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RYZE 94: Stroya vs Toke PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldomir Zsofka Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sun God Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baldomir Zsofka Jr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
7 - 4 - 1 |
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222 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Baldomir Zsofka Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Sun God Ra!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsofka Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zsofka Jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zsofka Jr. Ra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zsofka Jr.
Ra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ra scores with a decent looking hook.
Ra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zsofka Jr jabs at Ra's body.
Zsofka Jr ducks under a wild hook from Ra.
Zsofka Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Zsofka Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zsofka Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ra throws an off balance right hand
and Zsofka Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Ra misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Zsofka Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zsofka Jr manages to avoid it.
Ra misses with a series of wild punches.
Zsofka Jr digs a good hook to Ra's body.
Zsofka Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zsofka Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Ra moves out of range of the leg kick from Zsofka Jr.
A punch lands to the side of Ra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Ra tries to sprawl out of it but Zsofka Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ra manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zsofka Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ra momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ra takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zsofka Jr scores with a jab.
The Sun God Ra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zsofka Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zsofka Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra misses with a straight left.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zsofka Jr.
Nice body punch from Zsofka Jr.
Ra blocks a head kick by Zsofka Jr.
Ra scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ra swings for the body but Zsofka Jr moves out of range.
Zsofka Jr throws a front kick that sends Ra stumbling back into the cage.
A bone on bone clash there as Ra blocks the leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Zsofka Jr there.
Zsofka Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zsofka Jr. Ra does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ra. Zsofka Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zsofka Jr misses with a double jab.
Zsofka Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zsofka Jr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zsofka Jr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zsofka Jr throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ra is looking to regain half guard here but Zsofka Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
Ra dodges the ground and pound from Zsofka Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baldomir Zsofka Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zsofka Jr manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zsofka Jr.
Zsofka Jr throws a leg kick
and Ra counters with a nice body shot.
Zsofka Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Baldomir Zsofka Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zsofka Jr.
Ra takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ra doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ra takes a swing at Zsofka Jr's ribcage but misses.
Zsofka Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ra misses with a lunging right hand
and Zsofka Jr counters with a left to the body.
Ra takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra misses with a shot to the body
letting Zsofka Jr counter with a right hand.
Zsofka Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zsofka Jr.
Ra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zsofka Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zsofka Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zsofka Jr ducks under a wild hook from Ra.
Ra looks to score with a jab to the body but Zsofka Jr is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zsofka Jr.
A slow jab from Zsofka Jr misses its intended target.
Ra avoids the body shot from Zsofka Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zsofka Jr thuds a left hand into Ra's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ra is looking to clinch but Zsofka Jr is avoiding it.
Zsofka Jr misses with a straight right.
Ra uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Ra checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ra misses with a body shot.
Ra swings for the body but Zsofka Jr moves out of range.
Ra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zsofka Jr throws a solid leg kick but Ra takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zsofka Jr.
Zsofka Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ra scores with a punch to the head.
Ra dodges the punch combination from Zsofka Jr.
Ra keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ra gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zsofka Jr avoiding damage.
Ra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zsofka Jr.
Ra lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zsofka Jr or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr is trying to break the clinch but Ra has him pressed against the cage.
Ra is trying to maintain a safe position but Zsofka Jr gets an underhook and turns Ra into the cage.
Zsofka Jr lands a left hand.
Ra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zsofka Jr tightens his grip and picks Ra up, before dumping him to the ground. Ra manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zsofka Jr throws a strike but Ra rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ra controlling from the top position.
Zsofka Jr seems keen to control Ra's posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zsofka Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ra tries to free his leg and advance position but Zsofka Jr is retaining full guard.
Zsofka Jr trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baldomir Zsofka Jr dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zsofka Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ra fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zsofka Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ra lunges at Zsofka Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zsofka Jr's hand.
A head kick misses from Zsofka Jr.
Zsofka Jr lands a high kick!
Ra throws a hook to the side of Zsofka Jr's head but Zsofka Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zsofka Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ra's sensitive parts.
Ra throws a right and a left that Zsofka Jr avoids nicely.
Zsofka Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr thows a leg kick but Ra checks it
and Ra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zsofka Jr.
Zsofka Jr looks to throw the jab but Ra is out of range.
Zsofka Jr throws a series of punches but Ra moves out of range.
Ra swinging wildly here.
Zsofka Jr takes a swing at Ra's ribcage but misses.
Zsofka Jr tries to score with a low kick but Ra moves his leg out of the way.
Zsofka Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zsofka Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Sun God Ra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr throws a front kick aimed at Ra's knee but Ra avoids it well.
Zsofka Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ra scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Zsofka Jr with that takedown attempt.
Ra throws a combination that misses
and Zsofka Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Zsofka Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Zsofka Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ra misses with an uppercut. Zsofka Jr saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ra moves forwards but Zsofka Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zsofka Jr slips a jab from Ra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zsofka Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ra dips to his left and cracks Zsofka Jr with an uppercut!
Ra tries to clinch but Zsofka Jr moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Zsofka Jr.
Ra dips to his left and cracks Zsofka Jr with an uppercut!
Baldomir Zsofka Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baldomir Zsofka Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ra throws a lazy uppercut
and Zsofka Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ra keeping moving, preventing Zsofka Jr from controlling successfully.
Ra wants to get back to his feet but Zsofka Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zsofka Jr trying to control but Ra is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Baldomir Zsofka Jr wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ra tries to move into range but Zsofka Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zsofka Jr throws a combination that misses
and Ra counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Ra.
Ra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baldomir Zsofka Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zsofka Jr, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baldomir Zsofka Jr!
After winning the bout, Baldomir Zsofka Jr 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zackary Finyard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt McLaren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finyard comes to the cage accompanied by Everlast - What Its Like. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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159 lbs
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161 lbs
10 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zackary Finyard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Colt McLaren!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finyard scores with a sloppy right hand. McLaren should have avoided that one.
Finyard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McLaren counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McLaren.
Finyard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finyard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McLaren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finyard blocking some punches.
McLaren tries to work over Finyard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLaren has Finyard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Finyard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McLaren managing to block the knees to the body from Finyard.
McLaren lands with a light punch inside.
Finyard tries to break the clinch but McLaren is controlling the position.
McLaren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McLaren managing to block the knees to the body from Finyard.
Finyard tries to land knees in the clinch but McLaren avoids the damage to the body.
Finyard tries to land a knee to the head but McLaren blocks with his arms.
Finyard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McLaren is defending well for now.
I was talking to Finyard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McLaren working aggressively here.
Finyard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McLaren in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Finyard tries to land knees in the clinch but McLaren avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Finyard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finyard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McLaren.
A short right from Finyard on the inside.
Finyard misses with some punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McLaren 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Finyard as the two fighters clinch.
Finyard is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. McLaren can't fight it off and eventually Finyard manages to take the fight to the floor. McLaren looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McLaren looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McLaren wants to improve his position but instead Finyard has moved into half guard.
McLaren wants to improve his position but Finyard is controlling well.
Finyard trying to control from half guard but McLaren is working away.
McLaren wants to improve his position but Finyard is controlling well.
McLaren wants to control but Finyard is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finyard passes into side control, despite McLaren's attempt to control the position.
Finyard trying to control the position but McLaren is working away.
Finyard happy to just control the position for now.
McLaren tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Finyard presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLaren tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finyard trying to control but McLaren is having none of it.
Finyard lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaren is trying to escape the mount.
Finyard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Finyard landing shots from mount.
McLaren tries to hold on but Finyard postures up.
McLaren takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McLaren tries to reverse the position but Finyard maintains control.
McLaren is in a horrible position here. Finyard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaren working to try and regain half guard.
McLaren wants to hold on but Finyard pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finyard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McLaren is trying to escape the mount.
Finyard 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.
Finyard landing shots from mount.
McLaren is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finyard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Finyard raining down hammerfists from mount.
McLaren is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zackary Finyard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McLaren throws a half hearted mid kick.
McLaren moves out of range as Finyard strikes.
Finyard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from McLaren misses the target.
McLaren darts in looking for a takedown but Finyard gets double underhooks and turns McLaren into the cage.
McLaren managing to block the knees to the body from Finyard.
McLaren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLaren lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finyard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLaren.
Finyard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McLaren backwards.
Finyard tries to land knees in the clinch but McLaren avoids the damage to the body.
Finyard lands a left hand that snaps the head of McLaren backwards.
McLaren misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLaren misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Finyard scores with a nice short uppercut.
McLaren scores with a nice hook to the head.
Finyard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McLaren after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from McLaren.
Finyard is looking to take this one to the mat.
McLaren lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finyard backwards.
McLaren throws a head punch that misses.
McLaren swings wildly with an uppercut but Finyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaren has a couple of punches blocked by Finyard.
A short left from Finyard.
McLaren misses with a punch on the inside.
Finyard blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from McLaren fails to land.
McLaren tries to work over Finyard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Finyard.
A short right from Finyard.
Finyard lands a knee to the body.
McLaren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McLaren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finyard's elbow.
McLaren misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McLaren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Finyard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finyard trying to land knees to the body.
Finyard can't find room to land a body shot as McLaren controls the action.
Finyard wants to get back to striking at distance but McLaren won't allow it.
McLaren misses with the head strike.
McLaren working aggressively here.
McLaren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Finyard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McLaren is breathing heavily.
Finyard stalling in the clinch but McLaren improves position.
Finyard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Finyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finyard lands a body shot.
Finyard working McLaren over with knees to the body.
Finyard lands a left hand that snaps the head of McLaren backwards.
Finyard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McLaren throws a punch but it's blocked by Finyard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finyard.
McLaren tries to work over Finyard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Finyard gets through McLaren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McLaren swings wildly with an uppercut but Finyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finyard trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finyard lands with a right to the head.
Finyard scores with a shot to the side of McLaren's head.
McLaren has Finyard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Finyard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McLaren being controlled against the cage.
Finyard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McLaren throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Finyard - that landed with a thud.
McLaren prevents Finyard from breaking the clinch.
Finyard unloads a knee to the mid-section. McLaren lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Finyard blocking some punches.
McLaren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finyard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McLaren has a couple of punches blocked by Finyard.
McLaren lands a shoulder strike.
McLaren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McLaren working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finyard tightens his grip and picks McLaren up, before dumping him to the ground. McLaren manages to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLaren throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
McLaren working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Finyard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Finyard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McLaren throws his legs up looking for a submission but Finyard uses it to pass to side control.
Finyard gets to mount! McLaren was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Finyard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McLaren is looking to improve his position but Finyard isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zackary Finyard dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Finyard lands with an uppercut that bounces McLaren off the cage and back into range.
Finyard is looking to slow McLaren down with leg kicks.
McLaren moves away from the strike by Finyard.
A jab lands there for Finyard.
Finyard pushes McLaren away with a front kick.
Finyard punishes McLaren's body with a nice straight punch.
McLaren walks into a stiff left hand from Finyard.
McLaren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Finyard swings for the body but McLaren moves out of range.
McLaren tries to land a front kick but Finyard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McLaren misses with a straight right.
McLaren is looking to clinch.
Jab by Finyard.
McLaren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finyard lands a jab to McLaren's midsection.
Finyard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finyard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Finyard thuds a left hand into McLaren's body.
McLaren changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Finyard tries to avoid it but McLaren manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Finyard to the ground. Finyard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McLaren wants to clinch up but Finyard keeps it at a distance.
McLaren shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Finyard pinned against the cage. Finyard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McLaren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finyard throws a hook but McLaren avoids it easily.
Finyard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finyard scores with a hook.
Finyard misses with a wild body shot.
Colt McLaren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLaren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finyard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McLaren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finyard blocks a head kick by McLaren.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McLaren checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finyard.
Colt McLaren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finyard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Finyard throws out a powerful jab.
Finyard ducks under a wild hook from McLaren.
Finyard scores with a nice head shot.
Finyard avoids the head kick by McLaren.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finyard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McLaren takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McLaren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McLaren tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by Finyard as he connects with a hook.
Finyard lands a nice leg kick that just misses McLaren's sensitive parts.
Finyard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McLaren has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finyard finds it's way round the side to connect with McLaren's head.
A good leg kick by Finyard.
Finyard lands a jab to McLaren's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finyard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McLaren clinches.
Finyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finyard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Finyard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Finyard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McLaren.
Finyard has picked McLaren up - he's going for a ride! Finyard dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Finyard is trying to control the action in half guard but McLaren is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McLaren is trying to get back to full guard.
Finyard throwing shots but McLaren is blocking nicely.
Zackary Finyard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finyard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McLaren wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finyard trying to pass the guard but McLaren defending well.
Finyard not doing much here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLaren is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McLaren looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finyard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McLaren wants to sweep but Finyard has passed to side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Zackary Finyard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Finyard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zackary Finyard!
During a confident post fight interview, Zackary Finyard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Dorozhkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorozhkin's entrance music is SMC HOODRATS. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Schilling's choice of entrance music: Roy Jones - Can't be touched. This should be fireworks!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Dorozhkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorozhkin moves out of range as Schilling strikes.
Good shot there by Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schilling. That did some damage!
Dorozhkin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dorozhkin slips a jab from Schilling.
Dorozhkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dorozhkin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joe Schilling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorozhkin looks to land a right hand but Schilling moved out of range.
Schilling thows a body shot but no joy.
Schilling fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dorozhkin to the ground. Schilling is now in Dorozhkin's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Schilling thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dorozhkin is looking to stand up but Schilling isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dorozhkin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dorozhkin has escaped and now he's on top!
Dorozhkin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dorozhkin is looking to stand up but Schilling won't let him.
Schilling throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dorozhkin escapes and throws Schilling's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dorozhkin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilling moves out of range as Dorozhkin strikes.
Dorozhkin thumps Schilling with a low kick.
Dorozhkin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Schilling throws a series of punches but Dorozhkin avoids them all with ease.
Schilling finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schilling closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dorozhkin circles away.
Schilling misses with a body kick.
Dorozhkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Schilling if he has to take too many more of those.
Schilling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorozhkin.
Anton Dorozhkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schilling has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin connects with the punch.
Dorozhkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Schilling misses with a hook to the body
and Dorozhkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schilling lands a jab to Dorozhkin's midsection.
Dorozhkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schilling.
Dorozhkin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schilling doesn't seem bothered though.
We've been told by Dorozhkin's head coaches at gym closing that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dorozhkin walks into a straight right hand from Schilling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorozhkin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dorozhkin digs a good hook to Schilling's body.
Schilling connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dorozhkin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schilling shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dorozhkin as he jumps to the side.
Dorozhkin throws a leg kick which misses Schilling's front leg but catches the back leg as Schilling tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schilling shoots in and drives through. Dorozhkin sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Dorozhkin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dorozhkin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Schilling if he has to take too many more of those.
Dorozhkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dorozhkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schilling looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dorozhkin is fending him off so far but Schilling persists. Nope, Dorozhkin circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Schilling misses.
Schilling throws a body punch but Dorozhkin moves out of range.
Schilling 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.
Schilling misses with a looping right.
A combination from Schilling does no damage.
A solid body kick from Dorozhkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dorozhkin.
Schilling has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin slips a straight right by Schilling.
Dorozhkin scores with a nice strike.
Schilling takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dorozhkin misses with a hook. Schilling ducked under it nicely.
Schilling has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dorozhkin.
An inside leg kick lands from Dorozhkin.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dorozhkin.
Schilling takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilling throws a right hand that misses
and Dorozhkin counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schilling misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dorozhkin. Schilling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dorozhkin moves away from the strike by Schilling.
Dorozhkin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dorozhkin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schilling.
Schilling is rocked!
Schilling blocks a head kick by Dorozhkin.
Schilling is still on wobbly legs! Can Dorozhkin finish him?
Schilling fails with a takedown attempt.
Schilling seems to have recovered his senses.
Dorozhkin cracks a nice hook into Schilling's ribs.
Schilling's coach down at Valhalla Training Grounds was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Schilling's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schilling pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schilling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dorozhkin scores with a nice strike.
Schilling on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dorozhkin. Dorozhkin obviously looking to wear him down.
Dorozhkin is looking to slow Schilling down with leg kicks.
Schilling looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schilling misses with a left hand
and Dorozhkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schilling doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Schilling throws a body kick that misses.
Schilling lands with a right hand.
Schilling misses with a lunging right hand
and Dorozhkin counters with a crisp right that sends Schilling to the canvas! Dorozhkin follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Dorozhkin!
A very excited looking Anton Dorozhkin 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirt McGirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaheli Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGirt comes into the arena with Kuba Knap - Zbyt dziabnięty blaring out of the sound system. Sonni has chosen Chica as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
11 - 7 - 2 |
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185 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dirt McGirt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaheli Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Sonni.
Sonni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McGirt thows a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Sonni lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGirt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sonni has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sonni and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGirt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGirt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGirt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGirt misses with a body kick.
Sonni punishes McGirt's body with a nice straight punch.
Sonni throws a leg kick but McGirt checks it.
McGirt with a jab.
It looks like Kaheli Sonni has been cut.
McGirt lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sonni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sonni walks forward, straight into a front kick from McGirt.
McGirt just misses with a punch to the body.
Sonni throws a body punch but McGirt moves out of range.
McGirt throws a chopping leg kick but Sonni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni throws a sloppy head kick and McGirt moves out of range easily.
McGirt works over Sonni's head and body with a nice combination.
McGirt blocks a leg kick.
McGirt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sonni closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McGirt quickly recovers to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McGirt trying to control but Sonni postures up.
McGirt looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sonni is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McGirt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sonni.
Sonni wants to free his trapped foot but McGirt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGirt looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sonni throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonni wants to control but McGirt is keeping him busy.
McGirt trying to control but Sonni postures up.
Sonni missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McGirt is holding on to half guard well.
Sonni tries to pass the half guard into mount. McGirt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni is looking to stall here but McGirt recovers full guard.
Sonni throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonni slips nicely into half guard.
Sonni perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sonni thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGirt's head.
Sonni wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGirt keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGirt tries to get to full guard but Sonni has control of the leg.
Sonni controlling the action here.
Sonni tries to pass the half guard into mount. McGirt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sonni is looking to stall here but McGirt recovers full guard.
Sonni told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonni tries to free his leg and advance position but McGirt is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaheli Sonni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaheli Sonni's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sonni throws a nice head kick!
McGirt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sonni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonni. McGirt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaheli Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McGirt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sonni.
Sonni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McGirt moves out of range of the body kick.
Sonni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sonni drives through with a takedown into McGirt's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sonni seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sonni wants to control from the top but McGirt keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGirt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni is looking to advance position but McGirt has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
McGirt tries to control but Sonni wriggling away.
McGirt controlling his opponent.
Sonni is in all sorts of trouble here.
McGirt controlling his opponent.
Sonni is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McGirt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sonni is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sonni is looking to get to half guard.
Sonni is still trying to improve position.
Sonni is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGirt controlling from mount.
McGirt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sonni really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McGirt controlling the position easily from mount.
Sonni really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGirt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sonni is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sonni is squirming around, avoiding McGirt's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGirt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sonni is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dirt McGirt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaheli Sonni's cut.
That's time! McGirt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonni. McGirt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGirt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGirt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sonni slips a jab from McGirt.
McGirt misses the jab.
Sonni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGirt.
McGirt avoids a kick to the body.
McGirt tries to clinch up.
McGirt connects with a solid leg kick.
Sonni is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McGirt rather than just go for the knockout.
McGirt throws a head kick but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sonni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sonni.
McGirt 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.
McGirt connects with the punch.
Sonni swings for the body but McGirt moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGirt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sonni.
McGirt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dirt McGirt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGirt.
Sonni tries to work over McGirt's front leg with a kick but McGirt checks it.
McGirt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sonni counters with a nice double leg into side control. McGirt won't be happy with that.
McGirt is not content to let Sonni control the position.
McGirt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sonni wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sonni tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McGirt is not content to let Sonni control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni grinds an elbow into McGirt's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonni is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down McGirt's shoulder. That is not cool.
McGirt is looking for a sweep.
McGirt is trying to escape the position but Sonni is controlling the position.
Sonni wants to control for a moment but McGirt uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Sonni not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni lands strikes from half guard.
Sonni perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kaheli Sonni has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sonni looking for a submission but McGirt manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
McGirt is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sonni presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Sonni misses with some punches.
Sonni looking to stall.
McGirt lands with a light punch inside.
Sonni trying to stall but McGirt improves his position.
McGirt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sonni leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni is trying to pull guard but McGirt has him pressed against the cage.
Sonni is trying to maintain a safe position but McGirt gets an underhook and turns Sonni into the cage.
McGirt lands an uppercut.
McGirt misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGirt lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGirt can't find room to land a body shot as Sonni controls the action.
McGirt can't find room to land a body shot as Sonni controls the action.
Sonni dodges an elbow strike from McGirt.
McGirt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sonni jumps into guard, dragging McGirt to the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGirt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sonni looking for a sweep. Not yet Sonni, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaheli Sonni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sonni 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aribert Heim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Xinhai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xinhai has chosen Loco as his entrance music. Aribert Heim could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yang Xinhai's chin.
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24
132 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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143 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aribert Heim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yang Xinhai!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heim misses with a looping left.
Xinhai tries to land a front kick but Heim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Heim.
Xinhai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xinhai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Heim lands a nice looking body shot.
Xinhai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xinhai tries to land a front kick but Heim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
No luck for Heim with that takedown attempt.
Heim misses with a wild body shot.
Xinhai throws a leg kick which misses Heim's front leg but catches the back leg as Heim tries to avoid it.
Heim throws a shot from downtown. Xinhai moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Xinhai does it's job there.
Heim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Heim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xinhai.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xinhai.
Heim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xinhai manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinhai throws a hook to the side of Heim's head but Heim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heim misses with an uppercut. Xinhai saw that one coming.
Heim dives in and grabs Xinhai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Xinhai pushes down on Heim's head and hops out.
Xinhai displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Heim.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aribert Heim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xinhai cracks the inside of Heim's front leg.
Heim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xinhai was well out of range. Poor timing from Heim.
Xinhai throws a low kick but Heim moves out of range easily.
Heim moves out of range as Xinhai throws a body kick.
Heim throws a body punch but Xinhai moves out of range.
Xinhai looking to score a takedown here. Heim is defending well but Xinhai drives through and ends up in Heim's guard.
Xinhai landing with the ground and pound.
Xinhai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Heim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Xinhai defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heim trying to keep a closed guard but Xinhai is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heim has control of Xinhai's left arm, preventing Xinhai from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Heim can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Xinhai controls the pace.
Heim has an active guard here but Xinhai has managed to pass into half guard.
Heim wants to control but Xinhai is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai lands strikes from half guard.
Heim is refusing to be controlled, as Xinhai sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Heim manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Xinhai's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Xinhai postures up and lands a big shot to Heim's brow.
Xinhai throwing strikes from guard but Heim blocks nicely.
Xinhai is looking to work some ground and pound but Heim has wrist control.
Heim wants to sweep but no luck.
Xinhai postures up and lands a big shot to Heim's brow.
Heim keeping moving, preventing Xinhai from controlling successfully.
Heim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai is working Heim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xinhai trying to control but Heim is working from the bottom.
Heim has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Xinhai is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Heim.
Xinhai in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Xinhai tries to score with some ground and pound. Heim controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xinhai throws an elbow but Heim slips to the side and avoids it well.
Xinhai wants to control but Heim is keeping him busy.
Heim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Xinhai wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Xinhai dominated that round.
That's time! Heim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Xinhai ducks under a wild hook from Heim.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heim. Xinhai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xinhai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Xinhai ducks under a wild hook from Heim.
Heim darts in and clinches Xinhai up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xinhai.
Heim really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Heim scores with a shoulder strike.
Xinhai displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heim up against the cage.
Heim tries a body shot but Xinhai blocks it.
Xinhai is looking for a takedown.
Heim can't find room to land a body shot as Xinhai controls the action.
Heim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Xinhai sprawls well. Xinhai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Heim gets slowly back to his feet.
Xinhai shoots in and drives through. Heim sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim moves into range and connects with a jab.
Heim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heim looks to score with a jab to the body but Xinhai is just out of range.
Xinhai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xinhai can pounce on him.
Xinhai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Xinhai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xinhai swings for the body but Heim moves out of range.
Xinhai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Xinhai tries to bum rush Heim with a series of wild strikes but Heim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut lands for Heim. That snapped Xinhai's head back.
Nice defenses there by Xinhai.
Heim shoots in but no luck this time.
Xinhai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xinhai misses with a punch on the inside.
Heim prevents a body shot from Xinhai.
Xinhai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xinhai ducks under a wild hook from Heim.
Heim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aribert Heim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xinhai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heim.
Xinhai tried to score with a low kick but Heim checks it.
We've been told by Heim's head coaches at Spetznaz Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Heim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xinhai.
Xinhai staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heim. Xinhai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heim tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Xinhai defends well and Heim ends up having to push Xinhai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Xinhai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heim can't find room to land a body shot as Xinhai controls the action.
Xinhai is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Heim gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xinhai's elbow.
Xinhai stops a takedown attempt from Heim.
Xinhai is trying to push Heim away but Heim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Xinhai scores with a shoulder strike.
Xinhai has a couple of punches blocked by Heim.
Heim tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Xinhai.
Heim stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Heim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heim swings wildly with an uppercut but Xinhai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heim takes a shot to the head.
Heim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Xinhai fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Heim misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai slips a jab from Heim.
Heim throws a hook but Xinhai blocks it.
Xinhai avoids the body shot from Heim.
Heim checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xinhai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heim.
Xinhai slaps away a takedown attempt from Heim, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xinhai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Xinhai misses with a low kick.
Heim looks to land a left hand but Xinhai moved out of range nicely.
Heim clobbers Xinhai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xinhai pushes Heim up against the cage in a clinch.
Heim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xinhai backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Heim fails to land.
Xinhai tries a body shot but Heim blocks it.
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 Aribert Heim will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Heim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xinhai was well out of range. Poor timing from Heim.
Xinhai scores with a shot to the body.
Heim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xinhai manages to avoid it.
Heim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Xinhai delivers a nice body kick.
Xinhai throws a nice head kick!
Xinhai scores with a punch to the head.
Heim is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Xinhai.
Oh Heim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xinhai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Xinhai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heim seems to have got his legs back now.
Heim tries to clinch but Xinhai moves out of range.
Heim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg 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!
Xinhai shoots in and bounces Heim off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Heim looking for a guillotine here but Xinhai defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinhai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Heim lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Xinhai wants to sweep here but Heim controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim looking to sit in guard and control but Xinhai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Xinhai tries to free his leg and advance position but Heim is retaining full guard.
Heim is pulling down on Xinhai's head to control his posture.
Heim has an active guard here but Xinhai has managed to pass into half guard.
Xinhai scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Heim has a hand on Xinhai's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Xinhai takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Heim taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai with good strikes from the mount here!
Heim is desperately trying to improve his position but Xinhai has a good base and remains in mount.
Xinhai lands a big elbow - Heim is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Heim is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Yang Xinhai!
Our winner, Yang Xinhai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Dirty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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215 lbs
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217 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Dirty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirty gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holyfield counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dirty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holyfield has him pressed against the cage.
Holyfield is pressed up against the cage. Dirty has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holyfield down to the mat. Holyfield avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dirty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Holyfield but Holyfield pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Dirty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holyfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Dirty moves out of range of the body kick.
Dirty goes for a double leg but Holyfield avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Holyfield continues to drive forward.
A right handed body shot lands from Holyfield.
Holyfield misses with a knee strike.
Holyfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dirty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holyfield misses with a knee to the head.
Holyfield drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dirty has picked Holyfield up - he's going for a ride! Dirty dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dirty sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holyfield defending well though.
We've been hearing good reports from Dirty'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.
Holyfield trying to control from the bottom.
Holyfield gets back to full guard.
Dirty wants to pass the guard but Holyfield is keeping the position.
Holyfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dirty is one step ahead there.
Dirty throws a big right hand that misses.
Holyfield wants to sweep but no luck.
Holyfield preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holyfield seems keen to control Dirty's posture.
Holyfield manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dirty manages to get himself to full guard.
Dirty bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holyfield's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holyfield thowing shots but they're missing.
Holyfield pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Holyfield tries to control but Dirty wriggling away.
Holyfield thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Holyfield pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Holyfield wants to control the pace but Dirty is squirming around nicely.
Holyfield jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dirty is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dirty and Holyfield has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield lands a few punches from side control.
Holyfield landing a few strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Holyfield.
Holyfield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dirty keeps working.
Dirty is trying to improve his position.
Holyfield tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dirty wants to get back to his feet but Holyfield drags him back down.
Dirty tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Holyfield wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Holyfield working his ground and pound in the gym.
Holyfield is putting a hurting on Dirty here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirty gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dirty has hold of Holyfield's hands but Holyfield slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holyfield content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dirty taking some punishment here, with Holyfield in his half guard.
Holyfield not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Holyfield thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dirty tries to roll over but Holyfield keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyfield missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Holyfield dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Holyfield shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dirty eats them both and turns towards Holyfield to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Holyfield stuffs the takedown attempt from Dirty. Dirty gets slowly back to his feet.
Dirty changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holyfield tries to avoid it but Dirty manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holyfield to the ground. Holyfield escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Holyfield clinches up with Dirty and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Holyfield - that landed with a thud.
Holyfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Dirty backwards.
Dirty drops down looking for an ankle pick but Holyfield pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Dirty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holyfield throws a series of strikes that have Dirty backpedaling.
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!
Dirty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dirty slips a jab and a cross from Holyfield.
Dirty gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holyfield holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Holyfield scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holyfield gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holyfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dirty backwards.
Holyfield tightens his grip and picks Dirty up, before dumping him to the ground. Dirty manages to land in guard.
Holyfield trying to control but Dirty is working from the bottom.
Holyfield is in close to Dirty's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Holyfield landing some decent shots from guard.
Holyfield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dirty keeping full guard, as Holyfield tries to pass.
Dirty has his feet on Holyfield's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Holyfield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dirty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dirty chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holyfield can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Holyfield.
Holyfield clinches with his opponent.
Dirty has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Holyfield is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dirty prevents a body shot from Holyfield.
Holyfield tries a body shot but Dirty blocks it.
Nice body punch from Holyfield - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holyfield misses with some punches.
Holyfield digs a right hand into Dirty's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dirty's gas tank.
Holyfield is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Holyfield lands a body punch in the clinch.
Holyfield tries a body shot but Dirty blocks it.
Dirty has Holyfield pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Holyfield manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Holyfield.
A right handed body shot lands from Holyfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dirty avoids it.
Holyfield works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dirty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holyfield lands an uppercut.
Holyfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Dirty avoids the damage to the body.
Holyfield tries to work over Dirty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holyfield holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Holyfield missing with knees to the body.
Holyfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dirty backwards.
Holyfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dirty drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holyfield scores with a hook to the body.
Holyfield scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holyfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Dirty controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield can't get the takedown.
Holyfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holyfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Holyfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dirty avoids it.
Dirty tries for a takedown but Holyfield manages to get underhooks.
Holyfield pushes Dirty back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Holyfield.
Holyfield digs a right hand underneath Dirty's ribcage. Dirty let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holyfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dirty's defenses.
Good body shot from Holyfield.
Holyfield connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Dirty controls his hands.
Holyfield lands an uppercut.
Holyfield works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Holyfield trying to control but Dirty is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Holyfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dirty chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holyfield can pounce on him.
Holyfield works over Dirty's head and body with a nice combination.
Holyfield connects with a nice looking jab.
Dirty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evander Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holyfield fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick from Holyfield lands but Dirty takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holyfield stalks Dirty and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dirty's face. Dirty staggers backwards, shaken.
Dirty is rocked!
Dirty will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oh Dirty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holyfield swinging wildly here.
Dirty seems to have got his legs back now.
Dirty tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holyfield sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dirty somewhat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dirty takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Holyfield defends well and Dirty ends up having to push Holyfield into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Dirty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holyfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dirty is defending well for now.
Dirty drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Holyfield gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Holyfield lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Dirty backwards.
Dirty is looking for a takedown.
Dirty blocks a body shot from Holyfield.
Holyfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holyfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Holyfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield scores with a hook to the body.
Holyfield misses with a body punch.
Holyfield tries to stall but Dirty uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Holyfield turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Holyfield manages to end up in side control.
Holyfield throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Holyfield creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Evander Holyfield is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Holyfield controlling the position from side mount.
Evander Holyfield has got the better of the ground game so far.
Let's hope that Holyfield has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evander Holyfield has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dirty doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Holyfield counters by clinching up.
Holyfield has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dirty after a bit of a struggle.
Dirty gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Holyfield tries to kick Dirty off but Dirty keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dirty is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Holyfield!
Dirty looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield tries to hold on but Dirty pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dirty trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Holyfield gets back to half guard.
Dirty is pressing down on Holyfield's thigh, looking to free his foot. Holyfield is holding on for now.
Holyfield moves into full guard.
Holyfield has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dirty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mac Dirty 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!
Holyfield pulls Dirty in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holyfield is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evander Holyfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holyfield 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evander Holyfield!
Evander Holyfield 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Lazerus Wheelright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Gavin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lazerus Wheelright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wheelright was well out of range. Poor timing from Gavin.
Wheelright throws a nice head kick!
Decent striking displayed by Gavin there.
Wheelright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gavin.
Wheelright has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gavin.
Gavin slips under a jab from Wheelright.
Gavin tries a head kick but it misses.
Wheelright throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gavin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wheelright wants to sweep here but Gavin controlling him for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wheelright pulls Gavin in to control the position.
Gavin trying to control the position from guard on top but Wheelright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gavin throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gavin throwing strikes from guard but Wheelright blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheelright wants to hit a switch here but Gavin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Wheelright there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wheelright wants to control but Gavin is having none of it.
Gavin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gavin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wheelright is in a horrible position here. Gavin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gavin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gavin working his ground and pound in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin trying to control but Wheelright is having none of it.
Gavin raining down shots from the mount!
Gavin looking to control but Wheelright is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gavin lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wheelright is looking to escape.
Wheelright working to try and regain half guard.
Wheelright tries to hold on but Gavin pushes him away.
Wheelright really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wheelright is working hard here to advance position.
Gavin landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gavin lands a big shot there that rocks Wheelright but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gavin working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gavin cracks Wheelright with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wheelright is rocked!
Wheelright tries to hold on but Gavin pushes him away.
Gavin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oh Wheelright is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gavin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wheelright is desperately trying to improve his position but Gavin has a good base and remains in mount.
Gavin looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Wheelright covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Gavin!
An out of breath Tommy Gavin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matti Teitsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yehia Kamel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teitsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yehia Kamel!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teitsi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kamel misses with some punches.
Kamel jumps guard and drags Teitsi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Teitsi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kamel's head.
Teitsi throwing strikes but missing.
Kamel lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Teitsi looking to pass the guard.
Teitsi with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing good reports from Teitsi'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.
Kamel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kamel has his foot on Teitsi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Teitsi works his way back into a safe position though.
Teitsi is looking to work some ground and pound but Kamel has wrist control.
Kamel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamel is looking for a triangle but Teitsi pushes his legs off easily.
Teitsi postures up in Kamel's guard and throws a big left but Kamel blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamel working for a triangle but Teitsi defends it easily.
Kamel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kamel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Teitsi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Teitsi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Teitsi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Teitsi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Teitsi is pushing down on Kamel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kamel is fighting to maintain full guard but Teitsi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Teitsi is looking to advance position but Kamel won't allow it.
Teitsi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kamel.
Teitsi is working Kamel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kamel working for a triangle but Teitsi defends it easily.
Teitsi with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teitsi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kamel is keeping the position for now.
Kamel trying to keep a closed guard but Teitsi is proving a slippery customer.
Teitsi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kamel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamel is trying to keep Teitsi in close.
Kamel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Teitsi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Teitsi slips nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from Teitsi there.
Kamel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kamel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Teitsi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kamel sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Teitsi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teitsi is landing with some decent strikes but Kamel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Teitsi working Kamel over with strikes here.
Teitsi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kamel tries to lock up and control but Teitsi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teitsi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Teitsi raining down shots from the mount!
Kamel is rocked!
Kamel is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Teitsi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Teitsi ducks under a wild hook from Kamel.
Kamel cracks the inside of Teitsi's front leg.
Teitsi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Teitsi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kamel circles away quickly and effectively.
Teitsi scores with a leg kick.
Teitsi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kamel throws a shot from downtown. Teitsi moves away and avoids it.
Kamel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kamel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kamel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Teitsi throws a right hand that Kamel ducks under and follows up with a left that Kamel also avoids with ease.
Kamel cracks Teitsi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Teitsi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Teitsi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kamel stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamel. Teitsi does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kamel looks to score with a jab to the body but Teitsi is just out of range.
Teitsi lands a slapping body shot.
Kamel throws a wild body kick that Teitsi sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teitsi connects with a looping right hand.
Kamel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Teitsi's head backwards.
Kamel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Kamel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kamel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A clash of legs there as Teitsi blocks the low kick.
Teitsi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kamel. Kamel obviously looking to wear him down.
Teitsi is looking to clinch but Kamel is avoiding it.
Teitsi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Teitsi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Teitsi moves out of range as Kamel strikes.
Kamel scores with a kick to the body.
Teitsi misses the shot to the body.
Kamel misses the shot to the body.
Kamel misses with a two punch combination.
Teitsi shoots for a takedown but Kamel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Teitsi avoids a kick to the body.
Kamel shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Teitsi - that will leave a mark!
Yehia Kamel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teitsi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamel.
Teitsi misses with a double jab.
Kamel feints and then cracks Teitsi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Teitsi down.
Kamel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kamel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamel is looking to slow Teitsi down with leg kicks.
Teitsi moves forwards but Kamel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kamel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Teitsi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kamel.
Teitsi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamel manages to avoid it.
Teitsi shoots for a takedown but Kamel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matti Teitsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teitsi throws a big shot that misses.
Kamel throws the kick towards the body but Teitsi avoids it.
A big right from Teitsi misses.
Kamel throws a wild body kick that Teitsi sees coming a mile off.
Teitsi misses the shot to the body.
Yehia Kamel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teitsi looks for a takedown but Kamel sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamel avoids a kick to the body.
Kamel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Teitsi will feel that in the morning.
Kamel cracks Teitsi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Teitsi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kamel can pounce on him.
Kamel pushes Teitsi away with a front kick.
Kamel connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Teitsi misses the target.
Teitsi connects with the punch.
Kamel keeps Teitsi at a distance using the push kick.
Teitsi throws a body punch but Kamel moves out of range.
Teitsi throws a chopping leg kick but Kamel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Teitsi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kamel.
Teitsi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kamel can pounce on him.
Kamel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kamel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamel thows a body kick. Teitsi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Teitsi throws a leg kick which misses Kamel's front leg but catches the back leg as Kamel tries to avoid it.
Teitsi tried to score with a low kick but Kamel checks it.
Kamel dodges the punch combination from Teitsi.
Kamel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kamel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Teitsi looks to throw the jab but Kamel is out of range.
Teitsi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Teitsi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kamel scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kamel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Teitsi finds it's way round the side to connect with Kamel's head.
Kamel scores with a kick to the body.
Teitsi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kamel checks a low kick from Teitsi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yehia Kamel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Teitsi shoots in but Kamel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kamel throws a sloppy head kick
and Teitsi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teitsi throws an overhand right that lands on Kamel's shoulder, as Kamel tries to avoid the shot.
Teitsi throws a low kick but Kamel moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Teitsi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kamel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kamel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Teitsi throws a shot from downtown. Kamel moves away and avoids it.
Teitsi scores with a one two! Kamel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kamel is still on wobbly legs! Can Teitsi finish him?
Kamel shoots for a takedown but Teitsi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Teitsi lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Kamel falls backwards - clearly groggy! Teitsi dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matti Teitsi!
Matti Teitsi tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kunitskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azusa Moribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Kunitskiy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azusa Moribe!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moribe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kunitskiy.
Moribe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kunitskiy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Moribe scores with a head kick. Kunitskiy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Moribe clinches up with Kunitskiy and pushes him back against the cage.
Moribe scores with a shot to the side of Kunitskiy's head.
Moribe digs a right hand underneath Kunitskiy's ribcage. Kunitskiy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Moribe scores with a hook to the body.
Kunitskiy tries to throw a body punch but Moribe avoids it by throwing Kunitskiy back against the cage.
Moribe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kunitskiy or not.
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!
Good body shot from Moribe.
Kunitskiy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moribe avoids the elbow strike from Kunitskiy, against the cage.
Kunitskiy lands a damaging elbow.
Kunitskiy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kunitskiy swings wildly with an uppercut but Moribe uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Kunitskiy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moribe throws an elbow but misses.
Kunitskiy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Moribe managing to block the knees to the body from Kunitskiy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moribe throws a head punch that misses.
Moribe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moribe misses with a punch on the inside.
Kunitskiy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moribe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kunitskiy up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kunitskiy as Moribe tries to tie him up.
Moribe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kunitskiy or not.
Kunitskiy tries a body shot but Moribe blocks it.
Kunitskiy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Moribe after a bit of a struggle.
A short body shot lands from Moribe as the two fighters clinch.
Moribe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Moribe.
Still in the clinch, Moribe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moribe lands with a light punch inside.
Moribe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Moribe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moribe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kunitskiy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Moribe.
Oh Kunitskiy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moribe.
Kunitskiy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moribe avoids it.
Kunitskiy seems to have got his legs back now.
Moribe lands an uppercut.
Moribe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moribe 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.
Kunitskiy scores with a shoulder strike.
Kunitskiy lands a nice elbow.
Kunitskiy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moribe blocks it with crossed arms.
Moribe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kunitskiy backwards.
Moribe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moribe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kunitskiy lands an uppercut.
Moribe digs a right hand into Kunitskiy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kunitskiy's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moribe.
Moribe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moribe blocking some punches.
Moribe lands a hook that snaps the head of Kunitskiy backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moribe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Moribe fails to land.
Moribe tries to throw a body punch but Kunitskiy avoids it by throwing Moribe back against the cage.
Kunitskiy misses with a punch on the inside.
Kunitskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kunitskiy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Moribe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moribe.
Kunitskiy tries to work over Moribe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moribe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kunitskiy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kunitskiy misses with a knee strike.
Moribe throws a head punch that misses.
Kunitskiy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Moribe is defending well.
A head punch on the inside from Moribe fails to land.
Kunitskiy misses with an elbow over the top.
Moribe misses with an elbow over the top.
Moribe swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunitskiy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moribe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kunitskiy backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moribe backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kunitskiy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moribe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kunitskiy blocks an uppercut.
Kunitskiy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moribe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kunitskiy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kunitskiy lands a left hand.
Moribe misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Moribe misses with a punch to the body.
Moribe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kunitskiys head.
Moribe swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunitskiy uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kunitskiy can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Kunitskiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moribe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kunitskiy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moribes head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azusa Moribe dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kunitskiy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kunitskiy shoots for a double leg takedown but Moribe sprawls well. He's pushed Kunitskiy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moribe, right into the meat.
Moribe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moribe wants it to stay on the feet.
Kunitskiy looks to land a right hand but Moribe moved out of range.
Moribe slips a jab from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy avoids a kick to the body.
Kunitskiy thows a body shot but no joy.
Moribe lands a right hook to the body.
Kunitskiy misses with a head kick.
Kunitskiy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crunch! Moribe slams his shin into Kunitskiy's torso.
Moribe looks to throw a body kick
and Kunitskiy counters with a nice body shot.
Moribe misses with a hook.
Moribe moves out of range of the strikes.
Kunitskiy throws a hook to the side of Moribe's head but Moribe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunitskiy has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Kunitskiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moribe stuffs the takedown.
Kunitskiy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kunitskiy. Moribe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Moribe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Moribe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moribe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kunitskiy will feel that in the morning.
Kunitskiy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moribe lands a leg kick that knocks Kunitskiy off balance momentarily.
Moribe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kunitskiy scores with a hook to the body. Moribe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Azusa Moribe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moribe scores with a 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!
Moribe lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moribe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vladimir Kunitskiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kunitskiy misses with a wild body shot.
Kunitskiy slips a jab and a cross from Moribe.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kunitskiy checks a leg kick.
Kunitskiy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kunitskiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moribe manages to avoid it.
Moribe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Moribe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moribe lunges at Kunitskiy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kunitskiy's hand.
Kunitskiy takes one to the side of the head.
Azusa Moribe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moribe connects with the punch.
Moribe misses with a wild body shot.
Moribe Throws a clean left jab. Moribe Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Kunitskiy's chin! Kunitskiy crumbles to the ground and Moribe follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Moribe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Azusa Moribe!
Azusa Moribe is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Azusa Moribe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Stroya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiki Toke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toke has chosen Bonecracker- Shocore as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tiki Toke!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toke lands a right hook to the body.
Stroya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stroya just misses with a punch to the body.
Stroya bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Toke's head backwards.
Toke has his takedown stuffed
and Stroya counters with a right hand to the body.
Toke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Toke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stroya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big head kick from Stroya and Toke is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Toke is rocked!
It looks like Tiki Toke has been cut.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stroya stands up over Toke, holding on to his feet. Stroya throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Toke is out cold! Stroya lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dee Stroya!
Dee Stroya retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Dee Stroya 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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