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RFC 21: Blackjack PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Castaneda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Wylde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derek Wylde has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Guillermo Castaneda's 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guillermo Castaneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derek Wylde!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castaneda misses with a hook to the body
and Wylde counters with a straight right hand.
Wylde checks a low kick from Castaneda.
Wylde is looking to slow Castaneda down with leg kicks.
Castaneda swings for the body but Wylde moves out of range.
Castaneda throws a lazy right hand but Wylde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wylde swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Castaneda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Castaneda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wylde throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wylde with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wylde moves out of range as Castaneda strikes.
Wylde lands with a good body shot.
Castaneda on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castaneda takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice shot lands for Wylde.
Wylde bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castaneda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wylde moves into range and clinches up with Castaneda.
Castaneda wants to stall.
Wylde lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wylde.
Wylde presses Castaneda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wylde scores with a shot to the side of Castaneda's head.
Castaneda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wylde working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wylde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castaneda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wylde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castaneda is rocked!
Wylde just leaning against Castaneda, taking a breather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wylde lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castaneda backwards.
Oh Castaneda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castaneda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wylde leaning his opponent against the cage.
Castaneda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda misses with a body punch.
Castaneda seems to have got his legs back now.
Castaneda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde lands a hook that snaps the head of Castaneda backwards.
Wylde lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wylde effectively controlling the action here.
Wylde lands a shoulder strike.
Wylde lands with a left to the head.
Castaneda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Wylde.
A shot in the inside from Wylde.
Wylde lands a nice shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Wylde.
Wylde lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castaneda backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Wylde.
Wylde lands with a left to the head.
Wylde digs a right hand into Castaneda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castaneda's gas tank.
Castaneda is breathing heavily.
Wylde lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wylde lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Castaneda to his knees! Wylde keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Wylde!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levi Mavers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sajjad Gharibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mavers comes to the cage accompanied by Rolling Limp Bizkit. Sajjad Gharibi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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328 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Levi Mavers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sajjad Gharibi!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gharibi lands a jab to Mavers's midsection.
Gharibi scores with a jab to the body.
Mavers is breathing heavily.
Gharibi scores with a jab. Mavers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Levi Mavers has been cut.
Gharibi cracks Mavers with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mavers looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gharibi finish him?
Mavers is rocked!
Gharibi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mavers is landing a low percentage of strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gharibi darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Mavers's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Gharibi before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sajjad Gharibi!
A very excited looking Sajjad Gharibi 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Atte Savitaipale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arshavir Nazaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savitaipale kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Roger Whittaker - Finnish Whistler. Atte Savitaipale has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Savitaipale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arshavir Nazaryan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Savitaipale with that takedown attempt.
Savitaipale throws a body punch but Nazaryan moves out of range.
Nazaryan staying out of range there.
Nazaryan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nazaryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Savitaipale lands a lovely overhand right.
Savitaipale misses with an uppercut.
Nazaryan wants to counter the offense by Savitaipale and move into the clinch position.
Nazaryan staying out of range there.
Savitaipale misses with a body shot.
Nazaryan clinches with his opponent.
Savitaipale is looking for a takedown.
Nazaryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Savitaipale controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan works on Savitaipale's body with a couple of short punches.
Nazaryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Savitaipale fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atte Savitaipale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazaryan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazaryan has hold of one of Savitaipale's legs. Savitaipale is fighting the takedown attempt but Nazaryan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nazaryan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Savitaipale is trying to keep Nazaryan in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Savitaipale manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nazaryan manages to get himself to full guard.
Savitaipale wants to control from the top but Nazaryan keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Savitaipale has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Savitaipale landing some decent shots from guard.
Savitaipale working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Savitaipale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nazaryan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Savitaipale throwing strikes from guard but Nazaryan blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazaryan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Savitaipale working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savitaipale accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savitaipale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nazaryan is keeping the position for now.
Savitaipale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Savitaipale with a flurry of punches that miss.
Savitaipale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Savitaipale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nazaryan wants to stand but Savitaipale is controlling the position.
Savitaipale trying to control but Nazaryan is working from the bottom.
Nazaryan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Savitaipale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan wants to stand and escape but Savitaipale is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Savitaipale takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Savitaipale looks to land a right hand but Nazaryan moved out of range.
Nazaryan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Savitaipale does it's job there.
Savitaipale misses the shot to the body.
Nazaryan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Savitaipale scores with a nice right hand.
Nazaryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nazaryan tries to clinch but Savitaipale is having none of it.
Savitaipale fails with a takedown attempt.
Nazaryan wants to clinch.
Savitaipale throws a hook but Nazaryan blocks it.
Savitaipale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nazaryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Savitaipale drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale looking to pass the guard.
Savitaipale lands a couple of digs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savitaipale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nazaryan wants to sweep but no luck.
Savitaipale working some strikes from top position.
Savitaipale content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nazaryan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nazaryan has control of Savitaipale's left arm, preventing Savitaipale from doing any damage.
Savitaipale postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Savitaipale 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.
Nazaryan has momentary wrist control but Savitaipale slips an elbow through the middle.
Nazaryan is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Savitaipale dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Savitaipale throws a looping overhand right but Nazaryan ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Savitaipale misses its intended target.
Savitaipale missing with a left hand there. Nazaryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Savitaipale misses with a looping left.
Savitaipale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nazaryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Savitaipale misses with a right hand
and Nazaryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Savitaipale throws a lazy right hand but Nazaryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nazaryan lands a nice hook to Savitaipale's body. Savitaipale takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nazaryan slips under a jab from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale throws out a loose jab but Nazaryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazaryan connects with the punch.
Nazaryan lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazaryan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Savitaipale misses with a left hand
and Nazaryan counters with a nice body shot.
Atte Savitaipale is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazaryan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Savitaipale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Nazaryan.
Still in the clinch, Nazaryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Savitaipale blocks a body shot from Nazaryan.
Savitaipale jumps guard but Nazaryan stands there with Savitaipale around his waist. Savitaipale gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nazaryan.
A body shot lands from Nazaryan.
Savitaipale has a couple of punches blocked by Nazaryan.
Savitaipale wants to take the fight to the mat but Nazaryan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nazaryan.
Savitaipale tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nazaryan just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atte Savitaipale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazaryan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Savitaipale trying to control but Nazaryan postures up.
Nazaryan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savitaipale is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Savitaipale does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Savitaipale is positioning himself well to prevent Nazaryan advancing to mount.
Nazaryan is controlling the pace.
Nazaryan trying to control the action but Savitaipale is working from the bottom.
Nazaryan lands with a punch from half guard.
Savitaipale actively working from the bottom here.
Savitaipale tries to get to full guard but Nazaryan has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nazaryan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Savitaipale is looking for a triangle but Nazaryan pushes his legs off easily.
Nazaryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nazaryan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Savitaipale working for a triangle but Nazaryan defends it easily.
Nazaryan working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nazaryan trying to control but Savitaipale is working from the bottom.
Nazaryan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Savitaipale has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nazaryan has managed to get both his arms back between Savitaipale's legs - danger averted.
Nazaryan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Savitaipale working for a triangle but Nazaryan defends it easily.
Savitaipale looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nazaryan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nazaryan controlling the action here.
Savitaipale is looking for a sweep. Nazaryan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nazaryan drops an elbow to the side of Savitaipale's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arshavir Nazaryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A slow jab from Savitaipale misses its intended target.
Nazaryan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale throws a hook but Nazaryan blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Nazaryan misses.
Savitaipale tries to clinch up but Nazaryan circles away and keeps his distance.
Nazaryan doesn't manage to clinch there - Savitaipale circles away.
Nazaryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savitaipale throws out the jab.
Nazaryan slips under a jab.
Nazaryan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Savitaipale defends it well.
Nazaryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savitaipale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nazaryan.
Savitaipale throws out a loose jab but Nazaryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savitaipale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Nazaryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savitaipale tries to pull guard but Nazaryan won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nazaryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nazaryan.
Savitaipale jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nazaryan walks away with a smile on his face. Savitaipale gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Savitaipale misses with a straight right.
Nazaryan tries to clinch but Savitaipale is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arshavir Nazaryan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nazaryan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Nazaryan on the inside.
Nazaryan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Savitaipale is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atte Savitaipale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Nazaryan.
Savitaipale drags the fight down to the ground.
Savitaipale is trying to keep Nazaryan in close.
Nazaryan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nazaryan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nazaryan wants to control from the top but Savitaipale keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Savitaipale works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Savitaipale is trying to control the position but Nazaryan postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nazaryan cracks Savitaipale with a solid left hand.
Savitaipale keeping moving, preventing Nazaryan from controlling successfully.
Nazaryan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Savitaipale working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nazaryan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Savitaipale is tightening it up a little... Nazaryan has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Nazaryan reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Nazaryan taps out! Nice BJJ there by Savitaipale!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Atte Savitaipale!
Atte Savitaipale gave a mention to PED Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Arshavir Nazaryan was interviewed post fight and said 'I made mistakes. I'll see him again.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rasi Vrasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Wulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Wulver told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rasi Vrasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Wulver!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wulver defending well as Vrasi loads up on a big left hand.
Vrasi misses with a body kick.
Vrasi misses the jab.
Vrasi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vrasi lands a jab.
Vrasi clinches up with Wulver and pushes him back against the cage.
Vrasi trying to land knees to the body.
Vrasi working Wulver over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrasi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vrasi scores a nice knee to the body.
Vrasi struggles to land a body shot inside as Wulver controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrasi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wulver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vrasi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vrasi scores a nice knee to the body.
Vrasi missing with knees to the body.
Vrasi tries a body shot but Wulver blocks it.
Wulver can't get the takedown.
Vrasi landing knees to the body.
Vrasi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wulver in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vrasi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wulver's defenses.
It looks like William Wulver has been cut.
Wulver prevents a body shot from Vrasi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulver takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vrasi tries to work over Wulver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vrasi lands an elbow just above Wulver 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Vrasi.
Vrasi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rasi Vrasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wulver.
Wulver blocks a body shot from Vrasi.
Vrasi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wulver takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vrasi is pressed up against the cage. Wulver has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vrasi down to the mat. Vrasi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vrasi is looking to score with low kicks.
Wulver now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrasi throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Wulver was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vrasi misses the shot to the body.
Wulver now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vrasi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vrasi lands with a nice body punch.
Vrasi tries to clinch there but Wulver circles away.
Wulver looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vrasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wulver is looking for the big counter here.
Vrasi misses with a shot to the body
and Wulver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rasi Vrasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vrasi tried to score with a low kick but Wulver checks it.
Vrasi throws a push kick but Wulver slaps the foot to one side.
Wulver is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrasi misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Wulver to counter with a crisp jab.
Vrasi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wulver throws out the jab.
Wulver slips a jab from Vrasi.
Wulver drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vrasi defends it well.
Vrasi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wulver's calf.
Vrasi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wulver's calf.
Wulver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vrasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Wulver.
Vrasi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wulver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wulver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vrasi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vrasi throws a leg kick which misses Wulver's front leg but catches the back leg as Wulver tries to avoid it.
Vrasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Wulver throws out a counter right but Vrasi avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rasi Vrasi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Wulver's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A head kick by Vrasi misses
letting Wulver counter with a right hand.
A combination from Wulver does no damage.
Wulver blocks the body kick.
Wulver swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vrasi rushes Wulver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wulver has Vrasi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vrasi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wulver managing to block the knees to the body from Vrasi.
Vrasi throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wulver is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vrasi to keep the fight standing.
Wulver drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vrasi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rasi Vrasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wulver.
Wulver avoids a wild elbow strike from Vrasi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulver jumps guard but Vrasi stands there with Wulver around his waist. Wulver gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wulver drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vrasi lands an elbow that stopped Wulver in his tracks for a moment.
Wulver has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vrasi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Vrasi.
Vrasi tries to land a knee to the head but Wulver blocks with his arms.
Wulver takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up William Wulver's cut even more.
Rasi Vrasi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrasi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wulver takes a knee right on the jaw!
The cut above William Wulver's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wulver is breathing heavily.
Vrasi is pressed up against the cage. Wulver has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vrasi down to the mat. Vrasi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vrasi clinches up with Wulver and pushes him back against the cage.
Wulver is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vrasi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wulver tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vrasi lands an elbow inside that Wulver shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vrasi lands a nice knee to the body.
Vrasi crunches a lovely knee into Wulver's ribcage.
Vrasi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrasi lands a nice knee to the body.
Vrasi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
William Wulver's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Vrasi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vrasi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at William Wulver's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rasi Vrasi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daiki Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Miguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daiki Yamaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Miguel!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miguel throws a head kick but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Yamaguchi.
Miguel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Juan Miguel has been cut.
Miguel is looking to clinch.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miguel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Miguel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miguel misses with a combination
and Yamaguchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miguel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yamaguchi scores with a punch to the head.
Miguel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yamaguchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick nicely.
Miguel throws a head kick that misses
letting Yamaguchi counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamaguchi lands with a good body shot.
Yamaguchi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Miguel looks winded!
Yamaguchi blocks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Miguel seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Yamaguchi shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Miguel is backing up but Yamaguchi catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Miguel covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Yamaguchi Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daiki Yamaguchi!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Daiki Yamaguchi waved his t-shirt featuring Voodoo Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Juan Miguel stepped up to the mic, saying 'i never stop and im goin to do it again maybe its not my night tonight but im sure im going to the gym 24/7 to get better,.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alvey Kulina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanzo Hasashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulina kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2 Pac - California Love. Hanzo Hasashi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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169 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alvey Kulina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hanzo Hasashi!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasashi throws a lazy right hand but Kulina sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hasashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hasashi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kulina.
It looked like Kulina wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kulina's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hasashi under the eye.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hasashi 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.
Kulina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hasashi.
Hasashi throws a body punch but Kulina moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kulina on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kulina paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hasashi misses with a takedown attempt - Kulina sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasashi misses with a lunging right hand
and Kulina makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kulina lands with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Kulina's head coaches at Hybrid Fighting Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hasashi throws a jab when Kulina was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasashi misses with a hook.
Hasashi gets a clinch.
Kulina manages to break the clinch.
Kulina keeps the fight on the outside.
Hasashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kulina manages to avoid it.
Hasashi misses with a takedown
and Kulina counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hasashi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hasashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulina swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hasashi shoots for a double leg takedown but Kulina sprawls well. He's pushed Hasashi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alvey Kulina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanzo Hasashi.
Hasashi slips a jab from Kulina.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hasashi has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Hasashi.
Hasashi can't get the takedown.
Kulina misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hasashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hasashi is struggling to control the position.
Kulina misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulina's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Hasashi.
Hasashi misses with a jab to the body
enabling Kulina to counter with a crisp jab.
Hasashi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hasashi blocks an elbow strike from Kulina.
Hasashi has picked Kulina up - he's going for a ride! Hasashi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hasashi pulls his head out easily.
Kulina looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kulina is in trouble now - Hasashi has advanced to mount!
Kulina is looking to improve his position but Hasashi isn't that keen on the idea.
Hasashi dominating with strikes here.
Kulina is looking to improve his position but Hasashi isn't that keen on the idea.
Hasashi trying to control but Kulina is having none of it.
Hasashi controlling his opponent.
Kulina tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina is trying to stand.
Kulina is bucking up trying to escape but Hasashi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kulina wants to get back to his feet.
Hasashi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hasashi has control of Kulina's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kulina regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hasashi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kulina has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hasashi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hasashi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kulina is looking to escape.
Hasashi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hasashi prevents Kulina from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hanzo Hasashi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kulina misses with an uppercut.
Hasashi throws a nice looking combination but Kulina bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Hasashi misses.
Hasashi misses the shot to the body.
Kulina is looking to counter punch.
Alvey Kulina is winning the standup battle so far.
Kulina connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hasashi. Hasashi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kulina throws a big shot that misses.
Kulina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kulina has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kulina there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kulina moves away.
Hasashi with a poor takedown
enabling Kulina to counter with a crisp jab.
Kulina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina lands a jab.
Hasashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kulina throws out the jab.
Kulina is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kulina steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hasashi.
Kulina swinging wildly here.
Hasashi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kulina defends it well.
Hasashi misses with a shot to the body
letting Kulina counter with a right hand.
Hasashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hasashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kulina manages to avoid it.
Hasashi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice takedown defense from Kulina. No joy for Hasashi on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasashi misses with a right hand
and Kulina counters with a stiff right hand.
Hasashi swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Kulina to counter with a crisp jab.
Kulina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hasashi.
A jab from Kulina finds it's way through Hasashi's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hasashi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hasashi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hasashi works the jab nicely.
Hasashi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hasashi lands a glancing blow to the side of Kulina's head.
Kulina is rocked!
Hasashi scores with a body shot.
Oh Kulina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hasashi knocks out Kulina with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Hasashi before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Hasashi picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hanzo Hasashi!
As Hanzo Hasashi got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I can confirm that I have this shit figured out; Bravo and Cadwallader are going down! Can't wait to get my belt! '.
The defeated Alvey Kulina had this to say: 'I just wanna tell my fan sorry for losing to this chump tonite but his bitch just gave me the best blow job "EVER" backstage. I had no energy she suck it all out of me. I just didn't have enough to stop his takedowns tonite SORRY GUYS!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Nerlinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Karl Nerlinger has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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201 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Nerlinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Karl Nerlinger has been cut.
Andrews moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nerlinger connects with a solid leg kick.
Nerlinger takes one to the side of the head.
Nerlinger scores with a takedown into Andrews's guard.
Nerlinger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Andrews 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.
Nerlinger throws an elbow that misses. Andrews uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nerlinger's guard. Nice move by Andrews!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nerlinger is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nerlinger is working Andrews over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Andrews pulls Nerlinger in to control the position.
Nerlinger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nerlinger throwing strikes from guard but Andrews blocks nicely.
Nerlinger throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nerlinger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nerlinger preventing the sweep.
Nerlinger trying to move into half guard but instead Andrews has managed to sweep!
Andrews stopping the sweep attempt from Nerlinger.
Andrews really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nerlinger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nerlinger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Andrews defends it easily.
Nerlinger 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.
Nerlinger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Andrews trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nerlinger is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Andrews rolls with it to try and escape but Nerlinger cranks on the arm and Andrews is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Karl Nerlinger!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Rooster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rooster kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For whom the bell tolls. Reem has chosen BAMF! - Bring back the pit as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
275 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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27
294 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Rooster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Reem!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reem takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rooster misses with a two punch combination.
Reem tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rooster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reem tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rooster counters with a left and a right that stings Reem.
Rooster seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Reem takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reem tries to clinch but Rooster is having none of it.
Reem takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Ali Reem has been cut.
Rooster scores with the left hand. Reem knows he should have avoided that one.
Reem is rocked!
Rooster lands a body shot.
Reem is still on wobbly legs! Can Rooster finish him?
Rooster shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Reem takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Rooster sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Reem bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barry Rooster!
After the big win, Barry Rooster made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sydney Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samwell Tarly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olafur Finnbogason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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151 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samwell Tarly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olafur Finnbogason!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnbogason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tarly slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Tarly misses the target.
Finnbogason will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Finnbogason pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tarly back to the cage. Finnbogason follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Finnbogason fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finnbogason tries to keep at a distance but Tarly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Finnbogason takes a shot to the head.
Finnbogason throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tarly blocks it with crossed arms.
Tarly throws a head punch that misses.
Tarly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finnbogason backwards.
Tarly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finnbogason takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finnbogason wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tarly has him pressed against the cage.
Tarly misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarly misses with a punch to the body.
Tarly has a couple of punches blocked by Finnbogason.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarly misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Tarly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tarly keeps control of Finnbogason as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Finnbogason's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tarly.
Finnbogason takes a shot to the head.
Finnbogason using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tarly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tarly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tarly throws a head punch that misses.
Finnbogason wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tarly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Finnbogason tries to break free but Tarly pushes him back against the cage.
Tarly lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tarly.
Tarly working aggressively here.
Finnbogason blocks an uppercut.
Tarly working aggressively here.
Tarly tries to throw a body punch but Finnbogason avoids it by throwing Tarly back against the cage.
Finnbogason wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tarly misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnbogason wants to break the clinch but can't.
Finnbogason manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarly. Finnbogason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finnbogason looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finnbogason throws a right hand that misses
and Tarly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finnbogason throws a looping overhand right but Tarly ducks down to avoid it.
Finnbogason waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tarly.
A quick step to the side and Tarly tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tarly doesn't manage to clinch there - Finnbogason circles away.
Finnbogason misses with a looping right.
Finnbogason throws a hook but Tarly blocks it.
Tarly swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Finnbogason throws a series of punches but Tarly avoids them all with ease.
Finnbogason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finnbogason throws out a loose jab but Tarly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarly moves in looking to clinch but Finnbogason pushes him off.
Finnbogason takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finnbogason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finnbogason misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Tarly misses the target.
Tarly lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnbogason throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tarly has managed to clinch.
Tarly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tarly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarly lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tarly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Finnbogason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarly tries a body shot but Finnbogason blocks it.
Finnbogason stalling in the clinch but Tarly improves position.
A shot in the inside from Tarly.
Tarly lands a right hand.
Tarly blocks a body shot from Finnbogason.
Finnbogason pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tarly drops his hands momentarily and Finnbogason takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Finnbogason throws a hook but Tarly avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Finnbogason on the side of the head.
Tarly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnbogason is trying to break the clinch but Tarly is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finnbogason.
Finnbogason wants to break free but Tarly has control.
Finnbogason looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tarly throws a head punch that misses.
Finnbogason prevents a body shot from Tarly.
Finnbogason breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finnbogason misses with a hook to the body
and Tarly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finnbogason throws an off balance right hand
and Tarly counters with a straight right hand.
Finnbogason misses with a few strikes there.
Tarly lands a jab to the nose.
Finnbogason misses with a body shot.
Finnbogason misses with a right hand
and Tarly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finnbogason misses with a body shot
and Tarly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finnbogason paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Finnbogason lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tarly at a distance.
Tarly digs a good hook to Finnbogason's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samwell Tarly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finnbogason tries to keep at a distance but Tarly has taken the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Tarly.
Tarly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Finnbogason fails to land.
A short right from Tarly on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Finnbogason is looking to break free of the clinch but Tarly has double underhooks.
Tarly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finnbogason with a knee to the head.
Tarly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finnbogason backwards.
Finnbogason is rocked!
Tarly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finnbogason backwards.
Finnbogason is still on wobbly legs! Can Tarly finish him?
Tarly has a couple of punches blocked by Finnbogason.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tarly.
A short right from Tarly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Finnbogason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finnbogason misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tarly.
Finnbogason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tarly.
Still in the clinch, Tarly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tarly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tarly keeps control of Finnbogason as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tarly lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Tarly.
Tarly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finnbogason can do to turn this around?
Finnbogason is breathing heavily.
Tarly tries to work over Finnbogason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarly misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Tarly.
A right hand to the body from Tarly.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tarly.
Tarly digs a right hand into Finnbogason's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Finnbogason's gas tank.
Tarly digs a right hand underneath Finnbogason's ribcage. Finnbogason let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tarly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Finnbogason seems to have recovered his senses.
Tarly cracks Finnbogason with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Tarly.
A short right from Tarly.
Tarly lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Tarly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarly gets through Finnbogason's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarly lands a big right hand that drops Finnbogason! The killer instinct kicks in and Tarly finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Tarly!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samwell Tarly!
Olafur Finnbogason spoke after the fight, saying 'Whatever '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Whatacunt Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akuma Kamealoha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamealoha has chosen Somewhere over the rainbow as his entrance music. Akuma Kamealoha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Whatacunt Bones's chin.
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300 lbs
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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
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Whatacunt Bones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akuma Kamealoha!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones lands a nice shot that snaps Kamealoha's head back.
Kamealoha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bones looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamealoha is just out of range.
Kamealoha looks to land a left hand but Bones moved out of range nicely.
Kamealoha throws a looping overhand right but Bones ducks down to avoid it.
Kamealoha slips under a jab.
Bones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kamealoha.
Kamealoha gets tackled into the cage by Bones. Bones maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamealoha tries a body shot but Bones blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamealoha.
Bones working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamealoha blocks a body shot from Bones.
Bones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Bones.
Kamealoha is working Bones over against the cage.
Kamealoha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kamealoha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bones misses with some punches.
Bones has a couple of punches blocked by Kamealoha.
Kamealoha has a couple of punches blocked by Bones.
Kamealoha blocks a body shot from Bones.
Kamealoha working aggressively here.
Kamealoha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamealoha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bones lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Bones on the inside.
Bones tries to throw a body punch but Kamealoha avoids it by throwing Bones back against the cage.
Kamealoha swings wildly with an uppercut but Bones uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamealoha throws a punch but it's blocked by Bones.
Kamealoha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamealoha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bones working aggressively here.
Bones tries to work over Kamealoha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kamealoha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bones blocking some punches.
Bones blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Kamealoha.
Bones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kamealoha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bones finds it's way round the side to connect with Kamealoha's head.
Bones misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Bones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamealoha sends Bones crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kamealoha is motioning to the referee to let Bones up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bones is rocked!
Kamealoha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Bones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bones ducks under a wild hook from Kamealoha.
Bones seems to have got his legs back now.
Kamealoha misses with a double jab
and Bones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kamealoha throws a big shot that misses.
Kamealoha avoids the body shot from Bones.
Kamealoha ducks under a wild hook from Bones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bones misses the shot to the body.
Kamealoha avoids the body shot from Bones.
Bones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kamealoha is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bones with a body shot.
Bones just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamealoha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bones blocks a jab.
It looks like Bones has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamealoha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bones clinches.
Bones misses with a punch on the inside.
Bones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamealoha prevents a body shot from Bones.
A left hand lands to the body for Bones.
Bones lands a body shot.
Kamealoha looks winded!
Bones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bones lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bones.
A right handed body shot lands from Bones.
Bones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bones lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whatacunt Bones 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.
Bones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whatacunt Bones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bones lands a jab to the head.
Kamealoha has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bones instigates a clinch.
Bones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kamealoha can do to turn this around?
Kamealoha struggles to land a body shot inside as Bones controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Bones.
Bones throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamealoha.
A head punch on the inside from Bones fails to land.
Bones blocking some punches.
Kamealoha blocking some punches.
Bones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bones misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bones digs a right hand into Kamealoha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kamealoha's gas tank.
Kamealoha is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamealoha.
Bones has a couple of punches blocked by Kamealoha.
Kamealoha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamealoha throws a head punch that misses.
Kamealoha swings wildly with an uppercut but Bones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamealoha lands with a light punch inside.
Kamealoha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Kamealoha.
Kamealoha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Bones.
Bones lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bones.
Bones lands a left hand.
Bones digs a right hand into Kamealoha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kamealoha's gas tank.
Bones lands a right hand.
Bones tries to work over Kamealoha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bones is leaning against Kamealoha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bones scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Bones.
Kamealoha blocking some punches.
Bones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Bones.
Bones working aggressively here.
Kamealoha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whatacunt Bones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bones.
Bones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bones - that landed with a thud.
Bones tries to work over Kamealoha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Bones.
Bones throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamealoha.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bones.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kamealoha's elbow.
Bones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kamealoha is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Bones.
Kamealoha is still on wobbly legs! Can Bones finish him?
Bones lands with a left to the head.
Bones lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kamealoha to his knees! Bones keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Whatacunt Bones!
Whatacunt Bones retains his super heavyweight title!
Whatacunt Bones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Akuma Kamealoha stepped up to the mic, saying 'Someday I'll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney top
That's where you'll find me'.
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