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MMMA 45 Boudain vs Jihad PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Sutherland (ranked 18391 p4p, 782 weight class) and Sam Malone (ranked 5354 p4p, 551 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Sutherland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Malone!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutherland misses with a body shot
and Malone counters with a straight right hand.
Malone looks to land a left hand but Sutherland moved out of range nicely.
Malone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malone connects with a nice looking jab.
Malone throws an overhand right that lands on Sutherland's shoulder, as Sutherland tries to avoid the shot.
Malone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Malone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sutherland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malone thuds his right hand into Sutherland's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Malone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sutherland.
Sutherland fails to land with a series of punches.
Dean Sutherland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Sutherland misses.
Malone drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sutherland defends it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sutherland digs a good body shot into Malone's ribs.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Malone 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.
Malone needs to keep his hands up - Sutherland had a free shot at his head there.
Sutherland slips a jab and a cross from Malone.
Sutherland misses with a wild body shot.
Sutherland lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland walks into a left hand.
Malone slips a jab and a cross from Sutherland.
Sutherland slips a straight right by Malone.
Good shot there by Malone.
Malone lands a jab to the nose.
Malone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sutherland. Sutherland obviously looking to wear him down.
Malone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sutherland lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sutherland.
A swing and a miss from Malone.
Malone cracks Sutherland with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone defending well as Sutherland loads up on a big left hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Sutherland scores with a four punch combination!
A jab from Sutherland misses.
Malone scores with a decent looking hook.
Sutherland is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Malone like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Malone from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Sutherland!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Oliveira (ranked 7627 p4p, 244 weight class) and Saucy Valentine (ranked 7656 p4p, 247 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
55 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ernesto Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saucy Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valentine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Ernesto Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saucy Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine lands with a right hand.
Oliveira 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.
Oliveira throws a push kick but Valentine slaps the foot to one side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Valentine.
Valentine scores with a leg kick.
Oliveira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valentine throws out a powerful jab.
Valentine throws a hook but Oliveira 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!
Oliveira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valentine connects with a leg kick. Oliveira looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine loads up on a big right hand but Oliveira slips the punch.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Oliveira.
Valentine unleashes a big counter combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Valentine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valentine connects with a looping right hand.
Valentine cracks Oliveira with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Valentine has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Oliveira to stand back up!
Oliveira is rocked!
Ernesto Oliveira's cut is getting worse.
Valentine drops Oliveira with a naaaaasty hook - Oliveira is in real trouble here! Valentine dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saucy Valentine!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pavlo Bilous (ranked 3118 p4p, 291 weight class) and Timothy Robinson (ranked 3259 p4p, 303 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pavlo Bilous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Timothy Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robinson with the counter takedown but Bilous avoids it easily.
Bilous lands a nice shot to the body.
Bilous pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Robinson blocks the leg kick.
Robinson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bilous connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bilous.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bilous tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson feints the counter takedown.
Bilous fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Robinson is out of range.
Robinson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson blocks a leg kick.
Robinson tries a quick counter leg kick but Bilous is wise to it.
Bilous chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bilous.
Robinson blocks a low kick nicely.
Bilous looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bilous misses with a wild body shot.
Bilous checks a leg kick.
Robinson slips a straight right by Bilous.
Robinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bilous uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Robinson has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson throws a low kick but Bilous moves out of range easily.
Bilous is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bilous swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab by Bilous.
Robinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bilous.
Bilous throws a body shot but no joy.
Robinson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson misses with a leg kick
and Bilous makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson blocks a jab.
Robinson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pavlo Bilous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bilous throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick from Bilous lands but Robinson takes it in his stride.
Pavlo Bilous is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bilous throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bilous ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Bilous loads up on a big right hand but Robinson slips the punch.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Bilous.
Robinson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Robinson tries to land a front kick but Bilous steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bilous appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilous swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bilous scores with a leg kick.
Bilous throws a poor cross that misses
and Robinson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bilous's guard.
Robinson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bilous works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bilous working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Robinson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Robinson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Robinson scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bilous looking for a guillotine here but Robinson defends easily.
Robinson landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavlo Bilous dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Robinson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bilous scores with a crisp jab that stopped Robinson in his tracks.
Bilous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bilous looks for the body kick but Robinson saw that one coming.
Bilous takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilous swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robinson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Robinson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bilous throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Robinson with the counter takedown but Bilous avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bilous throws out the jab.
Bilous pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Bilous.
Robinson scores with a jab. Bilous acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Robinson cracks Bilous with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bilous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robinson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bilous misses with a low kick.
Robinson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bilous misses.
And Robinson tries to counter it with a takedown but Bilous pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bilous goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bilous misses with a straight left.
Bilous fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson thuds a left hand into Bilous's body.
Bilous misses with an uppercut. Robinson saw that one coming.
Robinson blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Bilous blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Bilous misses the target.
Bilous is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilous misses with an uppercut.
Robinson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Robinson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Robinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bilous finds it's way round the side to connect with Robinson's head.
A left lands for Bilous.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bilous. That's going to slow Robinson down.
Bilous throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
Nice shot by Bilous.
Bilous scores with a head kick. Robinson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robinson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Robinson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bilous clinches up against the cage.
Bilous is trying to pull guard but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
Bilous is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Robinson to keep the fight standing.
Bilous softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bilous prevents a body shot from Robinson.
Bilous is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Robinson is keeping busy.
Good body shot from Robinson.
Bilous misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bilous jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Robinson walks away with a smile on his face. Bilous gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavlo Bilous dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Robinson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bilous is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?
Bilous paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Robinson.
Bilous misses with a straight right.
Bilous throws a big shot that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bilous.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilous missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robinson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bilous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bilous tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
And Robinson tries to counter it with a takedown but Bilous pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Robinson is predictable there
and Bilous counters with a nice double leg into side control. Robinson won't be happy with that.
Bilous tries to advance to mount but Robinson denies him.
Robinson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bilous working away.
Robinson tries to buck Bilous off but Bilous is having none of it.
Robinson manages to get back to half guard.
Robinson is pressing down on Bilous's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bilous stopping the sweep attempt from Robinson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Robinson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Robinson is pulling down on Bilous's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilous throwing strikes from guard but Robinson blocks nicely.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Timothy Robinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bilous throws a big right hand that misses.
Bilous postures up.
Bilous distracts Robinson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Robinson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bilous preventing the sweep.
Robinson pulls Bilous in close to prevent any damage.
Bilous landing with the ground and pound.
Bilous working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilous working some strikes from top position.
Bilous with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robinson has momentary wrist control but Bilous slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bilous preventing the sweep.
Robinson seems keen to control Bilous's posture.
Robinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bilous doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Robinson is tightening it up a little... Bilous has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bilous reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bilous taps out! Nice BJJ there by Robinson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Timothy Robinson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Timothy Robinson thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Pavlo Bilous stepped up to the mic, saying 'Should have stayed away from that rave last night ugh I had a great time and got laid so atleast I have that '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 2982 p4p, 401 weight class) and Aristotle Nicomachus (ranked 2748 p4p, 377 weight class). Pitakaka's entrance music is my dick. A fine choice. Nicomachus has chosen Drake - Trophies as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aristotle Nicomachus!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicomachus wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nicomachus closes the distance and clinches.
Pitakaka tries to break free but Nicomachus pushes him back against the cage.
Nicomachus swings wildly with an uppercut but Pitakaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitakaka manages to break the clinch.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nicomachus! But no joy.
Nicomachus moves in looking to clinch but Pitakaka pushes him off.
Nicomachus drives through and clinches with Pitakaka against the cage.
Nicomachus misses with a punch on the inside.
Nicomachus misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitakaka is trying to push Nicomachus away but Nicomachus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pitakaka wants to break free but Nicomachus has control.
Nicomachus lands a nice uppercut.
Nicomachus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pitakaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicomachus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitakaka blocks an uppercut.
Nicomachus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nicomachus has a couple of punches blocked by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka has had enough of the clinch but Nicomachus keeps him there for the moment.
Pitakaka has had enough of the clinch but Nicomachus keeps him there for the moment.
Nicomachus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nicomachus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pitakakas head.
Nicomachus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nicomachus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nicomachus swings wildly with an uppercut but Pitakaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicomachus misses with the head strike.
Nicomachus throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nicomachus as Pitakaka tries to tie him up.
Nicomachus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pitakaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka blocks an uppercut.
Pitakaka breaks from the clinch.
Crunch! Pitakaka slams his shin into Nicomachus's torso.
Pitakaka connects with a leg kick. Nicomachus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nicomachus pushes Pitakaka up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicomachus has Pitakaka pressed against the cage, preventing Pitakaka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nicomachus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pitakaka working hard to break the clinch.
Nicomachus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pitakaka stalls.
Nicomachus has a couple of punches blocked by Pitakaka.
Nicomachus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pitakaka looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pitakaka blocking some punches.
Nicomachus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nicomachus misses with some punches.
Pitakaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pitakaka thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nicomachus moves into the clinch.
Pitakaka tries to circle away but Nicomachus has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nicomachus fails to land.
Pitakaka has had enough of the clinch but Nicomachus keeps him there for the moment.
Pitakaka blocks an uppercut.
Pitakaka working hard to break the clinch.
Nicomachus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nicomachus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pitakaka blocks an uppercut.
Nicomachus lands a left hand.
Nicomachus has a couple of punches blocked by Pitakaka.
Nicomachus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pitakaka blocking some punches.
Nicomachus misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Nicomachus fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Nicomachus fails to land.
Nicomachus throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitakaka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitakaka.
Nicomachus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pitakaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nicomachus darts in and clinches Pitakaka up against the cage.
Pitakaka is trying to push Nicomachus away but Nicomachus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nicomachus throws a head punch that misses.
Nicomachus misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicomachus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nicomachus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pitakaka's efforts to push away.
Nicomachus throws a head punch that misses.
Nicomachus working aggressively here.
Pitakaka working hard to break the clinch.
Nicomachus swings wildly with an uppercut but Pitakaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicomachus swings wildly with an uppercut but Pitakaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicomachus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aristotle Nicomachus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nicomachus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aristotle Nicomachus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Nicomachus moves out of range easily.
Nicomachus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that half lands.
Pitakaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nicomachus.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nicomachus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nicomachus tries to clinch up.
Nicomachus tries to clinch but Pitakaka moves out of range.
Nicomachus moves into the clinch successfully.
Pitakaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Nicomachus won't allow it.
Pitakaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nicomachus tries to clinch up.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nicomachus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicomachus checks a leg kick.
Nicomachus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nicomachus rushes Pitakaka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nicomachus lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicomachus working aggressively here.
Nicomachus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pitakaka working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicomachus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pitakaka's efforts to push away.
Nicomachus throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitakaka.
Nicomachus keeps control of Pitakaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pitakaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitakaka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nicomachus has him pressed against the cage.
Pitakaka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pitakaka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pitakaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitakaka slowing the pace effectively.
Nicomachus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pitakaka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nicomachus throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nicomachus has him pressed against the cage.
Pitakaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nicomachus blocks a leg kick.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nicomachus fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicomachus wants to clinch.
Pitakaka tries to land a front kick but Nicomachus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pitakaka tries to keep at a distance but Nicomachus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pitakaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pitakaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nicomachus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nicomachus moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nicomachus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pitakaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nicomachus darts in and clinches Pitakaka up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka blocking some punches.
Nicomachus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitakaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitakaka throws a leg kick which misses Nicomachus's front leg but catches the back leg as Nicomachus tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicomachus tries to close the distance and clinch but Pitakaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pitakaka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from Nicomachus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nicomachus clinches up against the cage.
Nicomachus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nicomachus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aristotle Nicomachus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pitakaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Pitakaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nicomachus is looking to clinch but Pitakaka is avoiding it.
Nicomachus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pitakaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nicomachus closes the distance and clinches.
Nicomachus misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitakaka.
Nicomachus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pitakaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nicomachus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pitakaka tries to break free but Nicomachus pushes him back against the cage.
Pitakaka blocks an uppercut.
Pitakaka blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicomachus.
Pitakaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Nicomachus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pitakaka tries to circle away but Nicomachus has him pinned against the cage.
Pitakaka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pitakaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pitakaka blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicomachus.
Pitakaka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pitakaka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pitakaka blocking some punches.
Pitakaka tries to break the clinch but Nicomachus is controlling the position.
Pitakaka blocks an uppercut.
Nicomachus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pitakaka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nicomachus throws a head punch that misses.
Nicomachus misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aristotle Nicomachus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pitakaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pitakaka throws a big counter combination but Nicomachus scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nicomachus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pitakaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nicomachus tries to clinch there but Pitakaka circles away.
Nicomachus tries to clinch up but Pitakaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Nicomachus gets a clinch.
Pitakaka blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicomachus.
Pitakaka tries to circle away but Nicomachus has him pinned against the cage.
Pitakaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pitakaka misses with a low kick as Nicomachus jumps back.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elijah Pitakaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Nicomachus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nicomachus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nicomachus clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitakaka breaks the clinch.
Nicomachus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nicomachus forces Pitakaka back against the cage and clinches.
Nicomachus has a couple of punches blocked by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Nicomachus won't allow it.
Pitakaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitakaka.
Nicomachus misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitakaka blocking some punches.
Pitakaka blocks an uppercut.
Nicomachus working aggressively here.
Nicomachus throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitakaka.
A head punch on the inside from Nicomachus fails to land.
Nicomachus working aggressively here.
Pitakaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitakaka breaks from the clinch.
Nicomachus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pitakaka lands a head kick!
Pitakaka tries to keep at a distance but Nicomachus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pitakaka blocks an uppercut.
Nicomachus scores with a shoulder strike.
Nicomachus working aggressively here.
Aristotle Nicomachus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pitakaka is trying to break the clinch but Nicomachus is controlling him.
Pitakaka has had enough of the clinch but Nicomachus keeps him there for the moment.
Pitakaka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pitakaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nicomachus wants to clinch.
Pitakaka misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Nicomachus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nicomachus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitakaka keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicomachus fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Pitakaka counters with a quick kick to the body but Nicomachus blocks it.
Nicomachus clinches with his opponent.
Nicomachus prevents Pitakaka from breaking the clinch.
Nicomachus misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitakaka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pitakaka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pitakaka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nicomachus has him pressed against the cage.
Pitakaka can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicomachus.
Nicomachus has Pitakaka pressed against the cage, preventing Pitakaka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pitakaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nicomachus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pitakaka tried to counter with a leg kick but Nicomachus avoided it.
Pitakaka misses with a body shot.
Pitakaka is looking to slow Nicomachus down with leg kicks.
Nicomachus tries to clinch but Pitakaka is having none of it.
Pitakaka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pitakaka throws a leg kick but Nicomachus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nicomachus instigates a clinch.
Pitakaka breaks from the clinch.
Nicomachus is looking to clinch.
Nicomachus tries to clinch but Pitakaka is having none of it.
Pitakaka throws a leg kick which misses Nicomachus's front leg but catches the back leg as Nicomachus tries to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nicomachus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elijah Pitakaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicomachus tries to clinch but Pitakaka is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Elijah Pitakaka.
I think Nicomachus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aristotle Nicomachus!
An out of breath Aristotle Nicomachus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Patton (ranked 2948 p4p, 101 weight class) and Harold Hari (ranked 2883 p4p, 96 weight class). Patton comes to the cage accompanied by Keep your hands to yourself- Georgia Satellites. Hari has chosen King Drum as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harold Hari!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton closes the distance and pushes Hari back into the cage.
Hari lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like George Patton has been cut.
Hari lands an uppercut.
Patton has Hari pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hari manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Patton can't get the takedown.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
Patton lands with a left to the head.
Patton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hari pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Patton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hari, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Patton blocks an uppercut.
Hari misses with a knee to the head.
Hari avoiding damage as Patton throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari swings wildly with an uppercut but Patton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hari regains guard immediately.
Patton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Patton stays in close to Hari's body and controls the position.
Patton lands a couple of digs.
Hari thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patton controlling from the top position.
Hari trying to strike off his back.
Patton 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.
Hari trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hari throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Patton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Patton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Patton is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hari knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hari is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hari trying to remain calm as Patton controls from the top position.
Hari misses with a strike from the bottom.
Patton slows the pace down.
Patton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hari has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hari tries to bench press Patton off him but Patton keeps the position.
Hari trying to remain calm as Patton controls from the top position.
Patton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
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!
Patton wants to control but Hari is keeping him busy.
Hari is trying to escape the position but Patton is controlling the position.
Hari tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Patton looks up at the clock and then as Hari takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Patton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Patton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hari to see if he's OK.
Patton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hari keeps working.
Hari striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patton slows the pace down.
Patton cracks Hari with a big right hand but Hari just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Patton controlling from side mount.
Patton tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Patton is looking to take a break and control but Hari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hari is trying to improve his position.
Hari throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Hari is trying to improve his position.
Patton wants to control but Hari is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
We've been informed that Hari has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Patton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hari, who protects the arm well.
Hari is looking to regain half guard here but Patton keeps moving and retains side control.
Patton avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hari.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Patton avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hari.
Hari is not content to let Patton control the position.
Patton working the body and head with strikes.
Patton is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hari's shoulder. That is not cool.
Patton blocks the strikes from Hari.
Patton tries for a kimura but Hari is defending well.
Hari throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Patton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Patton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hari tries to keep at a distance but Patton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Patton misses with a body punch.
Patton jumps guard but Hari stands there with Patton around his waist. Patton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Patton tries to pull guard but Hari won't allow it.
Patton lands a body shot.
Hari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton drags the fight down to the ground.
Patton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hari.
Hari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Patton looking for a sweep. Not yet Patton, not yet.
Patton managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari throws a strike but Patton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Patton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
George Patton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hari keeping moving, preventing Patton from controlling successfully.
Patton cracks Hari with a solid left hand.
Hari thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Patton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Patton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hari's head.
Patton is stalling in the full guard.
Hari striking off his back but it's not causing Patton any problems.
Patton connects with a couple of short punches.
Hari tries to strike from the bottom.
Patton with a nice head shot there.
Patton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hari can do to turn this around?
Hari can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Patton controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Patton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hari wants to sweep but no luck.
Hari throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Patton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Patton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Patton scoring with some ground and pound.
Patton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Patton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Patton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Patton cracks Hari with a solid left hand.
Hari trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hari tries to strike from the bottom.
Patton scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari keeping moving, preventing Patton from controlling successfully.
Patton pushes down on Hari's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Patton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hari does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Patton lands with a punch from half guard.
Patton is keen to just control but Hari is a slippery customer.
Patton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Patton moves nicely into side control.
Hari throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Patton landing a few strikes.
Patton trying to control the action but Hari is working from the bottom.
Hari sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Patton blocks the strikes from Hari.
Hari flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Patton stalling.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Patton lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton prevents Hari from improving his position.
Patton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Patton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hari flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hari tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Patton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hari with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hari throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Patton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Patton blocks the strikes from Hari.
Patton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Patton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patton is looking to take a break and control but Hari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hari works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hari trying to strike off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Patton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Patton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Patton takes the fight into the clinch.
Patton tries to score a body lock takedown but Hari shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Patton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Patton pulls Hari into guard.
Patton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Patton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hari's guard.
Patton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hari's head.
Patton controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Patton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Patton is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Patton controlling from the top position.
Hari thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Patton passes Hari's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Patton is looking for a kimura but Hari is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Patton to get the leverage.
Patton is pressing down on Hari's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hari is holding on for now.
Patton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Patton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hari is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Patton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Patton's back!
Patton covering up well under a series of strikes from Hari.
Hari is throwing strikes but Patton counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Patton regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari throwing shots but Patton is blocking nicely.
Hari thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hari thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Patton wants to control but Hari is keeping busy.
Patton regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hari.
Patton wants to sweep here but Hari controlling him for the moment.
Hari with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hari throws a big elbow that misses.
Patton wants to sweep but no luck.
Hari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Patton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Patton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Patton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Patton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Patton pushing down on Hari's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Patton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hari tries to get to full guard but Patton has control of the leg.
Patton trying to mount his opponent but Hari defends it.
George Patton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hari missing with punches from the bottom.
Harold Hari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hari wants to improve his position but Patton is controlling well.
Patton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Patton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hari!
Patton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Patton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Patton blocks Hari's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Patton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Patton prevents Hari from getting the reversal.
Patton lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patton with shots to the head and body - Hari looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hari swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hari throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Patton controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Patton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Patton, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Patton!
Our winner, George Patton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Van Pol (ranked 2619 p4p, 249 weight class) and Dong Uk (ranked 2414 p4p, 233 weight class). Uk has chosen Bonobo - Prelude & Kiara as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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39
165 lbs
27 - 8 - 1 |
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35
165 lbs
24 - 25 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Van Pol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 25 - 1, fighting out of London, Dong Uk!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pol closes the distance and clinches.
Uk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pol backwards.
Pol jumps guard but Uk turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Uk has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pol uses from the top position.
Pol tries to free his leg and advance position but Uk is retaining full guard.
Uk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pol trying to control but Uk is working from the bottom.
Uk pulls Pol in close to prevent any damage.
Uk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pol is one step ahead there.
Pol content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Uk working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pol stopping the sweep attempt from Uk.
Pol stays in close to Uk's body and controls the position.
Pol gets to his feet - Uk follows without any prompting.
Pol defending well as Uk loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Uk there.
Pol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uk was well out of range. Poor timing from Pol.
Pol takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uk.
Pol connects with a good right hand that stumbles Uk. Uk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Uk misses with a straight left.
Uk tries to clinch there but Pol circles away.
Uk misses with a straight right.
Uk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Uk blocks a jab.
Uk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pol swings widly with a right hand
and Uk counters with a nice uppercut.
Pol takes one to the chin there.
Uk lands a nice shot that snaps Pol's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Uk.
Uk darts in and clinches Pol up against the cage.
Uk jumps into guard, dragging Pol to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uk pulls Pol in close to prevent any damage.
Uk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pol wants to control from the top but Uk keeps moving.
Uk looking to control.
Pol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uk is keeping the position for now.
Uk wants to sweep here but Pol controlling him for the moment.
Pol looking to pass the guard.
Uk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pol is one step ahead there.
Uk trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk keeping moving, preventing Pol from controlling successfully.
Uk lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Uk drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pol dives on top into guard.
Uk working a defensive guard here.
Uk keeping full guard, as Pol tries to pass.
Uk is working an open guard so Pol takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Uk throws an off balance right hand
and Pol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uk throws a hook but Pol avoids it easily.
Pol throws a hook to the side of Uk's head but Uk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Uk, as that shot connected.
Uk closes the distance and clinches.
Uk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Pol.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pol.
Pol's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Uk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pol scrambles back to his feet.
Pol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uk.
Uk gets a clinch.
Pol fails to pull guard.
Uk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Uk misses with some punches.
Uk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uk pulls guard effortlessly.
Uk trying to control the position here.
Pol would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Uk wants to sweep here but Pol controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dong Uk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Uk.
Pol is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pol blocks a jab.
Uk misses with an uppercut.
Uk lands with an uppercut that bounces Pol off the cage and back into range.
Pol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uk.
Pol throws a head kick that misses.
Uk loads up on a big right hand but Pol slips the punch.
Uk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pol's head.
Pol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Uk finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Uk scores with a nice strike.
Pol is rocked!
Uk takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uk presses Pol against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Uk pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pol postures up.
Uk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Uk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Uk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pol scoring with some ground and pound.
Pol is fighting to break Uk's control of his arms but Uk is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Uk trying to control the position.
Uk has a closed guard, preventing Pol from standing up.
Pol stopping the sweep attempt from Uk.
Uk keeping full guard, as Pol tries to pass.
Uk seems keen to control Pol's posture.
Uk working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Uk might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pol haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Uk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Uk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pol paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pol tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uk blocks a head kick by Pol.
Pol slips a straight right by Uk.
Uk throws a hook to the side of Pol's head but Pol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uk lands a jab to the nose.
Pol moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk blocks a head kick by Pol.
Pol swats away the attempt to clinch by Uk.
Pol scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Uk has Pol up against the cage in a clinch.
Uk jumps into guard, dragging Pol to the mat.
Uk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pol tries to get to full guard but Uk has control of the leg.
Uk takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pol tries to roll over but Uk keeps him under control.
Uk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk is pressing down on Pol's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pol is holding on for now.
Uk wants to control but Pol is keeping him busy.
Uk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Uk wants to take a breather but Pol is having none of it.
Dong Uk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Uk is pressing down on Pol's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pol is holding on for now.
Uk is stalling here. Pol is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Uk seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pol has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pol working away.
Uk tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dong Uk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pol moves out of range as Uk strikes.
Pol looks to land a left hand but Uk moved out of range nicely.
Uk lands with a hook. Pol tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uk's corner calls for a 1-2. Uk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pol plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Uk tries to close the distance and clinch but Pol swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dong Uk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pol, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pol wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Uk.
Uk can't find room to land a body shot as Pol controls the action.
Uk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Uk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pol working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pol wants a takedown.
Dong Uk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Uk.
Uk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Uk misses with the head strike.
Uk is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uk tries to throw a body punch but Pol avoids it by throwing Uk back against the cage.
Uk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pol tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Pol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pol tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Uk just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Uk.
Uk jumps into guard, dragging Pol to the mat.
Pol trying to control the position from guard on top but Uk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uk controlling Pol's posture.
Uk is working an open guard so Pol takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Uk's corner calls for a 1-2. Uk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Uk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Pol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pol walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Uk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pol lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pol.
A little jabbing left from Uk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Uk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pol's hands.
Uk throws a hook to the side of Pol's head but Pol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pols jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pol throws a head kick but Uk moves out of range.
Pol lands a right hook to the body.
Pol is looking to land body kicks.
Pol tries a head kick but it misses.
Uk cracks Pol with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Uk scores with a hook.
Oh Pol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uk lands a glancing blow to the side of Pol's head.
Uk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Pol on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Uk with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pol.
Pol connects with a nice looking jab.
Uk circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Pol to the canvas! Pol doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Uk keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dong Uk!
Dong Uk decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yogi Dhamma (ranked 2011 p4p, 227 weight class) and Silvio Crespo (ranked 1949 p4p, 219 weight class). Dhamma's entrance music is Power Of Soul. A fine choice. Silvio Crespo 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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33
145 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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28
155 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yogi Dhamma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Crespo as he checks the leg kick.
Crespo lands a jab to Dhamma's midsection.
Crespo throws out a powerful jab.
Crespo slips a straight right by Dhamma.
Crespo lands a slapping body shot.
Dhamma throws a leg kick
and Crespo counters with a leg kick.
Dhamma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crespo.
Dhamma throws a head kick but Crespo moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dhamma forces Crespo back against the cage and clinches.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dhamma's efforts to push away.
Crespo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Crespo can't find room to land a body shot as Dhamma controls the action.
Dhamma breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Dhamma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dhamma misses with a combination
letting Crespo counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dhamma throws a chopping leg kick but Crespo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dhamma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crespo throws a series of strikes that have Dhamma backpedaling.
Dhamma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo lands a nice looking body shot.
Crespo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dhamma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dhamma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crespo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dhamma rather than just go for the knockout.
Crespo misses with a kick to the body.
Dhamma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yogi Dhamma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crespo pushes Dhamma away with a front kick.
Dhamma throws a right hand that misses
and Crespo counters with a left to the body.
Crespo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dhamma.
Crespo lands a nice looking body shot.
Crespo thumps Dhamma with a low kick.
Crespo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crespo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Crespo dips to his left and cracks Dhamma with an uppercut!
Silvio Crespo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Dhamma.
Crespo checks a leg kick nicely.
Crespo connects with a body shot that sends Dhamma's belly button to the back.
A nice combination there by Dhamma.
It looks like Silvio Crespo has been cut.
Crespo throws a leg kick which misses Dhamma's front leg but catches the back leg as Dhamma tries to avoid it.
Dhamma misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo tries to clinch but Dhamma is having none of it.
Dhamma appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crespo darts in and clinches Dhamma up against the cage.
Dhamma is trying to pull guard but Crespo has him pressed against the cage.
Dhamma is looking to break free of the clinch but Crespo has double underhooks.
Crespo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crespo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dhamma's efforts to push away.
Crespo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crespo tries a knee to the head but Dhamma blocks it.
Crespo scores with a knee to the head.
Dhamma working aggressively here.
Crespo slows down the pace here.
A right hook to the body lands for Crespo.
Crespo lands a shoulder strike.
Crespo tries to throw a body punch but Dhamma avoids it by throwing Crespo back against the cage.
Dhamma can't break the clinch.
Dhamma tries to break the clinch but Crespo is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhamma is trying to pull guard but Crespo has him pressed against the cage.
Dhamma manages to break the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Crespo there.
A jab lands there for Crespo.
Crespo scores with a three punch combo!
Dhamma looks to land a right hand but Crespo moved out of range.
Crespo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crespo misses the jab.
Crespo lands a leg kick that knocks Dhamma off balance momentarily.
Dhamma misses the shot to the body.
Dhamma has managed to clinch.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crespo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crespo throws a head kick but Dhamma moves out of range.
Dhamma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crespo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crespo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dhamma throws out the jab.
Dhamma throws a hook but Crespo blocks it.
Dhamma misses with a low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Crespo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhamma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crespo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crespo misses with an uppercut. Dhamma saw that one coming.
Dhamma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crespo fails to land with a series of punches.
Dhamma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crespo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Dhamma misses.
Crespo feints a jab promting Dhamma to slip. Crespo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dhamma slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dhamma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crespo 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.
Dhamma throws a low kick but Crespo avoids it.
Dhamma throws a front kick aimed at Crespo's knee but Crespo avoids it well.
Dhamma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Crespo. That snapped Dhamma's head back.
Crespo scores with a nice head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dhamma takes one to the chin there.
Dhamma shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crespo scores with a hook to the body. Dhamma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crespo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crespo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Crespo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Crespo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dhamma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crespo slips a jab and a cross from Dhamma.
Dhamma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crespo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dhamma throws a low kick, looking for Crespo's leg but Crespo calmly moves out of range.
Crespo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No joy there for Dhamma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dhamma attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dhamma will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crespo blocks a jab.
Crespo looks to throw the jab but Dhamma is out of range.
Dhamma throws a series of punches but Crespo moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Crespo.
Dhamma tries to clinch up but Crespo circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Crespo.
Dhamma tries to score with a low kick but Crespo moves his leg out of the way.
Dhamma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crespo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crespo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dhamma tries to clinch up.
Crespo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhamma misses with a two punch combination.
Dhamma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dhamma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crespo lands with a nice body punch.
Crespo looks to throw the jab but Dhamma is out of range.
Dhamma ducks under a wild hook from Crespo.
Crespo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crespo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dhamma.
Some bone on bone action there as Crespo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A countering left hand to the body from Crespo misses.
Dhamma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dhamma gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crespo checks a leg kick.
Dhamma tries to bum rush Crespo with a series of wild strikes but Crespo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crespo lands a nice looking body kick.
Crespo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crespo is looking to land body kicks.
Crespo throws a series of punches but Dhamma avoids them all with ease.
Dhamma shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crespo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silvio Crespo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dhamma blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dhamma misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo throws a hook but Dhamma avoids it easily.
Dhamma ducks under a wild hook from Crespo.
Crespo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dhamma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crespo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crespo.
Crespo moves out of range of the strikes.
Crespo throws a series of punches but Dhamma avoids them all with ease.
Crespo ducks under a wild hook from Dhamma.
Crespo staying out of range there.
Dhamma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crespo circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Crespo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch combination from Crespo misses.
Dhamma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crespo throws out the jab.
Yogi Dhamma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dhamma closes the distance and clinches up with Crespo, looking for a takedown. Dhamma pushes Crespo against the cage but Crespo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Crespo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crespo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab by Crespo.
Crespo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dhamma's head backwards.
Crespo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhamma has his takedown stuffed
and Dhamma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yogi Dhamma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dhamma attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crespo connects with a single shot there.
Crespo scores with a jab to the head.
Dhamma blocks a jab.
Crespo lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Dhamma.
Dhamma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crespo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crespo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crespo throws a hook but Dhamma blocks it.
Crespo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dhamma throws a combination that misses
and Crespo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dhamma moves in looking to clinch but Crespo pushes him off.
Dhamma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dhamma has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dhamma there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crespo throws a right and a left that Dhamma avoids nicely.
Dhamma scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dhamma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dhamma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crespo.
Crespo throws a shot from downtown. Dhamma moves away and avoids it.
Crespo walks into a straight right hand from Dhamma.
Crespo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crespo throws a series of strikes that have Dhamma backpedaling.
Dhamma thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Crespo misses.
Dhamma misses with a series of wild punches.
Crespo digs a good body shot into Dhamma's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crespo stuns Dhamma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dhamma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body punch from Crespo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Crespo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Silvio Crespo's cut.
That's time! Dhamma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dhamma dodges the punch combination from Crespo.
Crespo connects with a body shot that sends Dhamma's belly button to the back.
Crespo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dhamma wants to slow Crespo down by chopping away at his legs.
Crespo throws a series of punches but Dhamma avoids them all with ease.
Dhamma misses with a combination
and Crespo counters with a stiff right hand.
Dhamma fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Dhamma misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crespo checks a leg kick.
Dhamma on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crespo instigates a clinch.
Dhamma takes a shot to the head.
Crespo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dhamma wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo punishes Dhamma's body with a nice straight punch.
Crespo lands a nice looking body kick.
Dhamma takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dhamma throws a series of punches but Crespo moves out of range.
Dhamma on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crespo lands a nice shot to the body.
Dhamma looks for a takedown but Crespo sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crespo misses with a wild combination.
Crespo throws a jab when Dhamma was well out of range.
Crespo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crespo has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Crespo throws the left hand but Dhamma avoids the punch easily.
Dhamma fails with a takedown attempt.
Crespo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dhamma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dhamma throws a hook to the side of Crespo's head but Crespo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crespo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dhamma's hands.
Crespo tries to bum rush Dhamma with a series of wild strikes but Dhamma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dhamma needs to keep his hands up - Crespo had a free shot at his head there.
Crespo is looking to clinch.
Dhamma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crespo lands with a shot to the body.
Crespo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dhamma fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yogi Dhamma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crespo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dhamma.
Crespo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crespo throws a head kick that Dhamma semi-blocks.
Dhamma throws a leg kick but Crespo checks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crespo, as that shot connected.
Dhamma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A countering left hand to the body from Crespo misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Crespo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crespo.
Dhamma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crespo gets a clinch.
Crespo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dhamma. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crespo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crespo.
Crespo breaks from the clinch.
Crespo cracks Dhamma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crespo throws a one two combo.
Dhamma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crespo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dhamma throws a right and a left that Crespo avoids nicely.
Crespo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dhamma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crespo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dhamma scrambles back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crespo.
Crespo stuns Dhamma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dhamma on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dhamma misses with a low kick.
Silvio Crespo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo stuns Dhamma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dhamma thows a leg kick but Crespo checks it
and Crespo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good shot there by Crespo.
Dhamma tries a low kick but Crespo avoids it.
Dhamma misses with a low kick.
Dhamma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dhamma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crespo.
Crespo scores with a body shot.
Dhamma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crespo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crespo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dhamma looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crespo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crespo wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dhamma misses with a few strikes there.
Crespo forces Dhamma back against the cage and clinches.
Crespo tries to work over Dhamma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yogi Dhamma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silvio Crespo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crespo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silvio Crespo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Silvio Crespo made sure he mentioned Bullet Proof System, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Kelly (ranked 257 p4p, 38 weight class) and Demon Maia (ranked 780 p4p, 115 weight class). Maia has chosen Shittin' on the world - Dr. Dre ft. Mel man as his entrance music. Demon Maia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerry Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Demon Maia!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
Kelly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Maia misses with a head kick.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maia counters with a good low kick that Kelly was not able to check.
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maia lands a nice shot that snaps Kelly's head back.
Kelly swinging wildly here.
Maia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maia looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Gerry Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly walks into a left hand.
Maia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maia tries to land a front kick but Kelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kelly moves out of range as Maia throws a body kick.
Maia throws a push kick but Kelly slaps the foot to one side.
Maia throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Kelly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Maia responds with a good body kick, but Kelly manages to step out the way in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelly 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maia.
Maia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maia tries to land a front kick but Kelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Kelly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kelly catches Maia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maia checks a leg kick.
Kelly misses with an uppercut
and Maia counters with a nice uppercut.
Maia looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
Kelly fires out a quick counter leg kick but Maia just manages to avoid it.
Kelly moves forwards but Maia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kelly cracks Maia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelly moves forwards but Maia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maia counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kelly slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelly misses the target.
Maia misses with a body kick.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Maia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maia looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Maia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
Maia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maia misses with a straight left.
Maia is looking to land body kicks.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Maia is out of range.
Kelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maia.
Kelly lands a jab.
Maia misses with a low kick.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maia tries a quick counter leg kick but Kelly is wise to it.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maia.
A jab from Maia finds it's way through Kelly's defenses.
Maia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Maia saw that one coming.
Maia misses with an uppercut.
Kelly throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kelly lands a jab to Maia's midsection.
Maia is looking to chop away at Kelly's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a right hand
and Maia counters with a body kick.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maia - that will leave a mark!
Maia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Maia.
Kelly throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Maia.
Maia slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maia! But no joy.
Maia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kelly blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maia was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Maia throws out a counter right but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
Maia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kelly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Maia's head but Maia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly needs to keep his hands up - Maia had a free shot at his head there.
Maia connects with the punch.
Maia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Kelly misses its target.
Kelly looks to land a body kick but Maia moved away.
Maia is trying to counter with his kicks.
Maia cracks Kelly with an open hand slap.
Kelly checks a leg kick nicely.
Maia blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Maia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kelly with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Maia.
Kelly seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Maia.
Kelly went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Maia.
Maia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demon Maia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kelly sends Maia crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kelly is motioning to the referee to let Maia up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Demon Maia has been cut.
Maia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maia throws a head kick that misses
and Kelly counters with a huge head kick that drops Maia! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerry Kelly!
Gerry Kelly retains his light heavyweight title!
Gerry Kelly thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Demon Maia stepped up to the mic, saying 'The first fight a lot of people felt I got robbed on...myself included. I had the chance to redeem myself and get the belt back but I fell short so not much more for me to say than It is what it is and congratulations to the champ '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BJ McGobblecock (ranked 248 p4p, 38 weight class) and Bruno Steve (ranked 450 p4p, 63 weight class). Steve has chosen Tarantela as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, BJ McGobblecock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Steve!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Steve throws a strike but McGobblecock, Jr. rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McGobblecock, Jr. slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Steve looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steve being controlled here, momentarily.
Steve wants to sweep here but McGobblecock, Jr. controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve pulls McGobblecock, Jr. in close to prevent any damage.
McGobblecock, Jr. wants to pass the guard but Steve is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
McGobblecock, Jr. pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steve is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGobblecock, Jr. sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McGobblecock, Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Steve managing to control the position.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Steve is retaining full guard.
Steve pulls McGobblecock, Jr. in close to his closed guard and prevents McGobblecock, Jr. from doing any damage or advancing position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Steve wants to sweep but no luck.
McGobblecock, Jr. decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
McGobblecock, Jr. jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGobblecock, Jr. staying out of range there.
Steve tests McGobblecock, Jr.'s chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steve tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McGobblecock, Jr. swivels and escapes.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steve's sensitive parts.
Steve avoids a kick to the body.
Steve feints and then cracks McGobblecock, Jr.'s leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGobblecock, Jr. down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from McGobblecock, Jr..
BJ McGobblecock, Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Steve drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steve won't allow McGobblecock, Jr. to sweep him here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve wants to pass the guard but McGobblecock, Jr. is keeping the position.
McGobblecock, Jr. controls Steve momentarily but Steve frees himself.
McGobblecock, Jr. pulls Steve in close to prevent any damage.
Steve throwing strikes from guard but McGobblecock, Jr. blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGobblecock, Jr. is adopting a defensive guard.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steve being controlled here momentarily.
Steve throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a big shot that misses.
Steve with the counter takedown but McGobblecock, Jr. avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Steve.
Steve tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Steve scoring with punches and elbows.
McGobblecock, Jr. is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that BJ McGobblecock, Jr. will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Steve slips under a jab.
Steve shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGobblecock, Jr. but McGobblecock, Jr. pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McGobblecock, Jr. looks to land a body kick but Steve moved away.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a head kick.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a chopping leg kick but Steve manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Steve changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Steve misses the target.
McGobblecock, Jr. takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
An inside leg kick from McGobblecock, Jr. misses.
McGobblecock, Jr. cracks Steve with an open hand slap.
McGobblecock, Jr. on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McGobblecock, Jr. on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGobblecock, Jr. delivers a nice body kick.
Steve tries to move into range but McGobblecock, Jr. moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Steve walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
McGobblecock, Jr. thows a leg kick but Steve checks it
so Steve counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McGobblecock, Jr. is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve trying to control but McGobblecock, Jr. is working from the bottom.
McGobblecock, Jr. is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Steve throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGobblecock, Jr. works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGobblecock, Jr. utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGobblecock, Jr. 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.
McGobblecock, Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steve's guard.
Steve has his hands on McGobblecock, Jr.'s head, controlling the position.
Steve wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two 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.
Steve can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McGobblecock, Jr. controls the pace.
McGobblecock, Jr. won't allow Steve to sweep him here.
Steve wants to improve his position but instead McGobblecock, Jr. has moved into half guard.
McGobblecock, Jr. trying to control the action but Steve is working from the bottom.
It looks like McGobblecock, Jr. is going to stand back up.
Steve makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Steve.
Steve pulls McGobblecock, Jr. in close to prevent any damage.
Steve keeping full guard, as McGobblecock, Jr. tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve pulls McGobblecock, Jr. in close to prevent any damage.
Steve has a closed guard, preventing McGobblecock, Jr. from standing up.
Steve not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Steve avoids the head kick by McGobblecock, Jr..
McGobblecock, Jr. takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steve misses with a wild combination.
As Steve backs away, McGobblecock, Jr. returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steve.
It looks like BJ McGobblecock, Jr. has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGobblecock, Jr. looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steve darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
And Steve tries to counter it with a takedown but McGobblecock, Jr. pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a low kick.
Steve is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGobblecock, Jr..
McGobblecock, Jr. avoids the head kick by Steve.
McGobblecock, Jr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a push kick but Steve slaps the foot to one side.
McGobblecock, Jr. swings widly with a right hand
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steve feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGobblecock, Jr.'s calf.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a leg kick
and Steve counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Steve with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McGobblecock, Jr. is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
McGobblecock, Jr. with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steve lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steve lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bruno Steve will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on BJ McGobblecock, Jr.'s cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Steve with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to clinch up.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to land a front kick but Steve steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steve delivers a nice body kick.
Steve looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steve throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGobblecock, Jr. stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steve lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Steve takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from McGobblecock, Jr..
A looping hook to the body misses from McGobblecock, Jr.. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McGobblecock, Jr. napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on Steve's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Steve cracks McGobblecock, Jr. with a big elbow.
Steve lands a decent elbow from side control.
Steve wants to control but McGobblecock, Jr. is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve scores with punches from side control.
McGobblecock, Jr. is rocked!
McGobblecock, Jr. keeping his opponent close.
Steve in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
McGobblecock, Jr. defending against the ground and pound.
Steve scores with punches from side control.
McGobblecock, Jr. wants to control but Steve postures up.
Steve landing a few strikes.
Steve tries to score with some ground and pound. McGobblecock, Jr. controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McGobblecock, Jr. is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Steve trying to control the position but McGobblecock, Jr. is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McGobblecock, Jr. sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Steve lands a decent elbow from side control.
McGobblecock, Jr. is looking to reverse the position.
Steve lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bruno Steve has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steve works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Oh McGobblecock, Jr. is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steve creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McGobblecock, Jr. sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Steve looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McGobblecock, Jr. is avoiding damage well.
Steve wants to control but McGobblecock, Jr. is keeping him busy.
McGobblecock, Jr. seems to have got his legs back now.
McGobblecock, Jr. managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Steve.
McGobblecock, Jr. is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hey Steves Fight Shack, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGobblecock, Jr. is working to avoid the ground and pound but Steve connects with a decent elbow.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steve throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
McGobblecock, Jr. on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Steve seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
McGobblecock, Jr. taking a bit of punishment here - Steve scoring with strikes.
Steve cracks McGobblecock, Jr. with an elbow. That is naaassty.
An elbow from Steve crashes against the mat.
McGobblecock, Jr. takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Steve wants to control but McGobblecock, Jr. is keeping him busy.
McGobblecock, Jr. defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with the ground and pound.
Steve cracks McGobblecock, Jr. with a big elbow.
Steve throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
McGobblecock, Jr. is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A lull in the action here.
Steve connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McGobblecock, Jr. some visible discomfort.
Steve wants to control for a moment but McGobblecock, Jr. uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGobblecock, Jr. is refusing to be controlled, as Steve sits in half guard.
McGobblecock, Jr. avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Steve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Steve really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BJ McGobblecock, Jr.'s cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Steve goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a big shot that misses.
McGobblecock, Jr. has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Steve.
A head kick misses from Steve.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a body shot.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but McGobblecock, Jr. sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Steve lands a body shot.
Nice shot by Steve.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGobblecock, Jr..
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve digs a good body shot into McGobblecock, Jr.'s ribs.
Steve looks to land a right hand but McGobblecock, Jr. moved out of range.
Steve looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steve feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McGobblecock, Jr.'s head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGobblecock, Jr. wants to get back to his feet but Steve is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McGobblecock, Jr. controls Steve momentarily but Steve frees himself.
Steve throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGobblecock, Jr. works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steve with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steve is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Steve is fighting to break McGobblecock, Jr.'s control of his arms but McGobblecock, Jr. is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Steve postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Steve fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McGobblecock, Jr. to the ground. Steve is now in McGobblecock, Jr.'s guard.
McGobblecock, Jr. scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A good leg kick by McGobblecock, Jr..
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McGobblecock, Jr.'s guard.
Steve landing with the ground and pound.
McGobblecock, Jr. managing to control the position.
Steve trying to control the position from guard on top but McGobblecock, Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGobblecock, Jr. utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGobblecock, Jr. not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGobblecock, Jr. preventing the sweep.
McGobblecock, Jr. being controlled here momentarily.
McGobblecock, Jr. wants to pass the guard but Steve is keeping the position.
Steve manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McGobblecock, Jr. manages to get himself to full guard.
McGobblecock, Jr. is adopting a defensive guard.
Steve is stalling in the full guard.
Steve postures up in McGobblecock, Jr.'s guard and throws a big left but McGobblecock, Jr. blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McGobblecock, Jr. wants to sweep here but Steve controlling him for the moment.
McGobblecock, Jr. preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steve landing some decent shots from guard.
Steve trying to control the position from guard on top but McGobblecock, Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGobblecock, Jr. wants to stand up but Steve is controlling him.
Steve is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Steve dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on BJ McGobblecock, Jr.'s cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Steve getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws out a loose jab but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGobblecock, Jr. wants to clinch.
Steve feints the counter takedown.
Bruno Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGobblecock, Jr. connects with an inside leg kick.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steve misses with a takedown attempt - McGobblecock, Jr. 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.
McGobblecock, Jr. avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steve darts in and clinches McGobblecock, Jr. up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from McGobblecock, Jr..
Steve misses with some punches.
Steve tries for a takedown but McGobblecock, Jr. manages to get underhooks.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGobblecock, Jr. goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve working aggressively here.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve prevents a body shot from McGobblecock, Jr..
McGobblecock, Jr. doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve tries for a takedown. No joy.
BJ McGobblecock, Jr. has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Steve.
Steve has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McGobblecock, Jr. is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Steve has McGobblecock, Jr. pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Steve pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending McGobblecock, Jr. tumbling to the mat - Steve dives into McGobblecock, Jr.'s guard.
McGobblecock, Jr. pushes Steve off and scrambles back to his feet.
Steve is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Steve shoots in for a takedown but McGobblecock, Jr. shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
BJ McGobblecock, Jr. is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steve misses with a hook.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steve is able to avoid easily.
Steve looks for the body kick but McGobblecock, Jr. saw that one coming.
BJ McGobblecock, Jr. has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve scores with a nice right hand.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely.
McGobblecock, Jr. stuns Steve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steve connects with a single shot there.
McGobblecock, Jr. jabs at Steve's body.
Steve closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McGobblecock, Jr. quickly recovers to half guard.
McGobblecock, Jr. pushes Steve off and gets back to his feet.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a head kick that misses.
McGobblecock, Jr. getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steve throws a head kick that misses.
McGobblecock, Jr. fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steve has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from McGobblecock, Jr. misses
so Steve counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McGobblecock, Jr. has control of Steve's left arm, preventing Steve from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGobblecock, Jr. continues to stall.
Steve is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McGobblecock, Jr. looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steve is one step ahead there.
Bruno Steve is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steve controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Steve has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McGobblecock, Jr. striking off his back but it's not causing Steve any problems.
Steve is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McGobblecock, Jr. wants to clinch up but Steve keeps it at a distance.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a body punch
and Steve counters with an inside leg kick.
Steve misses with a head kick.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a quick counter head kick but Steve was just out of range.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McGobblecock, Jr. kicks Steve off and gets back to his feet.
McGobblecock, Jr. scores with a push kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
BJ McGobblecock, Jr. showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Steve has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Steve!
Bruno Steve is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Bruno Steve thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Boudain (ranked 137 p4p, 4 weight class) and Mohammed Jihad (ranked 230 p4p, 11 weight class). Boudain comes to the cage accompanied by Let the bodies hit the floor. Jihad has chosen America! Fuck Yeah! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Boudain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohammed Jihad!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jihad shoots in but Boudain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jihad. Boudain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jihad misses the shot to the body.
Jihad tries to land a front kick but Boudain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boudain is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jihad.
Jihad throws a low kick but Boudain avoids it.
Boudain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jihad thuds a left hand into Boudain's body.
Jihad misses the shot to the body.
Boudain was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boudain has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *****AXE PACK***** in the buildup to the fight.
Boudain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boudain blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boudain.
Mohammed Jihad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boudain misses with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Boudain. No joy for Jihad on that attempt.
Jihad looks to land a body kick but Boudain moved away.
Boudain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jihads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudain tries a head kick but it misses.
Boudain's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jihad under the eye.
Boudain misses with a series of wild punches.
Jihad misses with a wild body shot.
Boudain is looking to counter the offense by Jihad and move into the clinch.
Jihad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boudain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boudain lunges at Jihad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jihad's hand.
Jihad is looking to land body kicks.
Jihad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Jihad tries to get set, Boudain tries to push him back and clinch up but Jihad manages to avoid the attempt.
Jihad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boudain manages to avoid it.
Jihad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jihad shoots in looking for a takedown but Boudain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jihad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dante Boudain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammed Jihad.
Jihad blocks a jab.
Jihad now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boudain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boudain throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jihad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jihad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jihad lands a nice shot to the body.
Boudain lands a glancing blow to the side of Jihad's head.
Boudain lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boudain.
Boudain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boudain walks into a straight right hand from Jihad.
Boudain looks to score with a jab to the body but Jihad is just out of range.
A jab from Boudain misses.
Jihad goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jihad rushes Boudain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boudain pushes Jihad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boudain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jihad's elbow.
Boudain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudain throws a head punch that misses.
Boudain tries a body shot but Jihad blocks it.
Jihad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boudain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jihad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boudain's elbow.
Jihad tries to work over Boudain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boudain.
Jihad tries to work over Boudain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jihad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boudain misses with a body punch.
Jihad tries to break free but Boudain pushes him back against the cage.
Boudain lands a hook that snaps the head of Jihad backwards.
It looks like Mohammed Jihad has been cut.
Jihad misses with some punches.
Boudain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boudain struggles to land a body shot inside as Jihad controls his hands.
Jihad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boudain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boudain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Boudain.
A head punch on the inside from Jihad fails to land.
Boudain can't find room to land a body shot as Jihad controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boudain.
Boudain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jihad looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boudain lands a right hand.
Boudain has Jihad pressed against the cage. Jihad drops his hands and Boudain takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Jihad tumbling to the canvas! Boudain rains down with more punches but Jihad was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Boudain!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dante Boudain!
Dante Boudain retains his super heavyweight title!
Dante Boudain very nearly forgot to thank Bullet Proof System amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Mohammed Jihad had this to say: 'Well...shit!'.
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