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EFC 9: Frozen Hell PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Selson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre's entrance music is Tsunami. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathan St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Selson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Selson doesn't seem bothered though.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Selson checks a leg kick nicely.
St Pierre throws a push kick but Selson slaps the foot to one side.
St Pierre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Pierre lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice combination there by Selson.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
A lazy left from St Pierre finds it's target.
St Pierre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Connor Selson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Selson blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
Selson has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
St Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
St Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Selson.
Knees to the body from Selson.
St Pierre struggles to land a body shot inside as Selson controls his hands.
St Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Selson.
Selson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Selson is looking to clinch.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
Selson has managed to clinch.
Selson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Selson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Selson wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Selson circles away quickly and effectively.
St Pierre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Selson is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
St Pierre lands with a slapping head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Pierre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Selson is out of range.
Selson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Selson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Selson working hard to break the clinch.
Selson breaks from the clinch.
St Pierre is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jonathan St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Selson doesn't seem bothered though.
Selson tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Pierre cracks the inside of Selson's front leg.
St Pierre lands with a slapping head kick.
St Pierre lands a leg kick that knocks Selson off balance momentarily.
Selson tries to clinch there but St Pierre circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Pierre. That's going to slow Selson down.
St Pierre misses with a straight left.
St Pierre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St Pierre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Selson's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Selson checks a leg kick.
St Pierre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Selson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Selson throws a sloppy head kick
and St Pierre counters with a one-two to the body.
St Pierre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Selson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St Pierre misses with a low kick.
St Pierre misses with a low kick as Selson jumps back.
St Pierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Selson misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre feints and then cracks Selson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Selson down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan St Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Connor Selson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
St Pierre walks into a straight right hand from Selson.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre tries to land a leg kick but Selson saw it coming and moves away.
St Pierre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St Pierre misses with a low kick.
Selson throws a lazy head kick
and St Pierre counters with a leg kick.
Selson tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Selson. Those never looked like landing.
St Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Selson circles away quickly and effectively.
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a low kick, looking for Selson's leg but Selson calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selson throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Selson moves into range and clinches up with St Pierre.
Selson taking a breather.
St Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Pierre misses with some punches.
Selson just leaning against St Pierre, taking a breather.
Selson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
St Pierre misses with some punches.
St Pierre misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Selson misses with a wild body shot.
Selson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Selson.
St Pierre looks for the body kick but Selson saw that one coming.
St Pierre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jonathan St Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
Selson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick from Selson lands but St Pierre takes it in his stride.
Selson rushes St Pierre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
St Pierre throws a punch but it's blocked by Selson.
Selson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Selson takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Selson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre's corner calls for a 1-2. St Pierre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St Pierre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Selson checks a leg kick.
Selson misses with a series of wild punches.
Selson drives through and clinches with St Pierre against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from St Pierre fails to land.
St Pierre misses with the head strike.
St Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Selson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Selson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A clash of legs there as Selson blocks the low kick.
Selson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Selson tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Selson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St Pierre.
Selson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Selson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Jonathan St Pierre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Connor Selson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
St Pierre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Selson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Selson.
St Pierre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Selson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Selson checks a low kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Pierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Pierre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Selson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Selson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to score with a low kick but Selson moves his leg out of the way.
St Pierre connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Selson.
Selson is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
St Pierre throws a wild body kick that Selson sees coming a mile off.
A punch combination from Selson misses.
St Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Selson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Selson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Selson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre connects with a looping right hand.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Selson.
Selson slips under a jab.
St Pierre misses with a low kick as Selson jumps back.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Selson blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a right hand that Selson ducks under and follows up with a left that Selson also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Selson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selson misses with a body kick.
St Pierre is looking to chop away at Selson's legs.
A leg kick checked by Selson.
Selson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre tries a low kick but Selson avoids it.
St Pierre throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Pierre catches Selson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre wants to land a leg kick but Selson is out of range.
Selson closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Selson blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Selson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
St Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Pierre is looking to control Selson's arms but Selson gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Pierre has his back to the cage.
Connor Selson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Selson lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Pierre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan St Pierre!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jonathan St Pierre thanked Evil Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Mikhail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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213 lbs
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Mikhail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ivan Mikhail has been cut.
Munoz connects with a body shot.
Munoz slaps away a takedown attempt from Mikhail, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Munoz punishes Mikhail's body with a nice straight punch.
Mikhail on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mikhail closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Mikhail prevents Munoz from standing back up.
We've been hearing good reports from Mikhail's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mikhail is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mikhail thows a huge punch but Munoz dodges it nicely.
Mikhail 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.
Munoz is trying to get back to full guard.
Munoz regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhail is looking to work some ground and pound but Munoz has wrist control.
Munoz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mikhail is one step ahead there.
Mikhail throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Munoz has his foot on Mikhail's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mikhail works his way back into a safe position though.
Mikhail missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Munoz trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz has Mikhail pulled in close to control his posture.
Munoz wants to stand but Mikhail is controlling the position.
Munoz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mikhail.
Grant Munoz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Munoz. Beautiful body shot.
Mikhail fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mikhail showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munoz.
No joy there for Munoz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhail shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Munoz pinned against the cage. Munoz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Mikhail. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Munoz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Munoz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mikhail circles away quickly and effectively.
Mikhail closes this distance looking for a takedown but Munoz circles away.
Munoz is looking to clinch.
Good work by Mikhail as he checks the leg kick.
Munoz scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhail shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Munoz as he avoids it easily.
Mikhail shoots in but Munoz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mikhail closes this distance looking for a takedown but Munoz circles away.
Munoz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mikhail manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Munoz feints a jab promting Mikhail to slip. Munoz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mikhail slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Munoz darts in trying to clinch
and Mikhail counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mikhail changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Munoz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Munoz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Mikhail's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Munoz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grant Munoz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Munoz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mikhail moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivan Mikhail is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mikhail tries to score a power double leg takedown but Munoz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mikhail somewhat.
Munoz wants to clinch up but Mikhail keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz misses with a low kick as Mikhail jumps back.
Mikhail looking to score a takedown here. Munoz is defending well but Mikhail drives through and ends up in Munoz's guard.
Mikhail is pushing down on Munoz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Munoz is fighting to maintain full guard but Mikhail has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mikhail stalling away here and it's allowed Munoz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mikhail throws a big right hand that misses.
Mikhail advances position into side control!
Mikhail staying calm.
Munoz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mikhail's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhail throwing shots but Munoz is blocking nicely.
Munoz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mikhail's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mikhail's back!
Mikhail looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Mikhail covering up well and avoiding damage.
Mikhail is trying to stand back up.
Mikhail covering up well under a series of strikes from Munoz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz looking to break Mikhail's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mikhail remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Munoz will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhail looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Mikhail has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Munoz.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munoz throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Munoz is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mikhail defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Mikhail is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Mikhail showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munoz.
Munoz tries to clinch
and Mikhail moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz has had enough of the clinch but Mikhail keeps him there for the moment.
Mikhail has Munoz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Munoz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mikhail keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Munoz's efforts to push away.
Mikhail wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Mikhail. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mikhail has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Munoz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Munoz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Munoz lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikhail shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Munoz pinned against the cage. Munoz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mikhail shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Munoz as he avoids it easily.
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 Ivan Mikhail will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Mikhail's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Munoz tries to work over Mikhail's front leg with a kick but Mikhail checks it.
Mikhail has a takedown stuffed.
Munoz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munoz instigates a clinch.
Mikhail changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Munoz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Munoz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Mikhail. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mikhail fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Munoz lands a glancing blow to the side of Mikhail's head.
Mikhail dives in and grabs Munoz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Munoz pushes down on Mikhail's head and hops out.
Munoz misses with a wild combination.
Mikhail fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Munoz avoids it really well and circles away.
Munoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhail fails to land the takedown.
Mikhail is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Munoz.
Mikhail is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Munoz.
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!
Munoz lands a jab-cross combination.
Ivan Mikhail's cut is getting worse.
Munoz misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivan Mikhail seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munoz misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhail closes this distance looking for a takedown but Munoz circles away.
Munoz misses with a low kick.
Mikhail throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Munoz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mikhail is in Munoz's guard.
Mikhail is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mikhail prevents Munoz from getting back to his feet.
Munoz throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mikhail escapes and throws Munoz's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Ivan Mikhail overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mikhail content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Munoz is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhail throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mikhail is trying to ground and pound but Munoz uses the momentary lack of control by Mikhail to regain half guard.
Mikhail working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mikhail is working away from the top position though.
Still in half guard, Mikhail seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Munoz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Munoz 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Munoz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ikki De Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphonse Tchami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Fenix might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing Inside. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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175 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ikki De Fenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alphonse Tchami!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Fenix throws the left hand but Tchami avoids the punch easily.
De Fenix misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Fenix tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Fenix misses with a hook. Tchami ducked under it nicely.
Tchami lands a head kick. De Fenix smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
De Fenix steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tchami. That one must have hurt.
Tchami pushes De Fenix up against the cage in a clinch.
De Fenix working aggressively here.
De Fenix can't find room to land a body shot as Tchami controls the action.
De Fenix tries to work over Tchami's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tchami misses with a punch to the body.
De Fenix lands a nice uppercut.
De Fenix is trying to break the clinch but Tchami is controlling him.
Tchami tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Fenix takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ikki De Fenix has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fenix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tchami doesn't manage to clinch there - De Fenix circles away.
Tchami throws a head kick that half lands.
De Fenix wants to slow Tchami down by chopping away at his legs.
De Fenix misses with a two punch combination.
A leg kick checked by Tchami.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fenix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tchami tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tchami avoids the head kick by De Fenix.
De Fenix closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tchami checks a low kick from De Fenix.
De Fenix takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tchami tries a head kick but it misses.
Tchami keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Fenix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tchami.
De Fenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tchami.
Tchami tries to clinch there but De Fenix circles away.
De Fenix misses with a series of wild punches.
Tchami scores with a leg kick.
Ikki De Fenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tchami pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Fenix checks a low kick from Tchami.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchami pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Tchami.
De Fenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tchami moves away.
De Fenix throws a series of punches but Tchami avoids them all with ease.
Tchami buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Fenix lands with a nice body punch.
De Fenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Tchami is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Tchami.
De Fenix misses the shot to the body.
De Fenix swings for the body but Tchami moves out of range.
De Fenix feints a jab promting Tchami to slip. De Fenix then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tchami slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
De Fenix swats away the attempt to clinch by Tchami.
De Fenix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchami lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fenix. Tchami does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Fenix misses with a wild body shot.
De Fenix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Fenix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tchami is looking to clinch.
Tchami lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Fenix circles away quickly and effectively.
De Fenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tchami avoids the body shot from De Fenix.
De Fenix throws a body punch but Tchami moves out of range.
Tchami lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tchami is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tchami checks a leg kick.
Tchami fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Fenix.
De Fenix throws out a loose jab but Tchami uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fenix avoids the head kick by Tchami.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fenix tests Tchami's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Fenix throws a lazy uppercut
and Tchami counters with a nice leg kick.
Tchami lands a nice hook to De Fenix's body. De Fenix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tchami checks a leg kick.
De Fenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tchami moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fenix. Tchami does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tchami has closed the distance and engaged De Fenix in a clinch.
De Fenix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tchami misses with a head kick.
De Fenix looks to land a left hand but Tchami moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from De Fenix.
Tchami fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tchami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tchami scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Fenix circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Tchami blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonse Tchami dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ikki De Fenix's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tchami moves into the clinch.
Tchami trying to land knees to the body.
De Fenix blocks an elbow strike.
Tchami misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on De Fenix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tchami throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tchami swings wildly with an uppercut but De Fenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fenix avoids the elbow strike from Tchami, against the cage.
De Fenix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Fenix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Fenix working aggressively here.
De Fenix avoids the elbow strike from Tchami, against the cage.
De Fenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tchami scores a nice knee to the body.
De Fenix working aggressively here.
Tchami tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tchami.
De Fenix lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fenix.
Tchami misses with the head strike.
Tchami tries a body shot but De Fenix blocks it.
Tchami throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Fenix blocks it with crossed arms.
Tchami trying to control the position but instead, De Fenix has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tchami into the cage.
Tchami misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Fenix managing to block the knees to the body from Tchami.
Tchami misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Fenix.
Tchami lands an elbow inside.
De Fenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tchami can't find room to land a body shot as De Fenix controls the action.
Tchami throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Fenix is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tchami creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tchami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchami is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Fenix is defending well for now.
De Fenix is looking to break free of the clinch but Tchami has double underhooks.
Tchami with a knee to the head.
De Fenix has a couple of punches blocked by Tchami.
Tchami fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tchami throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Fenix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tchami takes a shot to the head.
Tchami misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Fenix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Fenix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Fenix is looking to wear down Tchami with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Fenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tchami moves away.
Tchami throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Fenix.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Fenix.
De Fenix throws a head kick that misses.
De Fenix throws a sloppy head kick and Tchami moves out of range easily.
Tchami avoids the head kick by De Fenix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fenix throws a head kick but Tchami moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Fenix throws a head kick but Tchami moves out of range.
Tchami misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Fenix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tchami tries to clinch but De Fenix is having none of it.
Tchami throws a sloppy head kick and De Fenix moves out of range easily.
Tchami wants to clinch.
Tchami tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Fenix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tchami throws a head kick but De Fenix moves out of range.
De Fenix looks to land a combination. Tchami sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tchami tries to clinch but De Fenix moves out of range.
De Fenix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tchami at a distance.
De Fenix walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tchami checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Fenix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tchami looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fenix. Tchami does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tchami avoids the head kick by De Fenix.
De Fenix throws a jab when Tchami was well out of range.
Tchami tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tchami has De Fenix up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on De Fenix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tchami crunches a lovely knee into De Fenix's ribcage.
Tchami misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Fenix.
Tchami lands a damaging elbow.
De Fenix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tchami tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tchami with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by De Fenix.
Tchami tries to land knees in the clinch but De Fenix avoids the damage to the body.
Alphonse Tchami seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from De Fenix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alphonse Tchami will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ikki De Fenix's cut.
That's time! De Fenix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
De Fenix throws a nice looking combination but Tchami bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Fenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Fenix misses with a wild body shot.
De Fenix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Fenix scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Fenix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tchami. De Fenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tchami tries to clinch but De Fenix is having none of it.
De Fenix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tchami moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alphonse Tchami seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tchami throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tchami wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fenix. Tchami does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tchami is looking to clinch.
Tchami wants to clinch up but De Fenix keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fenix connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Fenix swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tchami finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
De Fenix misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by De Fenix.
Tchami wants to clinch but De Fenix slips to the side
and De Fenix counters with a nice body shot.
Tchami avoids the head kick by De Fenix.
Tchami misses with a head kick.
De Fenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Tchami is just out of range.
De Fenix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Fenix misses with an uppercut. Tchami saw that one coming.
Tchami misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tchami lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tchami throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tchami rushes De Fenix and presses him up against the cage.
Tchami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Fenix's elbow.
Ikki De Fenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchami creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Fenix's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Tchami throws an elbow but misses.
Tchami throws a punch but it's blocked by De Fenix.
De Fenix lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from De Fenix.
Tchami takes a shot to the head.
Tchami pressing his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, De Fenix scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tchami looking to throw knees to the head but De Fenix is blocking nicely.
Tchami prevents De Fenix from breaking the clinch.
De Fenix misses with a punch on the inside.
De Fenix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tchami has De Fenix pushed against the cage.
Tchami misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fenix lands an uppercut.
De Fenix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tchami throws an elbow but it misses.
Tchami misses with a knee strike.
De Fenix scores with a shot to the side of Tchami's head.
De Fenix can't find room to land a body shot as Tchami controls the action.
Tchami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Fenix can't find room to land a body shot as Tchami controls the action.
De Fenix lands with a short shot to the head.
De Fenix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Fenix misses with a punch to the body.
Tchami misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tchami keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Fenix's efforts to push away.
Tchami throws a punch but it's blocked by De Fenix.
De Fenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Fenix avoids a wild elbow strike from Tchami.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fenix lands a body punch.
Tchami lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, De Fenix scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tchami fails to land.
Tchami missing with knees to the body.
De Fenix pushes Tchami back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alphonse Tchami is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tchami misses with a knee strike.
Tchami with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fenix tries to break the clinch but Tchami is controlling the position.
De Fenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Fenix lands a nice uppercut.
Tchami lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Fenix can't find room to land a body shot as Tchami controls the action.
De Fenix lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tchami is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Fenix is keeping busy.
Tchami struggles to land a body shot inside as De Fenix controls his hands.
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 Ikki De Fenix.
Well Tchami has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphonse Tchami!
Alphonse Tchami seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Goodacre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacob Goodacre!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega is trying hard to land a takedown here. Goodacre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Goodacre.
A nice leg kick lands there from Goodacre.
Goodacre looks to land a combination. Vega sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vega 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.
Vega has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Goodacre finds it's way round the side to connect with Vega's head.
Goodacre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chad Vega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vega takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vega tries for a takedown but Goodacre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Goodacre. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Goodacre.
Goodacre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vega.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Vega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goodacre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Goodacre scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodacre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vega's hands.
Goodacre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vega gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vega working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vega trying to control from half guard but Goodacre is working away.
Goodacre has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Vega is on him like a limpet, forcing Goodacre back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goodacre.
Goodacre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vega has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Goodacre is trying to keep an underhook but Vega manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Goodacre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vega is trying to control the action in half guard but Goodacre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Goodacre is looking to control Vega's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Goodacre avoid being mounted?
Goodacre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vega.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vega wants to pass to mount but Goodacre is defending the position.
Vega slows the pace down in half guard.
Vega sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goodacre defending well though.
Vega prevents Goodacre from standing back up.
Goodacre is staying active underneath Vega, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vega shoots in for a takedown but Goodacre shows good takedown defense.
Goodacre lands a leg kick that knocks Vega off balance momentarily.
Vega shoots and misses
and Goodacre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goodacre leaves Vega with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre scoring well with a low kick there.
Goodacre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vega takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vega is breathing heavily.
Vega shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Goodacre as he jumps to the side.
Goodacre scoring well with a low kick there.
Goodacre closes the distance and clinches.
Goodacre avoiding damage.
Goodacre gets through Vega's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Goodacre.
Vega wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodacre scores with a hook to the body.
Goodacre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vega backwards.
Still in the clinch, Goodacre scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goodacre.
Goodacre lands a hook that snaps the head of Vega backwards.
A short left from Goodacre.
Vega tries to score a body lock takedown but Goodacre shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Goodacre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Goodacre.
Goodacre breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Goodacre.
Vega's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Goodacre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vega scrambles back to his feet.
Donk. Goodacre catches Vega right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Goodacre dominated that round.
That's time! Vega's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Goodacre moves into range and connects with a jab.
Goodacre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goodacre.
Vega 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.
Goodacre connects with a solid leg kick.
No luck for Vega with that takedown attempt.
Goodacre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Goodacre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vega takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Goodacre catches Vega right on the button with a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goodacre.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodacre catches Vega with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Goodacre.
Vega is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodacre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Goodacre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Goodacre wriggles free and stands up.
Vega takes one to the side of the head.
Jacob Goodacre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goodacre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vega fails with a takedown attempt.
Goodacre is looking to slow Vega down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Goodacre.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vega on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre lands with a good body shot.
Vega dives in and grabs Goodacre's left leg, looking for a takedown. Goodacre pushes down on Vega's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Vega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goodacre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goodacre lands with an uppercut that bounces Vega off the cage and back into range.
Vega takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vega fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vega on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goodacre. Goodacre obviously looking to wear him down.
Goodacre works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vega is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vega walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Goodacre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Goodacre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jacob Goodacre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre lands a nice looking body shot.
Goodacre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vega takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Goodacre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A good leg kick by Goodacre.
Vega looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Goodacre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vega walks into a stiff left hand from Goodacre.
Goodacre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vega is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Vega closes the distance and clinches up with Goodacre, looking for a takedown. Vega pushes Goodacre against the cage but Goodacre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Goodacre scores with a decent looking hook.
Goodacre scoring well with a low kick there.
Goodacre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vega shoots in for a takedown but Goodacre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab from Goodacre.
A slapping leg kick lands for Goodacre.
Vega shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Goodacre pinned against the cage. Goodacre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Goodacre clinches up against the cage.
Goodacre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goodacre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Goodacre lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Goodacre.
Goodacre lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Goodacre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Goodacre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Goodacre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vega is defended easily by Goodacre.
Vega takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vega goes for a double leg but Goodacre avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Goodacre continues to drive forward.
A short left from Goodacre.
A short uppercut from Goodacre.
Goodacre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vega is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Goodacre is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Vega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goodacre scores with a shot to the side of Vega's head.
A nice left hand lands by Goodacre.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goodacre lands a shoulder strike.
Goodacre lands a right hand.
Vega is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodacre lands a body punch.
Oh Vega is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goodacre is stalling here.
Vega seems to have got his legs back now.
Goodacre scores with a shot to the side of Vega's head.
Goodacre stops a takedown attempt from Vega.
Goodacre works on Vega's body with a couple of short punches.
Goodacre lands a body punch.
Goodacre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodacre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Goodacre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Goodacre cracks the inside of Vega's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre throws a leg kick which misses Vega's front leg but catches the back leg as Vega tries to avoid it.
Goodacre lands a leg kick that knocks Vega off balance momentarily.
Goodacre feints and then cracks Vega's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vega down.
Goodacre cracks Vega with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Goodacre scores with a hook.
Goodacre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Goodacre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vega with a lazy takedown attempt
and Goodacre counters with a slapping leg kick.
Goodacre cracks the inside of Vega's front leg.
Vega walks into a straight right hand from Goodacre.
Nice body punch from Goodacre.
Goodacre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre cracks a nice hook into Vega's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Goodacre.
Goodacre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Goodacre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vega doesn't seem phased though.
Goodacre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goodacre, right into the meat.
Goodacre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goodacre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Goodacre lands a head shot.
Goodacre sizes up Vega with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Goodacre jabs Vega right on the nose. Vega blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodacre scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vega fails with a takedown attempt.
Goodacre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goodacre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A cross from Goodacre lands.
Goodacre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vega.
Goodacre scores with a leg kick.
Chad Vega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goodacre connects with a nice looking jab.
Jacob Goodacre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Goodacre lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Goodacre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Goodacre 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Goodacre!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samir Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike The Shark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kahric might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to When I Die - Genocide(Jusuf Dzilic). The Shark is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Still. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mike The Shark was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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25
175 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samir Kahric!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike The Shark!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Shark lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kahric shoots in but no luck this time.
Kahric looks for a takedown but The Shark sprawls well.
The Shark looks to land a left hand but Kahric moved out of range nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Kahric has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The Shark looks to land a right hand but Kahric moved out of range.
Kahric shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The Shark's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kahric drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kahric jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Shark can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kahric drops back looking for a leg! The Shark is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Shark manages to kick Kahric off! Kahric jumps back into The Shark's guard.
Kahric thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kahric is in close to The Shark's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahric drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kahric jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kahric drops back looking for a leg! The Shark is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Shark manages to kick Kahric off! Kahric jumps back into The Shark's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahric drops back looking for a leg! The Shark is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Shark manages to kick Kahric off! Kahric jumps back into The Shark's guard.
The Shark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Shark wants to stand and escape but Kahric is having none of it.
Kahric passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The Shark wants to get back to his feet.
Kahric thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kahric lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahric is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Shark knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kahric working away.
The Shark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kahric. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kahric has worked his way into a potential kimura here. The Shark is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kahric yanks on the arm and The Shark is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kahric.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Samir Kahric!
Samir Kahric is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Samir Kahric made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edvan De Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raiko Keskkula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edvan De Moraes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raiko Keskkula!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keskkula lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Moraes circles away quickly and effectively.
De Moraes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Moraes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keskkula. That did some damage!
Keskkula lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Moraes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keskkula fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keskkula scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from De Moraes tenderised Keskkula's leg. Keskkula is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Moraes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Keskkula looks winded!
De Moraes lands a leg kick that knocks Keskkula off balance momentarily.
De Moraes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Moraes throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Moraes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
De Moraes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keskkula's calf.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Moraes.
De Moraes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Keskkula's head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Keskkula crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Moraes - the referee stops the clock and Keskkula gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Moraes. Keskkula manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
De Moraes lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Keskkula crumples to the floor! De Moraes milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edvan De Moraes!
A very excited looking Edvan De Moraes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JR Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by 'Looking For The Stone' by Dry Branch Fire Squad. Steven Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JR Adams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Henderson's guard now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Adams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adams tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.
Adams lands a couple of digs.
We've been hearing that Adams has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Adams tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.
Henderson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Adams defends it easily.
Henderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adams passes Henderson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henderson keeps working.
Henderson wants to get back to full guard but Adams has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henderson keeps working.
Adams advances nicely into full mount.
Henderson is looking to improve his position but Adams isn't that keen on the idea.
Adams landing strikes from the mount and Henderson is in trouble!
It looks like Steven Henderson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams lands a couple of good shots and Henderson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Adams throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Henderson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams has Henderson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Henderson is rocked!
That has opened up Steven Henderson's cut even more.
Adams has his arm under Henderson's chin here. Game over son! Adams squeezes tightly and Henderson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). JR Adams!
JR Adams is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, JR Adams 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Birigiz Ignatiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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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
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Birigiz Ignatiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ignatiev throws an overhand right that lands on Rizzo Jr's shoulder, as Rizzo Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Ignatiev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ignatiev misses with a body kick.
Rizzo Jr lands with a right hand.
We've been informed that Rizzo Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rizzo Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Ignatiev swinging wildly here.
Rizzo Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ignatiev throws a sloppy head kick
and Rizzo Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ignatiev can't break the clinch.
Ignatiev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ignatiev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body punch.
Rizzo Jr stalling in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizzo Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rizzo Jr lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Rizzo Jr.
Ignatiev breaks the clinch.
Ignatiev blocks a low kick nicely.
Ignatiev throws a sloppy head kick and Rizzo Jr moves out of range easily.
Rizzo Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ignatiev on the side of the head.
Ignatiev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ignatiev takes one to the chin there.
Ignatiev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rizzo Jr slips a jab and a cross from Ignatiev.
Rizzo Jr lands with a cross.
Rizzo Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick but Ignatiev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ignatiev throws a sloppy head kick
and Rizzo Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rizzo Jr.
Ignatiev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rizzo Jr avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ignatiev.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rizzo Jr obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Come on Rizzo Jr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rizzo Jr breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ignatiev throws a sloppy head kick and Rizzo Jr moves out of range easily.
Ignatiev throws a head kick but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
Ignatiev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rizzo Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Ignatiev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rizzo Jr misses with a low kick.
Ignatiev throws a head kick that misses
and Rizzo Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rizzo Jr.
Ignatiev tries to circle away but Rizzo Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Ignatiev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rizzo Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Rizzo Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ignatiev's efforts to push away.
Ignatiev tries to break the clinch but Rizzo Jr is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev tries to land a knee to the head but Rizzo Jr blocks with his arms.
Ignatiev breaks from the clinch.
Ignatiev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Rizzo Jr avoids the head kick by Ignatiev.
Ignatiev misses with an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr keeps Ignatiev at a distance using the push kick.
Ignatiev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ignatiev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatiev is breathing heavily.
Rizzo Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizzo Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rizzo Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Ignatiev is rocked!
A head kick by Ignatiev misses
and Rizzo Jr counters by clinching up.
Oh Ignatiev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ignatiev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatiev working hard to break the clinch.
Ignatiev seems to have got his legs back now.
I was talking to Ignatiev's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ignatiev tries to circle away but Rizzo Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Rizzo Jr pushes Ignatiev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rizzo Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr is struggling to control the position.
Ignatiev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Rizzo Jr does it's job there.
Ignatiev throws a poor cross that misses
and Rizzo Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ignatiev tries a knee to the head but Rizzo Jr blocks it.
Ignatiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Rizzo Jr - just one landing.
Rizzo Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ignatiev has time to react.
Rizzo Jr drops Ignatiev with a straight right hand, right on the button! Rizzo Jr follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Rizzo Jr!
A victorious Frank Rizzo Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winston Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atli Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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25
285 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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26
243 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Winston Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atli Thor!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thor feints with a jab and clips Cole right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Cole is sent crashing into the canvas and Thor leaps in for the kill! Cole tries to get to his feet but Thor is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Cole is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atli Thor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jia O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kain Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think O Connor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Parkway Drive - Feed them to the pigs. Velazquez has chosen Since the Flood- as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jia O Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kain Velazquez!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velazquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Connor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Velazquez avoids the body shot from O Connor.
Velazquez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
O Connor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Velazquez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Connor has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brophy's Evil Troid Academy (BETA) in the buildup to the fight.
Velazquez walks into a left hand.
Velazquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Velazquez as O Connor shoots in.
O Connor pushes Velazquez up against the cage in a clinch.
O Connor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Velazquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velazquez blocks a body shot from O Connor.
O Connor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velazquez misses with a knee strike.
Velazquez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Velazquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velazquez is leaning against O Connor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Connor blocks an uppercut.
O Connor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Velazquez struggles to land a body shot inside as O Connor controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez misses with a body punch.
Velazquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velazquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velazquez lands with a light punch inside.
Velazquez tries a knee to the head but O Connor blocks it.
O Connor wants a takedown.
Velazquez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Velazquez misses with a knee to the head.
Velazquez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
O Connor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Velazquez.
Velazquez tries a body shot but O Connor blocks it.
Velazquez 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.
Velazquez lands a hook that snaps the head of O Connor backwards.
Velazquez lands a hook that snaps the head of O Connor backwards.
Velazquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Velazquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Connor's elbow.
Velazquez lands an uppercut.
O Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Velazquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velazquez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez tries a body shot but O Connor blocks it.
Velazquez can't find room to land a body shot as O Connor controls the action.
O Connor lands a body shot in the clinch.
O Connor lands a nice uppercut.
O Connor works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
O Connor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
O Connor trying to control but Velazquez is working from the bottom.
O Connor connects with a couple of short punches.
O Connor trying to control but Velazquez is working from the bottom.
Velazquez is trying to keep O Connor in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Connor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor postures up in Velazquez's guard and throws a big left but Velazquez blocks it.
O Connor looking to pass the guard.
Velazquez looking for a guillotine here but O Connor defends easily.
O Connor with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Connor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Connor trying to control the position from guard on top but Velazquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Velazquez trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor trying to control the position from guard on top but Velazquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Velazquez looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
O Connor misses with an uppercut. Velazquez saw that one coming.
Kain Velazquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Velazquez throws a lazy right hand but O Connor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Velazquez looks for the body kick but O Connor saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Connor misses with a left hand
and Velazquez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Connor thinking.
A combination from O Connor does no damage.
Danga de danga de dang - O Connor scores with a four punch combination!
O Connor takes a swing at Velazquez's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kain Velazquez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
O Connor moves away from the strike by Velazquez.
Velazquez misses with a hook.
O Connor looks to land a body kick but Velazquez moved away.
O Connor looks to land a left hand but Velazquez moved out of range nicely.
Velazquez keeps the fight on the outside.
O Connor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Connor lands a lovely overhand right.
Velazquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velazquez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Velazquez lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Connor's sensitive parts.
Velazquez moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Velazquez misses the target.
Velazquez is looking to chop away at O Connor's legs.
O Connor throws a lazy right hand but Velazquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez missing with a left hand there. O Connor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Velazquez lands a nice shot to the body.
Velazquez throws a leg kick but O Connor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Velazquez misses with a wild body shot.
Velazquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Connor was well out of range. Poor timing from Velazquez.
O Connor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Connor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Velazquez.
Nice takedown defense from Velazquez. No joy for O Connor on that attempt.
Velazquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velazquez lands with a good body shot.
Velazquez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Velazquez.
Kain Velazquez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Velazquez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velazquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Velazquez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Velazquez.
O Connor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Connor blocks a body shot from Velazquez.
Velazquez lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Connor backwards.
O Connor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Velazquez tries to throw a body punch but O Connor avoids it by throwing Velazquez back against the cage.
O Connor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Velazquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velazquez pushes O Connor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Velazquez misses with a body punch.
Velazquez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
O Connor scores with a nice hook to the head.
O Connor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
O Connor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Velazquez tries a knee to the head but O Connor blocks it.
Velazquez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Velazquez crunches a lovely knee into O Connor's ribcage.
A nice left hand lands by O Connor.
The referee is keeping an eye on O Connor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Connor takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from O Connor.
Velazquez lands with a short shot to the head.
Velazquez is leaning against O Connor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Velazquez misses with a punch to the body.
Velazquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velazquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velazquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Connor misses with an elbow over the top.
Velazquez throws a punch but it's blocked by O Connor.
Velazquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Connor backwards.
Velazquez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Velazquez scores with a hook to the body.
Velazquez can't find room to land a body shot as O Connor controls the action.
O Connor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velazquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Connor's elbow.
O Connor prevents a body shot from Velazquez.
Velazquez works on O Connor's body with a couple of short punches.
Velazquez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Connor backwards.
Velazquez misses with a punch on the inside.
O Connor just leaning against Velazquez, taking a breather.
O Connor throws a head punch that misses.
Velazquez cracks O Connor with a nice body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Velazquez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Velazquez tries to land a knee to the head but O Connor blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Connor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Velazquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velazquez scores with a shot to the side of O Connor's head.
O Connor misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Velazquez.
A nice left hand lands by Velazquez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Velazquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Velazquez scores with a body shot.
Velazquez scores with a sloppy right hand. O Connor should have avoided that one.
O Connor tries to clinch there but Velazquez circles away.
O Connor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Velazquez as he connects with a hook.
O Connor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Velazquez ducks under a wild hook from O Connor.
Velazquez darts in and clinches O Connor up against the cage.
A short right from Velazquez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velazquez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Connor backwards.
Velazquez lands an uppercut.
O Connor has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Velazquez after a bit of a struggle.
Velazquez misses with a body punch.
Velazquez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Connor backwards.
Velazquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Connor swings wildly with an uppercut but Velazquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velazquez avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Connor looking to slow down the pace here.
O Connor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Velazquez working aggressively here.
Velazquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velazquez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Velazquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Connor's elbow.
Velazquez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Connor or not.
O Connor takes a shot to the head.
Velazquez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Velazquez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Velazquez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Velazquez struggles to land a body shot inside as O Connor controls his hands.
Velazquez lands a hook that snaps the head of O Connor backwards.
O Connor is rocked!
Velazquez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh O Connor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Velazquez.
Jia O Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kain Velazquez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor is trying to maintain a safe position but Velazquez gets an underhook and turns O Connor into the cage.
Velazquez cracks O Connor with a nice body shot.
O Connor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Velazquez working the clinch nicely. O Connor is working for position but Velazquez cracks him with a big knee to the head! O Connor crumples up against the cage and Velazquez lands two more shots before the ref can save O Connor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Kain Velazquez!
A relieved looking Kain Velazquez 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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