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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Flavio Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Meighen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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184 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flavio Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arthur Meighen!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meighen looks to land a left hand but Sandoval moved out of range nicely.
Meighen misses with a looping left.
Sandoval swings for the body but Meighen moves out of range.
Meighen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sandoval in his tracks.
Sandoval has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barracks - LOD in the buildup to the fight.
Sandoval throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Meighen counter with a right hand.
Meighen slips under a jab.
Meighen avoids a kick to the body.
Meighen throws a hook but Sandoval blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meighen. Sandoval does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meighen throws a body kick that misses
and Sandoval counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meighen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sandoval.
Sandoval wants to take a breather but Meighen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Sandoval.
Meighen has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Team Hopkins. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Meighen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sandoval controls the pace.
Sandoval is pushing down on Meighen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Meighen is fighting to maintain full guard but Sandoval has managed to sneak the leg through.
Meighen is pressing down on Sandoval's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Meighen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sandoval punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Meighen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Meighen wants to pass the guard but Sandoval is defending well.
Meighen prevents Sandoval from improving his position.
Meighen tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sandoval controls his leg.
Sandoval has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Meighen is thwarting Sandoval's attempts to control the position.
Meighen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Arthur Meighen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Meighen cracks Sandoval with a right hand to the side of the head.
Meighen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Meighen throws out a leg kick but Sandoval moves out of range and Meighen only half commits.
Meighen looks to land a left hand but Sandoval moved out of range nicely.
Sandoval slips a straight right by Meighen.
Meighen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meighen looks to land a right hand but Sandoval moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meighen swinging wildly here.
Sandoval pushes Meighen away with a front kick.
Sandoval with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meighen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Meighen looks to throw the jab but Sandoval is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Meighen.
Sandoval throws a right hand that misses
and Sandoval takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meighen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sandoval stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sandoval misses with a body punch
and Meighen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sandoval. Meighen does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Meighen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sandoval has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sandoval there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sandoval takes a swing at Meighen's ribcage but misses.
Sandoval's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Meighen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sandoval scrambles back to his feet.
Sandoval swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sandoval slips a jab from Meighen.
A swing and a miss from Meighen.
Nice straight punches there by Sandoval. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sandoval.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandoval misses the target.
Sandoval bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sandoval misses with a straight right.
Sandoval thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval avoids the head kick by Meighen.
Sandoval misses with a looping left.
Meighen lands a glancing blow to the side of Sandoval's head.
Sandoval throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sandoval throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sandoval throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sandoval scores with a body shot.
Jab from Meighen.
Sandoval misses with a left hand
and Meighen counters with a solid body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sandoval. That's going to slow Meighen down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sandoval misses.
Meighen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arthur Meighen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meighen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Meighen misses with a straight right.
Sandoval displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meighen throws out the jab.
Meighen misses the shot to the body.
Meighen lands with a slapping head kick.
Meighen moves out of range of the strikes.
Sandoval throws a shot from downtown. Meighen moves away and avoids it.
Meighen lands a head kick. Sandoval smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meighen scores with a leg kick.
Meighen looks to throw the jab but Sandoval is out of range.
Sandoval gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meighen.
Sandoval throws an overhand right that lands on Meighen's shoulder, as Meighen tries to avoid the shot.
Meighen takes a swing at Sandoval's ribcage but misses.
Meighen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Meighen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sandoval paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meighen closes the distance and clinches up with Sandoval, looking for a takedown. Meighen pushes Sandoval against the cage but Sandoval circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab from Sandoval.
A jab from Meighen misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meighen misses with a looping left.
Meighen lands a glancing blow to the side of Sandoval's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandoval dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meighen. That did some damage!
Sandoval throws a push kick but Meighen slaps the foot to one side.
Meighen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Meighen scoring well with a low kick there.
Meighen throws a front kick aimed at Sandoval's knee but Sandoval avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meighen misses with a head kick.
Sandoval lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Meighen blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Meighen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Meighen throws a leg kick but Sandoval sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sandoval keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meighen.
Sandoval throws a leg kick which misses Meighen's front leg but catches the back leg as Meighen tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Meighen misses the target.
Meighen throws a jab but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval thuds his right hand into Meighen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sandoval connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Sandoval misses.
Meighen misses with a few strikes there.
Sandoval throws a leg kick but Meighen checks it.
Meighen thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meighen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sandoval moves away.
Meighen looks to throw a body kick
and Sandoval counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arthur Meighen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sandoval throws a low kick but it's checked well by Meighen.
Sandoval scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sandoval shoots in but no luck this time.
Meighen throws a poor cross that misses
and Sandoval counters with a right hand to the body.
Sandoval ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sandoval misses with a hook. Meighen ducked under it nicely.
Meighen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sandoval moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flavio Sandoval has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meighen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sandoval.
Sandoval scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Meighen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sandoval was well out of range. Poor timing from Meighen.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sandoval, as that shot connected.
A bone on bone clash there as Sandoval blocks the leg kick.
Meighen misses with a two punch combination.
Meighen takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Meighen.
Sandoval misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meighen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sandoval does it's job there.
Sandoval moves out of range of the body kick.
Sandoval looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Meighen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sandoval.
Sandoval bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
Sandoval stuns Meighen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A good leg kick by Meighen.
Arthur Meighen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Meighen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sandoval.
Meighen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meighen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meighen!
Sandoval slips a straight right by Meighen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meighen slips a jab from Sandoval.
A swing and a miss from Meighen.
An inside leg kick lands from Sandoval.
Meighen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sandoval.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meighen just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Meighen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sandoval on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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 Flavio Sandoval.
I think Meighen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Meighen!
Arthur Meighen decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Knarles Grunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trang Troc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunt comes to the cage accompanied by BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. Troc has chosen Dr. Octagon - Real Raw as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Trang Troc enters the cage!
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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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
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Knarles Grunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trang Troc!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Grunt.
Troc ducks under a wild hook from Grunt.
A punch lands to the side of Grunt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grunt misses with a body shot.
Troc pushes Grunt up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Troc.
Troc creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grunt blocks an elbow strike from Troc.
Grunt lands a right hand.
Troc lands a nice elbow.
Grunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Troc tries to land a knee to the head but Grunt blocks with his arms.
Grunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Troc.
Troc misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grunt.
Grunt avoiding damage as Troc throws knees to the body.
Grunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troc lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Troc controls his hands.
Grunt slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troc misses with a knee strike.
Grunt blocks the elbow strike.
Troc misses with a knee to the head.
Grunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Troc won't allow it.
Troc lands a damaging elbow.
Troc lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grunt trying to stall but Troc improves his position.
Troc tries to land knees in the clinch but Grunt avoids the damage to the body.
Grunt scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troc.
Troc swings wildly with an uppercut but Grunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grunt tries to work over Troc's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Troc throws an elbow but it misses.
Grunt misses with some punches.
Troc tries a knee to the head but Grunt blocks it.
Troc struggles to land a body shot inside as Grunt controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troc throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Troc creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Troc has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Grunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grunt avoiding damage as Troc throws knees to the body.
Troc has a couple of punches blocked by Grunt.
Grunt tries to pull guard but Troc holds him up against the cage and eventually Grunt drops back down to his feet.
Grunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Troc.
Grunt tries to break free but Troc pushes him back against the cage.
Grunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grunt lands a nice shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Troc just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grunt's brow.
Grunt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grunt blocks an elbow strike from Troc.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunt is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Troc gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Grunt can't find room to land a body shot as Troc controls the action.
Grunt avoiding damage as Troc throws knees to the body.
Grunt blocks an elbow strike from Troc.
Troc lands an elbow inside that Grunt shrugs off.
Grunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Troc.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Troc just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grunt's brow.
Troc throws an elbow but it misses.
Grunt tries to throw a body punch but Troc avoids it by throwing Grunt back against the cage.
Grunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Troc tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Troc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troc trying to land knees to the body.
Troc looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunt misses with a punch to the body.
Troc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Troc pushes Grunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Troc misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Troc missing with knees to the body.
Troc throws an elbow that misses.
Grunt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Troc lands an elbow just above Grunt 's eye.
Grunt scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Grunt fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grunt blocks the elbow strike.
Troc throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Troc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grunt lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trang Troc dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Troc tries to clinch but Grunt is having none of it.
Troc tries a head kick but it misses.
Grunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Troc finds it's way round the side to connect with Grunt's head.
A solid body kick from Troc.
Grunt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick from Troc misses.
Grunt misses with a body shot
and Troc counters with a thumping low kick.
Grunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Troc was well out of range. Poor timing from Grunt.
Troc wants to clinch up but Grunt keeps it at a distance.
Troc slips a jab and a cross from Grunt.
Troc throws out a loose jab but Grunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Troc throws a low kick, looking for Grunt's leg but Grunt calmly moves out of range.
Grunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Troc is just out of range.
Troc throws a jab but it's blocked by Grunt.
Danga de danga de dang - Grunt scores with a four punch combination!
The fighters circling - Grunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knarles Grunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troc scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troc connects with a solid leg kick.
Troc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grunt throws a series of punches but Troc moves out of range.
Grunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Troc. Troc obviously looking to wear him down.
Troc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grunt with a hook.
Grunt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Troc pinned against the cage. Troc gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Troc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Troc lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grunt cracks a nice hook into Troc's ribs.
Troc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Grunt as he connects with a hook.
Troc jabs at Grunt's body.
Troc lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunt misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grunt throws a body punch but Troc moves out of range.
Troc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Troc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grunt throws a hook to the side of Troc's head but Troc sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Troc looks to score with a jab to the body but Grunt is just out of range.
Grunt scores with a hook.
Troc feints and then cracks Grunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grunt down.
Troc throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Troc tries to clinch there but Grunt circles away.
Troc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Troc.
Troc on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trang Troc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Troc throws out a leg kick but Grunt moves out of range and Troc only half commits.
Troc scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troc misses the jab.
Grunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Troc is just out of range.
Troc moves away from the strike by Grunt.
Grunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troc.
Grunt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grunt shoots in looking for a takedown. Troc tries to sprawl out of it but Grunt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Troc manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Knarles Grunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troc stuns Grunt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grunt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice defenses there by Grunt.
Troc is looking to clinch but Grunt is avoiding it.
Troc tries to clinch but Grunt is having none of it.
Troc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grunt checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunt throws a nice looking combination but Troc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grunt throws a right hand that Troc ducks under and follows up with a left that Troc also avoids with ease.
Grunt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Donk. Troc catches Grunt right on the button with a cross.
Grunt shoots in for a double leg but Troc sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Troc misses with a wild body shot.
Troc lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troc tries to clinch there but Grunt circles away.
Grunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Troc fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Troc misses with a series of wild punches.
Troc listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Troc tries to clinch but Grunt moves out of range.
Troc moves in looking to clinch but Grunt pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trang Troc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Troc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grunt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Troc misses with a leg kick.
Troc takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Troc throws a leg kick which misses Grunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Grunt tries to avoid it.
Grunt scores with a jab.
Grunt fails with a takedown attempt.
Grunt checks a low kick from Troc.
Troc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grunt.
Grunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Troc. That's going to slow Grunt down.
Troc tries to clinch there but Grunt circles away.
Troc moves in looking to clinch but Grunt pushes him off.
Grunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Troc throws a right and a left that Grunt avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troc blocks a jab.
Troc feints and then cracks Grunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grunt down.
Grunt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Troc connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grunt scrambles back to his feet.
Troc turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab by Grunt.
Grunt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Troc misses the target.
A slow jab from Grunt misses its intended target.
Grunt fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Troc to the ground. Grunt is now in Troc's guard.
Grunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Troc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Troc trying to control the position.
Troc is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunt trying to control but Troc is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Trang Troc.
Grunt goes for a double leg but Troc avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Troc continues to drive forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Troc pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grunt trying to control the position but instead, Troc has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grunt into the cage.
Grunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grunt turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Grunt manages to end up in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunt swings around for an armbar but Troc sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Grunt's guard.
Grunt is looking for a triangle but Troc pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grunt keeping moving, preventing Troc from controlling successfully.
Troc showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knarles Grunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Troc trying to control but Grunt is working from the bottom.
Grunt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troc is pushing down on Grunt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grunt is fighting to maintain full guard but Troc has managed to sneak the leg through.
Troc prevents Grunt from improving his position.
Troc has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Trang Troc is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Troc trying to control but Grunt is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Trang Troc.
I've got Troc winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trang Troc!
Trang Troc really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Elite Canadian Threads logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Torsti Turjake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaia Ky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ky's choice of entrance music: TIAMAT - Gaia. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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149 lbs
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38
145 lbs
34 - 19 - 3 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torsti Turjake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaia Ky!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turjake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ky manages to avoid it.
Turjake is looking to land body kicks.
Good exchange - Turjake coming out on top.
Turjake misses with a looping right.
Turjake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ky circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turjake misses the jab.
Turjake shoots in for a double leg but Ky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turjake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turjake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turjake fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ky avoids it really well and circles away.
Turjake blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turjake tries to clinch up
and Ky counters with a left and a right that stings Turjake.
Ky keeps the fight on the outside.
Ky 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.
Turjake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turjake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turjake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turjake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ky connects with an inside leg kick.
Turjake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky connects with an inside leg kick.
Ky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turjake throws out the jab.
Turjake tries to clinch there but Ky circles away.
Ky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turjake throws out the jab.
Ky closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turjake.
Ky thumps Turjake with a low kick.
Turjake misses with a hook. Ky ducked under it nicely.
Ky jabs at Turjake's body.
Turjake misses with a hook to the body
and Ky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turjake drives through and clinches with Ky against the cage.
Ky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turjake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ky checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turjake doesn't manage to clinch there - Ky circles away.
Turjake connects with a solid leg kick.
Turjake tries to clinch
and Ky counters with a head kick.
Turjake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turjake misses with a straight left.
Turjake swats away the attempt to clinch by Ky.
Turjake's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ky under the eye.
Turjake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turjake lands the left hand.
Turjake closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky has managed to clinch.
Ky breaks the clinch.
Turjake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ky circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ky counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ky.
Ky lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turjake keeps control of Ky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turjakes head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ky is trying to break free.
Turjake manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Torsti Turjake will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turjake lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Turjake throws a hook but Ky avoids it easily.
Turjake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ky looks to score with a jab to the body but Turjake is just out of range.
Ky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ky throws a nice head kick!
Turjake rushes Ky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ky prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ky is trying to push Turjake away but Turjake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Turjake has Ky pressed against the cage, preventing Ky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ky lands a shoulder strike.
Ky is trying to break the clinch but Turjake is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Ky 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turjake darts in and clinches Ky up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Ky.
Turjake is looking for a takedown.
Ky misses with a body punch.
Ky can't find room to land a body shot as Turjake controls the action.
A short left from Ky.
Turjake slows down the pace here.
Turjake blocking some punches.
Ky lands a body punch.
Ky tries to work over Turjake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ky has a couple of punches blocked by Turjake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turjake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ky wants to break free but Turjake has control.
Ky tries to throw a body punch but Turjake avoids it by throwing Ky back against the cage.
Ky tries to break free but Turjake pushes him back against the cage.
Turjake jumps guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Turjake is trying to control the position but Ky postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ky is stalling in the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ky throws a front kick aimed at Turjake's knee but Turjake avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turjake checks a leg kick.
Turjake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turjake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turjake fails to land with a series of punches.
Turjake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Turjake misses the jab.
A jab from Ky does it's job there.
Ky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ky swats away the attempt to clinch by Turjake.
Ky throws a head kick that misses.
Ky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turjake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torsti Turjake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ky stuffs the takedown.
Ky has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Torsti Turjake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ky tried to score with a low kick but Turjake checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ky swats away the attempt to clinch by Turjake.
Ky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turjake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turjake closes the distance but Ky moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ky keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Torsti Turjake is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turjake lands a jab.
Ky is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gaia Ky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Turjake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turjake scores with a hook.
Ky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turjake misses with a double jab.
Ky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turjake.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turjake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turjake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ky thows a body kick. Turjake tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Turjake misses with a wild combination.
Turjake fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turjake avoids the body shot from Ky.
Turjake moves in looking to clinch but Ky pushes him off.
Turjake connects with the punch.
Turjake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turjakes head.
Turjake displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ky up against the cage.
Turjake jumps guard.
Ky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ky is sitting in close to Turjake's body. Turjake has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ky is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ky is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Turjake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Torsti Turjake!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eulogy Spoakin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana's entrance music is 100. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Spoakin's choice of entrance music: Scarface ft Devin The Dude - Hand Of The Dead Body. Eulogy Spoakin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
270 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
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39
272 lbs
35 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karim Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eulogy Spoakin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spoakin.
Spoakin clobbers Montana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spoakin delivers a nice body kick.
Spoakin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spoakin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spoakin throws a body punch but Montana moves out of range.
Spoakin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Montana scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spoakin scores with a one two! Montana had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Karim Montana has been cut.
Spoakin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A combination from Spoakin does no damage.
The fighters circling - Montana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Montana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spoakin throws a nice inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Spoakin both land. Nice combination.
Spoakin drops his shoulder and cracks Montana with a huge uppercut! Montana goes down! Can Spoakin finish him?
Montana is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spoakin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Montana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oh Montana is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spoakin wants to control from the top but Montana keeps moving.
Montana seems to have got his legs back now.
Spoakin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Montana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Eulogy Spoakin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Spoakin - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spoakin throws a combination that misses
and Montana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spoakin throws a sloppy head kick
and Montana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Spoakin throws a leg kick
and Montana counters with a body kick that stops Spoakin in his tracks momentarily.
Spoakin looks winded!
Spoakin misses with a low kick.
Spoakin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Montana sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Spoakin looks to land a combination but Montana avoids it well.
Montana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spoakin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spoakin shoots for a takedown but Montana saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Spoakin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Montana tries a head kick but it misses.
Montana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Montana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooh a lovely combination from Montana sends Spoakin down but not out. Montana dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Eulogy Spoakin has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Montana tries to score with some ground and pound. Spoakin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Montana working the ground and pound but Spoakin is defending the strikes.
Spoakin dodges the ground and pound from Montana.
Montana looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Spoakin is avoiding damage well.
Montana fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Montana misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spoakin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Spoakin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Montana.
Spoakin trying to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karim Montana will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Montana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spoakin scores with a push kick.
Spoakin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Montana.
Eulogy Spoakin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montana lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spoakin misses the shot to the body.
Montana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Montana there.
A good leg kick by Montana.
Montana moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Montana lands a nice hook to Spoakin's body. Spoakin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Montana throws a front kick that sends Spoakin stumbling back into the cage.
Spoakin is breathing heavily.
Montana looks to score with a jab to the body but Spoakin is just out of range.
Spoakin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Spoakin drops his hands momentarily and Montana needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Spoakin just on the top of the head. Spoakin drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Spoakin - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Karim Montana!
After winning the bout, Karim Montana 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 Caiaphas Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Lander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lander is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tribute. Caiaphas Caine has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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28
290 lbs
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32
231 lbs
32 - 19 - 0 |
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caiaphas Caine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ice Lander!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caine.
Caine throws a head kick that misses.
Caine has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lander rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caine counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Caine stands and throws Lander's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lander is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Caine off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Caine's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Caine is working hard here to advance position.
Lander is looking to control Caine but Caine is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Caine is trying to break free.
Caine trying to control the hands but Lander breaks the grip.
Lander really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Caine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine is trying to break free.
Lander gets his hands free as Caine looks to control.
Caine is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Lander.
Lander throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Caine is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lander throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Caine is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lander struggling to keep hold of the position.
Lander has the hooks in. Caine is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
What can Caine do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Lander doesn't have the hooks in and Caine manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lander preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ice Lander hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Lander.
Caine misses with a takedown attempt
and Lander counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Caine is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Caine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caine shoots in but no luck this time.
Caine scores with a takedown into Lander's guard.
Caine is looking to pass into half guard but Lander pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lander is in guard.
Caine keeping moving, preventing Lander from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lander looking to pass the guard.
Lander wants to control from the top but Caine keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Caine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lander got a little sloppy there for a moment and Caine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lander has managed to get both his arms back between Caine's legs - danger averted.
Caine looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lander has picked Caine up and slammed him! Caine can't keep hold of the triangle and Lander manages to pass to side control!
Lander advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caine sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lander passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Caine!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ice Lander will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Caine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lander throws a solid leg kick but Caine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lander.
Lander moves out of range of the leg kick from Caine.
Lander looks to land a body kick but Caine moved away.
Caine moves out of range as Lander throws a body kick.
Caine moves out of range of the leg kick from Lander.
Lander throws a series of punches but Caine moves out of range.
Lander with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caine to score with a decent uppercut.
Caine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lander sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lander connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Caiaphas Caine has been cut.
A head kick misses from Caine.
Lander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine checks a low kick from Lander.
Lander throws a leg kick that misses.
Caine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lander misses with an uppercut
and Caine counters with a single leg into guard. Lander didn't expect that.
Lander wants to sweep here but Caine controlling him for the moment.
Caine is in close to Lander's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Caine trying to control the position from guard on top but Lander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caine wants to pass the guard but Lander is keeping the position.
Lander wants to stand but Caine is controlling the position.
Lander looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Caine stopping the sweep attempt from Lander.
Caine trying to control but Lander is working from the bottom.
Lander manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lander wants to clinch up but Caine keeps it at a distance.
Caine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lander scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Caine doesn't seem bothered though.
Caine fakes the leg kick and cracks Lander in the body.
Lander fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Lander as Caine shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caiaphas Caine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caine shoots in but no luck this time.
Caine shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lander is trying to defend but Caine finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lander is trying is best to control the position here.
Lander trying to control but Caine postures up.
Caine passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lander!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lander is looking to get to half guard.
Caine is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caine goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lander is on top in guard.
Lander wants to control from the top but Caine keeps moving.
Lander controls from within his opponent's guard.
Caine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lander defends well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caine throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lander escapes and throws Caine's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Caiaphas Caine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Caiaphas Caine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lander lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ice Lander seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lander gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Caine to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lander looking for a sweep. Not yet Lander, not yet.
Caine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lander looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lander working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caine.
Lander wants to stand and escape but Caine is having none of it.
Caine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lander is keeping the position for now.
Caine wants to control from the top but Lander keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Caine preventing the sweep.
Caine won't allow Lander to get back to his feet.
Caine forces his way into half guard.
Caine is working for a submission of some sort.
Caine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Caine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lander's head.
Caine seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Lander has recovered full guard.
Caine looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lander is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Caine throws a big elbow that misses.
Caine connects with a couple of short punches.
Caine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Lander manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
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!
Lander blocks an uppercut.
Caine throws a head punch that misses.
Lander tries a body shot but Caine blocks it.
Caine blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caine is looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Lander scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Caine goes for a takedown attempt but Lander pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Caine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lander.
Lander tries to work over Caine's front leg with a kick but Caine checks it.
Caine tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lander defends well and Caine ends up having to push Lander into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caiaphas Caine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caine tries to work over Lander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lander lands a right hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lander obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lander working Caine over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lander content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lander using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lander trying to land knees to the body.
Lander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caine backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lander creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caine is trying to stall.
Lander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caine backwards.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lander. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Caine is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lander gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Lander.
Lander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caine backwards.
Lander stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lander lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lander missing with knees to the body.
Lander leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lander lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ice Lander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lander has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jie Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Liu's choice of entrance music: The Cinematic Orchestra ft. Roots Manuva - All Things To All Men. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 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
33 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jie Liu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sibelius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Sibelius is just out of range.
Sibelius looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
Sibelius has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Liu defending well as Sibelius loads up on a big left hand.
Liu digs a good body shot into Sibelius's ribs.
Jie Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sibelius checks a leg kick.
Liu lands a nice shot to the body.
Sibelius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sibelius scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sibelius throws a strike aimed at the side of Liu's head but Liu avoids it well.
Sibelius wants to control but Liu is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Liu regains half guard.
Sibelius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sibelius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Liu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sibelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Liu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Liu wants to control the position but Sibelius says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Liu tries to roll over but Sibelius keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sibelius.
Liu is adopting a defensive guard.
Liu trying to keep a closed guard but Sibelius is proving a slippery customer.
Sibelius preventing the sweep.
Sibelius slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sibelius postures up in Liu's guard and throws a big left but Liu blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius chips away with some ground and pound.
Sibelius is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Liu is trying to keep Sibelius in close.
Liu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sibelius.
Liu keeping moving, preventing Sibelius from controlling successfully.
Sibelius preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sibelius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sibelius.
Liu wants to sweep here but Sibelius controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sibelius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sibelius.
Sibelius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Liu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sibelius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sibelius is in close to Liu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liu has control of Sibelius's left arm, preventing Sibelius from doing any damage.
Sibelius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Liu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sibelius wants to control from the top but Liu keeps moving.
Sibelius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Liu's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Sibelius dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Liu slips under a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sibelius.
Sibelius shoots for a double leg takedown but Liu sprawls well. He's pushed Sibelius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Liu with a jab.
A big right from Liu misses.
Liu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Liu with a jab.
Sibelius connects with a looping right hand.
Liu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sibelius is out of range.
Sibelius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sibelius there as he acknowledges the shot.
Liu misses with a low kick as Sibelius jumps back.
Sibelius lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sibelius throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sibelius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Liu lands with a shot to the body.
Liu stuffs the takedown.
Sibelius throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
Liu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Sibelius misses.
Sibelius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Liu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sibelius moves away.
Sibelius throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Liu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sibelius doesn't seem phased though.
Sibelius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sibelius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liu scores with a leg kick.
Sibelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Liu.
Liu doesn't manage to clinch there - Sibelius circles away.
Liu scores with a jab to the head.
Liu throws a body kick that misses
and Sibelius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sibelius 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.
Jie Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sibelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Liu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sibelius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Sibelius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Liu misses with a low kick as Sibelius jumps back.
A punch lands to the side of Sibelius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Liu tries a head kick but it misses.
Sibelius throws a series of punches but Liu moves out of range.
Liu throws a head kick but Sibelius moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Liu.
Sibelius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sibelius throws a hook but Liu avoids it easily.
Sibelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liu moves away.
Liu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sibelius counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu wants to clinch.
Sibelius throws a lazy right hand but Liu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sibelius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sibelius throws out the jab.
Liu tries to clinch up.
Liu connects with a leg kick. Sibelius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sibelius avoids the head kick by Liu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sibelius blocks a head kick by Liu.
Sibelius scores with a one two! Liu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jie Liu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Liu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sibelius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sibelius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sibelius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sibelius crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Liu - the referee stops the clock and Sibelius gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Liu. Sibelius manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Liu tries to clinch there but Sibelius circles away.
Liu lands with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liu. That's going to slow Sibelius down.
Liu jabs Sibelius right on the nose. Sibelius blinks but takes it well.
Sibelius lands a nice hook to Liu's body. Liu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Liu pushes Sibelius away with a front kick.
Liu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sibelius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liu.
Liu misses with a wild body shot.
Liu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Liu throws the kick towards the body but Sibelius avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Liu.
A head kick by Liu misses
and Sibelius counters with a nice double leg into side control. Liu won't be happy with that.
Sibelius looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Liu is avoiding damage well.
Sibelius trying to control the action but Liu is working from the bottom.
Sibelius misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sibelius thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Liu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Liu won't allow Sibelius to pass to mount.
Sibelius is thwarting Liu's attempts to control the position.
Liu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sibelius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Liu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sibelius is looking to stall here but Liu recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Liu managing to control the position.
Sibelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Liu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Liu holds on and takes a little breather.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jie Liu.
Nice shot lands for Sibelius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius throws a right hand that Liu ducks under and follows up with a left that Liu also avoids with ease.
Liu thumps Sibelius with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
Sibelius cracks Liu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Liu missing with a left hand there. Sibelius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sibelius throws a jab but it's blocked by Liu.
Liu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Jean Sibelius has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sibelius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sibelius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sibelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jie Liu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Liu 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jie Liu!
A less than humble Jie Liu misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle comes to the cage accompanied by Big Booty Woman. Lamotta has chosen yes as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
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36
147 lbs
36 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Lamotta!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamotta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kyle throws a leg kick that is checked
so Lamotta counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kyle is looking for a triangle here but Lamotta uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lamotta grinds an elbow into Kyle's temple.
Kyle tries to improve position but can't.
Kyle takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyle tries to improve position but can't.
Lamotta tries to move to mount but Kyle blocks the move with his legs.
Kyle takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kyle looking for a sweep but Lamotta has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lamotta connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kyle is rocked!
Lamotta working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Kyle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lamotta cracks Kyle with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Lamotta!
Jake Lamotta gave a mention to GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Cekada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betlach comes to the cage accompanied by Higher Ground. 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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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
40 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vevrin Betlach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Boris Cekada!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Betlach.
Cekada lands a nice hook to Betlach's body. Betlach takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cekada attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Betlach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cekada.
Cekada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Betlach.
Cekada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Betlach blocks a jab.
Betlach on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cekada. Cekada obviously looking to wear him down.
Betlach avoids the body shot from Cekada.
A nice leg kick lands there from Betlach.
Cekada scores with a leg kick.
Cekada throws the left hand but Betlach avoids the punch easily.
Cekada misses with a left hand
and Betlach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cekada throws a lazy head kick
enabling Betlach to counter with a crisp jab.
Betlach misses with the combination.
Betlach moves in looking to clinch but Cekada pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Betlach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cekada.
Betlach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cekada walks into a left hand.
Cekada lands a head shot.
A jab from Betlach misses.
Cekada on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cekada.
Cekada throws a solid leg kick but Betlach takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cekada.
Cekada throws a right hand that misses
and Betlach counters with a nice uppercut.
Betlach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cekada was well out of range. Poor timing from Betlach.
Betlach lands a jab to Cekada's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cekada throws a right hand that Betlach ducks under and follows up with a left that Betlach also avoids with ease.
A head kick from Cekada lands but Betlach takes it in his stride.
Betlach lands with a good body shot.
Cekada misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cekada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cekada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Betlach gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cekada to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cekada slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cekada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Betlach is keeping the position for now.
Betlach pulls Cekada in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada works over Betlach with some ground and pound from guard.
Betlach trying to keep a closed guard but Cekada is proving a slippery customer.
Cekada is working Betlach over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cekada postures up.
Cekada wants to control from the top but Betlach keeps moving.
Cekada stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Betlach throws up his legs and catches Cekada in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Cekada tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Betlach! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Vevrin Betlach!
An out of breath and clearly excited Vevrin Betlach thanked KAISER for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Chinaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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178 lbs
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183 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricardo Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Chinaski!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gracie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chinaski - the referee stops the clock and Gracie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chinaski. Gracie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Chinaski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chinaski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chinaski throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Chinaski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
A jab from Chinaski misses.
Chinaski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chinaski misses with a low kick.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chinaski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie throws a jab when Chinaski was well out of range.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Chinaski throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chinaski blocks a low kick nicely.
Chinaski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chinaski misses the shot to the body.
Chinaski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chinaski throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chinaski is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chinaski. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chinaski lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Henry Chinaski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chinaski lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Chinaski tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chinaski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chinaski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Chinaski.
A telegraphed right hand from Chinaski misses the target.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Chinaski sees coming a mile off.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie cracks Chinaski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Chinaski misses.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chinaski throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Chinaski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chinaski avoids the head kick by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Chinaski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chinaski loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Chinaski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Chinaski sees coming a mile off.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Chinaski's belly button to the back.
Chinaski tries a head kick but it misses.
Chinaski blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chinaski cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
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!
Chinaski lands with a right hand.
Chinaski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Chinaski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie misses with a body shot
and Chinaski counters with an inside leg kick.
Chinaski throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chinaski checks a leg kick.
Chinaski leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie throws a head kick but Chinaski moves out of range.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Chinaski misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Chinaski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chinaski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chinaski doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Chinaski loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chinaski misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Henry Chinaski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chinaski scores with a leg kick.
Chinaski is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
A big left from Gracie misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chinaski avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Chinaski stuffs the takedown.
Chinaski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Chinaski looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Chinaski doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Chinaski swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie lands a nice hook to Chinaski's body. Chinaski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
A low kick from Gracie is predictable there
and Chinaski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chinaski slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chinaski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Chinaski.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. Chinaski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chinaski finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Chinaski's corner calls for a 1-2. Chinaski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chinaski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chinaski.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Chinaski avoids it.
Gracie slips a jab from Chinaski.
Some wild striking there from Chinaski.
Chinaski throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chinaski manages to avoid it.
Chinaski tries to land a body kick
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ricardo Gracie will probably get the nod.
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.
A low kick from Chinaski misses
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chinaski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chinaski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Chinaski wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Chinaski trying to control here.
Chinaski regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chinaski wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie is working Chinaski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chinaski looking for a sweep. Not yet Chinaski, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up.
Chinaski keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Chinaski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie trying to control but Chinaski is working from the bottom.
Chinaski wants to hit a switch here but Gracie passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Chinaski there!
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a couple of good shots and Chinaski has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gracie patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gracie's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Chinaski tries to break free.
Chinaski covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Chinaski staying busy and making it hard for Gracie to control.
Ricardo Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie lands shots from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Chinaski won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Gracie off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ricardo Gracie!
Ricardo Gracie retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Ricardo Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stack Shillings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Calypso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shillings comes to the cage accompanied by UGK - Diamonds and Wood (Chopped and Screwed). Calypso has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks - Genghis Khan as his entrance music. Jack Calypso will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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30
293 lbs
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300 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stack Shillings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Calypso!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shillings tries to land a front kick but Calypso steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shillings cracks the inside of Calypso's front leg.
Shillings displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Calypso.
Calypso blocks the body kick.
Shillings misses with a low kick.
Shillings throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Calypso tries for a takedown but Shillings circles away easily
and Shillings counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Calypso walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shillings.
Calypso looks winded!
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!
Shillings throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Calypso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calypso steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shillings. That one must have hurt.
Shillings definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shillings throws the left hand but Calypso avoids the punch easily.
Stack Shillings is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shillings slaps away a takedown attempt from Calypso, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stack Shillings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Calypso.
Shillings misses with a low kick.
Shillings throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shillings misses the shot to the body.
Shillings misses with an attempted mid kick.
Calypso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shillings connects with a leg kick. Calypso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shillings scores with a leg kick.
Shillings changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shillings throws a sloppy head kick and Calypso moves out of range easily.
Shillings throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shillings.
Oooooh!!! Shillings has knocked Calypso down with a huge combo! Shillings steps away and waves a wobbly Calypso back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Calypso is rocked!
It looks like Jack Calypso has been cut.
Shillings tries to bum rush Calypso with a series of wild strikes but Calypso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shillings is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shillings is stalking Calypso. Calypso circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Shillings, and it's lights out! Calypso really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stack Shillings!
Stack Shillings decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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