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Junior Masters of MMA Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onwuazo Ban Gbus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphonzo Mirage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Onwuazo Ban Gbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alphonzo Mirage!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ban Gbus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mirage throws a body punch but Ban Gbus moves out of range.
Ban Gbus scores with a shot to the body.
Ban Gbus cracks Mirage with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ban Gbus has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mirage to stand back up!
It looks like Alphonzo Mirage has been cut.
Mirage has his takedown stuffed
and Ban Gbus counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Onwuazo Ban Gbus!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle TerGoose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Okolo Nanou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle TerGoose !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Okolo Nanou!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TerGoose jabs Nanou right on the nose. Nanou blinks but takes it well.
Nanou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nanou on the wrong end of a nice hook.
TerGoose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nanou at a distance.
TerGoose connects with a body shot.
Nanou looks winded!
Nanou takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nanou takes a shot right to the bread basket.
TerGoose digs a good body shot into Nanou's ribs.
TerGoose scores with a jab. Nanou acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
TerGoose cracks Nanou with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Nanou falls to his knees and TerGoose doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle TerGoose !
Kyle TerGoose bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Jacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete L. Juice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juice. Brian Jacks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pete L. Juice's chin.
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189 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Jacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete L. Juice!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacks misses with a straight right.
Juice lands an overhand right.
Jacks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Juice to score with a decent uppercut.
Juice misses with an uppercut.
Jacks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juice throws out the jab.
Juice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacks.
Jacks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacks throws a body punch but Juice moves out of range.
Juice looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Juice works the jab nicely.
Jacks misses with a wild body shot.
Juice now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jacks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Juice.
Jacks attempts a counter takedown but Juice avoids it well and moves away.
Jacks lands a nice looking body shot.
Jacks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juice appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jacks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jacks shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacks is working for a kimura but Juice is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Jacks seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juice tries to kick Jacks off but Jacks keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jacks in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Juice tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jacks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brian Jacks!
An out of breath Brian Jacks thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Livingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Allen Poo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar Allen Poo looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Livingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edgar Allen Poo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Poo.
Livingston lands a big head kick that sends Poo tumbling to the mat! Livingston takes a step backwards and waves Poo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Poo is rocked!
A head kick by Livingston - that's a beauty! Poo is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Livingston can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marcus Livingston!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Errol Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Xavier Frost was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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193 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Errol Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Frost!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Frost tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Williams.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frost throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a nice body kick.
Frost tries to land a body kick
and Williams counters with a low kick, right behind Frost 's knee.
Frost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Frost swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Williams 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.
A jab from Frost misses.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Frost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Frost.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Frost misses
and Williams counters with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Frost.
Williams blocks a low kick nicely.
Frost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Frost has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws a front kick that sends Williams stumbling back into the cage.
Frost throws a leg kick that is checked
and Frost takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frost throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Frost pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frost throws a poor cross that misses
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Frost lands a nice looking body kick.
Frost lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Frost throws a nice inside leg kick.
Frost takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Williams takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Frost misses with a hook
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Frost throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frost connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams. Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
An inside leg kick from Frost misses.
Williams lands with a nice body kick.
Frost walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frost's hands.
Frost misses with a leg kick
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Frost just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frost scores with a nice right hand.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Frost.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Frost manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid body kick from Williams.
Frost throws a quick inside leg kick.
Frost throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a crisp right hand that drops Frost! Williams lets Frost back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Frost is rocked!
It looks like Xavier Frost has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Frost. That did some damage!
Frost is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Frost walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Williams swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Errol Williams!
Errol Williams thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alaric Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Snowden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ysengrin comes to the cage accompanied by Arms Like Boulders. Charles Snowden is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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203 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alaric Ysengrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles Snowden!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snowden misses with a lunging right hand
and Ysengrin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snowden swings widly with a right hand
and Ysengrin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ysengrin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ysengrin scores with a push kick.
Jab from Ysengrin.
It looks like Charles Snowden has been cut.
Snowden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ysengrin.
Snowden throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ysengrin counter with a right hand.
Snowden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snowden takes a swing at Ysengrin's ribcage but misses.
Snowden misses the body punch
and Ysengrin counters with a crisp right that sends Snowden to the canvas! Ysengrin follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alaric Ysengrin!
After winning the bout, Alaric Ysengrin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Charles Snowden spoke after the fight, saying 'Never piss off a gangster '.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Claus Baldemnic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wytrwaly Ruchacz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Claus Baldemnic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wytrwaly Ruchacz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruchacz tries to clinch there but Baldemnic circles away.
Ruchacz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baldemnic, pushing him back against the cage.
Ruchacz throws an elbow that misses.
Baldemnic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Baldemnic.
Ruchacz trying to stall but Baldemnic improves his position.
Baldemnic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baldemnic breaks the clinch.
Ruchacz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruchacz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baldemnic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baldemnic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baldemnic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruchacz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruchacz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruchacz moves into the clinch.
Baldemnic breaks the clinch.
Ruchacz tries to keep at a distance but Baldemnic has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Ruchacz.
Baldemnic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wytrwaly Ruchacz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruchacz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baldemnic lands a nice elbow.
Baldemnic prevents a body shot from Ruchacz.
Ruchacz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baldemnic avoids it.
Baldemnic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruchacz backwards.
Ruchacz taking a breather.
Baldemnic can't break the clinch.
Baldemnic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruchacz is defending well for now.
Baldemnic dodges an elbow strike from Ruchacz.
Baldemnic breaks from the clinch.
Baldemnic stuns Ruchacz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baldemnic throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruchacz.
Baldemnic lands a jab.
Baldemnic rushes Ruchacz and presses him up against the cage.
Baldemnic cracks Ruchacz with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baldemnic lands a hook that snaps the head of Ruchacz backwards.
Baldemnic breaks the clinch.
Ruchacz has Baldemnic up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baldemnic as Ruchacz tries to tie him up.
Ruchacz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baldemnic is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Ruchacz scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baldemnic.
A short right from Baldemnic on the inside.
Baldemnic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baldemnic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruchacz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruchacz successfully pulls guard.
Ruchacz pushes Baldemnic off and gets back to his feet.
Ruchacz tries to clinch but Baldemnic is having none of it.
Baldemnic is looking for a counter combo.
Baldemnic throws a looping overhand right but Ruchacz ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruchacz looks for a takedown but Baldemnic sprawls well.
Baldemnic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruchacz has a takedown stuffed.
Baldemnic misses with the combination.
Baldemnic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruchacz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Baldemnic as Ruchacz shoots in.
Claus Baldemnic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wytrwaly Ruchacz.
Baldemnic fails to land with a series of punches.
Baldemnic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruchacz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ruchacz can't find room to land a body shot as Baldemnic controls the action.
Baldemnic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baldemnic lands a shoulder strike.
Baldemnic blocks a body shot from Ruchacz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldemnic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baldemnic manages to break the clinch.
Ruchacz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baldemnic, pushing him back against the cage.
Baldemnic misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruchacz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruchacz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Baldemnic defends well and Ruchacz ends up having to push Baldemnic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Baldemnic lands the left hand.
Ruchacz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baldemnic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruchacz gets through Baldemnic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baldemnic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruchacz backwards.
Ruchacz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baldemnic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baldemnic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruchacz is defending well for now.
Ruchacz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baldemnic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruchacz tries to close the distance and clinch but Baldemnic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruchacz darts in and clinches Baldemnic up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claus Baldemnic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice defenses there by Ruchacz.
Ruchacz gets a clinch.
Ruchacz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruchacz struggles to land a body shot inside as Baldemnic controls his hands.
Baldemnic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wytrwaly Ruchacz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Baldemnic wants to break free but Ruchacz has control.
Baldemnic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Claus Baldemnic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruchacz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ruchacz looking to slow down the pace here.
Baldemnic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruchacz.
Ruchacz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baldemnic's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruchacz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baldemnic's efforts to push away.
Baldemnic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baldemnic tries a body shot but Ruchacz blocks it.
Baldemnic is trying to break the clinch but Ruchacz is controlling him.
Stalling in the clinch from Ruchacz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruchacz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruchacz is trying to stall.
Ruchacz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baldemnic is keeping busy.
Ruchacz is trying to break free.
Baldemnic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baldemnic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruchacz stalls.
Baldemnic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ruchacz misses with a body punch.
Baldemnic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Baldemnic digs a right hand underneath Ruchacz's ribcage. Ruchacz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Baldemnic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Wytrwaly Ruchacz has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baldemnic as Ruchacz tries to tie him up.
Ruchacz misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baldemnic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruchacz looking to stall.
Baldemnic lands with a short shot to the head.
Baldemnic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruchacz can do to turn this around?
Ruchacz manages to break the clinch.
Baldemnic fails to land with a series of punches.
Baldemnic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruchacz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ruchacz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baldemnic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruchacz forces Baldemnic back against the cage and clinches.
A body shot lands from Baldemnic.
A short right from Baldemnic on the inside.
Baldemnic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baldemnic lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruchacz misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldemnic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruchacz backwards.
Ruchacz is trying to pull guard but Baldemnic has him pressed against the cage.
Ruchacz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Baldemnic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruchacz thumps Baldemnic with a low kick.
Baldemnic stuffs the takedown.
Baldemnic rushes Ruchacz and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baldemnic.
Baldemnic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baldemnic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruchacz tries a knee to the head but Baldemnic blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Baldemnic.
Ruchacz tries to work over Baldemnic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruchacz is trying to maintain a safe position but Baldemnic gets an underhook and turns Ruchacz into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baldemnic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruchacz jumps guard but Baldemnic stands there with Ruchacz around his waist. Ruchacz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Claus Baldemnic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wytrwaly Ruchacz.
Ruchacz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruchacz tries a body shot but Baldemnic blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baldemnic lands a right hand.
Baldemnic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ruchacz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruchacz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ruchacz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baldemnic scores with a hook to the body. Ruchacz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baldemnic misses with a low kick.
Baldemnic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baldemnic is looking for a counter combo.
Ruchacz is looking to clinch.
Baldemnic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ruchacz has managed to clinch.
Baldemnic breaks from the clinch.
Ruchacz forces Baldemnic back against the cage and clinches.
Baldemnic avoiding damage as Ruchacz throws knees to the body.
Baldemnic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruchacz backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claus Baldemnic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wytrwaly Ruchacz'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. This is the final round!
Ruchacz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baldemnic.
Baldemnic slows down the pace here.
Baldemnic lands a nice elbow.
Baldemnic gets through Ruchacz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baldemnic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruchaczs head.
Ruchacz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baldemnic avoids it.
Ruchacz is leaning against Baldemnic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baldemnic trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruchacz looking to slow down the pace here.
Baldemnic throws an elbow but it misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Ruchacz.
A short left from Ruchacz.
Baldemnic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Baldemnic finds it's target.
Ruchacz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ruchacz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ruchacz rushes Baldemnic and presses him up against the cage.
Baldemnic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruchacz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ruchacz manages to break the clinch.
Baldemnic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ruchacz on the side of the head.
Ruchacz gets a clinch.
Ruchacz is trying to stall.
Ruchacz tries to throw a body punch but Baldemnic avoids it by throwing Ruchacz back against the cage.
Baldemnic pushes Ruchacz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ruchacz looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Claus Baldemnic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldemnic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruchacz backwards.
Ruchacz looking to stall.
Ruchacz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Baldemnic.
Ruchacz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruchacz tries to pull guard but Baldemnic won't allow it.
Baldemnic lands a right hand.
Baldemnic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ruchacz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baldemnic scores with a hook to the body.
Baldemnic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ruchacz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldemnic stalling in the clinch but Ruchacz improves position.
Ruchacz has Baldemnic pushed against the cage.
Ruchacz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ruchacz manages to break the clinch.
Ruchacz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baldemnic moves away.
Ruchacz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baldemnic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Claus Baldemnic is winning the standup battle so far.
Baldemnic works Ruchacz's body with a nice hook.
Ruchacz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baldemnic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruchacz moves to clinch but Baldemnic breaks away
and Baldemnic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baldemnic pushes Ruchacz up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruchacz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruchacz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Baldemnic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruchacz trying to stall but Baldemnic improves his position.
Baldemnic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruchacz moves into the clinch.
Ruchacz looking to slow down the pace here.
Baldemnic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baldemnic connects with a looping right hand.
Wytrwaly Ruchacz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruchacz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Baldemnic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baldemnic.
Claus Baldemnic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wytrwaly Ruchacz.
Ruchacz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruchacz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruchacz missing with knees to the body.
Ruchacz misses with a body punch.
Baldemnic lands a right hand.
Baldemnic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baldemnic pushes Ruchacz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claus Baldemnic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baldemnic, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claus Baldemnic!
A very excited looking Claus Baldemnic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rambo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rambo Jackson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rambo Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kozlov.
A swing and a miss from Kozlov.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kozlov is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
It looks like Ivan Kozlov has been cut.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Kozlov manages to break the clinch.
Kozlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ivan Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Kozlov misses.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kozlov.
Kozlov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Kozlov is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Kozlov's head.
Kozlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kozlov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson darts in and clinches Kozlov up against the cage.
Kozlov lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kozlov is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Kozlov is trying to break free.
Kozlov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kozlov tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Kozlov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kozlov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kozlov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Kozlov lands with a right to the head.
Jackson gets through Kozlov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Kozlov blocks an uppercut.
Kozlov working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kozlov.
Kozlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kozlov backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kozlov can't break the clinch.
Kozlov tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Kozlov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jackson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kozlov can turn it around.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Kozlov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kozlov tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Kozlov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kozlov with a big uppercut! Kozlov tries to clinch up but Jackson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kozlov to the mat! Kozlov covers up and Jackson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rambo Jackson!
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