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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killian Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendell Sailor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gallagher might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kakkahätä 77 - Tää on sun helvetti. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sailor's choice of entrance music: Blackalicious - It's Going Down. Killian Gallagher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killian Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wendell Sailor!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sailor back to the cage. Gallagher follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Wendell Sailor has been cut.
Gallagher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sailor jabs at Gallagher's body.
Sailor lands with a hook. Gallagher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wendell Sailor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sailor throws a body shot but no joy.
Sailor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sailor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sailor looks to land a left hand but Gallagher moved out of range nicely.
A left and a right from Gallagher both land. Nice combination.
Nice combo by Gallagher! Oh, that's hurt him - Sailor falls to the canvas and Gallagher follows him into side control.
Sailor is rocked!
Sailor on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sailor is still in real trouble! Can Gallagher finish him?
Gallagher tries for a kimura but Sailor is defending well.
Gallagher working away.
Gallagher is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sailor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sailor seems to have recovered his senses.
Sailor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gallagher wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher advances to full mount.
Gallagher wants to control the pace but Sailor is squirming around nicely.
Gallagher working the ground and pound effectively.
Gallagher thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gallagher avoids the attempt from Sailor to control.
Sailor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher looking to finish with strikes here!
Sailor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gallagher.
Gallagher prevents Sailor from getting the reversal.
Gallagher moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sailor has worked his arm free - good work by Sailor!
Sailor is trying to control Gallagher's posture but Gallagher avoids it.
Sailor manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gallagher tries to get to full guard but Sailor has control of the leg.
Gallagher gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gallagher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gallagher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gallagher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sailor trying to control but Gallagher is working from the bottom.
Sailor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sailor looking to sit in guard and control but Gallagher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gallagher trying to control but Sailor is working from the bottom.
Sailor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gallagher is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sailor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sailor thows a huge punch but Gallagher dodges it nicely.
Gallagher is looking to improve his position.
Gallagher manages to get to full guard.
Gallagher 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.
Sailor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killian Gallagher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wendell Sailor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sailor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sailor, right into the meat.
Gallagher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sailor misses with a wild body shot.
Sailor misses with an uppercut.
Jab by Gallagher.
Gallagher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sailor can do to turn this around?
Gallagher drops Sailor with a nice combination! Gallagher dives into Sailor's guard, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sailor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sailor controls Gallagher momentarily but Gallagher frees himself.
Gallagher looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sailor defending against the ground and pound.
Sailor taking a bit of punishment here - Gallagher scoring with strikes.
Gallagher postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gallagher passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sailor!
Sailor is looking to improve his position but Gallagher isn't that keen on the idea.
Gallagher avoids the attempt from Sailor to control.
Gallagher putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That has opened up Wendell Sailor's cut even more.
Gallagher connects with a bit shot that sees Sailor covering up! More strikes from Gallagher and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gallagher is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Killian Gallagher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spurt Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tired and clearly flustered, he entered the arena late and after a little discussion it was decided that the bout should take place.
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spurt Reynolds and Tank Abbot. Spurt Reynolds could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tank Abbot's chin.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spurt Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tank Abbot!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abbot.
Reynolds connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abbot's hands.
Reynolds digs a good hook to Abbot's body.
Abbot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reynolds takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Abbot stuffs the takedown attempt from Reynolds. Reynolds gets slowly back to his feet.
Abbot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reynolds throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Abbot's waist but Abbot gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reynolds off to one side.
Reynolds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbot moves away.
Abbot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reynolds.
Abbot just misses with a punch to the body.
Abbot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds takes a swing at Abbot's ribcage but misses.
Abbot looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reynolds avoids the head kick by Abbot.
Reynolds checks the leg kick.
Reynolds is looking to clinch.
Reynolds changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Reynolds. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reynolds.
Abbot slips under a jab from Reynolds.
Abbot motions for Reynolds to come forward. Abbot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abbot lands a nice looking body kick.
Reynolds shoots in but Abbot avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spurt Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abbot throws a solid leg kick but Reynolds takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abbot.
Abbot looks to throw the jab but Reynolds is out of range.
Abbot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reynolds is looking to wear down Abbot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reynolds misses the shot to the body.
Abbot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reynolds has time to react.
Abbot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abbot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reynolds stuns Abbot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Abbot throws a sloppy head kick and Reynolds moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Abbot.
Reynolds shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reynolds showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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. Reynolds connects with a nice short shot to Abbot's temple.
Reynolds throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Abbot is staying active underneath Reynolds, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reynolds looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Reynolds missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abbot keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Reynolds will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abbot avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reynolds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reynolds is pressing down on Abbot's thigh, looking to free his foot. Abbot is holding on for now.
Abbot is trying to get back to full guard.
Reynolds thows a huge punch but Abbot dodges it nicely.
Reynolds is keen to just control but Abbot is a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Abbot is concentrating on defense, preventing Reynolds from advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reynolds avoids the head kick by Abbot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abbot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reynolds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abbot tries to land a front kick but Reynolds steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reynolds scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Reynolds creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Abbot sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Abbot defending against the ground and pound.
Reynolds trying to control the action but Abbot is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Abbot can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reynolds cracks Abbot with a big elbow.
Reynolds tries to score with some ground and pound. Abbot controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Reynolds working the ground and pound from side control.
Abbot is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spurt Reynolds dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Abbot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Abbot throws a head kick but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abbot can do to turn this around?
Abbot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abbot throws a sloppy head kick and Reynolds moves out of range easily.
Abbot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Abbot throws a lazy head kick
and Reynolds counters with a takedown into side control.
Reynolds 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.
Reynolds working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Reynolds working the head with strikes.
Reynolds tries for a kimura but Abbot is defending well.
Abbot is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot is trying to control Reynolds's posture but Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Abbot holding on.
Reynolds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abbot keeps working.
Abbot gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reynolds lands a couple of good shots and Abbot has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
It looks like Tank Abbot has been cut.
Reynolds connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Abbot to escape the position.
That has opened up Tank Abbot's cut even more.
Reynolds landing with strikes.
Spurt Reynolds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reynolds throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Reynolds somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Reynolds is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Abbot looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Reynolds looking for the choke but no joy.
Reynolds patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is trying to stick to Abbot's back but Abbot is turning into Reynolds. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Reynolds's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Abbot.
Abbot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reynolds swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Abbot from controlling successfully.
Reynolds tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reynolds had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Abbot defends it easily.
Reynolds wants to improve his position but instead Abbot has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is looking to control Abbot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reynolds avoid being mounted?
Reynolds actively working from the bottom here.
Abbot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reynolds trying to control but Abbot postures up.
Reynolds wants to improve his position but Abbot is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spurt Reynolds dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tank Abbot's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Abbot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Reynolds was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Reynolds is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Abbot's shoulder. That is not cool.
Reynolds throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Reynolds throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Reynolds is looking to take a break and control but Abbot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reynolds working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds wants to take a breather but Abbot manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reynolds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abbot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Reynolds has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Reynolds trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abbot pulls Reynolds in close to prevent any damage.
Abbot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reynolds advances to half guard.
Reynolds is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Reynolds is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Abbot is just riding it out for now. Reynolds eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Abbot is trying to control but can't.
Reynolds is looking to pass Abbot's guard but actually Abbot recovers to full guard.
Reynolds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reynolds prevents Abbot from getting back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Abbot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. Abbot does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is looking to clinch.
Reynolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Abbot slams his shin into Reynolds's torso.
Abbot throws a low kick but Reynolds moves out of range easily.
Reynolds takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reynolds avoids a kick to the body.
Abbot lands a leg kick that knocks Reynolds off balance momentarily.
Reynolds closes the distance and clinches.
Reynolds is trying to push Abbot away but Abbot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reynolds misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Abbot avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbot is pressed up against the cage. Reynolds has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abbot down to the mat. Abbot avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reynolds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abbot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot throws a low kick, looking for Reynolds's leg but Reynolds calmly moves out of range.
Reynolds just misses with a punch to the body.
Abbot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abbot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reynolds checks the leg kick.
Abbot throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reynolds's head.
Tank Abbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abbot lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abbot. Reynolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tank Abbot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reynolds throws a body shot but no joy.
Reynolds fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spurt Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abbot slips a straight right by Reynolds.
Reynolds sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Spurt Reynolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tank Abbot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abbot sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Reynolds to the ground! Abbot dives into full mount looking to finish!
Reynolds is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tank Abbot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reynolds has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spurt Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tj Thomas has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tj Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thomas lands a jab to the nose.
Thomas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Thomas clinches up against the cage.
Henderson has Thomas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thomas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Thomas has Henderson pressed against the cage, preventing Henderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but Henderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thomas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good work by Henderson as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a one two combo.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas looks to clinch
so Henderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thomas is on top in guard.
Thomas told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Henderson scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Henderson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thomas controls the pace.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Henderson 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to improve his position but Henderson is controlling well.
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!
Henderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though.
Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
Thomas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've been hearing that Henderson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Henderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thomas kicks Henderson off and gets to his feet.
Thomas lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Thomas digs a good body shot into Henderson's ribs.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Henderson. Henderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Henderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Henderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thomas is looking to improve his position.
Thomas is not content to let Henderson control the position.
That's four 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!
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henderson.
Henderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tj Thomas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henderson feints and as Thomas raises his hands in defense, Henderson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Henderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Henderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thomas looking for a sweep. Not yet Thomas, not yet.
Henderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thomas trying to strike off his back.
Henderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Henderson won't allow Thomas to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas working for a triangle but Henderson defends it easily.
Henderson distracts Thomas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson won't allow Thomas to get back to his feet.
Thomas controls Henderson momentarily but Henderson frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frank Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Thomas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thomas is looking to improve his position.
Henderson trying to control from half guard but Thomas is working away.
Henderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thomas's head.
Frank Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thomas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Thomas looking for a sweep. Not yet Thomas, not yet.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Henderson throwing strikes but missing.
Thomas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Henderson landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Henderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Henderson tries to pass.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Henderson trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Henderson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thomas is pressing down on Henderson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thomas is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Henderson has his hands clasped together but Thomas extends and breaks Henderson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Thomas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tj Thomas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Berry Fulcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Darglio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darglio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Black Keys "Funk #49". Red Darglio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berry Fulcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Darglio!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fulcher wants to clinch up but Darglio keeps it at a distance.
Darglio slips under a jab from Fulcher.
Darglio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fulcher gets a clinch.
Darglio digs a right hand into Fulcher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fulcher's gas tank.
Fulcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darglio avoids it.
Darglio is leaning against Fulcher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fulcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darglio avoids it.
Fulcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darglio.
Our sources have told us that Fulcher has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fulcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darglio blocks it with crossed arms.
Fulcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Darglio avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darglio blocks an elbow strike from Fulcher.
Fulcher trying to land knees to the body.
Fulcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darglio avoids it.
Darglio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Darglio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulcher letting Darglio take a breather here.
Fulcher throws an elbow but it misses.
Darglio dodges an elbow strike from Fulcher.
Fulcher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fulcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darglio dodges an elbow strike from Fulcher.
Darglio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fulcher misses with an uppercut
and Darglio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Berry Fulcher has been cut.
Fulcher misses the shot to the body.
Fulcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darglio looks for the body kick but Fulcher saw that one coming.
Darglio misses with a right hand
and Fulcher counters with a nice uppercut.
Fulcher throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darglio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fulcher throws a low kick but Darglio avoids it.
Fulcher throws a jab when Darglio was well out of range.
Fulcher throws a hook but Darglio blocks it.
Darglio misses with a body shot.
Darglio catches Fulcher napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Fulcher to the canvas!
Fulcher is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darglio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Oh Fulcher is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darglio has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Darglio controlling his opponent.
Darglio looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Fulcher covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Red Darglio!
Our winner, Red Darglio, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Supernova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunny Supernova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Sanford!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supernova shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sanford misses with a low kick.
Sanford misses with a head kick.
Supernova swinging wildly here.
Supernova throws a head kick that misses
and Sanford counters with a head kick. That will keep Supernova thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sanford cracks the inside of Supernova's front leg.
Sunny Supernova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanford on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Fred Sanford has been cut.
Supernova connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanford's hands.
Sanford jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Sunny Supernova has been cut.
Sanford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Supernova blocks a head kick by Sanford.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Supernova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanford.
Sanford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Supernova just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Supernova blocks a head kick by Sanford.
Supernova throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Supernova throws a right and a left that Sanford avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supernova throws a series of punches but Sanford moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Sanford.
A punch combination from Supernova misses.
Sanford drops his hands momentarily and Supernova takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Supernova sizes up Sanford with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Supernova misses with a head kick.
Supernova throws a jab when Sanford was well out of range.
Sanford throws a lazy body kick
and Supernova counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Supernova misses with the combination.
Supernova misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanford.
Sanford throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Supernova looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanford misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supernova scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Supernova checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sanford clinches.
Supernova blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sanford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Supernova misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford landing knees to the head.
Supernova misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford misses with a knee strike.
Sanford prevents a body shot from Supernova.
Supernova pushes Sanford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Fred Sanford's cut even more.
Supernova lands with a light punch inside.
Supernova takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Supernova's elbow.
Supernova lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford misses with a knee to the head.
Sanford blocks an uppercut.
Sanford tries to stall but Supernova uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Supernova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Supernova throws an elbow but it misses.
Sanford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanford misses with a knee strike.
Supernova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Supernova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanford looking to throw knees to the head but Supernova is blocking nicely.
Sanford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanford looks to land a right hand but Supernova moved out of range.
Supernova with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanford.
Supernova smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanford is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Supernova checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanford is still on wobbly legs! Can Supernova finish him?
Supernova throws a combination that misses
and Sanford counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanford looks to land a combination but Supernova avoids it well.
Sanford seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Sanford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Supernova connects with a right that clearly hurt Sanford. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Supernova proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Sanford collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sunny Supernova!
An out of breath Sunny Supernova thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bushido Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Lights Please - J Cole. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bushido Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Gaarlandt!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown is looking to clinch.
Gaarlandt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gaarlandt counters with a head kick.
Gaarlandt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaarlandt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Gaarlandt counters with a good, hard body kick but Brown shrugs it off.
Brown wants to clinch up but Gaarlandt keeps it at a distance.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown closes the distance and pushes Gaarlandt back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Gaarlandt wants to break free but Brown has control.
Brown misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Gaarlandt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gaarlandt tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaarlandt is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gaarlandt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gaarlandt.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Gaarlandt looks winded!
Brown digs a right hand into Gaarlandt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gaarlandt's gas tank.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaarlandt is defending well for now.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gaarlandt blocks the elbow strike.
Gaarlandt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gaarlandt takes an elbow to the temple.
Gaarlandt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gaarlandts head.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Gaarlandt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gaarlandt wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Gaarlandt avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.
Gaarlandt is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown tries to work over Gaarlandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Gaarlandt's ribcage.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaarlandt is defending well for now.
Brown pushes off an throws an elbow but Gaarlandt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brown pushes Gaarlandt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gaarlandt misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Gaarlandt's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Gaarlandt blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Gaarlandt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gaarlandt backwards.
Brown has Gaarlandt pressed against the cage, preventing Gaarlandt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gaarlandt.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaarlandt is defending well for now.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaarlandt.
Brown gets through Gaarlandt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Gaarlandt dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Gaarlandt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown darts in and clinches Gaarlandt up against the cage.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaarlandt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gaarlandt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown tries to work over Gaarlandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaarlandt avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeps control of Gaarlandt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gaarlandt avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaarlandt backwards.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaarlandt avoids the damage to the body.
Gaarlandt wants to break free but Brown has control.
Gaarlandt wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Gaarlandt misses with some punches.
Gaarlandt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gaarlandt can't break the clinch.
Brown lands a knee to the body.
Gaarlandt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Gaarlandt in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ricardo Gaarlandt has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
Brown is working Gaarlandt over against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Gaarlandt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaarlandt is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brown throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bushido Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Gaarlandt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gaarlandt leaves his chin hanging out and Brown seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Gaarlandt crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bushido Brown!
Bushido Brown seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Crashing Mashin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Kilpinen (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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40
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato Crashing Mashin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kilpinen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpinen gets caught napping as Crashing Mashin dives in and scores a takedown. Kilpinen manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilpinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kilpinen keeping moving, preventing Crashing Mashin from controlling successfully.
Crashing Mashin 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.
Crashing Mashin tries to free his leg and advance position but Kilpinen is retaining full guard.
Crashing Mashin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crashing Mashin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crashing Mashin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crashing Mashin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crashing Mashin stops Kilpinen from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice defenses there by Crashing Mashin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpinen closes the distance and pushes Crashing Mashin back into the cage.
Kilpinen slowing the pace effectively.
Crashing Mashin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crashing Mashin jumps guard but Kilpinen stands there with Crashing Mashin around his waist. Crashing Mashin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kilpinen missing with knees to the body.
Kilpinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crashing Mashin's elbow.
Kilpinen misses with a punch to the body.
Crashing Mashin tries to pull guard but Kilpinen won't allow it.
Crashing Mashin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kilpinen to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Crashing Mashin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilpinen has a couple of punches blocked by Crashing Mashin.
Kilpinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kilpinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Renato Crashing Mashin has been cut.
Kilpinen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen scores with a knee to the head.
Crashing Mashin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kilpinen just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Crashing Mashin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Crashing Mashin is trying to break free.
Kilpinen pushes Crashing Mashin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crashing Mashin is breathing heavily.
Kilpinen misses with a knee to the head.
Crashing Mashin avoiding damage as Kilpinen throws knees to the body.
Kilpinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kilpinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Kilpinen scores with a knee to the head.
Crashing Mashin tries to pull guard but Kilpinen holds him up against the cage and eventually Crashing Mashin drops back down to his feet.
Crashing Mashin fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen lands a knee to the body.
Crashing Mashin managing to block the knees to the body from Kilpinen.
Crashing Mashin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kilpinen to keep the fight standing.
Kilpinen tries to stall but Crashing Mashin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kilpinen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Crashing Mashin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kilpinen misses with a knee to the head.
Kilpinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Kilpinen working aggressively here.
Kilpinen wants to stall.
Kilpinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Kilpinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kilpinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kilpinen tries a knee to the head but Crashing Mashin blocks it.
Kilpinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crashing Mashin blocks it with crossed arms.
Crashing Mashin tries to pull guard but Kilpinen holds him up against the cage and eventually Crashing Mashin drops back down to his feet.
Kilpinen stalling the fight.
Crashing Mashin tries to pull guard but Kilpinen holds him up against the cage and eventually Crashing Mashin drops back down to his feet.
Kilpinen tries to throw a body punch but Crashing Mashin avoids it by throwing Kilpinen back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Kilpinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renato Crashing Mashin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crashing Mashin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kilpinen's waist but Kilpinen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crashing Mashin off to one side.
Crashing Mashin gets tackled into the cage by Kilpinen. Kilpinen maintains the clinch.
Kilpinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Crashing Mashin controls his hands.
Crashing Mashin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crashing Mashin blocking some punches.
Kilpinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kilpinen stalling the fight.
Kilpinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crashing Mashin.
Crashing Mashin takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crashing Mashin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kilpinen to keep the fight standing.
Kilpinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crashing Mashin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kilpinen tries to land a knee to the head but Crashing Mashin blocks with his arms.
Kilpinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kilpinen misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crashing Mashin fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Crashing Mashin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crashing Mashin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kilpinen walks away with a smile on his face. Crashing Mashin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kilpinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kilpinen throws the kick towards the body but Crashing Mashin avoids it.
Renato Crashing Mashin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kilpinen gets a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kilpinen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kilpinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crashing Mashin backwards.
Crashing Mashin fails to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Crashing Mashin prevents a body shot from Kilpinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen is leaning against Crashing Mashin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilpinen.
Crashing Mashin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crashing Mashin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crashing Mashin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kilpinen to keep the fight standing.
Stalling in the clinch from Kilpinen.
Crashing Mashin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kilpinen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kilpinen lands a knee to the head.
Kilpinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Come on Kilpinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Crashing Mashin blocks a body shot from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crashing Mashin.
Kilpinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Kilpinen tries to land a knee to the head but Crashing Mashin blocks with his arms.
Kilpinen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kilpinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kilpinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kilpinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jaakko Kilpinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kilpinen lands a shoulder strike.
Kilpinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crashing Mashin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kilpinen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kilpinen.
Renato Crashing Mashin's cut is getting worse.
Still in the clinch, Kilpinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crashing Mashin blocks an uppercut.
Crashing Mashin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kilpinen smiles and moves away.
Jaakko Kilpinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilpinen tests Crashing Mashin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilpinen lands a head shot.
Crashing Mashin is rocked!
Kilpinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crashing Mashin will feel that in the morning.
Kilpinen scores with a jab.
Oh Crashing Mashin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilpinen throws a powerful right kick. Crashing Mashin tried to block low but the kick was high! Crashing Mashin was taken right off of his feet! Kilpinen jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jaakko Kilpinen!
A relieved looking Jaakko Kilpinen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asshole Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by r this town i 101. Tony Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
63 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asshole Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Brown!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brown is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
It looks like Tony Brown has been cut.
Gracie trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brown is rocked!
Gracie has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Brown to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Gracie is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Brown pulls down on the head and he's put Gracie to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tony Brown!
Tony Brown seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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