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FF XLVI: MVP vs Powell PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Twos Twos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Ua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Twos Twos had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.4lbs, 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. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Twos Twos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Ua!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twos misses with a straight left.
Ua takes the fight into the clinch.
Ua lands a shot to the body.
Ua tries to work over Twos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Twos backwards.
Ua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Twos backwards.
Ua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Twos backwards.
It looks like Jimmy Twos Twos has been cut.
Ua lands a left hand.
Ua lands a shot to the body.
Twos is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ua stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ua lands an elbow inside.
Ua lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ua lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ua lands a nice shot to the body.
Twos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Good body shot from Ua.
Ua lands an elbow that stopped Twos in his tracks for a moment.
Ua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ua pushes off an throws an elbow but Twos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ua lands a body punch.
Ua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Ua on the inside.
Ua lands a nice uppercut.
Twos is rocked!
Jimmy Twos Twos's cut is getting worse.
Ua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oh Twos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ua creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Twos's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Twos drops to his knees and Ua pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mack Ua!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beeboy Batongbakal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Shovkovskyj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentin Shovkovskyj has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Beeboy Batongbakal's chin.
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195 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Beeboy Batongbakal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valentin Shovkovskyj!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Shovkovskyj shoots in for a double leg but Batongbakal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shovkovskyj shoots in but Batongbakal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Batongbakal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shovkovskyj tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Batongbakal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batongbakal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shovkovskyj was well out of range. Poor timing from Batongbakal.
Batongbakal lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj shoots in but Batongbakal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beeboy Batongbakal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valentin Shovkovskyj.
Batongbakal digs a good hook to Shovkovskyj's body.
Batongbakal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shovkovskyj shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Batongbakal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shovkovskyj thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj fails with the takedown.
Batongbakal lands with a nice body punch.
Shovkovskyj wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj shoots in and bounces Batongbakal off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Batongbakal pushes Shovkovskyj off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Batongbakal throws a head kick but Shovkovskyj moves out of range.
Shovkovskyj is trying hard to land a takedown here. Batongbakal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Batongbakal looks for the body kick but Shovkovskyj saw that one coming.
Shovkovskyj tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Batongbakal scores with a hook to the body. Shovkovskyj takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beeboy Batongbakal dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Batongbakal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shovkovskyj lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Valentin Shovkovskyj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shovkovskyj fails to land the takedown.
Batongbakal lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batongbakal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Batongbakal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Batongbakal lands a body shot.
Batongbakal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Batongbakal throws a wild body kick that Shovkovskyj sees coming a mile off.
Batongbakal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shovkovskyj is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj darts in looking for a takedown but Batongbakal gets double underhooks and turns Shovkovskyj into the cage.
A quick step to the side and Batongbakal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beeboy Batongbakal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valentin Shovkovskyj.
Shovkovskyj has his takedown stuffed
and Batongbakal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Batongbakal.
Shovkovskyj tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shovkovskyj shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Batongbakal as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batongbakal misses with a head kick.
Shovkovskyj is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Batongbakal's half guard.
Shovkovskyj is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Batongbakal has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shovkovskyj prevents Batongbakal from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj is looking for a kimura but Batongbakal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shovkovskyj to get the leverage.
Shovkovskyj is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Batongbakal is just riding it out for now. Shovkovskyj eventually gives up the hold.
Batongbakal tries to roll over but Shovkovskyj keeps him under control.
Batongbakal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shovkovskyj on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shovkovskyj is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Batongbakal has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shovkovskyj seems to be working for a kimura but Batongbakal defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beeboy Batongbakal dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shovkovskyj looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Batongbakal looks to score with a jab to the body but Shovkovskyj is just out of range.
Shovkovskyj feints the counter takedown.
Batongbakal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shovkovskyj throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Batongbakal's waist but Batongbakal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shovkovskyj off to one side.
Batongbakal appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Batongbakal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Batongbakal thinks about countering with a head kick.
Beeboy Batongbakal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valentin Shovkovskyj.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj tries to score a power double leg takedown but Batongbakal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shovkovskyj somewhat.
It looked like Batongbakal was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shovkovskyj.
Batongbakal is looking to wear down Shovkovskyj with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shovkovskyj closes this distance looking for a takedown but Batongbakal circles away.
Batongbakal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two 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.
Shovkovskyj blocks a low kick nicely.
Batongbakal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shovkovskyj misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shovkovskyj has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batongbakal lands with a good body shot.
Shovkovskyj closes the distance and clinches.
Shovkovskyj is trying to pull guard but Batongbakal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Batongbakal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shovkovskyj can do to turn this around?
Shovkovskyj tries to pull guard but Batongbakal holds him up against the cage and eventually Shovkovskyj drops back down to his feet.
Shovkovskyj breaks the clinch.
Beeboy Batongbakal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Batongbakal feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Batongbakal wants to stand but Shovkovskyj has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shovkovskyj is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beeboy Batongbakal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Batongbakal, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beeboy Batongbakal!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Ferrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dylan Mills acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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185 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wilson Ferrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Mills!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ferrall to the ground. Mills is now in Ferrall's guard.
Ferrall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mills's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mills scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mills advances position into side control!
Ferrall is not content to let Mills control the position.
Mills lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ferrall struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mills is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ferrall is trying to escape and Mills transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ferrall is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mills! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dylan Mills!
Dylan Mills spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petro Poroshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petro Poroshenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Larry Jenkins's chin.
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285 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petro Poroshenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins shoots in and drives through. Poroshenko sprawls well.
Poroshenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Poroshenko gets caught flat footed, as Jenkins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jenkins stops Poroshenko from standing up.
Poroshenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Poroshenko is pulling down on Jenkins's head. It's preventing any offense from Jenkins, at least for the moment.
Poroshenko keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
Poroshenko controlling Jenkins's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poroshenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Poroshenko, not yet.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Poroshenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Poroshenko keeps moving.
Poroshenko controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jenkins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jenkins shoots in looking for a takedown. Poroshenko tries to sprawl out of it but Jenkins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poroshenko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Larry Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the body
and Poroshenko counters with a nice uppercut.
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.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Poroshenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jenkins.
Poroshenko feinted with a counter takedown.
Petro Poroshenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Jenkins.
Jenkins digs a good hook to Poroshenko's body.
Nice takedown defense from Poroshenko. No joy for Jenkins on that attempt.
Poroshenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Poroshenko misses the target.
Poroshenko avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Poroshenko moves out of range.
Poroshenko feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Poroshenko gets a takedown into half guard.
Jenkins has hold of Poroshenko's hands but Poroshenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jenkins is looking to control Poroshenko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jenkins avoid being mounted?
Jenkins is pressing down on Poroshenko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Poroshenko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko won't allow Jenkins to sweep him here.
Poroshenko chips away with some ground and pound.
Poroshenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Poroshenko trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Jenkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jenkins is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Poroshenko scoring with some ground and pound.
Poroshenko wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Poroshenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jenkins is looking for a triangle here but Poroshenko uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jenkins is trying to escape the position but Poroshenko is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petro Poroshenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Poroshenko closes the distance and clinches up with Jenkins, looking for a takedown. Poroshenko pushes Jenkins against the cage but Jenkins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt - Poroshenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Poroshenko attempts a counter takedown but Jenkins avoids it well and moves away.
Jenkins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Poroshenko rather than just go for the knockout.
Jenkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poroshenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Jenkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Poroshenko counters with a shoot takedown. Jenkins fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poroshenko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jenkins trying to control the position.
Jenkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Petro Poroshenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poroshenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins is controlling Poroshenko's posture.
Poroshenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poroshenko trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Poroshenko landing some decent shots from guard.
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Poroshenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Poroshenko connects with a couple of short punches.
Jenkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Poroshenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jenkins is rocked!
Jenkins trying to control the position.
Poroshenko cracks Jenkins with a solid left hand.
Jenkins is still in real trouble! Can Poroshenko finish him?
Poroshenko preventing the sweep.
Poroshenko wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Poroshenko preventing the sweep.
Jenkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Poroshenko is aware though and is defending well.
Poroshenko chips away with some ground and pound.
Poroshenko chips away with some ground and pound.
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Poroshenko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jenkins's guard.
Poroshenko scores with a big shot! Jenkins's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Jenkins! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petro Poroshenko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zedd Jebb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiremu has chosen Billy Joel - The River of Dreams as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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197 lbs
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187 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zedd Jebb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jebb misses with a low kick.
Jebb moves into the clinch successfully.
Wiremu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiremu blocks an elbow strike from Jebb.
Wiremu misses with the head strike.
Wiremu working aggressively here.
Jebb lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wiremu tries to work over Jebb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Our sources have told us that Jebb has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jebb.
Wiremu working aggressively here.
Jebb misses with a knee strike.
Jebb tries to land a knee to the head but Wiremu blocks with his arms.
Jebb gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jebb slips nicely into half guard.
Wiremu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jebb.
Wiremu is staying active underneath Jebb, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jebb is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebb not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jebb loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jebb throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wiremu trying to control the position.
Jebb 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.
Jebb is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wiremu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jebb. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jebb loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jebb wants to pass the guard but Wiremu is keeping the position.
Jebb throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Jebb stands and throws Wiremu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jebb remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jebb throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jebb lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jebb in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jebb wants to control but Wiremu is keeping him busy.
Jebb controlling the position.
Wiremu is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jebb has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Wiremu holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jebb tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wiremu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jebb lands a couple of good shots and Wiremu has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Jebb is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Wiremu has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Jebb has Wiremu flattened out and is raining down punches.
What can Wiremu do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Jebb's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jebb not allowing Wiremu to control his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jebb is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Wiremu defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zedd Jebb dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jebb misses with a takedown attempt
and Wiremu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jebb thinking.
Jebb misses with a leg kick.
Jebb gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wiremu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jebb misses with a few strikes there.
Wiremu lands with a right hand.
Wiremu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aloysius Wiremu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiremu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jebb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jebb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiremu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Zedd Jebb has been cut.
Wiremu forces Jebb back against the cage and clinches.
Jebb fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zedd Jebb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiremu avoiding damage as Jebb throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiremu prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Wiremu.
Wiremu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jebb jumps guard but Wiremu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wiremu working aggressively here.
Jebb wants a takedown but no success here.
Wiremu prevents a body shot from Jebb.
Jebb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jebb missing with knees to the body.
Jebb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiremu.
Wiremu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jebb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiremu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice left hand lands by Wiremu.
Wiremu managing to block the knees to the body from Jebb.
Wiremu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiremu lands an uppercut.
Wiremu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jebb tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiremu avoids the damage to the body.
Jebb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wiremu's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Wiremu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiremu blocks an uppercut.
Wiremu working aggressively here.
Aloysius Wiremu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wiremu struggles to land a body shot inside as Jebb controls his hands.
Jebb is looking to control Wiremu's arms but Wiremu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jebb has his back to the cage.
Jebb tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiremu avoids the damage to the body.
Jebb tries to pull guard but Wiremu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Wiremu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jebb throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiremu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Wiremu.
Jebb tries to pull guard but Wiremu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jebb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiremu lands a right hand.
Wiremu gets through Jebb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wiremu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jebb lands a knee to the head.
Wiremu lands with a short shot to the head.
Wiremu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiremu.
Jebb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiremu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiremu.
Wiremu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Wiremu.
Wiremu lands a nice uppercut.
Jebb takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Wiremu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wiremu.
Wiremu lands a left hand.
Wiremu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Wiremu.
Wiremu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Wiremu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Wiremu.
Wiremu scores with a hook to the body.
Wiremu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wiremu lands an uppercut.
Wiremu lands a shoulder strike.
Wiremu works on Jebb's body with a couple of short punches.
Wiremu tries a body shot but Jebb blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu lands a nice uppercut.
Jebb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jebb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiremu.
Jebb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiremu throws a head punch that misses.
Jebb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wiremu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jebbs head.
Jebb fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wiremu can't find room to land a body shot as Jebb controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiremu.
Wiremu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jebb is rocked!
Wiremu lands a right hand.
Oh Jebb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wiremu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jebb.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wiremu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiremu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiremu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiremu throws a big uppercut that drops Jebb! More strikes from Wiremu and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jebb lies dazed against the cage as Wiremu celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aloysius Wiremu!
During a confident post fight interview, Aloysius Wiremu 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 Lars Paulsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fafnir Amdahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsson comes to the cage accompanied by Soldaat van Oranje Theme. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 Las Vegas, Lars Paulsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fafnir Amdahl!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsson swings widly with a right hand
and Amdahl counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Amdahl.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paulsson is on top in guard.
Paulsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Amdahl is retaining full guard.
Amdahl 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 fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paulsson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Amdahl throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paulsson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amdahl keeping full guard, as Paulsson tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Amdahl keeping moving, preventing Paulsson from controlling successfully.
Amdahl has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Paulsson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Amdahl.
Amdahl is trying to control Paulsson's posture but Paulsson avoids it.
Paulsson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Amdahl trying to control but Paulsson flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Amdahl is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsson is landing with strikes. Amdahl can't take much more of this.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
You can see the frustration on Amdahl's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Amdahl is having to fend off submission attempts from Paulsson, who is looking to sink in the choke. Paulsson doesn't have the hooks in though and Amdahl manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Paulsson looking to control.
Paulsson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Paulsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Amdahl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amdahl working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paulsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paulsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Paulsson being controlled here momentarily.
Amdahl keeping moving, preventing Paulsson from controlling successfully.
Paulsson is really struggling to control Amdahl but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Amdahl has his foot on Paulsson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paulsson works his way back into a safe position though.
Paulsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Our spies down at at Fighting Fitness & Freedom inform us that Amdahl has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's four 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paulsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Amdahl working for submissions but it's allowed Paulsson to get to half guard.
Paulsson is trying to control. Amdahl wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Paulsson there.
Paulsson wants to take a breather but Amdahl is having none of it.
Amdahl is looking for a sweep. Paulsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Amdahl is refusing to be controlled, as Paulsson sits in half guard.
Amdahl is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paulsson pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paulsson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Paulsson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Paulsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Paulsson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulsson passes Amdahl's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Amdahl looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Amdahl wants to control but Paulsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Amdahl looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Amdahl looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Amdahl is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Paulsson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Amdahl has managed to free his arm - good work.
Amdahl looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Amdahl is trying to control but can't.
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. Paulsson connects with a nice short shot to Amdahl's temple.
Amdahl is rocked!
Paulsson scores with a big shot! Amdahl's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Amdahl! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Paulsson!
A relieved looking Lars Paulsson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Sykes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Webb's choice of entrance music: Kid Rock - Born Free. The key to victory for Xavier Sykes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xavier Sykes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Webb!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webb closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sykes circles away.
Webb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooh!!! Sykes has knocked Webb down with a huge combo! Sykes steps away and waves a wobbly Webb back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Webb slips under a jab.
Sykes lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Webb goes down and covers up as Sykes starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Sykes!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murdo Murchison (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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276 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Murdo Murchison!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murchison scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Ivan Dorn has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dorn.
Dorn clinches up against the cage.
Murchison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dorn lands a nice uppercut.
Murchison is trying to push Dorn away but Dorn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dorn manages to break the clinch.
Dorn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dorn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murchison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dorn scores with a jab. Murchison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murchison throws an overhand right that lands on Dorn's shoulder, as Dorn tries to avoid the shot.
Murchison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dorn misses with a hook.
Murchison throws out a counter right but Dorn avoids it with no problem.
Dorn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dorn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good standup being displayed there by Murchison as he connects with a hook.
Dorn blocks a head kick by Murchison.
Dorn slips under a jab from Murchison.
Murchison scores with a jab. Dorn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab lands there for Dorn.
Dorn drops Murchison with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Murchison looks back up at him and smiles so Dorn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Murchison misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murchison throws a hook to the side of Dorn's head but Dorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dorn circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Murchison tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Dorn wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Dorn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artyom Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matti Tolonen had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.2lbs, 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. Artyom Sokolov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matti Tolonen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Tolonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artyom Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolov lands a slapping body shot.
Sokolov swats away the attempt to clinch by Tolonen.
Sokolov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sokolov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sokolov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matti Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sokolov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jab by Sokolov.
Sokolov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolonen.
Some wild striking there from Sokolov.
Tolonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sokolov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tolonen.
Sokolov working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Sokolov fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokolov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tolonen.
Sokolov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tolonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Sokolov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tolonen.
Tolonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sokolov blocks a body shot from Tolonen.
Sokolov has a couple of punches blocked by Tolonen.
Sokolov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tolonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Artyom Sokolov has been cut.
Tolonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sokolov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sokolov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short body shot lands from Sokolov as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tolonen.
Sokolov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tolonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tolonen prevents a body shot from Sokolov.
Tolonen working aggressively here.
Tolonen blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen lands a nice uppercut.
Tolonen misses with some punches.
Tolonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sokolov backwards.
Sokolov misses with the head strike.
Sokolov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tolonen blocking some punches.
Tolonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sokolov.
Tolonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sokolov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tolonen is struggling to control the position.
Sokolov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tolonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tolonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sokolov misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sokolov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen working aggressively here.
Sokolov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tolonen backwards.
Sokolov effectively controlling the action here.
Tolonen cracks Sokolov with a nice body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tolonen can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Tolonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tolonen misses with some punches.
Sokolov throws a head punch that misses.
Sokolov misses with a punch on the inside.
Sokolov misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sokolov.
Sokolov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tolonen misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sokolov.
Tolonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov can't find room to land a body shot as Tolonen controls the action.
A short right from Sokolov on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sokolov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sokolov tries a body shot but Tolonen blocks it.
Sokolov is trying to stall.
A short right from Sokolov on the inside.
Sokolov swings wildly with an uppercut but Tolonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokolov misses with the head strike.
Tolonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tolonen tries to throw a body punch but Sokolov avoids it by throwing Tolonen back against the cage.
Sokolov looking to stall.
Sokolov working aggressively here.
Tolonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artyom Sokolov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artyom Sokolov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tolonen misses with a right hand
and Sokolov counters with a nice uppercut.
Sokolov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tolonen moves away.
Sokolov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sokolov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sokolov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sokolov misses with a straight left.
Sokolov slips a jab from Tolonen.
Tolonen missing with a left hand there. Sokolov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sokolov looks to land a right hand but Tolonen moved out of range.
Sokolov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tolonen lands a right hook to the body.
Tolonen blocks a leg kick.
Sokolov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sokolov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tolonen's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokolov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tolonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sokolov misses the shot to the body.
Sokolov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tolonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sokolov is rocked!
Tolonen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sokolov at a distance.
Sokolov is still on wobbly legs! Can Tolonen finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Tolonen. Sokolov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Tolonen lands.
Sokolov thumps Tolonen with a low kick.
Sokolov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tolonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tolonen pounces like a tiger and cracks Sokolov with a vicious hook! Sokolov is down but not out! Tolonen follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matti Tolonen!
Matti Tolonen retains his light heavyweight title!
Matti Tolonen took some time post fight to say the following; 'I had better pills this morning! '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Vontavious Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vontavious Payne comes to the cage accompanied by Hope. Powell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 8 Mile. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maurice Vontavious Payne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimi Powell!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vontavious Payne connects with a solid leg kick.
Vontavious Payne blocks a jab.
Vontavious Payne drops down looking for a counter takedown but Powell sprawls and moves away.
Vontavious Payne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vontavious Payne scores with a body shot.
Powell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Donk. Vontavious Payne catches Powell right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Powell misses its intended target.
Vontavious Payne drops down looking for a counter takedown but Powell sprawls and moves away.
Powell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vontavious Payne clobbers Powell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vontavious Payne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Powell's head.
Vontavious Payne lands the left hand.
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!
Vontavious Payne is looking to clinch.
Powell thinks about the counter body kick.
A slow jab from Powell misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne misses with a body shot.
Powell throws out a loose jab but Vontavious Payne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vontavious Payne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bjorn's Elite Team in the buildup to the fight.
Vontavious Payne swings for the body but Powell moves out of range.
Maurice Vontavious Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vontavious Payne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Powell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Powell misses with a body punch
and Vontavious Payne counters with a right hand to the body.
Vontavious Payne misses with a double jab.
Powell has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vontavious Payne drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vontavious Payne connects with a couple of short punches.
Vontavious Payne is in close to Powell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vontavious Payne trying to control but Powell is working from the bottom.
Vontavious Payne engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vontavious Payne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vontavious Payne throwing strikes but missing.
Vontavious Payne 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.
Vontavious Payne trying to control but Powell is working from the bottom.
Vontavious Payne with a nice head shot there.
Vontavious Payne is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vontavious Payne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne throws a big right hand that misses.
Vontavious Payne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Powell wants to sweep but no luck.
Vontavious Payne throwing strikes from guard but Powell blocks nicely.
Vontavious Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vontavious Payne postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Powell pulls Vontavious Payne in close to his closed guard and prevents Vontavious Payne from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vontavious Payne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Powell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Powell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vontavious Payne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vontavious Payne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell trying to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Powell avoids the head kick by Vontavious Payne.
As Vontavious Payne backs off Powell throws a huge counter combo but Vontavious Payne manages to avoid it all.
Vontavious Payne tries a head kick but it misses.
As Vontavious Payne backs off Powell throws a huge counter combo but Vontavious Payne manages to avoid it all.
Vontavious Payne lands with a kick to the temple. Powell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice defenses there by Powell.
A jab from Powell finds it's way through Vontavious Payne's defenses.
Vontavious Payne moves out of range of the body kick from Powell.
It looked like Vontavious Payne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Powell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vontavious Payne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Vontavious Payne dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vontavious Payne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vontavious Payne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Powell counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Maurice Vontavious Payne has been cut.
Vontavious Payne scores with a shot to the body.
Vontavious Payne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vontavious Payne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Powell at a distance.
Vontavious Payne misses with an uppercut. Powell saw that one coming.
Powell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vontavious Payne under the eye.
Vontavious Payne moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Powell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vontavious Payne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powell tries a body shot but Vontavious Payne blocks it.
Powell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vontavious Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Powell.
Powell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vontavious Payne.
Powell drops his hands momentarily and Vontavious Payne takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Powell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vontavious Payne throws a jab but it's blocked by Powell.
Powell is looking for the big counter here.
Vontavious Payne throws a jab but it's blocked by Powell.
Despite the aggression on Powell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vontavious Payne throws a series of punches but Powell avoids them all with ease.
Vontavious Payne lands a right hook to the body.
Powell works the jab nicely.
Powell just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vontavious Payne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vontavious Payne throws a series of strikes that have Powell backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vontavious Payne looks for a takedown but Powell sprawls well.
Vontavious Payne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Powell.
Vontavious Payne misses with an uppercut.
Vontavious Payne throws a leg kick
and Powell counters with a three punch combo that has Vontavious Payne backing up. Vontavious Payne nods at Powell to acknowledge the strikes.
Vontavious Payne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne throws a jab when Powell was well out of range.
Vontavious Payne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powell.
Powell connects with a body shot.
Vontavious Payne steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Powell. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left lands for Powell.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vontavious Payne or perhaps it was just good defense by Powell, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maurice Vontavious Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vontavious Payne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Powell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vontavious Payne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Powell doesn't seem bothered though.
Powell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vontavious Payne was well out of range. Poor timing from Powell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne connects with a crisp jab.
Vontavious Payne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Powell responds with a good body kick, but Vontavious Payne manages to step out the way in time.
Vontavious Payne clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vontavious Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jimi Powell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vontavious Payne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Powell! But no joy.
Vontavious Payne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Powell finds it's way through Vontavious Payne's defenses.
Vontavious Payne swings for the body but Powell moves out of range.
Vontavious Payne misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Vontavious Payne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Vontavious Payne's cut.
That's time! Vontavious Payne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Powell keeps the fight on the outside.
Vontavious Payne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Powell moves out of range as Vontavious Payne strikes.
Vontavious Payne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powell moves away.
Powell throws out a counter right but Vontavious Payne avoids it with no problem.
Vontavious Payne swings for the body but Powell moves out of range.
Vontavious Payne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A shot to the liver by Powell. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vontavious Payne misses with an uppercut. Powell saw that one coming.
Powell throws a hook but Vontavious Payne avoids it easily.
Powell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne misses with a left hand
and Powell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vontavious Payne misses the jab.
Powell defending well as Vontavious Payne loads up on a big left hand.
Powell avoids the body shot from Vontavious Payne.
Vontavious Payne throws an overhand right that lands on Powell's shoulder, as Powell tries to avoid the shot.
Vontavious Payne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vontavious Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vontavious Payne connects with a right hand. Powell shakes it off.
Powell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vontavious Payne can pounce on him.
Powell misses with a hook.
Vontavious Payne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Powell can do to turn this around?
Vontavious Payne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Powell. Powell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vontavious Payne misses with a low kick as Powell jumps back.
Powell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Vontavious Payne.
Vontavious Payne tries to bum rush Powell with a series of wild strikes but Powell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Powell lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vontavious Payne tries to clinch but Powell moves out of range.
Vontavious Payne scores with a hook to the body. Powell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Powell misses.
Nice takedown defense from Powell. No joy for Vontavious Payne on that attempt.
Powell throws a hook but Vontavious Payne blocks it.
Powell gets caught napping as Vontavious Payne dives in and scores a takedown. Powell manages to retain guard.
Vontavious Payne throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne throwing strikes but missing.
Vontavious Payne distracts Powell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vontavious Payne is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Powell pulls Vontavious Payne in to control the position.
Vontavious Payne throws a strike but Powell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Powell 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.
Powell preventing the sweep.
Maurice Vontavious Payne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Powell is now in half guard.
Powell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vontavious Payne does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like Powell is going to stand back up.
Vontavious Payne tries to get to full guard but Powell has control of the leg.
Powell throws a strike but Vontavious Payne avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Powell won't allow Vontavious Payne to get back to his feet.
Vontavious Payne has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Maurice Vontavious Payne did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Maurice Vontavious Payne'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.
Good shot there by Vontavious Payne.
Vontavious Payne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Powell tests Vontavious Payne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Powell throws a hook but Vontavious Payne blocks it.
Vontavious Payne throws a combination that misses
and Powell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vontavious Payne misses with a wild body shot.
Vontavious Payne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Powell counters with a big right hand! Oh Vontavious Payne is in trouble here! Powell follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimi Powell!
Jimi Powell is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Jimi Powell 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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