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LMS 35th War PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Hofferman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Garcio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Garcio's choice of entrance music: Strange Behaviour. Craig Hofferman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Hofferman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felipe Garcio!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hofferman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Garcio pushes down on Hofferman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hofferman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hofferman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hofferman keeping moving, preventing Garcio from controlling successfully.
Hofferman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcio is pushing down on Hofferman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hofferman is fighting to maintain full guard but Garcio has managed to sneak the leg through.
Garcio wants to get back to his feet.
Hofferman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Garcio's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Garcio's back!
Garcio is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hofferman.
Garcio trying to get back to his feet but Hofferman is in full control for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Hofferman's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcio is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hofferman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcio is really stuck here.
Garcio is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Hofferman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Garcio for as long as he can get away with.
Garcio looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hofferman scores with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hofferman controls the action.
Hofferman tightening his grip on Garcio, looking for the choke.
Hofferman just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Hofferman is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Garcio has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hofferman controls the position.
Hofferman is working the ground and pound. Can Garcio escape?
Hofferman has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Garcio's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Garcio rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Garcio pushes Hofferman off but Hofferman dives into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hofferman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hofferman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcio keeps working.
Hofferman is trying to get an arm triangle but Garcio is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Hofferman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garcio shoots and misses
and Hofferman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Garcio's guard.
Hofferman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Garcio working for a triangle but Hofferman defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcio keeping moving, preventing Hofferman from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofferman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Craig Hofferman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Garcio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hofferman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hofferman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hofferman is looking to advance position but Garcio won't allow it.
Hofferman moves into full mount! Garcio won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hofferman won't let Garcio get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Garcio wants to hold on but Hofferman pushes him away.
Garcio is breathing heavily.
Hofferman controlling from the full mount.
Garcio is looking to improve his position but Hofferman isn't that keen on the idea.
Hofferman controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hofferman working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Garcio turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Hofferman off and cradles Garcio's limp body as Hofferman celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Craig Hofferman!
The defeated Felipe Garcio had this to say: 'Aww man I had fun out there but I will come victorious next time you guys see me here in the octagon.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shay Deeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shay Deeh had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shay Deeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Scott!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott dips to his left and cracks Deeh with an uppercut!
Scott clinches up with Deeh and pushes him back against the cage.
Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Scott darts in and clinches Deeh up against the cage.
Deeh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Scott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Deeh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Scott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Deeh is looking for a takedown.
Deeh fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shay Deeh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott lands with a left to the head.
Scott pushes Deeh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Scott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Deeh.
Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deeh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Deeh closes the distance and clinches.
Scott scores with a shoulder strike.
Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott moves into the clinch successfully.
Scott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bobby Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scott darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Deeh is rocked!
Scott throws a monster overhand right that drops Deeh! Scott follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Scott!
Our winner, Bobby Scott, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Edison Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Fergers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope comes into the arena with Schoolboy Q - Man of the Year blaring out of the sound system. Fergers has chosen Linkin' Park - Waiting for the End as his entrance music. Edison Pope has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Fergers!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fergers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fergers trying to mount his opponent but Pope defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Fergers seems content to control.
Fergers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fergers 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.
Fergers controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fergers wants to pass to mount but Pope is defending the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pope missing with a left hand there. Fergers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Pope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pope cracks Fergers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Dean Fergers has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope digs a good hook to Fergers's body.
Pope stuns Fergers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pope scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pope lands with an uppercut that bounces Fergers off the cage and back into range.
Pope misses with a two punch combination.
Edison Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fergers was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
Fergers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pope pinned against the cage. Pope gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pope seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pope throws a shot from downtown. Fergers moves away and avoids it.
Pope lands with an uppercut that bounces Fergers off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fergers avoids the body shot from Pope.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fergers dodges the punch combination from Pope.
Pope is breathing heavily.
Pope throws the left hand but Fergers avoids the punch easily.
Pope misses the shot to the body.
Fergers moves out of range of the strikes.
Fergers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Pope misses the target.
Fergers avoids the body shot from Pope.
Pope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fergers manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fergers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fergers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fergers is defending well for now.
Pope wants to break free but Fergers has control.
Pope tries to break the clinch but Fergers is controlling the position.
Fergers wants the takedown. Pope is fighting it off but Fergers persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pope's guard against the cage.
Pope keeping moving, preventing Fergers from controlling successfully.
Fergers stands and throws Pope's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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!
Pope seems a little lost for a moment, as Fergers dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edison Pope dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Fergers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pope slaps away a takedown attempt from Fergers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pope misses with an uppercut. Fergers saw that one coming.
Fergers is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pope's half guard.
Fergers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fergers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pope sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fergers wants to control but Pope is keeping him busy.
Fergers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pope defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergers decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Fergers moves out of range easily.
Fergers moves out of range of the strikes.
Pope misses with a wild body shot.
Pope misses with a looping right.
Pope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fergers takes one to the side of the head.
Pope rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fergers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with a straight right.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fergers moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Pope. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pope.
Fergers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pope fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fergers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pope.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pope is trying to break the clinch but Fergers has him pressed against the cage.
Pope wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Fergers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pope throws a right hand that Fergers ducks under and follows up with a left that Fergers also avoids with ease.
Fergers avoids the body shot from Pope.
A head kick misses from Pope.
Fergers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Pope stuffs the takedown.
Fergers shoots in but Pope avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Edison Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Fergers.
Pope looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pope gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pope might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fergers pushes down on Pope's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fergers is taking a breather. Pope says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fergers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fergers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fergers wants to pass the guard but Pope is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edison Pope dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dean Fergers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fergers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pope tries a head kick but it misses.
Pope misses with a two punch combination.
Pope scores with a jab. Fergers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fergers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pope looks to land a left hand but Fergers moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fergers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fergers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fergers checks a leg kick nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fergers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pope throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope stuffs the takedown.
Pope bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fergers's head backwards.
Pope rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fergers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fergers shoots for a takedown but Pope saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pope is looking to clinch but Fergers is avoiding it.
Pope feints and as Fergers raises his hands in defense, Pope changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fergers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pope defends well.
Fergers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fergers can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fergers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pope has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fergers is proving hard to escape from.
Fergers looking for a sweep. Not yet Fergers, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergers is looking for a triangle here but Pope uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pope tries to stand but Fergers is controlling his head.
Fergers regains half guard.
Pope wants to stand up but Fergers manages to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pope is looking to stand up but Fergers won't let him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fergers looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pope swings for the body but Fergers moves out of range.
Fergers shoots in for a double leg but Pope sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Edison Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Fergers.
Pope misses with a body shot
and Fergers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fergers.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fergers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pope's efforts to push away.
Dean Fergers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edison Pope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fergers throws an elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edison Pope showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pope, 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edison Pope!
A very excited looking Edison Pope made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boston Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory OReilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dallas's entrance music is Bo-lieve. A fine choice. Rory OReilly is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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178 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boston Dallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rory OReilly!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dallas closes the distance and clinches.
Dallas is trying to push OReilly away but OReilly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
OReilly is trying to stall.
OReilly fails to pull guard.
OReilly wants a takedown but no success here.
Dallas tries to circle away but OReilly has him pinned against the cage.
OReilly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dallas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Boston Dallas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rory OReilly.
Dallas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
OReilly drops his hands momentarily and Dallas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Dallas as OReilly shoots in.
Good standup being displayed there by Dallas as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dallas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dallas tries to clinch but OReilly is having none of it.
Dallas lands with a nice body punch.
Dallas lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - OReilly can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Dallas and OReilly drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Dallas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boston Dallas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francisco dAnconia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francisco dAnconia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trevor Buck!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dAnconia takes a swing at Buck's ribcage but misses.
dAnconia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buck momentarily.
Buck throws a leg kick that is checked
and dAnconia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buck looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
dAnconia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Buck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buck tries to close the distance and clinch up but dAnconia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buck moves to clinch but dAnconia breaks away
and dAnconia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
dAnconia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick by Buck misses
and dAnconia counters with a straight right hand.
Buck tries to clinch but dAnconia is having none of it.
Buck looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Buck wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from dAnconia.
dAnconia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck wants to clinch up but dAnconia keeps it at a distance.
dAnconia moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Buck moves in looking to clinch but dAnconia pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from dAnconia. Buck does a little dance to reset his feet.
dAnconia blocks a head kick by Buck.
dAnconia just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Buck.
dAnconia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buck throws a sloppy head kick and dAnconia moves out of range easily.
That kick from dAnconia tenderised Buck's leg. Buck is trying to keep his angry face on.
Buck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
dAnconia avoids the head kick by Buck.
Buck shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trevor Buck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buck tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Buck 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 dAnconia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from dAnconia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
dAnconia avoids the head kick by Buck.
Buck drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
dAnconia is looking for a sweep.
dAnconia can't do much from the bottom here.
Buck misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
dAnconia takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
dAnconia tries to bench press Buck off him but Buck keeps the position.
dAnconia is holding Buck down, trying to stall.
Sloppy strikes there by Buck.
dAnconia tries to bench press Buck off him but Buck keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia keeps Buck under control for a moment.
dAnconia is looking for a sweep.
dAnconia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Buck trying to control from half guard but dAnconia is working away.
Buck missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Buck throwing shots but dAnconia is blocking nicely.
dAnconia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Buck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Buck is looking to advance position but dAnconia won't allow it.
Buck slips a nice elbow through dAnconia's hands, connecting with dAnconia's forehead.
Buck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
dAnconia wants to sweep but Buck has passed to side control!
Buck working away.
Buck with the ground and pound but dAnconia regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
dAnconia keeping control of the position.
Buck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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 Francisco dAnconia will probably get the nod.
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.
Buck doesn't manage to clinch there - dAnconia circles away.
Buck tries to clinch but dAnconia is having none of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Buck 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 dAnconia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from dAnconia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
dAnconia cracks a nice hook into Buck's ribs.
Buck is looking to slow dAnconia down with leg kicks.
Buck walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Buck with a poor takedown
and dAnconia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
dAnconia scores with a kick to the body.
Buck will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
dAnconia throws a right and a left that both miss.
dAnconia is looking to wear down Buck with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Buck tries to clinch up
and dAnconia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Buck wants to clinch.
Buck wants to clinch
and dAnconia counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
dAnconia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Buck throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as dAnconia blocks the leg kick.
Buck moves to clinch but dAnconia breaks away
and dAnconia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
dAnconia blocks a low kick nicely.
Buck tries to close the distance and clinch up but dAnconia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
dAnconia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buck throws a leg kick but dAnconia checks it.
Buck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. dAnconia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buck lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Buck doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
dAnconia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buck moves away.
Buck connects with a leg kick. dAnconia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Buck tries a low kick but dAnconia avoids it.
Buck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
dAnconia lands a nice shot to the body.
Buck tries to clinch but dAnconia moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck tries to clinch but dAnconia moves out of range.
dAnconia lands with a good body shot.
Buck throws a nice outside leg kick.
dAnconia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buck pivots, looking for a leg kick but dAnconia is out of range and Buck settles back down.
Buck lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Buck looks to clinch
and dAnconia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Buck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has dAnconia pinned against the cage. dAnconia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
dAnconia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buck blocks the body kick.
Buck fails with an attempt to clinch.
dAnconia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Buck in his tracks.
Buck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buck tries to close the distance and clinch but dAnconia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
dAnconia jabs Buck to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Buck gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling dAnconia to counter with a crisp jab.
Francisco dAnconia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Buck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck drops his hands momentarily and dAnconia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Buck is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Buck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Buck is still on wobbly legs! Can dAnconia finish him?
dAnconia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
dAnconia moves in close and cracks Buck with a massive right hand! Buck, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by dAnconia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francisco dAnconia!
During a confident post fight interview, Francisco dAnconia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boof Bitzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svork Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bitzer comes to the cage accompanied by Irigy Hónaljmirigy - Rúgj Chuck Norris. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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200 lbs
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197 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boof Bitzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Svork Silva!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitzer misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bitzer dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Svork Silva.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Bitzer looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boof Bitzer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitzer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva clinches.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Bitzer is blocking nicely.
Silva is pushing Bitzer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitzer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bitzer has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bitzer avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Bitzer blocks with his arms.
Bitzer being controlled against the cage.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Boof Bitzer has been cut.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bitzer regains guard immediately.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Bitzer has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bitzer is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bitzer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Silva won't allow Bitzer to sweep him here.
Bitzer has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bitzer 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Svork Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitzer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Svork Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boof Bitzer'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.
Bitzer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bitzer looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bitzer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bitzer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bitzer is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitzer is trying to stand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bitzer misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bitzer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bitzer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bitzer. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva pushes Bitzer up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva has hold of one of Bitzer's legs. Bitzer is fighting the takedown attempt but Silva gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva wanted to stand there but Bitzer had control of the position.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bitzer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bitzer has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitzer has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bitzer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva tries to stand but Bitzer is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Svork Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva tries to stand but Bitzer controls the position and pulls Silva into his guard.
Bitzer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Svork Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boof Bitzer's cut.
That's time! Bitzer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Bitzer on that attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Bitzer misses the target.
Silva drops Bitzer with a beautiful combination! Bitzer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Silva is looking for the KO!
Svork Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bitzer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bitzer shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bitzer ducks into an uppercut from Silva and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Svork Silva!
Svork Silva got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
In defeat, Boof Bitzer stepped up to the mic, saying 'yah can't win 'em all'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Attilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lose Yourself. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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285 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
46 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Attilius!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis throws a hook but Attilius avoids it easily.
Stamatis tries a low kick but Attilius avoids it.
Attilius takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stamatis misses with a double jab
and Attilius counters with a two punch combo.
Stamatis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stamatis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stamatis lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Attilius blocks a head kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis scores with a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Attilius as Stamatis shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Attilius tries to avoid it but Stamatis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Attilius to the ground. Attilius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stamatis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stamatis swings widly with a right hand
and Attilius counters with a left and a right that stings Stamatis.
Stamatis misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Stamatis misses
and Attilius counters with a two punch combo.
Stamatis throws a hook to the side of Attilius's head but Attilius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stamatis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Athan Stamatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stamatis fails with the takedown.
Stamatis misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attilius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stamatis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Attilius is fending him off so far but Stamatis persists. Nope, Attilius circles away and we're back to standing.
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Attilius as he jumps to the side.
Stamatis is breathing heavily.
Attilius blocks a head kick by Stamatis.
Attilius blocks a head kick by Stamatis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stamatis connects with a crisp jab.
Attilius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis dives in and grabs Attilius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Attilius pushes down on Stamatis's head and hops out.
Marcus Attilius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stamatis throws a low kick but Attilius moves out of range easily.
Stamatis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Attilius manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Stamatis is predictable there
and Attilius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stamatis is looking to score with low kicks.
Attilius slips a straight right by Stamatis.
Attilius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stamatis swings for the body but Attilius moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Attilius. No joy for Stamatis on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis throws an off balance right hand
enabling Attilius to counter with a crisp jab.
Attilius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stamatis.
Attilius moves out of range as Stamatis throws a body kick.
Attilius slips a jab from Stamatis.
Stamatis misses with a body shot.
Stamatis throws a head kick but Attilius moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Attilius enables Stamatis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Attilius manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Attilius wants to get back to his feet but Stamatis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stamatis wants to control from the top but Attilius keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stamatis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Attilius moves away.
Stamatis shoots in but no luck this time.
Attilius stuffs the takedown attempt from Stamatis. Stamatis gets slowly back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Stamatis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stamatis throws a wild body kick that Attilius sees coming a mile off.
Attilius moves out of range of the body kick from Stamatis.
Athan Stamatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stamatis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Attilius avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Athan Stamatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis sizes up Attilius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stamatis throws a push kick but Attilius slaps the foot to one side.
Stamatis cracks a nice hook into Attilius's ribs.
Stamatis misses with a low kick.
Stamatis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stamatis throws an off balance right hand
and Attilius counters with a stiff right hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stamatis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stamatis throws a sloppy head kick and Attilius moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis throws out a loose jab but Attilius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stamatis misses with a head kick.
Stamatis throws a push kick but Attilius slaps the foot to one side.
Attilius moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Stamatis is predictable there
and Attilius counters with a low kick, right behind Stamatis 's knee.
Stamatis throws a jab but it's blocked by Attilius.
Stamatis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Attilius's head.
Stamatis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Attilius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stamatis throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attilius takes one to the side of the head.
Stamatis throws a lazy head kick
and Attilius counters with a thumping low kick.
Attilius blocks a head kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Attilius.
Stamatis throws a jab but it's blocked by Attilius.
Marcus Attilius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stamatis swings widly with a right hand
and Attilius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Attilius avoids the head kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis takes a swing at Attilius's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis shoots in looking for a takedown. Attilius tries to sprawl out of it but Stamatis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Attilius manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stamatis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Attilius checks it well.
Stamatis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Attilius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stamatis.
Attilius moves out of range as Stamatis strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Attilius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stamatis throws out the jab.
Stamatis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Stamatis.
Attilius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stamatis.
Stamatis swinging wildly here.
Stamatis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Attilius.
Stamatis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stamatis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stamatis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Attilius counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Athan Stamatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stamatis looks to throw the jab but Attilius is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Attilius.
Stamatis looks to throw a body kick
and Attilius counters with a head kick.
Stamatis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Attilius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stamatis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Attilius counters with a head kick.
Stamatis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Attilius's sensitive parts.
Attilius moves out of range as Stamatis throws a body kick.
Stamatis throws a lazy uppercut
and Attilius counters with a one-two to the body.
Stamatis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Attilius counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marcus Attilius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stamatis is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis throws a lazy body kick
and Attilius counters with an outside leg kick.
Oh Stamatis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stamatis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Attilius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stamatis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stamatis misses with a right hand
and Attilius counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Stamatis badly! Attilius follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Stamatis out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Attilius finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcus Attilius!
A relieved looking Marcus Attilius 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarnowski comes into the arena with Hemp Gru - Sami swoi blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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154 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 41 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliff tries to clinch but Tarnowski moves away
and Tarnowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spliff stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spliff wants it to stay on the feet.
Spliff avoids the body shot from Tarnowski.
Spliff tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tarnowski.
Spliff gets a clinch.
Spliff blocking some punches.
Spliff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spliff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spliff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spliff throws a head punch that misses.
Spliff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spliff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tarnowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spliff looks to clinch
and Tarnowski counters with a shoot takedown. Spliff fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliff is looking to stand up but Tarnowski isn't so interested in that idea.
Tarnowski wants to control from the top but Spliff keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spliff keeping full guard, as Tarnowski tries to pass.
Tarnowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Spliff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spliff is looking to stand up but Tarnowski isn't so interested in that idea.
Spliff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarnowski trying to control but Spliff is working from the bottom.
Spliff is looking to stand up but Tarnowski isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Spliff moves to clinch but Tarnowski breaks away
and Tarnowski counters with a left to the body.
Spliff is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jab, jab by Tarnowski - just one landing.
Spliff moves to clinch but Tarnowski breaks away
and Tarnowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Spliff tries to clinch up
and Tarnowski counters with a head kick.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tarnowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spliff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mustaffa Spliff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spliff tries to clinch up.
Tarnowski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spliff sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tarnowski somewhat.
Tarnowski throws the kick towards the body but Spliff avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spliff tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tarnowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Spliff tries to clinch
and Tarnowski counters with a body kick.
Tarnowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tarnowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Spliff 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spliff looks to clinch
and Tarnowski counters with a thumping low kick.
Tarnowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spliff wants to clinch but Tarnowski slips to the side
and Tarnowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tarnowski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Spliff on his heels. He'll look to pass Spliff's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliff wants to stand and escape but Tarnowski is having none of it.
Tarnowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tarnowski prevents Spliff from getting back to his feet.
Tarnowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tarnowski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Spliff's guard.
Tarnowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tarnowski trying to control the action but Spliff is working from the bottom.
Tarnowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tarnowski stops Spliff from getting back to his feet.
Tarnowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Spliff is trying to stand up here but Tarnowski is controlling him well.
Tarnowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Tarnowski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spliff doesn't manage to clinch there - Tarnowski circles away.
Spliff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mustaffa Spliff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarnowski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Spliff wants to clinch
so Tarnowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tarnowski postures up in Spliff's guard and throws a big left but Spliff blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarnowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spliff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tarnowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tarnowski stops Spliff from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarnowski is in close to Spliff's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski wants to control from the top but Spliff keeps moving.
Spliff is looking to stand up but Tarnowski isn't so interested in that idea.
Tarnowski is pushing down on Spliff's leg trying to pass to half guard. Spliff is fighting to maintain full guard but Tarnowski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Spliff pushes Tarnowski off looking to stand but Tarnowski dives back in and keeps control.
Tarnowski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tarnowski trying to control from half guard but Spliff is working away.
Tarnowski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Spliff avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tarnowski prevents Spliff from standing back up.
Tarnowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Spliff is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Spliff is just riding it out for now. Tarnowski eventually gives up the hold.
Tarnowski prevents Spliff from standing back up.
Tarnowski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tarnowski stops Spliff from getting back to his feet.
Tarnowski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tarnowski trying to control from half guard but Spliff is working away.
Michal Tarnowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ground and pound from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski trying to control from half guard but Spliff is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliff pushes Tarnowski off looking to stand but Tarnowski dives back in and keeps control.
Tarnowski working the head and body with strikes.
Tarnowski stops Spliff from getting back to his feet.
Tarnowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spliff's head.
Spliff wants to get back to his feet.
Tarnowski trying to control from half guard but Spliff is working away.
Tarnowski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Spliff doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tarnowski.
Spliff tries to kick Tarnowski off but Tarnowski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tarnowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tarnowski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tarnowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tarnowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spliff's head.
Spliff is trying to stand.
Tarnowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Spliff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tarnowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Spliff is trying to stand back up but Tarnowski is controlling him
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tarnowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spliff is looking to clinch but Tarnowski is avoiding it.
Spliff takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spliff takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Tarnowski dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tarnowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tarnowski throws a leg kick
and Spliff counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Spliff fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tarnowski.
Tarnowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Spliff fails to land.
Tarnowski breaks the clinch.
Tarnowski misses with an uppercut.
Tarnowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Michal Tarnowski is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliff takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tarnowski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tarnowski lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarnowski trying to control but Spliff is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski lands a couple of digs.
Spliff is looking to stand up but Tarnowski isn't so interested in that idea.
Tarnowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Spliff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarnowski prevents Spliff from getting back to his feet.
Tarnowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spliff works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spliff wants to stand and escape but Tarnowski is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tarnowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tarnowski throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Spliff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tarnowski shoots in for a takedown but Spliff shows good takedown defense.
Tarnowski scores with a takedown into Spliff's guard.
Spliff keeping moving, preventing Tarnowski from controlling successfully.
Spliff wants to stand but Tarnowski is controlling the position.
Tarnowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tarnowski pushing down on Spliff's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tarnowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spliff can do to turn this around?
Spliff is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tarnowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tarnowski wants to pass the guard but Spliff is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Spliff wants to get back to his feet.
Mustaffa Spliff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spliff is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tarnowski trying to pass the guard but Spliff defending well.
Spliff is trying to stand up here but Tarnowski is controlling him well.
Tarnowski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Spliff is not content to let Tarnowski control the position.
Spliff is trying to escape back to his feet but Tarnowski uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tarnowski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tarnowski working the ground and pound from side control.
Spliff wants to get back to his feet.
Michal Tarnowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tarnowski avoids the strikes from the bottom by Spliff.
Tarnowski trying to control the action but Spliff is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spliff wants to get back to his feet but Tarnowski drags him back down.
Spliff tries to strike but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Tarnowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tarnowski, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Tarnowski!
An out of breath Michal Tarnowski 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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