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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sabian Sabes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Wolfram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sabes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Army of Darkness. Wolfram has chosen Rakim- Guess Who's Back as his entrance music. Sabian Sabes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabian Sabes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Wolfram!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sabes counters with a series of strikes. Wolfram will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wolfram lands with a straight right. Sabes didn't see that one coming.
Sabes cracks Wolfram with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wolfram looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sabes finish him?
Wolfram is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wolfram leaves his chin hanging out and Sabes seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Wolfram crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sabian Sabes!
A very excited looking Sabian Sabes 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Chelsea Dagger. Smith has chosen Crazy Train as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Smith!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from White is predictable there
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
White misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Smith's head back.
White thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into White's guard.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith stays in close to White's body and controls the position.
White throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
White keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! White is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Smith, into his guard.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Our spies down at at immortals inform us that Smith has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. White is aware though and is defending well.
White postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
White postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
White postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
White postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
White controlling from the top position.
Smith looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but White is defending well. Smith quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! White has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Smith celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Smith!
A victorious Peter Smith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson comes to the cage accompanied by Roll Right. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
38 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Rabago!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watson connects with a jab.
Rabago connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Watson shoots in but no luck this time.
Rabago throws a leg kick that misses.
Rabago scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rabago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson shoots in looking for a takedown but Rabago manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Watson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rabago as he jumps to the side.
Rabago throws a leg kick but Watson checks it.
Rabago cracks the inside of Watson's front leg.
Rabago with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rabago moves into range and clinches up with Watson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson has Rabago pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rabago manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rabago can't find room to land a body shot as Watson controls the action.
Watson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rabago avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Watson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rabago is defending well.
Watson goes for a takedown attempt but Rabago pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Watson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rabago to the mat! Rabago manages to get full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Watson throws a big elbow that misses.
Watson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rabago is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rabago tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watson scoring with some ground and pound.
Watson passes into half 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!
Rabago is looking to control Watson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rabago avoid being mounted?
Watson with the ground and pound but Rabago uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rabago can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Watson controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago working a defensive guard here.
Rabago utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watson scoring with some ground and pound.
Rabago is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watson stands and throws Rabago's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Watson wants to control but Rabago is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson tries for a kimura but Rabago is defending well.
Watson is putting a hurting on Rabago here, landing some big shots from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson wants to control but Rabago is keeping him busy.
Rabago really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Watson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson 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.
Watson looks for a takedown but Rabago sprawls well.
Watson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That kick from Rabago tenderised Watson's leg. Watson is trying to keep his angry face on.
No joy there for Rabago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rabago checks a low kick from Watson.
Rabago misses with a leg kick.
Rabago throws a head kick that misses.
Rabago throws a head kick that misses.
Rabago dips to his left and cracks Watson with an uppercut!
Watson moves out of range as Rabago throws a body kick.
Watson shoots in looking for a takedown. Rabago tries to sprawl out of it but Watson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rabago manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rabago tries to score with a low kick but Watson moves his leg out of the way.
Rabago lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago throws a chopping leg kick but Watson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rabago defends well and Watson ends up having to push Rabago into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rabago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rabago.
Rabago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rabago pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rabago can't find room to land a body shot as Watson controls the action.
Rabago misses with some punches.
Watson tries to work over Rabago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rabago is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rabago.
Rabago lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rabago fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rabago rushes Watson and presses him up against the cage.
Watson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rabago is defending well.
Watson is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rabago is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rabago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watsons head.
Rabago stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
I was talking to Watson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rabago lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Rabago as the two fighters clinch.
Rabago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rabago misses with a punch to the body.
Rabago misses with a body punch.
Rabago misses with a punch to the body.
Rabago prevents a takedown attempt there.
Watson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rabago after a bit of a struggle.
Watson prevents a body shot from Rabago.
Rabago lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adam Rabago seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rabago prevents the takedown attempt.
Watson blocking some punches.
Rabago misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago lands a shoulder strike.
Rabago misses with a body punch.
Rabago misses with a body punch.
Watson wants a takedown.
Watson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rabago is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rabago lands a right hand.
Rabago tries to work over Watson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rabago throws a punch but it's blocked by Watson.
Rabago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rabago pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rabago digs a right hand underneath Watson's ribcage. Watson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rabago lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Rabago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Watson wants a takedown.
Rabago misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rabago.
Watson prevents a body shot from Rabago.
Rabago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rabago misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabago lands a nice shot to the body.
Rabago tries to throw a body punch but Watson avoids it by throwing Rabago back against the cage.
Rabago digs a right hand into Watson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Watson's gas tank.
Rabago working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rabago fails to land.
Rabago can't find room to land a body shot as Watson controls the action.
Watson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rabago is defending well.
Watson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rabago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rabago throws a punch but it's blocked by Watson.
Rabago misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watson.
Rabago has a couple of punches blocked by Watson.
Watson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rabago pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Rabago. That snapped Watson's head back.
Watson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Rabago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Watson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Watson cracks Rabago with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Watson dives in for a single leg takedown but Rabago sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rabago misses with the head strike.
Watson prevents a body shot from Rabago.
Still in the clinch, Rabago scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watson tightens his grip and picks Rabago up, before dumping him to the ground. Rabago manages to land in guard.
Watson won't allow Rabago to sweep him here.
Watson throws an elbow that misses. Rabago uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson's guard. Nice move by Rabago!
Rabago postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rabago trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rabago trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watson 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.
Watson is looking to stand up but Rabago isn't so interested in that idea.
Rabago stands up from Watson's guard - Rabago perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Watson dives in for a single leg takedown but Rabago sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Watson is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rabago throws a punch but it's blocked by Watson.
Watson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rabago pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rabago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rabago lands with a left to the head.
Watson looking for a takedown.
Watson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rabago clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Rabago tries to break free.
Brian Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Watson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Watson controlling well, preventing Rabago from escaping the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rabago staying busy and making it hard for Watson to control.
Rabago is trapped and Watson is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Rabago avoids the strikes from Watson.
Rabago covers up after that shot from Watson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to control Rabago but Rabago is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Rabago rolls, trying to escape but Watson keeps control of the position.
Watson throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Watson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
You can see the frustration on Rabago's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Watson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Rabago doesn't escape.
Watson misses with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with punches from the back.
Watson tries to keep control of the position but Rabago is staying busy.
Watson is punishing Rabago with strikes - can he finish him?!
Watson working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Rabago is doing well to defend. Watson seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Rabago is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brian Watson!
Brian Watson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iivana Jalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Stupka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalo's entrance music is Aino Venna - Waltz to Paris. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stupka's choice of entrance music: Red Army March. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iivana Jalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Stupka!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stupka keeps the fight on the outside.
Stupka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jalo.
Stupka drops his hands momentarily and Jalo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Stupka.
Jalo misses with an uppercut. Stupka saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Stupka misses its intended target.
Jalo throws a shot from downtown. Stupka moves away and avoids it.
Jalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Stupka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stupka throws a big shot that misses.
Stupka dodges the punch combination from Jalo.
Stupka looks to throw the jab but Jalo is out of range.
Jalo slips a jab from Stupka.
Stupka punishes Jalo's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice straight punches there by Jalo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jalo.
It looks like Rocco Stupka has been cut.
Stupka is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jalo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jalo avoids the body shot from Stupka.
Jalo misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalo has Stupka up against the cage in a clinch.
Jalo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stupka scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Iivana Jalo has been cut.
Stupka lands with a left to the head.
Jalo lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Stupka.
Stupka blocks a body shot from Jalo.
Jalo prevents a body shot from Stupka.
Jalo working aggressively here.
Stupka lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stupka stalling the fight.
Jalo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Jalo has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Stupka throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalo can't find room to land a body shot as Stupka controls the action.
Jalo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jalo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stupka prevents a body shot from Jalo.
Stupka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stupka just leaning against Jalo, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jalo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stupka.
Jalo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jalo misses with the head strike.
Stupka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Stupka.
Stupka lands a nice uppercut.
Stupka has Jalo pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stupka blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jalo.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jalo throws a head punch that misses.
Stupka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stupka has a couple of punches blocked by Jalo.
Stupka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stupka lands a body shot.
Jalo moves forwards but Stupka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Stupka.
Stupka misses with an uppercut.
Stupka just misses with a punch to the body.
Jalo throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stupka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jalo momentarily.
Stupka sends Jalo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Stupka is motioning to the referee to let Jalo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Jalo is rocked!
Stupka is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Jalo flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Jalo is out cold! Stupka holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocco Stupka!
Rocco Stupka was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Shoznes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shoznes comes to the cage accompanied by O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei. Joseph Shoznes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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243 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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47 - 27 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Shoznes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Shoznes. No joy for Mendez on that attempt.
Mendez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shoznes to the mat! Shoznes manages to get full guard.
Mendez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shoznes seems keen to control Mendez's posture.
Mendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shoznes is keeping the position for now.
Shoznes keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully.
Shoznes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mendez 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mendez with a poor takedown
and Shoznes counters with a low kick, right behind Mendez 's knee.
Shoznes throws a front kick aimed at Mendez's knee but Mendez avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shoznes circles away.
Joseph Shoznes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Mendez.
Shoznes misses with a head kick.
We've been informed that Mendez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
Mendez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shoznes is fending him off so far but Mendez persists. Nope, Shoznes circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mendez.
Mendez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mendez looks for a takedown but Shoznes sprawls well.
Nice body punch from Mendez.
Shoznes tries to land a body kick
and Mendez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Shoznes's guard now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shoznes scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shoznes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoznes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shoznes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shoznes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hunter's hideout in the buildup to the fight.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shoznes but Shoznes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mendez misses with a hook.
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt - Shoznes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mendez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shoznes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shoznes tries a low kick but Mendez avoids it.
A shot to the body from Mendez misses
and Shoznes counters with a straight right hand.
Mendez lands with a nice body punch.
Mendez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoznes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Mendez shoots in and gets a takedown into Shoznes's guard.
Mendez throws a big right hand that misses.
Mendez postures up in Shoznes's guard and throws a big left but Shoznes blocks it.
Shoznes keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully.
Shoznes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Shoznes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shoznes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendez with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez looking to pass the guard.
Shoznes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendez throws a big right hand that misses.
Mendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shoznes is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shoznes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez shoots and misses
and Shoznes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shoznes lands a nice shot that snaps Mendez's head back.
Mendez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shoznes is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Mendez 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.
Mendez throws a sloppy body shot
letting Shoznes counter with a right hand.
Shoznes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mendez misses with a looping left.
Mendez shoots in for a double leg but Shoznes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mendez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shoznes momentarily.
Mendez loads up on a big right hand but Shoznes slips the punch.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shoznes sprawls well. Shoznes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mendez gets slowly back to his feet.
Joseph Shoznes is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shoznes.
Mendez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shoznes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shoznes misses with a body punch
and Mendez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mendez.
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!
Shoznes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shoznes looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendez is looking to work some ground and pound but Shoznes has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez lands a couple of digs.
Mendez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mendez is looking to advance position but Shoznes has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Mendez holds on for dear life.
Mendez is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoznes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mendez regains half guard.
Mendez is not content to let Shoznes control the position.
Mendez tries to roll over but Shoznes keeps him under control.
Tony Mendez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mendez is looking to get back to full guard here but Shoznes has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoznes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendez keeps working.
Mendez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shoznes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mendez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Shoznes is controlling Mendez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mendez is thwarting Shoznes's attempts to control the position.
Mendez winds up and cracks Shoznes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is nestled in close to Shoznes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mendez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shoznes's head.
Shoznes is looking to improve his position.
Mendez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mendez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez lands a couple of good shots and Shoznes has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Mendez keeps control of the position as Shoznes tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Mendez 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!
Shoznes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mendez checks it well.
Shoznes takes one to the side of the head.
Mendez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mendez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shoznes was covering up waiting for the punch and Mendez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Shoznes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendez tries to free his leg and advance position but Shoznes is retaining full guard.
Mendez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shoznes wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mendez manages to pass to side control.
Mendez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez is looking to pass Shoznes's guard but actually Shoznes recovers to full guard.
Shoznes keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully.
Shoznes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendez.
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Shoznes is keeping the position.
Shoznes wants to sweep here but Mendez controlling him for the moment.
Joseph Shoznes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez slips nicely into half guard.
Shoznes pushes Mendez off looking to stand but Mendez dives back in and keeps control.
Mendez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mendez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mendez is trying to control the action in half guard but Shoznes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez passes to side control.
Mendez has an Americana. Shoznes didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Mendez is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Mendez hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tony Mendez!
A very excited looking Tony Mendez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isamu Natsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rude comes to the cage accompanied by Gunslinger. Dominic Rude could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Isamu Natsuki's chin.
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33
218 lbs
23 - 7 - 1 |
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34
205 lbs
29 - 14 - 2 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dominic Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Isamu Natsuki!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natsuki. Rude does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rude ducks under a wild hook from Natsuki.
Nice defenses there by Rude.
Rude shoots in looking for a takedown. Natsuki tries to sprawl out of it but Rude keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Natsuki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Natsuki shoots in but no luck this time.
Natsuki looks to land a left hand but Rude moved out of range nicely.
Rude looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Natsuki is fending him off so far but Rude persists. Nope, Natsuki circles away and we're back to standing.
Natsuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rude counters with a straight right hand.
Natsuki swinging wildly here.
Rude looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rude tries to free his leg and advance position but Natsuki is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsuki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rude can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rude tries to free his leg and advance position but Natsuki is retaining full guard.
Rude showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Natsuki is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude preventing the sweep.
Rude has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Natsuki is proving hard to escape from.
Rude controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dominic Rude.
Rude digs a good body shot into Natsuki's ribs.
Rude avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Isamu Natsuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rude throws a nice inside leg kick.
Natsuki shoots for a double leg takedown but Rude sprawls well. He's pushed Natsuki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude moves out of range of the strikes.
Natsuki loads up on a big right hand but Rude slips the punch.
Natsuki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rude connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rude moves into range and connects with a jab.
Natsuki misses with a wild body shot.
Natsuki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rude on the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Natsuki.
Natsuki throws a right hand that misses
and Rude connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natsuki swings for the body but Rude moves out of range.
Natsuki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rude counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good exchange - Natsuki coming out on top.
Natsuki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rude fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Rude. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Natsuki.
Natsuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rude doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rude lands a head kick!
Natsuki scores with a nice head shot.
Rude lands a nice shot that snaps Natsuki's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rude avoids the head kick by Natsuki.
Rude uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Natsuki.
Rude displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Natsuki throws out the jab.
Natsuki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dominic Rude will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good shot there by Natsuki.
Natsuki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rude avoids the head kick by Natsuki.
Natsuki misses with a straight right.
Natsuki scores with a spinning back kick!
A low kick from Natsuki misses
and Rude counters with a left to the body.
Rude throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Natsuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natsuki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Natsuki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rude is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Natsuki.
Natsuki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rude gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Natsuki jabs at Rude's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsuki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rude is fending him off so far but Natsuki persists. Nope, Rude circles away and we're back to standing.
Natsuki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rude circles away.
Rude takes a swing at Natsuki's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Rude.
Natsuki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rude on the side of the head.
Natsuki throws a hook to the side of Rude's head but Rude sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rude connects with an inside leg kick.
Rude checks a low kick from Natsuki.
Natsuki throws a leg kick
and Rude makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Natsuki lands a slapping body shot.
Natsuki drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rude wants to stand up but Natsuki is controlling him.
Rude is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki trying to control but Rude is working from the bottom.
Rude 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.
Rude is pulling down on Natsuki's head to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rude loads up on a big right hand but Natsuki slips the punch.
Natsuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rude cracks Natsuki with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Natsuki.
Rude keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dominic Rude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isamu Natsuki.
Rude cracks a nice hook into Natsuki's ribs.
Natsuki goes for a double leg but Rude avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rude continues to drive forward.
Rude lands a right hand.
Natsuki stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Natsuki.
Rude tries to throw a body punch but Natsuki avoids it by throwing Rude back against the cage.
Rude looking to slow down the pace here.
Rude has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rude lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Natsuki or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude working hard to break the clinch.
Rude misses with a punch to the body.
Rude lands a hook that snaps the head of Natsuki backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rude stalling.
Rude escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Rude misses
letting Natsuki counter with a right hand.
Rude ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Natsuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Natsuki throws a leg kick but Rude checks it.
Natsuki darts in looking for a takedown but Rude gets double underhooks and turns Natsuki into the cage.
Our sources have told us that Rude has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Natsuki blocks a body shot from Rude.
Rude swings wildly with an uppercut but Natsuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rude tries to stall but Natsuki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Isamu Natsuki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rude slips a jab and a cross from Natsuki.
Natsuki misses with a hook. Rude ducked under it nicely.
Natsuki misses with a low kick as Rude jumps back.
Rude works the jab nicely.
Rude lands a jab to the head.
Natsuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Rude is just out of range.
Natsuki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rude.
Natsuki throws an overhand right that lands on Rude's shoulder, as Rude tries to avoid the shot.
Natsuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natsuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rude scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rude changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Natsuki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rude trying to control the position but Natsuki is working away.
Rude working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsuki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rude tries to move to mount but Natsuki blocks the move with his legs.
Natsuki is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rude tries to stand but Natsuki is controlling his head.
Natsuki tries to bench press Rude off him but Rude keeps the position.
Rude trying to control the position but Natsuki is working away.
Rude tries to move to mount but Natsuki blocks the move with his legs.
Natsuki sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rude wants to take a breather but Natsuki is having none of it.
Rude not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki manages to get to full guard.
Rude postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Natsuki keeping moving, preventing Rude from controlling successfully.
Natsuki controls Rude momentarily but Rude frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Rude showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rude has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Rude!
Dominic Rude very nearly forgot to thank The Dark Side amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Manel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Manel's choice of entrance music: A Portuguesa. Toni Manel has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toni Manel!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade throws a head kick that misses.
Manel throws a leg kick but Blade sees it coming and moves out of range.
Manel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blade sprawls well. Blade wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Manel gets slowly back to his feet.
Manel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blade defends well and Manel ends up having to push Blade into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Manel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blade avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Eric Blade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Manel.
Manel wants a takedown.
Manel looking for a takedown.
Blade prevents a takedown attempt there.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blade looking to stall.
Manel is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manel wants a takedown but no success here.
Blade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blade misses with a hook.
Manel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blade swivels and escapes.
Manel looking to score a takedown here. Blade is defending well but Manel drives through and ends up in Blade's guard.
Manel trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Blade manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Blade wants to stand but Manel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Manel seems keen to control Blade's posture.
Manel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Manel, up you get!
Manel shoots in for a takedown but Blade shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Manel lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blade is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manel trying to control the position from guard on top but Blade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manel wants to control from the top but Blade keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Manel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blade is keeping the position for now.
Manel trying to control the position from guard on top but Blade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toni Manel has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Manel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blade defends well and Manel ends up having to push Blade into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blade looking to slow down the pace here.
Manel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blade just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blade misses with a looping right.
Manel moves away from the strike by Blade.
Blade takes a swing at Manel's ribcage but misses.
Blade cracks Manel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Manel looks for a takedown but Blade sprawls well.
Manel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blade as he avoids it easily.
Blade throws out a loose jab but Manel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blade's corner calls for a 1-2. Blade obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blade throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blade goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blade listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eric Blade will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blade thuds a left hand into Manel's body.
Manel ducks under a wild hook from Blade.
Manel fails with a takedown attempt.
Manel shoots for a double leg takedown but Blade sprawls well. He's pushed Manel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Manel fails with a takedown attempt.
Eric Blade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Manel.
Blade loads up on a big right hand but Manel slips the punch.
Blade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manel doesn't seem bothered though.
Blade throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blade connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade lands a front kick.
Manel is breathing heavily.
Manel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blade connects with a leg kick. Manel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blade.
Blade fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blade misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blade scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manel fails with the takedown
and Blade counters with an inside leg kick.
Blade drops Manel with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Manel looks back up at him and smiles so Blade waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Manel is rocked!
Manel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Manel is still on wobbly legs! Can Blade finish him?
Blade lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade cracks Manel with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Blade has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Manel to stand back up!
Eric Blade is winning the standup battle so far.
Blade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manel has a takedown stuffed.
Blade closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Manel out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Blade!
During a confident post fight interview, Eric Blade 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mctanned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Anthony (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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240 lbs
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273 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Mctanned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mctanned quickly recovers to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Anthony slips a nice elbow through Mctanned's hands, connecting with Mctanned's forehead.
Mctanned looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anthony throwing shots but Mctanned is blocking nicely.
Anthony is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mctanned wants to improve his position but Anthony is controlling well.
Anthony is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mctanned is trying to maintain the position but Anthony is very close to passing his half guard.
Mctanned tries to roll over but Anthony keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony wants to work for an arm triangle but Mctanned is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mctanned keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mctanned wants to control but Anthony is keeping busy.
Anthony wants to work for an arm triangle but Mctanned is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Anthony passes to side control.
Anthony works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Anthony trying to control the position but Mctanned is working away.
Mctanned is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mctanned is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mctanned moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony trying to control but Mctanned is working from the bottom.
Mctanned looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mctanned escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anthony gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anthony trying to control the position from guard on top but Mctanned is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mctanned is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anthony defends well.
Mctanned had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anthony defends it easily.
Mctanned wants to sweep here but Anthony controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mctanned has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anthony has managed to get both his arms back between Mctanned's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mctanned wants to sweep but no luck.
Anthony throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mctanned is looking for a triangle but Anthony pushes his legs off easily.
Anthony sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Anthony tries to free his leg and advance position but Mctanned is retaining full guard.
Anthony throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mctanned works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mctanned working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anthony doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anthony manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anthony pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mctanned is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony trying to control but Mctanned is working from the bottom.
Mctanned looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mctanned is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anthony defends well.
Anthony wants to control from the top but Mctanned keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthony scoring with some ground and pound.
Anthony in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anthony won't allow Mctanned to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stephen Anthony will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anthony misses with a takedown attempt - Mctanned sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mctanned shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Anthony napping and manages to drive through into side control!
An elbow from Mctanned crashes against the mat.
Mctanned moves into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mctanned cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Anthony is looking to improve his position but Mctanned isn't that keen on the idea.
Mctanned throwing strikes here but Anthony is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The referee warns Anthony that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mctanned working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Anthony really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mctanned here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mctanned lands a big shot there that rocks Anthony but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mctanned with the ground and pound from mount.
Mctanned unloads with some shots from mount but Anthony bucks and avoids them well.
Mctanned landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anthony is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mctanned with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Stephen Anthony has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mctanned passes to full mount!
Mctanned is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Anthony has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Anthony!
Paul Mctanned overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anthony trying to control but Mctanned is working from the bottom.
Mctanned wants to sweep here but Anthony controlling him for the moment.
Anthony scoring with some ground and pound.
Anthony stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mctanned swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anthony doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anthony manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mctanned keeping moving, preventing Anthony from controlling successfully.
Mctanned is trying to control the position but Anthony postures up.
Mctanned tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anthony trying to control but Mctanned is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stephen Anthony was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Anthony throws a shot from downtown. Mctanned moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mctanned was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anthony gets back to half guard.
Mctanned is stalling here. Anthony is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mctanned seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Anthony has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mctanned tries to buck Anthony off but Anthony is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anthony tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anthony has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mctanned is not content to let Anthony control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Mctanned dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stephen Anthony's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mctanned looking to score a takedown here. Anthony is defending well but Mctanned drives through and ends up in Anthony's guard.
We've been hearing that Mctanned has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mctanned passes Anthony's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mctanned trying to mount his opponent but Anthony defends it.
Anthony is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mctanned pulls his head out easily.
Anthony tries to get to full guard but Mctanned has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anthony manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mctanned trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mctanned passes Anthony's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mctanned thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mctanned is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anthony sees it coming and defends easily.
Mctanned trying to control from half guard but Anthony is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mctanned looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mctanned missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned thows a huge punch but Anthony dodges it nicely.
Anthony is staying active underneath Mctanned, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mctanned missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anthony is not content to let Mctanned control the position.
Mctanned tries to pass the half guard into mount. Anthony knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Anthony wants to improve his position but Mctanned is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony wants to control but Mctanned is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anthony gets full guard.
Mctanned wants to pass the guard but Anthony is keeping the position.
Mctanned scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Mctanned showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mctanned 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Mctanned!
A very excited looking Paul Mctanned 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eildon Heap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkinson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Overkill kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
220 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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31
216 lbs
22 - 15 - 1 |
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World class MT
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Excellent 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
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eildon Heap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Clay Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heap lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Clay Wilkinson has been cut.
Heap throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Wilkinson does no damage.
Heap tries to clinch up
and Wilkinson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heap's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkinson slips a jab from Heap.
Heap doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilkinson circles away.
Heap misses with a series of wild punches.
Heap tries to clinch up.
Wilkinson looks to land a right hand but Heap moved out of range.
Eildon Heap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkinson looks for the body kick but Heap saw that one coming.
Heap fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Wilkinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heap has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heap checks a leg kick nicely.
Heap throws a series of punches but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but Heap is having none of it.
Wilkinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heap counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wilkinson's knee momentarily.
Heap needs to keep his hands up - Wilkinson had a free shot at his head there.
Some wild striking there from Heap.
Wilkinson takes a swing at Heap's ribcage but misses.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up.
Wilkinson takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heap misses with a hook
and Wilkinson counters with a low kick, right behind Heap 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Heap sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good exchange - Heap coming out on top.
Heap has Wilkinson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilkinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Heap avoids the damage to the body.
Heap blocks an uppercut.
Wilkinson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Heap gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Eildon Heap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Wilkinson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heap is defending well for now.
Wilkinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heap has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wilkinson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Heap misses with an elbow over the top.
Heap lands an elbow that stopped Wilkinson in his tracks for a moment.
Wilkinson trying to stall but Heap improves his position.
Wilkinson tries a body shot but Heap blocks it.
Wilkinson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Heap is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heap crunches a lovely knee into Wilkinson's ribcage.
A shot in the inside from Heap.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilkinson.
Heap working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilkinson working aggressively here.
Wilkinson blocks an elbow strike.
Heap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
Heap putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wilkinson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Heap lands an elbow just above Wilkinson 's eye.
Heap lands an elbow just above Wilkinson 's eye.
Heap avoiding damage as Wilkinson throws knees to the body.
Wilkinson tries a knee to the head but Heap blocks it.
Wilkinson blocks an elbow strike from Heap.
Heap lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson can't get the takedown.
Wilkinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson is looking to control Heap's arms but Heap gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilkinson has his back to the cage.
Wilkinson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Heap pulls his leg out and moves away.
Heap lands a really nice looking cross but Wilkinson seems unphased.
Wilkinson throws a low kick but Heap moves out of range easily.
Wilkinson misses with a hook.
Heap rushes Wilkinson with punches - Wilkinson moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Wilkinson goes down! Heap follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eildon Heap!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belin Billet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokka comes to the cage accompanied by Twilight Guardians - Out of Our Hands. The crowd seem to be enjoying Billet's choice of entrance music: Wasted. 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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208 lbs
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218 lbs
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antero Rokka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Belin Billet!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rokka swings widly with a right hand
and Billet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rokka moves out of range of the body kick from Billet.
Billet lands a jab to Rokka's midsection.
Billet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Billet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rokka.
Billet misses with a low kick.
Rokka throws a body shot but no joy.
Billet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rokka counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Billet throws a lazy body kick
and Rokka counters with an inside leg kick.
Billet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rokka.
Billet cracks a nice hook into Rokka's ribs.
Billet connects with a body shot that sends Rokka's belly button to the back.
A solid body kick from Rokka.
A low kick from Billet is predictable there
and Rokka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Rokka.
Billet misses with a wild body shot.
Billet takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rokka thows a body kick. Billet tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rokka throws a jab when Billet was well out of range.
Billet misses with a few strikes there.
Rokka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Billet has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rokka finds it's way round the side to connect with Billet's head.
Billet misses with a right hand
and Rokka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rokka doesn't manage to clinch there - Billet circles away.
Billet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rokka clinches with his opponent.
Rokka lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka misses with a body punch.
Billet blocks an uppercut.
Rokka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Billet backwards.
Rokka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rokka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Billet wants to break free but Rokka has control.
Rokka throws a punch but it's blocked by Billet.
Rokka misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Billet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rokka has Billet pressed against the cage, preventing Billet from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rokka scores with a shot to the side of Billet's head.
Billet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rokka lands with a left to the head.
I was talking to Rokka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rokka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rokka jumps guard but Billet stands there with Rokka around his waist. Rokka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Billet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rokka does it's job there.
Billet just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Billet misses.
Billet on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rokka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Billet scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rokka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rokka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rokka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Billet.
Rokka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Billet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rokka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Billet takes a swing at Rokka's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Billet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rokka rather than just go for the knockout.
Rokka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rokka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Billet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Billet keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rokka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Billet.
Billet misses with a body shot.
Billet throws a front kick aimed at Rokka's knee but Rokka avoids it well.
Billet keeps Rokka at a distance using the push kick.
Rokka lands a nice shot that snaps Billet's head back.
Billet slips under a jab from Rokka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rokka manages to avoid it.
Billet misses with a hook
and Rokka counters with a shoot takedown. Billet fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rokka trying to control the position from guard on top but Billet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Rokka 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.
Billet throws a looping overhand right but Rokka ducks down to avoid it.
Antero Rokka is winning the standup battle so far.
Billet misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rokka checks a leg kick.
Rokka connects with an inside leg kick.
Rokka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rokka wants to clinch up but Billet keeps it at a distance.
Billet throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Billet misses with a shot to the body
and Rokka counters with a stiff right hand.
Billet misses with a low kick as Rokka jumps back.
Belin Billet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rokka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Billet chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Billet on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billet misses the jab.
Rokka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Billet tries to land a body kick
and Rokka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Billet is breathing heavily.
Billet throws a leg kick but Rokka moved away.
Good shot there by Rokka.
Rokka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Belin Billet has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rokka slips under a jab from Billet.
Billet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rokka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Billet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rokka is looking to slow Billet down with leg kicks.
Billet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Billet is predictable there
and Rokka counters with an outside leg kick.
Rokka scores with a nice body kick.
Billet takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Danga de danga de dang - Rokka scores with a four punch combination!
Billet pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rokka. Billet shrugs it off though.
Rokka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Billet has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rokka.
Rokka scoring well with a low kick there.
Rokka lands with a right hand.
Billet misses with a leg kick
and Rokka counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Billet is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Antero Rokka!
Antero Rokka retains his light heavyweight title!
Antero Rokka bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Belin Billet stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wanna fight again sucker?'.
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