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IMMA 130: Staal vs Bomb PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartman comes into the arena with Santana Ft Everlast - Put Your Lights On blaring out of the sound system. Scott has chosen Wildboy as his entrance music. Maximus Scott has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eric Cartman's chin.
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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
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Cartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Scott!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cartman, as that shot connected.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cartman.
Scott slips a straight right by Cartman.
Cartman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Scott.
Scott tries to work over Cartman's front leg with a kick but Cartman checks it.
Cartman avoids the head kick by Scott.
Cartman digs a good hook to Scott's body.
Cartman closes the distance and clinches up with Scott, looking for a takedown. Cartman pushes Scott against the cage but Scott circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Scott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cartman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Scott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott throws a wild body kick that Cartman sees coming a mile off.
Cartman slips under a jab from Scott.
Cartman avoids the head kick by Scott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Cartman moves out of range of the strikes.
Cartman throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
Cartman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cartman throws a right hand that misses
enabling Scott to counter with a crisp jab.
Cartman scores with a jab to the body.
Cartman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cartman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Eric Cartman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cartman was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Scott stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cartman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartman takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Cartman misses with a hook
and Scott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scott tests Cartman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scott looks to land a left hand but Cartman moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Scott did well to prevent Cartman getting side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Scott is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Scott controlling the position for now.
Cartman throwing shots but Scott is blocking nicely.
Scott regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cartman wants to pass the guard but Scott is keeping the position.
Scott has control of Cartman's left arm, preventing Cartman from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott keeping full guard, as Cartman tries to pass.
Scott controlling Cartman's posture.
Cartman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cartman is fighting to break Scott's control of his arms but Scott is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Maximus Scott was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice sprawl there from Scott as Cartman shoots in.
A slow jab from Scott misses its intended target.
Scott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott throws the kick towards the body but Cartman avoids it.
Good leg kick by Scott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Scott throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Cartman.
Scott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cartman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott gets in close and tags Cartman with a short punch that almost sends Cartman to the mat! Oh Cartman is in big trouble! He turns his back on Scott, trying to create some distance but Scott rushes him, striking wildly and Cartman goes down! The referee tackles Scott into the cage to end the fight! Scott is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Scott!
Maximus Scott seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knarles Grunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. 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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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Knarles Grunt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grunt closes the distance and clinches up with Furfur, looking for a takedown. Grunt pushes Furfur against the cage but Furfur circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grunt throws a lazy right hand but Furfur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Furfur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Furfur tries to clinch but Grunt is having none of it.
Furfur tries to clinch up.
Furfur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Furfur fails to land.
Grunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Furfur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Furfur stalling the fight.
Grunt tries to break free but Furfur pushes him back against the cage.
Furfur scores with a shoulder strike.
Grunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Grunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Furfur's elbow.
Grunt working hard to break the clinch.
Furfur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Furfur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furfur is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Furfur blocks a body shot from Grunt.
Grunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Furfur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Furfur is looking to control Grunt's arms but Grunt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Furfur has his back to the cage.
Furfur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Furfur misses with a punch to the body.
Furfur is pushing Grunt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A left hand lands to the body for Furfur.
Furfur throws a head punch that misses.
Furfur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grunt backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Furfur - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grunt.
Furfur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grunt lands an uppercut.
Grunt ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Grunt no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grunt looking for a guillotine here but Furfur defends easily.
Furfur wants to stand but Grunt has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Furfur postures up.
Furfur stopping the sweep attempt from Grunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Furfur defends well.
Grunt looking for a guillotine here but Furfur defends easily.
Grunt is looking for a triangle but Furfur pushes his legs off easily.
Grunt has a closed guard, preventing Furfur from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunt is trying to keep Furfur in close.
Furfur trying to control the position from guard on top but Grunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Furfur wanted to stand there but Grunt had control of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grunt looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Furfur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Knarles Grunt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Furfur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Furfur is just out of range.
Furfur closes the distance and clinches.
Furfur swings wildly with an uppercut but Grunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furfur is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Furfur lands with a short shot to the head.
Grunt misses with a punch to the body.
Furfur just leaning against Grunt, taking a breather.
Grunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furfur misses with the head strike.
Grunt tries to pull guard but Furfur holds him up against the cage and eventually Grunt drops back down to his feet.
Grunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Furfur or not.
Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grunt.
Grunt is trying to force a seperation but Furfur has the dominant position.
Furfur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Furfur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Furfur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Furfur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Furfur misses with a punch on the inside.
Grunt is trying to pull guard but Furfur turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Furfur misses with a punch on the inside.
Furfur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Furfur tries a body shot but Grunt blocks it.
Furfur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Furfur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Furfur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Furfur swings wildly with an uppercut but Grunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grunt lands a shot to the body.
Furfur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Furfur throws a punch but it's blocked by Grunt.
Grunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Furfur counters with a straight right hand.
Furfur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Furfur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grunt misses with a hook.
Furfur tries to clinch
so Grunt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Grunt won't allow Furfur to get back to his feet.
Grunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Furfur is on top in guard.
Furfur wants to control from the top but Grunt keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grunt is looking to sinch up a triangle. Furfur throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Grunt's body to avoid the submission. Grunt has instead reached around Furfur's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Grunt arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Knarles Grunt!
An out of breath Knarles Grunt 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payne Stewart Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers's entrance music is Superman. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stewart Jr's choice of entrance music: YC feat. Future - Racks. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshall Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Payne Stewart Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers throws a poor cross that misses
and Stewart Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Mathers misses with a combination
and Stewart Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mathers throws a sloppy head kick
and Stewart Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Mathers misses with an uppercut.
Stewart Jr lands with a good body shot.
Mathers misses with a shot to the body
and Stewart Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mathers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mathers scores with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Mathers.
Nice shot by Mathers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mathers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stewart Jr is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Stewart Jr crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marshall Mathers!
Marshall Mathers made sure to mention his sponsor, 5th Round Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nalle Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu comes into the arena with Yö - Parrasvalot blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nalle Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Harper!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu fails to land the takedown.
Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karhu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harper swings for the body but Karhu moves out of range.
A big right from Harper misses.
Harper walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Karhu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karhu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harper.
Karhu wants to slow Harper down by chopping away at his legs.
Karhu connects with a leg kick. Harper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karhu throws a shot to the body.
Harper misses with a straight left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Karhu checks a leg kick.
Karhu throws a solid leg kick but Harper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Karhu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper moves out of range of the strikes.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harper as he avoids it easily.
Harper lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Nalle Karhu has been cut.
Karhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Karhu throws a shot to the body.
Harper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karhu.
Harper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karhu.
Harper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karhu throws out a loose jab but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karhu throws a poor cross that misses
and Harper counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karhu's knee momentarily.
Karhu throws a push kick but Harper slaps the foot to one side.
Karhu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harper's waist but Harper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karhu off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nalle Karhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karhu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu misses with a wild body shot.
Karhu misses with an uppercut.
Harper throws a head kick that misses.
Karhu fails to land with a series of punches.
Harper avoids the body shot from Karhu.
Karhu manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Harper on his heels. He'll look to pass Harper's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harper is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Karhu throwing strikes from guard but Harper blocks nicely.
Harper lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Karhu!
Harper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu working to try and regain half guard.
Karhu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Karhu is looking to control Harper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karhu avoid being mounted?
Harper is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Karhu tries to get to full guard but Harper has control of the leg.
Harper stands up out of the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karhu scores with a jab.
Karhu is looking to wear down Harper with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karhu lands with a nice body kick.
Karhu misses with a head kick.
Karhu throws a leg kick which misses Harper's front leg but catches the back leg as Harper tries to avoid it.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harper sprawls well. Harper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karhu gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper slips a straight right by Karhu.
Harper throws a low kick but Karhu moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nalle Karhu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nalle Karhu'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.
Karhu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harper checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karhu loads up on a big right hand but Harper slips the punch.
Karhu checks the leg kick.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Karhu.
Harper throws a right and a left that Karhu avoids nicely.
A left and a right from Harper both land. Nice combination.
Harper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karhu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karhu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harper moves away from the strike by Karhu.
Harper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karhu's sensitive parts.
Karhu throws a sloppy head kick and Harper moves out of range easily.
Karhu throws a lazy right hand but Harper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karhu connects with a single shot there.
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 Karhu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karhu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Karhu misses with an uppercut.
Karhu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harper.
Harper throws a leg kick which misses Karhu's front leg but catches the back leg as Karhu tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harper throws a sloppy head kick and Karhu moves out of range easily.
Karhu blocks a head kick by Harper.
Nalle Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Karhu misses with a low kick.
Karhu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harper.
Harper dodges the punch combination from Karhu.
Charles Harper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karhu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harper takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper avoids the body shot from Karhu.
Karhu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harper walks into a straight right hand from Karhu.
Karhu throws a leg kick but Harper checks it.
Harper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karhu throws out the jab.
Karhu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harper.
Harper avoids the body shot from Karhu.
Harper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karhu on the side of the head.
Harper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karhu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harper has time to react.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Harper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harper was well out of range. Poor timing from Karhu.
Harper throws out a leg kick but Karhu moves out of range and Harper only half commits.
Karhu misses with a looping right.
Karhu throws a jab but it's blocked by Harper.
Harper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harper scores with a shot to the body.
Harper connects with a nice looking jab.
Nalle Karhu's cut is getting worse.
Harper tried to score with a low kick but Karhu checks it.
Harper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karhu.
Karhu tries a head kick but it misses.
Harper lands a jab to Karhu's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper is looking to slow Karhu down with leg kicks.
Karhu moves forwards but Harper connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harper throws a leg kick but Karhu moved away.
Karhu misses with a body punch
and Harper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harper scoring well with a low kick there.
Harper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harper is looking to score with low kicks.
Harper connects with a looping right hand.
Nalle Karhu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Harper lands the left hand.
Karhu throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harper throws a leg kick but Karhu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Harper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nalle Karhu's cut.
That's time! Karhu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Harper throws a leg kick but Karhu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karhu.
Karhu looks to throw the jab but Harper is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harper.
Harper misses with a head kick.
Karhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karhu, as that shot connected.
Karhu misses with a body kick.
Harper tried to score with a low kick but Karhu checks it.
Karhu throws a hook to the side of Harper's head but Harper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karhu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karhu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu swings widly with a right hand
and Harper counters with a low kick, right behind Karhu 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harper scores with a kick to the midsection.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karhu moves away.
Karhu throws a right hand that misses
and Harper counters with an outside leg kick.
Harper throws a head kick that misses.
Karhu throws a leg kick but Harper moved away.
Karhu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Karhu thows a body shot but no joy.
Charles Harper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karhu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harper swivels and escapes.
Karhu throws a chopping leg kick but Harper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A leg kick checked by Karhu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harper throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Karhu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karhu misses with an uppercut. Harper saw that one coming.
Harper throws a leg kick that misses.
Karhu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harper defends it nicely.
Harper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karhu's calf.
Harper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karhu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harper cracks the inside of Karhu's front leg.
Karhu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nalle Karhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karhu throws the left hand but Harper avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harper. Harper obviously looking to wear him down.
Karhu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karhu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harper to score with a decent uppercut.
Harper connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Harper tenderised Karhu's leg. Karhu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karhu misses with a wild combination.
Karhu looks to throw the jab but Harper is out of range.
Karhu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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 solid leg kick lands there for Harper.
Harper throws a low kick but Karhu moves out of range easily.
Karhu shoots in looking for a takedown. Harper tries to sprawl out of it but Karhu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper is looking to slow Karhu down with leg kicks.
Karhu avoids a kick to the body.
Harper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karhu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harper.
Harper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karhu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harper wants to slow Karhu down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper misses with a low kick.
Harper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karhu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Karhu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harper is fending him off so far but Karhu persists. Nope, Harper circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Harper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harper 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Harper!
Charles Harper managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito's entrance music is Sukh Knight. A fine choice. 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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243 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito 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.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Souza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Esposito momentarily.
Esposito bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Esposito needs to keep his hands up - Souza had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Souza is looking to clinch but Esposito is avoiding it.
Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito.
Esposito throws a combination that misses
and Souza moves into the clinch.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Souza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Souza blocking some punches.
Souza lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Souza.
Esposito wants to get back to striking at distance but Souza won't allow it.
Esposito breaks from the clinch.
Souza moves away from the strike by Esposito.
Esposito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esposito.
Esposito cracks Souza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Esposito misses with a hook
and Souza counters by clinching up.
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Esposito fails to land.
Esposito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Souza.
A nice right hand lands inside from Souza.
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!
Esposito stalling in the clinch but Souza improves position.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito is looking to control Souza's arms but Souza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Esposito has his back to the cage.
Esposito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Souza moves into the clinch.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Souza has Esposito pressed against the cage, preventing Esposito from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Souza.
A head punch on the inside from Esposito fails to land.
Souza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Esposito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Souza lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Esposito.
Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Souza scores with a shot to the side of Esposito's head.
Souza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Souza is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
Esposito lands with a right to the head.
Esposito lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Esposito - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Souza lands a body punch.
Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito lands with a short shot to the head.
Souza working aggressively here.
Souza lands a body punch.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Souza.
That's four 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!
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito blocks a body shot from Souza.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
Esposito scores with a hook to the body.
Souza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Souza scores with a hook to the body.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito wants to break the clinch but can't.
Souza working aggressively here.
Souza gets through Esposito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
Esposito pushes Souza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito has had enough of the clinch but Souza keeps him there for the moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Esposito.
Souza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Esposito or not.
Souza pushes Esposito back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Esposito dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Souza slips a straight right by Esposito.
John Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Esposito connects with a single shot there.
Souza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Esposito.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souza.
Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Esposito.
Souza feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Espositos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Souza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
John Esposito is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito avoids the body shot from Souza.
Esposito takes a swing at Souza's ribcage but misses.
Souza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Esposito moves into range and connects with a jab.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Esposito is just out of range.
Souza checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito looks to score with a jab to the body but Souza is just out of range.
Esposito misses with a straight left.
Esposito takes a swing at Souza's ribcage but misses.
Souza cracks Esposito with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab from Souza.
A nice inside leg kick there by Esposito. That's going to slow Souza down.
Esposito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Souza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Souza.
Nice body punch from Esposito - that landed with a thud.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Souza.
Souza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Souza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Esposito trying to control the position but instead, Souza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Esposito into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands a left hand.
Souza tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
Souza takes a shot to the head.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Souza working aggressively here.
Esposito misses with some punches.
A short right from Esposito on the inside.
Souza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Esposito is trying to maintain a safe position but Souza gets an underhook and turns Esposito into the cage.
Souza throws a head punch that misses.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries a body shot but Souza blocks it.
Souza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Esposito leaning against his opponent.
Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito is trying to break the clinch but Souza is controlling him.
Sergio Souza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Esposito wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Souza looking to throw knees to the head but Esposito is blocking nicely.
Esposito wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Esposito is trying to break the clinch but Souza is controlling him.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Esposito is trying to force a seperation but Souza has the dominant position.
Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four 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!
A frustrated look appears on Esposito's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Esposito swings wildly with an uppercut but Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Souza back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Souza.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Souza lands a body punch.
Esposito blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Souza lands an uppercut.
Souza blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza is leaning against Esposito and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito tries to work over Souza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergio Souza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Esposito punishes Souza's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Esposito. Beautiful body shot.
Souza forces Esposito back against the cage and clinches.
Come on Esposito - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Esposito wants to stall.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
Souza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza missing with knees to the body.
Souza misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Esposito.
A head punch on the inside from Esposito fails to land.
Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Esposito is stalling here.
Esposito trying to control the position but instead, Souza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Esposito into the cage.
Souza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Souza pushes Esposito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Esposito lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito is looking to break free of the clinch but Souza has double underhooks.
Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Souza misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Souza.
Esposito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Esposito seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Souza is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito is looking to control Souza's arms but Souza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Esposito has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Souza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito is looking to break free of the clinch but Souza has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Souza.
Esposito misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
Souza pushes Esposito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esposito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Souza lands with a shot to the body.
Esposito looks to land a combination. Souza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A left lands for Souza.
Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Esposito.
Souza closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Esposito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Souza landing knees to the head.
It looks like John Esposito has been cut.
Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito effectively controlling the action here.
Esposito can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Souza is working Esposito over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Esposito gets through Souza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Souza.
Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Souza.
Souza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Esposito scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Souza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Esposito.
I think Esposito 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 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Esposito!
John Esposito decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theo AtlaSon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theo AtlaSon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
215 lbs
23 - 7 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo AtlaSon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AtlaSon misses with a wild combination.
Nakamura misses with a hook.
AtlaSon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
AtlaSon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
AtlaSon cracks Nakamura with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nakamura.
AtlaSon scores with a shot to the body.
Nakamura throws a sloppy body shot
and AtlaSon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nakamura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. AtlaSon doesn't seem bothered though.
AtlaSon throws a right and a left that both miss.
AtlaSon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nakamura's head backwards.
Nakamura closes the distance and pushes AtlaSon back into the cage.
AtlaSon tries a body shot but Nakamura blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AtlaSon misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on AtlaSon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nakamura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for AtlaSon.
Nakamura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
AtlaSon misses with a short punch on the inside.
AtlaSon misses with some punches.
AtlaSon misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakamura swings wildly with an uppercut but AtlaSon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Nakamura.
AtlaSon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakamura's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura prevents a body shot from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakamura scores with a hook to the body.
AtlaSon tries to work over Nakamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakamura tries to work over AtlaSon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakamura ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nakamura no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nakamura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nakamura escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. AtlaSon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nakamura is trying to keep AtlaSon in close.
Nakamura keeping full guard, as AtlaSon tries to pass.
Nakamura trying to keep a closed guard but AtlaSon is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon looking to pass the guard.
Nakamura being controlled here, momentarily.
Nakamura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
AtlaSon connects with an inside leg kick.
AtlaSon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
AtlaSon throws a leg kick but Nakamura sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nakamura walks into a straight right hand from AtlaSon.
Nakamura moves forwards but AtlaSon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon connects with a single shot there.
AtlaSon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
AtlaSon slips a straight right by Nakamura.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
AtlaSon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakamura.
AtlaSon lands a leg kick that knocks Nakamura off balance momentarily.
Nakamura misses with a kick to the body.
AtlaSon moves out of range of the body kick.
AtlaSon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
AtlaSon motions for Nakamura to come forward. AtlaSon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakamura keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakamura looks for the body kick but AtlaSon saw that one coming.
AtlaSon lands a glancing blow to the side of Nakamura's head.
Nakamura throws a leg kick
and AtlaSon counters with a head kick. That will keep Nakamura thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theo AtlaSon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
AtlaSon misses with a body shot.
AtlaSon throws a sloppy head kick and Nakamura moves out of range easily.
AtlaSon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakamura was well out of range. Poor timing from AtlaSon.
A chopping leg kick lands by AtlaSon.
AtlaSon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nakamura throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around AtlaSon's waist but AtlaSon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nakamura off to one side.
AtlaSon throws an off balance right hand
and AtlaSon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nakamura moves out of range of the body kick from AtlaSon.
Nakamura avoids the body shot from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon throws a head kick that misses
and Nakamura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
AtlaSon throws a series of punches but Nakamura moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nakamura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Nakamura checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nakamura lunges at AtlaSon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by AtlaSon's hand.
Nakamura moves out of range of the strikes.
AtlaSon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nakamura thows a leg kick but AtlaSon checks it
enabling AtlaSon to counter with a crisp jab.
AtlaSon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nakamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
AtlaSon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakamura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
AtlaSon misses with a series of wild punches.
AtlaSon misses the shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nakamura or not.
AtlaSon prevents a body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but AtlaSon holds him up against the cage and eventually Nakamura drops back down to his feet.
AtlaSon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
AtlaSon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
AtlaSon avoiding damage as Nakamura throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from AtlaSon.
Nakamura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
AtlaSon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakamura blocks a body shot from AtlaSon.
Nakamura jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as AtlaSon walks away with a smile on his face. Nakamura gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Theo AtlaSon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Nakamura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon sends Nakamura crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! AtlaSon is motioning to the referee to let Nakamura up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Nakamura 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!
Nakamura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
AtlaSon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nakamura doesn't seem bothered though.
AtlaSon lands with a nice body kick.
AtlaSon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from AtlaSon.
Nakamura takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by AtlaSon.
Nakamura is still on wobbly legs! Can AtlaSon finish him?
AtlaSon throws a powerful right kick. Nakamura tried to block low but the kick was high! Nakamura was taken right off of his feet! AtlaSon jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Theo AtlaSon!
During a confident post fight interview, Theo AtlaSon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dumbass McWeakhands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dumbass McWeakhands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa lands a front kick.
McWeakhands punishes Taalasmaa's body with a nice straight punch.
McWeakhands scores with a leg kick.
Taalasmaa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McWeakhands has time to react.
McWeakhands thows a body shot but no joy.
McWeakhands is looking to land body kicks.
Taalasmaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
McWeakhands throws the left hand but Taalasmaa avoids the punch easily.
Taalasmaa fails with a takedown attempt.
Taalasmaa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McWeakhands is looking to reverse the position.
McWeakhands is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McWeakhands takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Taalasmaa is trying to ground and pound but McWeakhands uses the momentary lack of control by Taalasmaa to regain half guard.
McWeakhands is trying to maintain the position but Taalasmaa is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Taalasmaa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McWeakhands defending well though.
Taalasmaa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Taalasmaa is pressing down on McWeakhands's thigh, looking to free his foot. McWeakhands is holding on for now.
Taalasmaa misses with a head shot. McWeakhands uses the momentum to regain guard.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes from guard but McWeakhands blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McWeakhands tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McWeakhands keeping full guard, as Taalasmaa tries to pass.
Taalasmaa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McWeakhands's guard.
Taalasmaa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McWeakhands does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Taalasmaa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McWeakhands moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McWeakhands looking for a sweep. Not yet McWeakhands, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa looking to pass the guard.
Taalasmaa trying to move into half guard but instead McWeakhands has managed to sweep!
McWeakhands has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Taalasmaa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McWeakhands got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taalasmaa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McWeakhands has managed to get both his arms back between Taalasmaa's legs - danger averted.
Taalasmaa looking for a sweep. Not yet Taalasmaa, not yet.
McWeakhands controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McWeakhands gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Taalasmaa wants to sweep here but McWeakhands controlling him for the moment.
Taalasmaa keeping moving, preventing McWeakhands from controlling successfully.
Taalasmaa throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McWeakhands stays in close to Taalasmaa's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McWeakhands throws a low kick but Taalasmaa avoids it.
Taalasmaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McWeakhands napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Taalasmaa tries to move into full mount but can't pass McWeakhands's legs.
You can see the frustration on McWeakhands's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McWeakhands avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Taalasmaa.
McWeakhands struggling a bit here.
Taalasmaa working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWeakhands dodges the ground and pound from Taalasmaa.
The ground and pound from Taalasmaa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
McWeakhands avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... McWeakhands is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Seppo Taalasmaa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Congo Ashantie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Neeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ashantie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Congo Ashanti. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Congo Ashantie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Neeson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neeson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ashantie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Neeson's head backwards.
Ashantie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Ashantie connects with a looping right hand.
Neeson misses with a looping right.
Ashantie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Neeson counters with a left to the body.
Ashantie feints and then cracks Neeson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Neeson down.
Neeson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Neeson cracks Ashantie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good shot there by Ashantie.
Ashantie lands a nice hook to Neeson's body. Neeson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Neeson looks winded!
Ashantie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Neeson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Neeson digs a good body shot into Ashantie's ribs.
Ashantie misses with a shot to the body
and Neeson counters with a series of strikes. Ashantie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ashantie throws a push kick but Neeson slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashantie throws a leg kick but Neeson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ashantie slips under a jab from Neeson.
Neeson lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Ashantie misses the target.
Ashantie throws a head kick that misses
and Neeson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The fighters circling - Neeson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neeson is looking to slow Ashantie down with leg kicks.
Neeson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ashantie.
Neeson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ashantie.
Ashantie swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Ashantie.
That kick from Ashantie tenderised Neeson's leg. Neeson is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Neeson tenderised Ashantie's leg. Ashantie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Neeson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ashantie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ashantie cracks Neeson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Neeson staying out of range there.
A low kick from Ashantie is predictable there
and Neeson counters with a right hand to the body.
Some wild striking there from Neeson.
Neeson scores with a jab.
Neeson misses with a lunging right hand
and Ashantie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ashantie tries to land a leg kick but Neeson saw it coming and moves away.
Ashantie darts in and clinches Neeson up against the cage.
Neeson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neeson.
Liam Neeson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neeson connects with a solid leg kick.
Ashantie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ashantie blocks the body kick.
Ashantie throws an overhand right that lands on Neeson's shoulder, as Neeson tries to avoid the shot.
Ashantie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neeson throws a head kick that misses
and Ashantie counters with an outside leg kick.
Ashantie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neeson scores with a hook to the body. Ashantie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Neeson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ashantie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ashantie tries to close the distance and clinch but Neeson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neeson lands a jab to Ashantie's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neeson throws a head kick that misses.
Neeson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ashantie is able to avoid easily.
Ashantie throws a lazy uppercut
and Neeson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neeson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ashantie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
An inside leg kick from Ashantie misses.
Neeson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ashantie was well out of range. Poor timing from Neeson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ashantie.
Ashantie tries to move into range but Neeson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neeson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neeson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ashantie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Neeson. That's going to slow Ashantie down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Congo Ashantie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Neeson misses with the body kick
enabling Ashantie to counter with a crisp jab.
Ashantie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ashantie, as that shot connected.
Neeson thows a leg kick but Ashantie checks it
and Ashantie counters with a body kick.
Ashantie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neeson manages to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ashantie here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ashantie scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neeson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Ashantie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ashantie jabs Neeson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ashantie's corner calls for a 1-2. Ashantie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Neeson is breathing heavily.
Neeson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ashantie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Congo Ashantie is winning the standup battle so far.
Ashantie thumps Neeson with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashantie drives through and clinches with Neeson against the cage.
Ashantie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ashantie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Ashantie.
A big right from Neeson misses.
Ashantie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donk. Ashantie catches Neeson right on the button with a cross.
Ashantie lands a left and a right that send Neeson crashing to the mat, dazed. Ashantie thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Neeson is rocked!
It looks like Liam Neeson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crack! Ashantie connects with the perfect overhand right and Neeson falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Ashantie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Congo Ashantie!
After winning the bout, Congo Ashantie 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stehling comes to the cage accompanied by Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN!. Marko has chosen Get Back - Ludacris as his entrance music. Mitchell Stehling is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Marko!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marko throws a leg kick but Stehling moved away.
Marko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stehling shoots in but Marko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marko throws a hook to the side of Stehling's head but Stehling sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marko thumps Stehling with a low kick.
Marko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stehling under the eye.
Marko lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stehling gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stehling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marko lands with a right to the head.
Marko prevents a body shot from Stehling.
Stehling misses with a body punch.
Stehling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stehling backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko blocking some punches.
Marko breaks from the clinch.
Stehling moves forwards but Marko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cain Marko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marko keeps the fight on the outside.
Stehling tries to clinch there but Marko circles away.
Stehling tries to clinch up but Marko circles away and keeps his distance.
Stehling cracks a nice hook into Marko's ribs.
Marko lands a lovely overhand right.
Marko cracks Stehling with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stehling under the eye.
Stehling is rocked!
Stehling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stehling connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marko scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Cain Marko has been cut.
Marko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stehling. Marko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stehling.
Marko lands a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Stehling blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stehling fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marko checks it well.
Stehling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marko.
Marko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stehling misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stehling.
Stehling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marko swats away the attempt to clinch by Stehling.
A swing and a miss from Marko.
Marko throws a hook to the side of Stehling's head but Stehling sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Stehling there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marko moves away from the strike by Stehling.
Stehling takes a kick to the side of the head.
Marko throws a low kick but Stehling moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marko.
Stehling misses the shot to the body.
Marko thumps Stehling with a low kick.
Marko misses with a straight right.
Marko throws a head kick that half lands.
Marko misses with a body shot.
Stehling 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.
Cain Marko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marko throws a jab when Stehling was well out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stehling. Marko shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stehling cracks Marko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stehling throws a right hand that Marko ducks under and follows up with a left that Marko also avoids with ease.
Stehling gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stehling throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stehling scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stehling lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marko is trying to break the clinch but Stehling is controlling him.
Stehling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marko's elbow.
Stehling tries to work over Marko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stehling digs a right hand underneath Marko's ribcage. Marko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marko struggles to land a body shot inside as Stehling controls his hands.
Marko tries to throw a body punch but Stehling avoids it by throwing Marko back against the cage.
Stehling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stehling scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stehling has Marko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stehling letting Marko take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stehling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marko scores with a shoulder strike.
Marko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stehling prevents Marko from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Marko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cain Marko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Stehling.
Stehling instigates a clinch.
Marko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marko looks to throw a body kick
and Stehling counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marko thinking.
Cain Marko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stehling checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stehling misses with the combination.
Stehling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marko moves away.
Marko is looking to chop away at Stehling's legs.
Stehling walks into a straight right hand from Marko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marko with a hook.
Stehling throws a big shot that misses.
Stehling misses the shot to the body.
Marko throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marko loads up on a big right hand but Stehling slips the punch.
Stehling is looking to clinch.
Stehling is looking to slow Marko down with leg kicks.
Marko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marko misses with a low kick.
Marko thows a body shot but no joy.
Marko ducks right into an uppercut from Stehling.
Stehling looks to land a right hand but Marko moved out of range.
Stehling scores with a head kick. Marko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marko scores with a nice strike.
Stehling looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marko throws a series of punches but Stehling moves out of range.
Marko misses with an uppercut. Stehling saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko scores with a sloppy right hand. Stehling should have avoided that one.
Stehling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Stehling misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stehling. That's going to slow Marko down.
Stehling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marko.
Marko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stehling.
Marko slips a straight right by Stehling.
Stehling scores with a spinning back kick!
Marko is breathing heavily.
Marko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marko blocks a head kick by Stehling.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stehling, right into the meat.
Marko misses with a few strikes there.
Nice cross by Stehling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stehling fails with the takedown.
Stehling scores with a jab to the head.
Marko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good shot there by Stehling.
A jab lands there for Stehling.
Stehling gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stehling passes to side control.
Marko is not content to let Stehling control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling just content to control the position.
Stehling in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stehling misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Marko tries to bench press Stehling off him but Stehling keeps the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stehling working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stehling lands a decent elbow from side control.
That has opened up Cain Marko's cut even more.
Stehling taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cain Marko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stehling on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Marko misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Stehling misses.
Marko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stehling. Marko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marko misses with a body kick.
Marko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stehling tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stehling throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stehling scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stehling.
Stehling lands with an overhand left.
The cut above Cain Marko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marko is rocked!
Marko throws a hook to the side of Stehling's head but Stehling sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marko is still on wobbly legs! Can Stehling finish him?
Stehling drops Marko with a naaaaasty hook - Marko is in real trouble here! Stehling dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitchell Stehling!
A victorious Mitchell Stehling thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb has chosen Casino Royale Soundtrack - You Know My Name as his entrance music. James Bomb has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Staal's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Staal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 18 - 6, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Bomb tenderised Staal's leg. Staal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bomb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Staal.
Bomb throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bomb misses with a few strikes there.
Bomb ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Staal throws a sloppy head kick
and Bomb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bomb walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bomb. That's going to slow Staal down.
Bomb lands a leg kick that knocks Staal off balance momentarily.
Bomb looks to land a body kick but Staal moved away.
Bomb lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bomb walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Staal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good leg kick by Bomb there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bomb pushes Staal away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb misses with a low kick.
Staal takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Staal is breathing heavily.
Bomb jabs at Staal's body.
Bomb with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Staal to score with a decent uppercut.
Bomb throws a quick inside leg kick.
Staal scores with a push kick.
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 misses with a jab to the body
and Bomb counters with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bomb.
Bomb scores with a hook to the body. Staal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bomb scoring well with a low kick there.
Staal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bomb lands with an uppercut that bounces Staal off the cage and back into range.
Bomb scores with the left hand. Staal knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb scores with a push kick.
James Bomb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bomb throws a head kick but Staal moves out of range.
Bomb fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bomb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James Bomb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bomb swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Staal.
Bomb's corner calls for a 1-2. Bomb obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Bomb finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bomb connects with an inside leg kick.
Staal looks to land a left hand but Bomb moved out of range nicely.
Staal misses with a body shot
and Bomb counters with a nice body kick.
Staal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb connects with a solid leg kick.
Bomb scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bomb throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Staal's head.
A punch lands to the side of Staal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bomb drops Staal with a beautiful combination! Staal stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bomb is looking for the KO!
Staal is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomb lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Staal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bomb fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Staal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bomb lands with a right and another and another! Staal is in big trouble! Bomb lands again and this time it's lights out for Staal! A quality knockout there for Bomb.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Bomb!
James Bomb seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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