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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bogie McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogie McGill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Devon Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez shoots and misses
and McGill moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McGill gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gonzalez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McGill gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bogie McGill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Gonzalez.
Gonzalez has McGill pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McGill manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gonzalez tries to score a body lock takedown but McGill shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McGill with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gonzalez can't get the takedown.
McGill unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gonzalez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzalez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
McGill controlling from the top position.
McGill trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
McGill stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by McGill.
Gonzalez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McGill counters by clinching up.
Gonzalez is trying to pull guard but McGill has him pressed against the cage.
McGill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez drives through with a takedown into McGill's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McGill keeping full guard, as Gonzalez tries to pass.
McGill is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
McGill stops a takedown attempt from Gonzalez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from McGill - that landed with a thud.
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!
Gonzalez is trying to drag McGill to the mat but McGill just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gonzalez wants a takedown.
McGill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGill lands a high kick!
McGill scores with a kick to the body.
McGill takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gonzalez shoots and misses
and McGill moves into the clinch.
McGill breaks the clinch.
That kick from McGill tenderised Gonzalez's leg. Gonzalez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gonzalez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting McGill counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill connects with a jab.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but McGill circles away easily
and McGill counters by moving into the clinch.
Gonzalez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McGill is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McGill breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez shoots and misses
and McGill counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gonzalez doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling McGill to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez looks winded!
McGill throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but McGill circles away easily
and McGill counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonzalez thinking.
A slapping body kick lands there for McGill.
Bogie McGill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but McGill circles away easily
and McGill counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but McGill forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McGill breaks from the clinch.
McGill tries a head kick but it misses.
McGill drives through and clinches with Gonzalez against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGill manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown
and McGill counters with a two punch combo.
McGill connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gonzalez momentarily.
McGill bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt
and McGill holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McGill manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogie McGill dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gonzalez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McGill counters with a right hand to the body.
McGill throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McGill bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gonzalez's head backwards.
Gonzalez fails with the takedown
and McGill moves into the clinch.
McGill looking to stall.
McGill gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gonzalez.
Bogie McGill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Gonzalez.
McGill is pressed up against the cage. Gonzalez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McGill down to the mat. McGill avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McGill thuds his right hand into Gonzalez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McGill connects with a body shot that sends Gonzalez's belly button to the back.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt
and McGill counters with a good low kick that Gonzalez was not able to check.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill gets caught napping as Gonzalez dives in and scores a takedown. McGill manages to retain guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McGill wants to stand but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGill keeping full guard, as Gonzalez tries to pass.
Gonzalez won't allow McGill to get back to his feet.
Gonzalez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but McGill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stops McGill from standing up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown
and McGill counters with an inside leg kick.
McGill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gonzalez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McGill counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McGill counters with a nice body kick.
Gonzalez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGill.
Gonzalez walks forward, straight into a front kick from McGill.
Gonzalez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez fails with the takedown
and McGill counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bogie McGill is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McGill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGill closes the distance and clinches.
McGill tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good standup being displayed there by McGill as he connects with a hook.
McGill misses with a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McGill!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGill tries to escape but Gonzalez is in control.
McGill sneaks out the side door and pushes Gonzalez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
McGill scores with a jab to the jaw.
Devon Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez with a poor takedown
and McGill counters with a left to the body.
Bogie McGill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick from McGill.
Gonzalez fails with the takedown
and McGill makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gonzalez really felt that one!
Gonzalez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGill.
McGill lands with a nice combination. Gonzalez backs away looking to recover.
McGill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gonzalez fails with the takedown
and McGill counters with a leg kick.
Gonzalez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McGill moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by McGill.
McGill throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogie McGill dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McGill closes the distance and pushes Gonzalez back into the cage.
McGill stalls.
Gonzalez has McGill pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McGill manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bogie McGill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McGill manages to break the clinch.
McGill moves into the clinch.
McGill breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from McGill both land. Nice combination.
McGill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown
and McGill counters with a good low kick that Gonzalez was not able to check.
McGill lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab by McGill.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McGill's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez prevents McGill from getting back to his feet.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but McGill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzalez stays in close to McGill's body and controls the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Devon Gonzalez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gonzalez shoots and misses
and McGill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bogie McGill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Gonzalez.
McGill throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A punch lands to the side of Gonzalez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGill pushes Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
McGill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Devon Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGill rushes Gonzalez and presses him up against the cage.
McGill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
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!
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but McGill manages to get underhooks.
Gonzalez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McGill.
McGill manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez with a lazy takedown attempt
and McGill counters by clinching up.
Gonzalez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gonzalez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McGill walks away with a smile on his face. Gonzalez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McGill throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gonzalez's head.
McGill moves into the clinch.
McGill lands a nice knee to the body.
McGill utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McGill lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but McGill manages to get underhooks.
Gonzalez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gonzalez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McGill is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McGill with a knee to the head.
McGill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McGill closes the distance and clinches.
McGill tries a knee to the head but Gonzalez blocks it.
McGill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzalez avoids it.
Gonzalez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gonzalez successfully pulls guard.
McGill trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
McGill controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gonzalez trying to control the position.
Bogie McGill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez has McGill pulled in close to control his posture.
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. Devon Gonzalez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
McGill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on McGill's shoulder, as McGill tries to avoid the shot.
McGill throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but McGill ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGill misses with the combination.
McGill scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bogie McGill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGill, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogie McGill!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osmo Keinänen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonidas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Whom Shall I Fear. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Osmo Keinänen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Achilles Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leonidas throws a head kick that misses.
Leonidas has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Keinänen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Achilles Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keinänen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leonidas. Leonidas obviously looking to wear him down.
Keinänen connects with a leg kick. Leonidas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leonidas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leonidas 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 Keinänen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Keinänen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leonidas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Keinänen misses with a series of wild punches.
A leg kick checked by Keinänen.
Leonidas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Osmo Keinänen has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Keinänen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keinänen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leonidas throws a lazy head kick
and Keinänen counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Keinänen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Keinänen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Leonidas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keinänen can pounce on him.
Leonidas ducks right into an uppercut from Keinänen.
Leonidas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keinänen.
Leonidas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leonidas moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keinänen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keinänen 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.
Leonidas throws a wild body kick that Keinänen sees coming a mile off.
Leonidas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keinänen manages to avoid it.
Leonidas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Keinänen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Leonidas is trying to defend but Keinänen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Keinänen 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leonidas wants to control the action here but instead Keinänen manages to pass to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leonidas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Leonidas keeps trying to improve his position.
Keinänen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Keinänen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leonidas is looking to escape.
Leonidas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Keinänen tries to control but Leonidas wriggling away.
Leonidas defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Keinänen.
Keinänen wants to control the pace but Leonidas is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keinänen controlling the position easily from mount.
Keinänen lands a couple of good shots and Leonidas has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Keinänen is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Leonidas won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Keinänen off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Osmo Keinänen!
Osmo Keinänen 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.
The defeated Achilles Leonidas had this to say: 'I want to thank my sponsors and all of my fans! My goal every show is to give the crowd an awesome fight. I will grow from this and one day I will become Champion!! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amirezza Pourramenazanali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Gouken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pourramenazanali comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - Cryin' Like A Bitch!!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 lbs
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181 lbs
16 - 10 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amirezza Pourramenazanali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Scott Gouken!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pourramenazanali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gouken, pushing him back against the cage.
Pourramenazanali goes for a takedown attempt but Gouken pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've been told by Pourramenazanali's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gouken closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gouken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pourramenazanali's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gouken connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pourramenazanali scrambles back to his feet.
Gouken stuffs the takedown attempt from Pourramenazanali. Pourramenazanali gets slowly back to his feet.
Gouken misses the jab.
Pourramenazanali lands a head shot.
It looks like Scott Gouken has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gouken lands with a shot to the body.
Pourramenazanali scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gouken shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pourramenazanali as he jumps to the side.
Pourramenazanali scores with a nice strike.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali instigates a clinch.
Gouken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali has Gouken pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Gouken.
Gouken lands with a short shot to the head.
Pourramenazanali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pourramenazanali breaks from the clinch.
Pourramenazanali misses with the combination.
Pourramenazanali drives through and clinches with Gouken against the cage.
Gouken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scott Gouken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gouken throws a body shot but no joy.
Gouken looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pourramenazanali is fending him off so far but Gouken persists. Nope, Pourramenazanali circles away and we're back to standing.
Gouken gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pourramenazanali tries to bum rush Gouken with a series of wild strikes but Gouken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gouken scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gouken closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gouken lands in his opponent's guard.
Gouken works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pourramenazanali punching from the bottom.
Pourramenazanali looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gouken throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pourramenazanali is looking for a sweep. Gouken is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gouken thows a huge punch but Pourramenazanali dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gouken connects with a nice short shot to Pourramenazanali's temple.
Pourramenazanali gets back to full guard.
Gouken trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gouken preventing the sweep.
Pourramenazanali working a defensive guard here.
Pourramenazanali keeping moving, preventing Gouken from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Scott Gouken was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gouken shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pourramenazanali but Pourramenazanali pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Gouken.
Pourramenazanali misses with a few strikes there.
Pourramenazanali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gouken.
Pourramenazanali fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gouken is out of range.
Pourramenazanali closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gouken shoots in looking for a takedown. Pourramenazanali tries to sprawl out of it but Gouken keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pourramenazanali manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gouken needs to keep his hands up - Pourramenazanali had a free shot at his head there.
That has opened up Scott Gouken's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gouken misses the shot to the body.
Pourramenazanali lands a head shot.
Pourramenazanali works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gouken misses with a straight left.
Gouken looks for a takedown but Pourramenazanali sprawls well.
Pourramenazanali bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Gouken! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Gouken is rocked!
Gouken wants to sweep here but Pourramenazanali controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pourramenazanali landing some decent shots from guard.
Pourramenazanali looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Gouken's cut.
That's time! Pourramenazanali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gouken moves in looking to clinch but Pourramenazanali pushes him off.
Pourramenazanali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gouken fails with a takedown attempt.
Gouken fails with a takedown attempt.
Pourramenazanali misses with a leg kick.
Pourramenazanali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gouken throws a leg kick which misses Pourramenazanali's front leg but catches the back leg as Pourramenazanali tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Pourramenazanali misses its intended target.
Pourramenazanali fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pourramenazanali pushes Gouken up against the cage in a clinch.
Gouken takes an elbow to the temple.
Pourramenazanali manages to break the clinch.
Pourramenazanali wants to clinch up but Gouken keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali throws a series of punches but Gouken moves out of range.
Pourramenazanali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gouken moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gouken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pourramenazanali.
Gouken wants to clinch up but Pourramenazanali keeps it at a distance.
Gouken closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pourramenazanali makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pourramenazanali.
Gouken trying to control but Pourramenazanali is working from the bottom.
Gouken postures up in Pourramenazanali's guard and throws a big left but Pourramenazanali blocks it.
Gouken passes Pourramenazanali's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pourramenazanali wants to control but Gouken passes into side.
Gouken looks up at the clock and then as Pourramenazanali takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gouken smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gouken has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pourramenazanali!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pourramenazanali tries to lock up and control but Gouken gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pourramenazanali is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Pourramenazanali is trying to escape the mount.
Pourramenazanali sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pourramenazanali tries to roll over but Gouken keeps him under control.
Pourramenazanali is trying to stand back up but Gouken is controlling him
Pourramenazanali tries to get to full guard but Gouken has control of the leg.
Gouken throwing shots but Pourramenazanali is blocking nicely.
Pourramenazanali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gouken.
Gouken throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Gouken.
Pourramenazanali missing with punches from the bottom.
Gouken decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Jab by Pourramenazanali.
The cut above Scott Gouken's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pourramenazanali has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gouken.
Pourramenazanali instigates a clinch.
Gouken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Gouken finds it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Pourramenazanali scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gouken shoots for a double leg takedown but Pourramenazanali sprawls well. He's pushed Gouken's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Gouken.
Pourramenazanali thumps Gouken with a low kick.
Pourramenazanali scores with a jab to the jaw.
Scott Gouken's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali is winning the standup battle so far.
Gouken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pourramenazanali.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali instigates a clinch.
Pourramenazanali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gouken wants to clinch.
Pourramenazanali clobbers Gouken with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gouken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gouken throws a head kick but Pourramenazanali moves out of range.
Gouken throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pourramenazanali ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pourramenazanali connects with a crisp jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Scott Gouken's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Amirezza Pourramenazanali!
Amirezza Pourramenazanali very nearly forgot to thank Elite Canadian Threads 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Kilkenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilkenny has chosen Murder was the case as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lance Kilkenny was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Kilkenny!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilkenny looks to land a body kick but Holyfield moved away.
Holyfield lands a nice hook to Kilkenny's body. Kilkenny takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kilkenny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holyfield.
Holyfield has closed the distance and engaged Kilkenny in a clinch.
Holyfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kilkenny.
Holyfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilkenny misses with the head strike.
Kilkenny misses with a body punch.
Kilkenny lands a hook that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Kilkenny lands a left hand.
Kilkenny working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kilkenny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kilkenny throws a punch but it's blocked by Holyfield.
Holyfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilkenny tries a body shot but Holyfield blocks it.
Holyfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kilkenny's elbow.
Kilkenny misses with the head strike.
Kilkenny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holyfield is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kilkenny is keeping busy.
Kilkenny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilkenny misses with some punches.
Holyfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Kilkenny controls his hands.
Holyfield is leaning against Kilkenny and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kilkenny lands a right hand.
Holyfield wants a takedown.
Holyfield is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kilkenny pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kilkenny has a couple of punches blocked by Holyfield.
Kilkenny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Holyfield's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Holyfield fails to land.
Kilkenny lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Holyfield.
Kilkenny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kilkenny throws a head punch that misses.
Holyfield slowing the pace effectively.
Holyfield lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilkenny has a couple of punches blocked by Holyfield.
A short body shot lands from Holyfield as the two fighters clinch.
Holyfield takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holyfield throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holyfield as Kilkenny tries to tie him up.
Holyfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kilkenny backwards.
Holyfield can't find room to land a body shot as Kilkenny controls the action.
Holyfield has Kilkenny pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kilkenny manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilkenny throws a head punch that misses.
Kilkenny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holyfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilkenny is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Holyfield is keeping busy.
Holyfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kilkenny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holyfield blocks an uppercut.
Holyfield is trying to drag Kilkenny to the mat but Kilkenny just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kilkenny stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Holyfield obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny is fighting off a takedown attempt but Holyfield is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kilkenny to the mat. Kilkenny regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kilkenny preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holyfield stopping the sweep attempt from Kilkenny.
Kilkenny controlling Holyfield's posture.
Holyfield wants to control from the top but Kilkenny keeps moving.
Holyfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kilkenny swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kilkenny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Holyfield distracts Kilkenny with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kilkenny keeping moving, preventing Holyfield from controlling successfully.
Kilkenny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny has Holyfield pulled in close to control his posture.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Holyfield lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holyfield throws a series of punches but Kilkenny avoids them all with ease.
Kilkenny blocks a head kick by Holyfield.
Kilkenny misses with a kick to the body.
Holyfield moves in looking to clinch but Kilkenny pushes him off.
Holyfield throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holyfield closes the distance and clinches.
Holyfield is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Kilkenny fails to land.
Kilkenny manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Holyfield is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kilkenny gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilkenny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holyfield.
Holyfield throws a right and a left that Kilkenny avoids nicely.
Holyfield will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kilkenny walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holyfield checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Holyfield throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kilkenny counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Holyfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kilkenny.
Holyfield cracks a nice hook into Kilkenny's ribs.
Kilkenny closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
Holyfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Holyfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Kilkenny slips a jab from Holyfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield swinging wildly here.
Kilkenny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holyfield misses with a combination
and Kilkenny moves into the clinch.
Kilkenny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilkenny swings wildly with an uppercut but Holyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holyfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holyfield wants to take the fight to the mat but Kilkenny manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holyfield.
Kilkenny makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holyfield blocks an uppercut.
Kilkenny blocks a body shot from Holyfield.
Holyfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Holyfield takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kilkenny working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilkenny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kilkenny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilkenny swings wildly with an uppercut but Holyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilkenny blocks a body shot from Holyfield.
Evander Holyfield has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holyfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kilkenny working aggressively here.
Kilkenny can't find room to land a body shot as Holyfield controls the action.
Holyfield trying to control the position but instead, Kilkenny has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holyfield into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilkenny lands a hook that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Holyfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kilkenny gets through Holyfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kilkenny misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Kilkenny.
Holyfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kilkenny is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kilkenny after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holyfield tries to throw a body punch but Kilkenny avoids it by throwing Holyfield back against the cage.
Kilkenny working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Holyfield.
Kilkenny lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holyfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kilkenny.
Holyfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilkenny blocks a body shot from Holyfield.
Kilkenny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Kilkenny.
Holyfield pushes Kilkenny back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holyfield wants a takedown but no success here.
Holyfield throws a head punch that misses.
Kilkenny swings wildly with an uppercut but Holyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holyfield is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kilkenny is working Holyfield over against the cage.
Kilkenny lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kilkenny lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kilkenny throws a head punch that misses.
Kilkenny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holyfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kilkenny misses with some punches.
Kilkenny throws a punch but it's blocked by Holyfield.
Kilkenny misses with the head strike.
Kilkenny is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kilkenny lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holyfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holyfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kilkenny is defending well for now.
Kilkenny misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilkenny lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holyfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holyfield blocking some punches.
Kilkenny working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Kilkenny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Evander Holyfield's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kilkenny throws a leg kick which misses Holyfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Holyfield tries to avoid it.
Kilkenny lands a big head kick that sends Holyfield tumbling to the mat! Kilkenny takes a step backwards and waves Holyfield back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kilkenny.
Holyfield is rocked!
A body shot lands from Kilkenny.
Oh Holyfield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilkenny working aggressively here.
Holyfield seems to have got his legs back now.
Kilkenny lands with a light punch inside.
Holyfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Kilkenny controls his hands.
Kilkenny manages to break the clinch.
Kilkenny tries to bum rush Holyfield with a series of wild strikes but Holyfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kilkenny moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilkenny. Holyfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holyfield swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kilkenny with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilkenny checks a leg kick.
Kilkenny keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kilkenny lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Holyfield checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Holyfield closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kilkenny circles away.
Kilkenny tries to land a leg kick but Holyfield saw it coming and moves away.
Holyfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kilkenny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holyfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kilkenny with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holyfield to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Holyfield misses.
Holyfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Kilkenny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lance Kilkenny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilkenny connects with an inside leg kick.
Kilkenny with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kilkenny lands with a cross.
Kilkenny 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.
Holyfield misses with a wild combination.
Kilkenny bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kilkenny explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kilkenny lands a big head kick that sends Holyfield tumbling to the mat! Kilkenny takes a step backwards and waves Holyfield back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Evander Holyfield's cut is getting worse.
Kilkenny misses with a low kick.
Holyfield is looking to clinch but Kilkenny is avoiding it.
Kilkenny throws a leg kick that is checked
and Holyfield counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Holyfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield takes a shot to the head.
Kilkenny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kilkenny.
Holyfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilkenny circles away.
Lance Kilkenny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holyfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kilkenny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kilkenny feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Holyfield sprawling to the canvas! Holyfield rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kilkenny finish him?!
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!
Holyfield tries to bum rush Kilkenny with a series of wild strikes but Kilkenny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kilkenny dodges the punch combination from Holyfield.
Kilkenny misses with a leg kick.
Kilkenny chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holyfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Holyfield is defended easily by Kilkenny.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kilkenny.
Kilkenny keeps Holyfield at a distance using the push kick.
Holyfield takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kilkenny.
Crunch! Kilkenny slams his shin into Holyfield's torso.
Kilkenny keeps Holyfield at a distance using the push kick.
Holyfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kilkenny scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilkenny feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holyfield's calf.
Holyfield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holyfield checks a low kick from Kilkenny.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Kilkenny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kilkenny 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Kilkenny!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zackary Finyard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Pol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finyard comes to the cage accompanied by Everlast - What Its Like. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Van Pol!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pol jabs Finyard right on the nose. Finyard blinks but takes it well.
Pol with a hook.
Finyard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Pol misses with the combination.
Pol lands a high kick!
Pol moves forwards but Finyard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pol moves in looking to clinch but Finyard pushes him off.
Finyard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pol defends it nicely.
Finyard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pol keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pol lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Finyard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pol throws a leg kick but Finyard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finyard pushes Pol away with a front kick.
Finyard misses with a straight right.
Pol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finyard throws out the jab.
Pol misses with a body kick.
Pol is looking to score with low kicks.
Pol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finyard was well out of range. Poor timing from Pol.
Pol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finyard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pol scores with a leg kick.
Pol throws a hook but Finyard avoids it easily.
Pol takes the fight into the clinch.
Pol lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finyard backwards.
Pol is trying to stall.
Pol lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finyard wants a takedown.
Pol lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finyard backwards.
Pol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finyard breaks the clinch.
Finyard fakes a jab and scores with a low 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!
Finyard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Finyard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Finyard looks to land a body kick but Pol moved away.
Finyard keeps the fight on the outside.
Finyard misses with a wild body shot.
Finyard has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Pol.
Finyard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Finyard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pol avoids it.
Pol goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pol throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Finyards head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pol throws a punch but it's blocked by Finyard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pol takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Finyard blocks an uppercut.
Finyard tries to land knees in the clinch but Pol avoids the damage to the body.
Pol digs a right hand into Finyard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Finyard's gas tank.
Finyard is breathing heavily.
Finyard has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pol clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pol tries to escape but Finyard has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Pol breaks Finyard's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Pol wants to control from the top but Finyard keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finyard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pol not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pol must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pol passes Finyard's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pol connects with a nice short shot to Finyard's temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pol throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pol seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Finyard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Pol dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pol defending well as Finyard loads up on a big left hand.
Pol misses with the body kick
and Finyard counters with a nice uppercut.
Finyard slips a straight right by Pol.
Pol looks to land a right hand but Finyard moved out of range.
Pol throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Pol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finyard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finyard is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Finyard.
Finyard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Finyard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pol taking a breather.
Finyard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pol lands a body shot in the clinch.
Finyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pol scores with a shot to the side of Finyard's head.
Pol gets through Finyard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Finyard stalling in the clinch but Pol improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finyard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pol misses with the head strike.
Pol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pol lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finyard backwards.
Finyard blocking some punches.
Pol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finyard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick from Pol misses.
Van Pol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finyard connects with the punch.
Pol just misses with a punch to the body.
Finyard moves out of range as Pol throws a body kick.
Crunch! Pol slams his shin into Finyard's torso.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pol. That's going to slow Finyard down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pol tries to clinch but Finyard is having none of it.
Pol gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pol misses with some punches.
Finyard blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finyard is trying to break the clinch but Pol is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Pol scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pol is pushing Finyard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pol misses with the head strike.
Finyard misses with some punches.
Finyard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finyard blocking some punches.
Finyard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Finyard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pol backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pol.
Finyard is trying to break free.
Finyard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finyard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finyard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pol momentarily.
Pol slips under a jab.
A lazy left from Pol finds it's target.
Finyard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pol lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finyard's sensitive parts.
Pol throws a leg kick but Finyard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pol looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pol lands with a straight right. Finyard didn't see that one coming.
Pol lands a really nice looking cross but Finyard seems unphased.
Pol fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Finyard lands.
Finyard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pol.
A punch lands to the side of Finyard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Pol misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Finyard.
Finyard moves out of range of the leg kick from Pol.
Finyard ducks under a wild hook from Pol.
Pol moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pol lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pol finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finyard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pol. Pol obviously looking to wear him down.
Pol misses with a head kick.
Pol throws a hook but Finyard avoids it easily.
Finyard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pol.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pol keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pol throws a leg kick
and Finyard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Finyard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pol throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Pol 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!
Pol moves out of range as Finyard strikes.
Pol darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pol attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pol throws a low kick but Finyard moves out of range easily.
Finyard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pol throws a leg kick which misses Finyard's front leg but catches the back leg as Finyard tries to avoid it.
Pol tries to clinch but Finyard is having none of it.
Pol wants to clinch.
Finyard tries to score with a low kick but Pol moves his leg out of the way.
Finyard throws out a leg kick but Pol moves out of range and Finyard only half commits.
Finyard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pol stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pol moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pol throws a front kick aimed at Finyard's knee but Finyard avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pol thumps Finyard with a low kick.
Pol throws a push kick but Finyard slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Finyard misses.
Pol slips under a jab.
Pol misses with an uppercut.
Pol moves away from the strike by Finyard.
Finyard misses with a head kick.
Pol scores with a leg kick.
Finyard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Finyard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pol misses with a head kick.
Pol throws a head kick that Finyard semi-blocks.
Finyard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pol tried to score with a low kick but Finyard checks it.
Zackary Finyard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finyard checks a leg kick.
Pol cracks Finyard with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pol steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finyard.
Finyard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pol chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Finyard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pol with a jab.
Finyard is rocked!
Pol moves out of range of the leg kick from Finyard.
Oh Finyard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finyard misses with a straight left.
Finyard seems to have got his legs back now.
Pol listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pol clinches with his opponent.
Finyard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finyard blocks a low kick nicely.
Finyard swats away the attempt to clinch by Pol.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finyard throws a looping overhand right but Pol ducks down to avoid it.
Finyard misses with an uppercut. Pol saw that one coming.
Pol bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Finyard's head backwards.
Finyard scores with a jab. Pol acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pol cracks the inside of Finyard's front leg.
Pol dodges the punch combination from Finyard.
Pol connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pol, right into the meat.
Crunch! Pol slams his shin into Finyard's torso.
Finyard tries for a takedown but Pol sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Finyard takes one to the side of the head.
Finyard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pol closes the distance and clinches.
Finyard letting Pol take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pol.
Finyard tries to land knees in the clinch but Pol avoids the damage to the body.
Van Pol is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pol lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pol misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pol lands a nice uppercut.
Finyard misses with a punch to the body.
Finyard lands a shot to the body.
Pol has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Pol fails to land.
Finyard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pol avoids it.
Pol throws a punch but it's blocked by Finyard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finyard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pol is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finyard.
A short left from Pol.
Pol lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Pol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pol 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Pol!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiki Toke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ali Bomaye by The Game. Toke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bonecracker- Shocore kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Karl Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tiki Toke!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Toke is out of range.
Anderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Toke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Toke gets the takedown into side control.
Toke tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
Anderson is not content to let Toke control the position.
Anderson is trying to improve his position.
Toke thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Anderson sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Toke has control of the leg.
Toke is thwarting Anderson's attempts to control the position.
Anderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anderson trying to control from the bottom.
Toke frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Toke unloading with bombs!
Toke prevents Anderson from getting the reversal.
Toke working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to improve his position but Toke isn't that keen on the idea.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson is working hard here to advance position.
Anderson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Anderson tries to roll over but Toke keeps him under control.
Anderson trying to control from the bottom.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.
Toke perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Toke wants to free his trapped foot but Anderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Toke wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tiki Toke wasn't active enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice combination there by Toke.
Toke throws out a powerful jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Toke, which made it look bad.
Toke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
Toke misses with a body shot.
Anderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anderson rushes Toke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson stalling in the clinch.
Anderson tries a body shot but Toke blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Anderson.
Toke gets a trip takedown 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!
Anderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Toke is working away from the top position though.
Toke wants to pass the guard but Anderson is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to improve his position but Toke is controlling well.
Anderson is concentrating on defense, preventing Toke from advancing position.
Anderson is pressing down on Toke's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson pulls Toke in to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Anderson is looking for a triangle but Toke pushes his legs off easily.
Anderson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Toke is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tiki Toke will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Toke scores with a leg kick.
Toke has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Toke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toke throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Toke shows good takedown defense.
Toke tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Toke slips a straight right by Anderson.
Toke scores with a spinning back kick!
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anderson throws a low kick but Toke moves out of range easily.
Toke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Toke looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toke wants to free his trapped foot but Anderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toke tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Anderson.
Anderson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Montreal Muay Thai, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Toke is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Toke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Toke tries to pass to full mount but Anderson defends it.
Toke controlling the pace.
Anderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson wants to control but Toke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Toke pulls his head out easily.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
Toke is trying to control the action in half guard but Anderson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Toke is looking to advance position but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson is staying active underneath Toke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Toke tries to stand but can't do so whilst Anderson controls his leg.
Anderson works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tiki Toke wasn't active enough on the ground.
Toke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Toke dives in and scores a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Tiki Toke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Toke looking to pass the guard.
Anderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Toke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Toke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Anderson has his foot on Toke's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Toke works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toke trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Toke defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toke wants to get up but he can't break Anderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Toke trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tiki Toke.
Toke jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Toke avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Toke's head but Toke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiki Toke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anderson swings for the body but Toke moves out of range.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Toke keeps it at a distance.
Toke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Toke in his tracks.
Good shot there by Anderson.
Anderson takes a swing at Toke's ribcage but misses.
Toke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toke fails with the takedown.
Toke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tiki Toke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toke takes one to the chin there.
Toke tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Toke counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Toke shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson lunges at Toke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Toke's hand.
A clash of legs there as Toke blocks the low kick.
Toke connects with a single shot there.
Anderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Toke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Toke slips a straight right by Anderson.
Toke misses the jab.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Toke blocks a jab.
Toke staying out of range there.
Karl Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Toke throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Toke misses with a body shot.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toke shoots in and gets a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Toke advances position into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toke trying to control the position but Anderson is working away.
Toke throwing strikes but Anderson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Toke tries to improve position but can't.
Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Toke throws Anderson to one side and escapes!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toke jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Toke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toke lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Toke. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Toke.
Karl Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karl Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiki Toke.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Toke, which made it look bad.
Anderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Toke thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Toke lands with a shot to the body.
Tiki Toke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toke shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.
Toke jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Toke looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Anderson!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toke is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson is looking to reverse the position.
Toke controls the position from side control.
Anderson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Anderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tiki Toke.
I've got Toke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tiki Toke!
Tiki Toke 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between John Yossarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gauss Elimination (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gauss Elimination has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Yossarian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gauss Elimination!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Yossarian misses.
A head kick misses from Elimination.
Yossarian has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Cooker in the buildup to the fight.
Elimination avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yossarian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Elimination tries to score with a low kick but Yossarian moves his leg out of the way.
Yossarian staying out of range there.
Elimination swings for the body but Yossarian moves out of range.
Elimination looks for the body kick but Yossarian saw that one coming.
Elimination blocks a head kick by Yossarian.
Elimination swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yossarian misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yossarian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Elimination ducks right into an uppercut from Yossarian.
Yossarian lands with a thumping leg kick.
Elimination throws a head kick but Yossarian moves out of range.
Yossarian walks into a left hand.
Yossarian throws a push kick but Elimination slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Elimination misses its intended target.
Elimination misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yossarian feints and then cracks Elimination's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Elimination down.
Nice shot lands for Yossarian.
Yossarian swinging wildly here.
Yossarian throws a hook to the side of Elimination's head but Elimination sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Elimination looks for the body kick but Yossarian saw that one coming.
Elimination moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Elimination throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Yossarian tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Elimination is in Yossarian's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Elimination trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yossarian throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elimination stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yossarian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian wants to control the position but Elimination says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Yossarian trying to control from the bottom.
Elimination wants to pass to mount but Yossarian is defending the position.
Yossarian gets full guard.
Yossarian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Elimination throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Elimination throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yossarian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yossarian working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Elimination doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Elimination manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yossarian is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Elimination frees his head nicely. Oh but Yossarian has switched to an armbar! Elimination is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). John Yossarian!
John Yossarian retains his welterweight title!
Post fight, John Yossarian stared into the camera and said 'I had a great run at Ryze. I'd like to thank the owners and management. It's time for me to test myself against the best. Thanks for allowing me to compete here.
Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jami Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Magetsu (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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aldo Magetsu!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magetsu throws a hook but Balkan blocks it.
Magetsu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Balkan checks a leg kick.
Balkan checks the leg kick.
Magetsu throws a lazy right hand but Balkan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Balkan dips to his left and cracks Magetsu with an uppercut!
Balkan throws a looping overhand right but Magetsu ducks down to avoid it.
Magetsu scores with a punch to the head.
Balkan tries to score with a low kick but Magetsu moves his leg out of the way.
Good shot there by Balkan.
Balkan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magetsu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magetsu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magetsu moves away.
Nice shot by Balkan.
Magetsu misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magetsu moves away.
Magetsu blocks the body kick.
Magetsu checks a leg kick.
Balkan avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan misses with a low kick.
Balkan connects with a right hand. Magetsu shakes it off.
Magetsu is rocked!
Balkan digs a good hook to Magetsu's body.
Magetsu is still on wobbly legs! Can Balkan finish him?
Balkan takes a swing at Magetsu's ribcage but misses.
Magetsu takes one on the button.
Balkan drops Magetsu with a naaaaasty hook - Magetsu is in real trouble here! Balkan dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jami Balkan!
A very excited looking Jami Balkan 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matti Teitsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Xinhai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xinhai has chosen Loco as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teitsi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yang Xinhai!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xinhai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Xinhai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Teitsi scores with a nice body kick.
Teitsi misses with the body kick
and Xinhai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Teitsi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xinhai.
Teitsi misses with a body shot.
Xinhai throws a wild body kick that Teitsi sees coming a mile off.
We've been hearing reports that Teitsi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Xinhai stuffs the takedown attempt from Teitsi. Teitsi gets slowly back to his feet.
Xinhai misses with a leg kick.
Xinhai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Teitsi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xinhai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teitsi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xinhai.
Teitsi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Xinhai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Teitsi's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Xinhai, right into the meat.
Xinhai moves out of range of the body kick from Teitsi.
Teitsi connects with a jab.
Xinhai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Teitsi staying out of range there.
Teitsi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xinhai throws out the jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Teitsi or perhaps it was just good defense by Xinhai, which made it look bad.
Teitsi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Teitsi lands a couple of digs.
Teitsi trying to control the position from guard on top but Xinhai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xinhai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Teitsi controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi throws an elbow that misses. Xinhai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Teitsi's guard. Nice move by Xinhai!
Teitsi 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xinhai throwing strikes from guard but Teitsi blocks nicely.
Teitsi keeping moving, preventing Xinhai from controlling successfully.
Teitsi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Teitsi thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai tries to hold on but Teitsi postures up.
Xinhai is in a horrible position here. Teitsi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Xinhai has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Xinhai is working to get back to half guard.
Teitsi trying to control but Xinhai is having none of it.
Xinhai blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi misses with a head shot.
Teitsi prevents Xinhai from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Xinhai taking shots to the head.
Xinhai tries to lock up and control but Teitsi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Teitsi looking to control but Xinhai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Xinhai takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teitsi prevents Xinhai from getting the reversal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teitsi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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 Matti Teitsi will probably get the nod.
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 walks forward, straight into a front kick from Xinhai.
Teitsi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Teitsi showed some decent athleticism there.
Teitsi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xinhai keeps working.
Xinhai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Teitsi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Teitsi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teitsi is pressing down on Xinhai's thigh, looking to free his foot. Xinhai is holding on for now.
Xinhai regains full guard. Nicely done.
Teitsi stands up over Xinhai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Teitsi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Teitsi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Teitsi thows a huge punch but Xinhai dodges it nicely.
Xinhai is refusing to be controlled, as Teitsi sits in half guard.
Teitsi is looking to pass Xinhai's guard but actually Xinhai recovers to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi throws a big elbow that misses.
Teitsi trying to control the position from guard on top but Xinhai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teitsi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Teitsi chips away with some ground and pound.
Xinhai wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teitsi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xinhai is keeping the position for now.
Teitsi wants to control from the top but Xinhai keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi looking to pass the guard.
Teitsi is working hard here to advance position.
Teitsi wants to control from the top but Xinhai keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Xinhai wants to sweep here but Teitsi controlling him for the moment.
Xinhai keeping full guard, as Teitsi tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Xinhai moves into range and clinches up with Teitsi.
Teitsi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xinhai backwards.
Teitsi tries a knee to the head but Xinhai blocks it.
Xinhai looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xinhai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xinhai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Teitsi.
Teitsi tries a low kick but Xinhai avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Teitsi dominated that second 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.
Teitsi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Teitsi moves out of range as Xinhai throws a body kick.
Teitsi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Xinhai ducks under a wild hook from Teitsi.
Horrible takedown attempt by Teitsi or perhaps it was just good defense by Xinhai, which made it look bad.
Xinhai gets caught flat footed, as Teitsi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Teitsi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Xinhai is trying to control the position but Teitsi postures up.
Teitsi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xinhai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Teitsi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xinhai is keeping the position for now.
Xinhai controlling Teitsi's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teitsi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xinhai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Teitsi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xinhai is keeping the position for now.
Xinhai wants to sweep but no luck.
Teitsi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Xinhai darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Teitsi.
Teitsi controlling the position.
Xinhai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Teitsi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Xinhai cracks Teitsi with a solid left hand.
Teitsi looking to control.
Xinhai wants to control from the top but Teitsi keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xinhai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai trying to control the position from guard on top but Teitsi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teitsi looking for a sweep. Not yet Teitsi, not yet.
Xinhai throwing strikes from guard but Teitsi blocks nicely.
Teitsi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Xinhai's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Xinhai is on top in guard.
Teitsi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Teitsi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Xinhai's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Xinhai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Teitsi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Teitsi stands up over Xinhai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Xinhai wants to sweep here but Teitsi controlling him for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teitsi trying to control but Xinhai is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teitsi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Matti Teitsi did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Teitsi throws a chopping leg kick but Xinhai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Teitsi tries for a takedown but Xinhai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Teitsi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xinhai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Xinhai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teitsi.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Teitsi.
Teitsi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Teitsi dives in for a single leg takedown but Xinhai sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Xinhai looking to slow down the pace here.
Teitsi misses with a knee to the head.
Teitsi struggles to land a body shot inside as Xinhai controls his hands.
Teitsi wants to take the fight to the mat but Xinhai manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matti Teitsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xinhai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xinhai is looking to break free of the clinch but Teitsi has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinhai taking a breather.
Xinhai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Xinhai, right into the meat.
Teitsi throws a front kick aimed at Xinhai's knee but Xinhai avoids it well.
Teitsi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Xinhai defends well and Teitsi ends up having to push Xinhai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Xinhai is trying to stall.
Teitsi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Xinhai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Teitsi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Teitsi landing knees to the head.
Xinhai lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xinhai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi looking to throw knees to the head but Xinhai is blocking nicely.
Teitsi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Xinhai misses with the head strike.
Xinhai trying to control the position but instead, Teitsi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Xinhai into the cage.
Teitsi struggles to land a body shot inside as Xinhai controls his hands.
Teitsi swings wildly with an uppercut but Xinhai uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Teitsi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Xinhai is rocked!
Teitsi tries to score a body lock takedown but Xinhai shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Xinhai is still on wobbly legs! Can Teitsi finish him?
Teitsi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Teitsi leaning against his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Teitsi.
Teitsi blocks a body shot from Xinhai.
Teitsi tries a body shot but Xinhai blocks it.
Xinhai tries a body shot but Teitsi blocks it.
Teitsi landing knees to the body.
Xinhai tries to throw a body punch but Teitsi avoids it by throwing Xinhai back against the cage.
Teitsi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Teitsi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Xinhai avoids it.
Teitsi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Teitsi has a couple of punches blocked by Xinhai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai prevents a body shot from Teitsi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xinhai.
Xinhai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teitsi's elbow.
Teitsi tightens his grip and picks Xinhai up, before dumping him to the ground. Xinhai manages to land in guard.
Xinhai controls Teitsi momentarily but Teitsi frees himself.
Teitsi postures up and lands a big shot to Xinhai's brow.
Matti Teitsi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Xinhai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Teitsi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Teitsi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xinhai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Teitsi preventing the sweep.
Teitsi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Teitsi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Teitsi works over Xinhai with some ground and pound from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teitsi content to stall in guard here.
Teitsi throws a big right hand that misses.
Teitsi throws a big right hand that misses.
Teitsi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Xinhai keeping full guard, as Teitsi tries to pass.
Teitsi looking to sit in guard and control but Xinhai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi is pulling down on Xinhai's head. It's preventing any offense from Xinhai, at least for the moment.
Xinhai wants to control from the top but Teitsi keeps moving.
Teitsi has control of Xinhai's left arm, preventing Xinhai from doing any damage.
Teitsi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Xinhai's guard.
Teitsi trying to control the position from guard on top but Xinhai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teitsi throwing strikes from guard but Xinhai blocks nicely.
Teitsi stopping the sweep attempt from Xinhai.
Teitsi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Xinhai keeping moving, preventing Teitsi from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teitsi throwing strikes but missing.
Teitsi throws a big elbow that misses.
Xinhai wants to improve his position but instead Teitsi has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Teitsi had his way with Yang Xinhai in 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Xinhai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Teitsi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Teitsi walks into a jab.
Xinhai fakes the leg kick and cracks Teitsi in the body.
Xinhai seems to have recovered his senses.
Teitsi connects with a body shot.
Teitsi ducks right into an uppercut from Xinhai.
Xinhai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Xinhai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teitsi.
Teitsi tries to bum rush Xinhai with a series of wild strikes but Xinhai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xinhai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Teitsi checks a leg kick.
Teitsi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xinhai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teitsi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Teitsi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Xinhai.
Teitsi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Xinhai on the side of the head.
Teitsi swings for the body but Xinhai moves out of range.
Xinhai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Xinhai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teitsi's elbow.
Xinhai gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Teitsi.
Xinhai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Teitsi scores with a shoulder strike.
Xinhai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Xinhai taking a breather.
Teitsi lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Xinhai to his knees! Teitsi keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matti Teitsi!
Matti Teitsi retains his bantamweight title!
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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Natsu Dragneel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Natsu Dragneel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragneel.
Gavin keeps Dragneel at a distance using the push kick.
Dragneel keeps Gavin at a distance using the push kick.
Dragneel misses with a head kick.
Gavin moves out of range of the body kick.
Tommy Gavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragneel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gavin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dragneel scoring well with a low kick there.
Gavin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gavin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gavin throws a leg kick
and Dragneel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gavin thinking.
Gavin swings for the body but Dragneel moves out of range.
Dragneel throws a leg kick
and Gavin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dragneel's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragneel controls Gavin momentarily but Gavin frees himself.
Dragneel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dragneel has Gavin pulled in close to control his posture.
Natsu Dragneel has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gavin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dragneel throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
Gavin misses with a double jab
and Dragneel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dragneel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Natsu Dragneel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gavin misses with a straight right.
Dragneel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gavin slips a straight right by Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a leg kick that misses.
Dragneel takes one on the button.
Dragneel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dragneel throws a front kick that sends Gavin stumbling back into the cage.
Dragneel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gavin loads up on a big right hand but Dragneel slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragneel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Gavin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel misses with a kick to the body.
Dragneel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gavin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gavin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gavin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dragneel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gavin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Dragneel misses with an uppercut. Gavin saw that one coming.
Gavin with a nice cross.
Dragneel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gavin drops his hands momentarily and Dragneel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dragneel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gavin throws an overhand right that lands on Dragneel's shoulder, as Dragneel tries to avoid the shot.
Dragneel misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel moves out of range as Gavin strikes.
Gavin cracks Dragneel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gavin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragneel tries to land a leg kick but Gavin saw it coming and moves away.
Gavin misses with a double jab
and Dragneel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gavin's knee momentarily.
Dragneel checks a low kick from Gavin.
Dragneel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gavin dips to his left and cracks Dragneel with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gavin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dragneel counters with a thumping low kick.
Gavin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gavin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and 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 Natsu Dragneel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dragneel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gavin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dragneel's head backwards.
Gavin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dragneel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gavin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dragneel cracks Gavin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gavin throws a jab but it's blocked by Dragneel.
Natsu Dragneel is winning the standup battle so far.
Dragneel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dragneel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gavin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gavin throws an overhand right that lands on Dragneel's shoulder, as Dragneel tries to avoid the shot.
Gavin throws a leg kick
and Dragneel counters with a head kick that drops Gavin to the mat! Gavin scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Gavin is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavin thows a leg kick but Dragneel checks it
and Dragneel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gavin is still on wobbly legs! Can Dragneel finish him?
Dragneel throws a lazy head kick
and Gavin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dragneel!
Dragneel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dragneel struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel is looking for a sweep.
Gavin seems to have recovered his senses.
A control attempt from Dragneel but he's now mounted!
Gavin throwing strikes but Dragneel bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Dragneel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gavin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dragneel is aware though and is defending well.
Dragneel wants to control from the top but Gavin keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin wants to sweep here but Dragneel controlling him for the moment.
Dragneel is looking to stand up but Gavin won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gavin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dragneel is aware though and is defending well.
Dragneel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gavin trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Natsu Dragneel just wasn't active enough.
Gavin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dragneel's hands.
Dragneel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
Gavin misses with a hook. Dragneel ducked under it nicely.
Gavin misses with a body kick.
Dragneel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gavin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dragneel momentarily.
Gavin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dragneel misses with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Gavin blocks the low kick.
Gavin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
Gavin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A low kick from Gavin misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dragneel, right into the meat.
Gavin checks a low kick from Dragneel.
Gavin misses with a kick to the body.
Dragneel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gavin cracks Dragneel with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragneel misses with a kick to the body
and Gavin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dragneel!
Dragneel is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gavin is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Dragneel is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Natsu Dragneel dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dragneel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gavin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dragneel's guard.
Gavin postures up.
Dragneel controlling the position.
Dragneel looking for a sweep. Not yet Dragneel, not yet.
Gavin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gavin trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragneel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Natsu Dragneel.
Gavin jabs Dragneel right on the nose. Dragneel blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel walks into a jab.
Gavin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragneel.
Gavin throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dragneel is trying to control Gavin's posture but Gavin avoids it.
Check out the look on Gavin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gavin misses with the ground and pound.
Gavin throwing strikes but Dragneel manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin tries to bench press Dragneel off him but Dragneel keeps the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Dragneel decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gavin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dragneel counters with a nice leg kick.
Dragneel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gavin is out of range and Dragneel settles back down.
Dragneel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dragneel wants to land a leg kick but Gavin is out of range.
Gavin walks into a stiff left hand from Dragneel.
Dragneel staying out of range there.
Dragneel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragneel. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gavin looks to land a body kick but Dragneel moved away.
Gavin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dragneel. That did some damage!
Dragneel throws a leg kick but Gavin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dragneel misses with a body kick.
Dragneel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
Gavin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gavin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gavin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gavin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dragneel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gavin moves away.
Gavin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gavin looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragneel is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dragneel moves out of range of the leg kick from Gavin.
Dragneel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gavin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dragneel counters with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Gavin. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Gavin misses.
Gavin misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dragneel.
Gavin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dragneel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gavin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dragneel defends well and Gavin ends up having to push Dragneel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dragneel lands with a short shot to the head.
Dragneel lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dragneel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gavin lands with a good body shot.
Gavin scores with a hook to the body. Dragneel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dragneel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Dragneel finds it's way through Gavin's defenses.
Dragneel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gavin scores with a nice strike.
Dragneel throws out a leg kick but Gavin moves out of range and Dragneel only half commits.
Some bone on bone action there as Gavin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dragneel connects with the punch.
Gavin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dragneel scores with a 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!
Gavin moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Jab by Gavin.
Gavin avoids a kick to the body.
Gavin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dragneel momentarily.
Gavin misses with a body shot.
Gavin is looking to score with low kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Dragneel.
Dragneel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gavin.
Dragneel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dragneel avoids the body shot from Gavin.
Gavin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dragneel walks into a left hand.
Gavin blocks a head kick by Dragneel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dragneel misses with an uppercut
and Gavin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragneel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gavin.
Gavin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dragneel is keeping the position for now.
Gavin 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.
Dragneel 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.
Gavin wants to control from the top but Dragneel keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gavin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dragneel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gavin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gavin trying to control but Dragneel is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy Gavin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gavin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dragneel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gavin.
Dragneel misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dragneel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragneel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gavin. That did some damage!
Gavin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gavin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragneel.
Dragneel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dragneel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragneel misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Gavin. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragneel throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragneel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gavin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dragneel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Tommy Gavin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dragneel thumps Gavin with a low kick.
Gavin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dragneel checks it well.
Gavin looks to land a body kick but Dragneel moved away.
Dragneel throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Dragneel throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin throws a body shot but no joy.
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gavin throws out a powerful jab.
Gavin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gavin looks to throw the jab but Dragneel is out of range.
Dragneel lands a leg kick that knocks Gavin off balance momentarily.
Gavin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dragneel sprawls well initially but Gavin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel tries to get to full guard but Gavin has control of the leg.
Gavin is looking to take a break and control but Dragneel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dragneel tries to get to full guard but Gavin has control of the leg.
Dragneel gets full guard.
Dragneel keeping full guard, as Gavin tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragneel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gavin looking to sit in guard and control but Dragneel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gavin has an active guard here but Dragneel has managed to pass into half guard.
Gavin is not content to let Dragneel control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin is looking to control Dragneel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gavin avoid being mounted?
Well, if Dragneel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gavin wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Natsu Dragneel.
Gavin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dragneel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dragneel looks to throw the jab but Gavin is out of range.
Gavin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dragneel's hands.
Gavin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gavin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dragneel - the referee stops the clock and Gavin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dragneel. Gavin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tommy Gavin.
I think Gavin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Natsu Dragneel retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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