. Obata takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obata throws a leg kick
and Peto counters with a nice body kick.
Obata misses with a hook
and Peto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Obata looks to land a right hand but Peto moved out of range.
Peto digs a good body shot into Obata's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Obata.
Peto is looking to chop away at Obata's legs.
Peto lands with a hook. Obata tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Obata throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Peto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Obata looks to land a combination but Peto avoids it well.
Obata misses with a hook.
Obata avoids the head kick by Peto.
Obata throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obata to score with a decent uppercut.
Obata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peto moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozuma Obata dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Obata tries to work over Peto's front leg with a kick but Peto checks it.
Obata misses the shot to the body.
Peto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A jab from Obata misses.
Obata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peto just misses with a punch to the body.
Peto misses with a body shot.
Ozuma Obata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obata misses with a straight right.
Peto moves away from the strike by Obata.
Peto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Obata has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Obata throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Peto to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obata fails to land with a series of punches.
Peto ducks under a wild hook from Obata.
Obata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peto.
Peto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Obata misses.
Obata misses with a straight left.
Obata swinging wildly here.
Obata throws the left hand but Peto avoids the punch easily.
Obata blocks a head kick by Peto.
Good shot there by Obata.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Obata finds it's way through Peto's defenses.
Peto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ozuma Obata seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Obata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Obata counters with an outside leg kick.
Peto defending well as Obata loads up on a big left hand.
Obata misses with a left hand
and Peto makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Obata really felt that one!
Peto throws a hook but Obata blocks it.
Obata swings for the body but Peto moves out of range.
Peto misses with a body kick.
Obata misses with a right hand
and Peto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obata jabs at Peto's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obata throws a leg kick
and Peto counters with a nice uppercut.
Obata lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Obata throws a series of punches but Peto avoids them all with ease.
Peto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obata moves away from the strike by Peto.
Obata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obata listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Peto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Obata.
Peto throws a leg kick but Obata moved away.
Peto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obata.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obata throws a leg kick which misses Peto's front leg but catches the back leg as Peto tries to avoid it.
Obata moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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!
Obata fails to land with a series of punches.
Peto throws a sloppy head kick and Obata moves out of range easily.
Obata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obata bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Peto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peto lands with a nice body punch.
Peto ducks under a wild hook from Obata.
Obata takes a swing at Peto's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ozuma Obata will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Peto has a takedown stuffed.
Peto throws a body kick that misses.
Obata just misses with a punch to the body.
Obata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obata throws a lazy uppercut
and Peto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peto lands a leg kick that knocks Obata off balance momentarily.
Peto staying out of range there.
Obata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peto slips a jab and a cross from Obata.
Peto lunges at Obata with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Obata's hand.
Obata misses with a straight right.
Peto walks into a stiff left hand from Obata.
Obata throws a big shot that misses.
Obata leaves Peto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Obata swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peto closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Obata quickly recovers to half guard.
Peto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peto working over Obata with some ground and pound. Obata looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Peto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Obata doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Peto.
Obata is trying to stand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peto tries to pass to full mount but Obata defends it.
Peto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Obata!
Obata is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peto unloading with bombs!
You get the feeling that Obata really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Peto content just to control the position here.
Obata is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Obata really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Peto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Obata is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Peto trying to control but Obata is having none of it.
Obata is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Obata looks a forlorn figure.
Obata is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Obata is still in real trouble! Can Peto finish him?
Obata is squirming around, avoiding Peto's attempts to control the action.
Peto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Obata is in a horrible position here. Peto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Obata can do anything to dispel that myth.
Peto lands a nice shot to the head.
Peto cracks Obata with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pertti Peto!
After winning the bout, Pertti Peto 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 Charles Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Sykloni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sykloni comes into a darkened arena with his song building. David Arkenstone - Carrickfergus kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sami Sykloni told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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196 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Sykloni!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Sykloni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A good leg kick by Harper.
Harper throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Sykloni misses.
Sykloni throws a low kick but Harper avoids it.
Sami Sykloni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper tries to work over Sykloni's front leg with a kick but Sykloni checks it.
Sykloni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Sykloni throws an off balance right hand
and Harper makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sykloni tries to land a body kick
and Harper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Sami Sykloni has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper 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.
Harper throws a leg kick
and Sykloni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Sykloni circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harper.
Sykloni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sykloni looks to throw a body kick
and Harper counters with an inside leg kick.
Sykloni throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sykloni tests Harper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Harper misses
and Sykloni counters with a right hand to the body.
Sykloni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sykloni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harper.
Sykloni checks a leg kick.
Harper gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sykloni to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sykloni stays in close to Harper's body and controls the position.
Harper looking for a sweep. Not yet Harper, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper keeping moving, preventing Sykloni from controlling successfully.
Harper keeping full guard, as Sykloni tries to pass.
Harper pulls Sykloni in close to prevent any damage.
Sykloni missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harper trying to control the position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harper lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sykloni has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sykloni and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sykloni.
Harper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harper.
Harper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sykloni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sykloni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sykloni throws a leg kick that misses.
Sykloni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harper moves out of range of the leg kick from Sykloni.
Harper takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sykloni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sykloni misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a low kick, looking for Sykloni's leg but Sykloni calmly moves out of range.
Harper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sykloni throws a jab when Harper was well out of range.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Harper does it's job there.
Harper throws a leg kick which misses Sykloni's front leg but catches the back leg as Sykloni tries to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sykloni!
Harper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harper throws a head kick that Sykloni semi-blocks.
Harper lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sykloni is looking to slow Harper down with leg kicks.
Charles Harper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harper sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Harper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Sykloni's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harper checks a leg kick nicely.
Sykloni cracks a nice hook into Harper's ribs.
Charles Harper is winning the standup battle so far.
Sykloni throws a hook but Harper blocks it.
Sykloni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sykloni misses with a hook to the body
and Harper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sykloni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harper.
Sykloni will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harper tries to clinch but Sykloni is having none of it.
Sykloni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harper on the side of the head.
Harper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sykloni is able to avoid easily.
Good leg kick by Harper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harper thumps Sykloni with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper 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.
Harper tries to work over Sykloni's front leg with a kick but Sykloni checks it.
Harper connects with an inside leg kick.
Sykloni just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Sykloni misses.
Harper cracks Sykloni with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harper pounces like a tiger and cracks Sykloni with a vicious hook! Sykloni is down but not out! Harper follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Charles Harper!
Charles Harper really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torni comes to the cage accompanied by Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Dragonfly by Shaman's Harvest. Bruce Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
190 lbs
30 - 11 - 0 |
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182 lbs
32 - 14 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Torni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee dodges the punch combination from Torni.
Torni thumps Lee with a low kick.
Lee swings for the body but Torni moves out of range.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Torni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torni feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Torni lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lee tries a low kick but Torni avoids it.
Lee looks for the body kick but Torni saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a body punch but Torni moves out of range.
Torni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Torni misses the body punch
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Torni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee throws a body punch but Torni moves out of range.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torni moves away.
Lee swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni misses with a looping right.
Lee tries to clinch up but Torni circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torni's sensitive parts.
Torni looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee throws a body punch but Torni moves out of range.
Torni blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee swings for the body but Torni moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a body punch but Torni moves out of range.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Torni makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Torni misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Torni avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Torni controls the action.
Torni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torni.
Torni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee tries to work over Torni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torni lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Torni scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni has Lee pressed against the cage.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee tries to work over Torni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torni tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Torni misses with a body punch.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torni blocks a body shot from Lee.
Torni lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Torni has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Torni 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.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torni backwards.
Torni stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lee misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torni.
Lee feints a jab promting Torni to slip. Lee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Torni slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Torni is just out of range.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee misses with a hook
and Torni counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
and Torni counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Torni ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee digs a good body shot into Torni's ribs.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Torni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Torni misses with a wild body shot.
Lee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Torni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torni connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Torni scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Torni counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torni thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lee if he has to take too many more of those.
Torni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torni tries to land a leg kick but Lee saw it coming and moves away.
Torni has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
Lee lands a jab.
Lee is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Torni makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lee really felt that one!
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torni manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torni lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Torni counters with a nice body kick.
Torni throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range as Torni strikes.
Torni cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Torni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Torni.
Torni clinches up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Torni.
Torni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torni struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Torni is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Torni into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lauri Torni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Torni to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Torni rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torni moves away.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Torni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torni.
Torni lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Torni has taken the fight into the clinch.
Torni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torni blocks an uppercut.
Torni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lee tries a body shot but Torni blocks it.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Torni is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Torni has his back to the cage.
Torni throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Torni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torni blocks the body kick.
Crunch! Lee slams his shin into Torni's torso.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Torni blocks the leg kick.
Lee feints and then cracks Torni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torni down.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torni forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Torni fails to land.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee prevents Torni from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni throws a head punch that misses.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Torni controls his hands.
Torni tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Torni back against the cage.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Torni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torni has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Torni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Torni.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torni is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Torni struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Torni working aggressively here.
Torni missing with knees to the body.
Lee prevents a body shot from Torni.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torni blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Torni swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tornis head.
Torni pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torni being controlled against the cage.
Lee misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torni.
Torni tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Torni misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Bruce Lee!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Bruce Lee!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Bruce Lee!
Bruce Lee wins by unanimous decision!
Bruce Lee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas comes to the cage accompanied by La La La - Snoop Lion. Emelianenko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enea Vollare Mezzo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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254 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dustin Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas lands a head kick!
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Douglas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emelianenko doesn't seem bothered though.
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 punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
Nice cross by Douglas.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.
Douglas slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Douglas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Douglas throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Douglas tries to sprawl but Emelianenko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Emelianenko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Douglas sees it coming and defends easily.
Douglas has hold of Emelianenko's hands but Emelianenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Emelianenko wants to pass the guard but Douglas is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Emelianenko lands a nice short elbow.
Douglas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands with a punch from half guard.
Douglas pushes Emelianenko off looking to stand but Emelianenko dives back in and keeps control.
Douglas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Douglas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Douglas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Emelianenko is working away from the top position though.
Douglas controlling the position for now.
Emelianenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Douglas tries to get to full guard but Emelianenko has control of the leg.
Douglas is trying to maintain the position but Emelianenko is very close to passing his half guard.
Emelianenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Emelianenko is looking for a kimura but Douglas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Emelianenko to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas trying to hold on to Emelianenko's head to control him but Emelianenko postures up.
Douglas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Emelianenko is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Emelianenko prevents Douglas from improving his position.
Douglas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Emelianenko is working away from the top position though.
Douglas gets full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko won't allow Douglas to sweep him here.
Emelianenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Douglas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Emelianenko throws a strike but Douglas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Emelianenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Douglas is aware though and is defending well.
Emelianenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Douglas is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Douglas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Douglas is pushing down on Emelianenko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Emelianenko is fighting to maintain full guard but Douglas has managed to sneak the leg through.
Emelianenko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Douglas stands up and waves to Emelianenko to follow him.
Emelianenko digs a good body shot into Douglas's ribs.
Douglas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that Douglas avoids nicely.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that Douglas avoids nicely.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Douglas misses with a looping right.
Emelianenko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Douglas!
Douglas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Emelianenko connects with a decent elbow.
Douglas is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Emelianenko has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Douglas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Douglas is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko throws an elbow but Douglas slips to the side and avoids it well.
Emelianenko working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fedor Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emelianenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Douglas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emelianenko throws an off balance right hand
and Douglas counters with a good, hard body kick but Emelianenko shrugs it off.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Douglas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Emelianenko. Those never looked like landing.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Douglas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Emelianenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Douglas sprawls well. He's pushed Emelianenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Douglas scores with a hook.
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!
Douglas's corner calls for a 1-2. Douglas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Emelianenko tries to move into range but Douglas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Douglas can pounce on him.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Douglas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Emelianenko dives in and grabs Douglas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Douglas pushes down on Emelianenko's head and hops out.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Douglas defends it nicely.
Dustin Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Douglas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dustin Douglas is winning the standup battle so far.
Douglas misses with a body kick.
Douglas tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Douglas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Good leg kick by Douglas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emelianenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas moves into full guard.
Emelianenko cracks Douglas with a solid left hand.
Emelianenko stands up over Douglas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Emelianenko landing some decent shots from guard.
Emelianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Emelianenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Douglas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Douglas wants to sweep but no luck.
Douglas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Douglas seems content to control.
Emelianenko tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Douglas has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Douglas moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
Emelianenko scores with a body shot.
Emelianenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Douglas on the side of the head.
Emelianenko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Douglas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Douglas struggling a bit here.
Douglas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Douglas, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries to bench press Emelianenko off him but Emelianenko keeps the position.
Douglas holds on to Emelianenko's head and controls the position momentarily.
Douglas is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Emelianenko off and has taken his back!
Emelianenko prevents Douglas from getting a body triangle.
Douglas keeps control of the position as Emelianenko tries to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas biding his time, controlling Emelianenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Douglas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emelianenko'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. And we move into the final round!
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelianenko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Douglas rather than just go for the knockout.
Emelianenko connects with a right hand. Douglas shakes it off.
Douglas throws a lazy head kick
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Emelianenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Douglas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emelianenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Douglas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Douglas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Douglas works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emelianenko walks into a straight right hand from Douglas.
Douglas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Emelianenko.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
Douglas throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas misses with a straight left.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Emelianenko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Emelianenko in side control, throwing shots but Douglas defends.
You can see the frustration on Douglas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Emelianenko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Douglas, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is looking to regain half guard here but Emelianenko keeps moving and retains side control.
Emelianenko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Emelianenko working away.
An elbow from Emelianenko crashes against the mat.
Emelianenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Douglas dodges the ground and pound from Emelianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Emelianenko off and has taken his back!
Good control from Douglas.
Emelianenko tries to escape but Douglas has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
What can Emelianenko do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Emelianenko tries to escape the position.
Douglas tries to keep control of the position but Emelianenko is staying busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Emelianenko is in bad spot here.
Douglas controlling from the back.
Douglas is trying to stick to Emelianenko's back but Emelianenko is turning into Douglas. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Douglas's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Douglas is pulling down on Emelianenko's head. It's preventing any offense from Emelianenko, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dustin Douglas just wasn't active enough.
Douglas throws a nice looking combination but Emelianenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emelianenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Dustin Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Douglas.
Emelianenko shoots for a takedown but Douglas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Douglas.
Douglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Douglas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dustin Douglas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Douglas 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Dustin Douglas!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Dustin Douglas!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Dustin Douglas!
Dustin Douglas wins by unanimous decision!
Dustin Douglas took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Congo Ashantie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashantie comes to the cage accompanied by Congo Ashanti. Congo Ashantie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Congo Ashantie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Staal!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Staal.
Staal looks for a takedown but Ashantie sprawls well.
Ashantie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ashantie doesn't manage to clinch there - Staal circles away.
Ashantie lands a big head kick that sends Staal tumbling to the mat! Ashantie takes a step backwards and waves Staal back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like John Staal has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ashantie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Staal.
Ashantie throws a head kick that misses
and Staal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ashantie's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Staal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ashantie is keeping the position for now.
Staal throws a big elbow that misses.
Ashantie keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Staal wants to control from the top but Ashantie keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Staal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Staal is working Ashantie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Staal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ashantie is keeping the position for now.
Staal trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ashantie manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal pulls Ashantie in close to his closed guard and prevents Ashantie from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Congo Ashantie just wasn't active enough.
Ashantie moves in looking to clinch but Staal pushes him off.
Staal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ashantie slips under a jab.
A cross from Ashantie lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ashantie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Staal with a hook.
It looks like Congo Ashantie has been cut.
Ashantie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ashantie throws out a leg kick but Staal moves out of range and Ashantie only half commits.
Ashantie misses with a low kick.
Staal avoids the body shot from Ashantie.
Staal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashantie avoids the head kick by Staal.
Staal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ashantie.
Ashantie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ashantie scores with a push kick.
Staal checks a leg kick.
Staal wants to slow Ashantie down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Ashantie is predictable there
and Staal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ashantie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ashantie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Staal misses with a body kick.
Staal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Staal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Staal.
A big left from Staal misses.
Ashantie misses with a leg kick
and Staal counters with a nice leg kick.
Ashantie swings for the body but Staal moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ashantie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Staal. That did some damage!
Ashantie slips under a jab.
Staal thows a body shot but no joy.
Staal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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 Congo Ashantie will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ashantie throws out a loose jab but Staal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staal avoids the body shot from Ashantie.
Ashantie has Staal up against the cage in a clinch.
Staal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ashantie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Staal on the inside.
Ashantie looking to stall.
Staal tries to work over Ashantie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Staal working aggressively here.
Staal lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ashantie as Staal tries to tie him up.
Ashantie is looking to break free of the clinch but Staal has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Staal on the inside.
Staal looking to stall.
Staal misses with the head strike.
Staal tries to work over Ashantie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ashantie lands a nice shot to the body.
Staal lands a nice uppercut.
Ashantie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Staal blocks it with crossed arms.
Ashantie is working Staal over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ashantie.
Ashantie misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Staal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staal tries to work over Ashantie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Staal has a couple of punches blocked by Ashantie.
Ashantie misses with a body punch.
Staal lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Staal on the inside.
Staal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Staal trying to land knees to the body.
Ashantie breaks from the clinch.
Congo Ashantie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Staal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ashantie on the side of the head.
A cross from Ashantie lands.
Staal misses with a low kick.
Staal moves away from the strike by Ashantie.
Ashantie tries to clinch but Staal is having none of it.
Ashantie checks a leg kick nicely.
Ashantie throws a leg kick but Staal moved away.
Ashantie misses with a body kick.
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ashantie thumps Staal with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ashantie - that will leave a mark!
Congo Ashantie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ashantie. Ashantie obviously looking to wear him down.
Staal is breathing heavily.
Staal attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ashantie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ashantie moves out of range of the body kick from Staal.
Staal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Staal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Staal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ashantie throws a leg kick but Staal checks it.
Ashantie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ashantie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good exchange - Staal coming out on top.
Ashantie misses with a hook.
Ashantie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie throws a head kick that misses.
Ashantie stuffs the takedown attempt from Staal. Staal gets slowly back to his feet.
Staal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A clash of legs there as Ashantie blocks the low kick.
Staal blocks the body kick.
Ashantie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Staal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Staal lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ashantie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Staal throws the kick towards the body but Ashantie avoids it.
Ashantie misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Congo Ashantie dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ashantie lands with a cross.
Ashantie looks to score with a jab to the body but Staal is just out of range.
Ashantie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Staal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Staal misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Ashantie.
Ashantie throws a sloppy body shot
and Staal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Staal is defended easily by Ashantie.
Ashantie lands a leg kick that knocks Staal off balance momentarily.
Congo Ashantie is winning the standup battle so far.
Ashantie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Staal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ashantie avoids a kick to the body.
Ashantie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Staal.
Ashantie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Staal is looking to slow Ashantie down with leg kicks.
Ashantie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ashantie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Staal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Staal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Staal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ashantie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ashantie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Staal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ashantie lands a nice looking body shot.
Staal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ashantie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie tries to clinch but Staal moves out of range.
Ashantie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ashantie throws a sloppy head kick and Staal moves out of range easily.
Staal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ashantie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Staal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ashantie.
Staal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ashantie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Staal misses with a low kick as Ashantie jumps back.
Staal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ashantie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Staal thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Staal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ashantie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ashantie.
Staal looks to score with a jab to the body but Ashantie is just out of range.
Ashantie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ashantie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Staal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Staal tries to keep at a distance but Ashantie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Staal breaks the clinch.
Ashantie throws a good cross that connects.
Staal swings for the body but Ashantie moves out of range.
Staal takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal throws a low kick, looking for Ashantie's leg but Ashantie calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal is looking to chop away at Ashantie's legs.
Ashantie moves into range and clinches up with Staal.
Ashantie is trying to stall.
Staal blocks the elbow strike.
Staal missing with knees to the body.
Staal avoiding damage as Ashantie throws knees to the body.
Staal misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staal.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Staal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ashantie's brow.
Staal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ashantie's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staal missing with knees to the body.
John Staal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Staal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ashantie feints and then cracks Staal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Staal down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Congo Ashantie clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Staal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Ashantie.
Ashantie is looking to clinch.
Ashantie throws a lazy right hand but Staal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Staal closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ashantie trying to control but Staal postures up.
Staal throwing shots but Ashantie is blocking nicely.
Staal is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ashantie!
Staal unloads with some shots from mount but Ashantie bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashantie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Staal looking to finish with strikes here!
Ashantie wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Staal.
Staal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ashantie avoids a series of strikes thrown by Staal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal landing strikes from the mount.
Ashantie wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Staal.
Staal is landing with some decent strikes but Ashantie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ashantie is squirming around, avoiding Staal's attempts to control the action.
Staal is landing with some decent strikes but Ashantie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Staal dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Staal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Staal throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ashantie because Staal loaded up on that one.
Staal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Staal sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Staal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ashantie looks a forlorn figure.
Ashantie is rocked!
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!
Staal postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Ashantie out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Staal goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Staal!
John Staal is the new heavyweight champion!
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