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IFC XXXVI - Butabi vs Bell PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Kirby (ranked 8673 p4p, 672 weight class) and Long Thai (ranked 24465 p4p, 718 weight class). Vincenzo Kirby has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincenzo Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thai takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kirby tries a head kick but it misses.
Thai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kirby throws a sloppy head kick and Thai moves out of range easily.
Thai tries to counter with a clinch but Kirby shakes him off and moves away.
Kirby throws a sloppy head kick and Thai moves out of range easily.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kirby. Kirby obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kirby connects with an inside leg kick.
Kirby throws a leg kick but Thai checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thai.
Thai wants to counter with a clinch but Kirby pushes him away.
Kirby fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thai is out of range.
Thai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kirby throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thai moves into the clinch.
Kirby tries to break the clinch but Thai is controlling the position.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Thai scores with a knee to the head.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby lands a front kick.
Thai misses with a head kick.
Thai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kirby throws a leg kick but Thai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Long Thai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thai tries to avoid it but Kirby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thai to the ground. Thai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thai takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kirby.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirby misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kirby. Kirby obviously looking to wear him down.
Kirby throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kirby wants to land a leg kick but Thai is out of range.
Thai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some bone on bone action there as Thai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thai connects with a right hand. Kirby shakes it off.
Some bone on bone action there as Thai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kirby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thai misses with a straight left.
Kirby throws a big counter combination but Thai scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kirby.
Thai has managed to clinch.
Thai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirby is defending well for now.
Kirby tries to break free but Thai pushes him back against the cage.
Kirby tries to break the clinch but Thai is controlling the position.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Kirby is looking to break free of the clinch but Thai has double underhooks.
Thai can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
Kirby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Thai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Kirby dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kirby misses with a body kick.
Kirby goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Thai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kirby drops his hands momentarily and Thai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kirby throws a head kick that misses.
Thai throws out a counter right but Kirby avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby misses with a leg kick
enabling Thai to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirby throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kirby throws out a leg kick but Thai moves out of range and Kirby only half commits.
Thai raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kirby fails to land the takedown.
Thai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kirby.
Thai lands a leg kick that knocks Kirby off balance momentarily.
Thai misses with an uppercut. Kirby saw that one coming.
Kirby throws a leg kick but Thai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kirby throws a leg kick which misses Thai's front leg but catches the back leg as Thai tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai takes a swing at Kirby's ribcage but misses.
Thai tries a head kick but it misses.
Thai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kirby throws a leg kick but Thai checks it.
Kirby moves out of range of the body kick from Thai.
Kirby motions for Thai to come forward. Kirby throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kirby tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thai blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick by Kirby misses
and Thai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kirby.
Kirby thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thai if he has to take too many more of those.
Kirby looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thai looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Thai wants to clinch up but Kirby keeps it at a distance.
Kirby seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Thai tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Kirby was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kirby lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vincenzo Kirby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai checks a low kick from Kirby.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thai misses with a wild body shot.
Kirby is looking to chop away at Thai's legs.
Thai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kirby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kirby shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kirby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thai can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thai wants to improve his position but Kirby is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Kirby dominated that second round.
That's time! Kirby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kirby. That's going to slow Thai down.
Kirby scoring well with a low kick there.
Kirby lands a nice looking body kick.
Kirby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vincenzo Kirby is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirby throws a leg kick but Thai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thai checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Thai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby throws a low kick but Thai avoids it.
Thai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kirby tries to land a front kick but Thai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thai flicks out a counter leg kick but Kirby steps away.
Thai gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kirby to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kirby is stalling in the full guard.
Thai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kirby's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kirby has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
You can see that Thai has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Kirby is looking to land body kicks.
Vincenzo Kirby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirby tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thai is able to avoid easily.
Thai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kirby throws a head kick that Thai semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thai wants to counter the offense by Kirby and move into the clinch position.
Kirby looks to throw a body kick
and Thai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thai wants to clinch up but Kirby keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kirby.
Kirby 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.
Thai moves out of range of the body kick from Kirby.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kirby throws a counter high kick but Thai was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kirby shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thai but Thai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thai tries a quick counter leg kick but Kirby is wise to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincenzo Kirby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kirby, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincenzo Kirby!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Kirby (ranked 8336 p4p, 652 weight class) and Hennig Muller (ranked 24372 p4p, 741 weight class). Hennig Muller is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruben Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hennig Muller !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Muller there.
Muller misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Muller lands.
Muller misses with a left hand
and Kirby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kirby misses with a double jab.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muller missing with a left hand there. Kirby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Kirby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Muller .
Muller tests Kirby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Muller tries to clinch up but Kirby circles away and keeps his distance.
Kirby lands a glancing blow to the side of Muller 's head.
Muller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Muller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Kirby can't break the clinch.
Kirby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby can't break the clinch.
Muller keeps control of Kirby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Muller pushes Kirby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muller misses with a punch to the body.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Muller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirby is trying to push Muller away but Muller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kirby scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Hennig Muller has been cut.
Kirby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muller .
Kirby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kirby takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kirby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kirby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby tries to move into range but Muller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Muller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Kirby is out of range.
Muller looks to land a right hand but Kirby moved out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Muller .
Muller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kirby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muller moves away.
Muller lands with a nice combination. Kirby backs away looking to recover.
Muller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kirby misses the shot to the body.
Kirby tries to keep at a distance but Muller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Muller misses with a body punch.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Muller tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirby prevents a body shot from Muller .
Kirby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirby manages to avoid it.
Kirby fails to land with a series of punches.
Kirby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muller doesn't seem bothered though.
Kirby throws a shot from downtown. Muller moves away and avoids it.
Muller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kirby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muller missing with a left hand there. Kirby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muller clinches.
Nice body punch from Muller - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby blocks a body shot from Muller .
A shot in the inside from Muller .
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Muller .
Muller scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Muller as the two fighters clinch.
Muller misses with a body punch.
Muller tries a body shot but Kirby blocks it.
Muller working aggressively here.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller misses with some punches.
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirby tries to break free but Muller pushes him back against the cage.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirby tries to break free but Muller pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hennig Muller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hennig Muller 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Muller misses with a straight left.
It looked like Kirby was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kirby cracks Muller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Muller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muller throws a body shot but no joy.
Kirby went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kirby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Muller misses.
Hennig Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Muller .
Muller throws a nice looking combination but Kirby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kirby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muller throws out the jab.
Kirby moves out of range as Muller strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kirby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Kirby misses its target.
Kirby is looking to wear down Muller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirby.
Hennig Muller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirby throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby lands a glancing blow to the side of Muller 's head.
Muller avoids the body shot from Kirby.
Sloppy strikes from Kirby. Those never looked like landing.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kirby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kirby misses with a wild body shot.
Kirby is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Muller avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Muller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruben Kirby is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Muller misses.
Muller moves into the clinch successfully.
Kirby blocking some punches.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
Muller misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muller .
A left hand lands to the body for Muller .
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hennig Muller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muller misses with a punch to the body.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
A body shot lands from Muller .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirby's elbow.
Muller works on Kirby's body with a couple of short punches.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirby's elbow.
Muller tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Muller .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
Muller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Muller keeps control of Kirby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kirby is looking to break free of the clinch but Muller has double underhooks.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Muller lands an uppercut.
Muller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kirby is trying to break free.
Kirby can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Muller .
Muller misses with a body punch.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirby blocks a body shot from Muller .
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirby's elbow.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Muller misses with a body punch.
Muller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kirby is looking to break free of the clinch but Muller has double underhooks.
Kirby breaks the clinch.
Muller missing with a left hand there. Kirby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kirby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kirby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kirby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muller .
Muller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muller avoids the body shot from Kirby.
Kirby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hennig Muller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hennig Muller 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kirby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kirby just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirby misses with a wild body shot.
Kirby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muller .
Muller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kirby.
Kirby went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kirby staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Muller . Those never looked like landing.
Muller misses with a hook.
Muller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muller .
Muller rushes Kirby and presses him up against the cage.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Kirby takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
Muller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
Muller tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muller works on Kirby's body with a couple of short punches.
Muller misses with the head strike.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kirby wants to break free but Muller has control.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirby's elbow.
Muller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Muller is leaning against Kirby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirby blocking some punches.
Kirby prevents a body shot from Muller .
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Muller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby prevents a body shot from Muller .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is looking to break free of the clinch but Muller has double underhooks.
Kirby prevents a body shot from Muller .
Muller tries a body shot but Kirby blocks it.
Muller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Kirby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirby fails to land with a series of punches.
A cross from Muller lands.
Kirby staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Kirby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kirby.
Muller tries to clinch up but Kirby circles away and keeps his distance.
Kirby moves out of range of the strikes.
Kirby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kirby throws a looping overhand right but Muller ducks down to avoid it.
Muller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kirby.
Muller throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kirby counter with a right hand.
Muller drives through and clinches with Kirby against the cage.
Kirby is trying to break free.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller .
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller .
Kirby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Muller .
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
Ruben Kirby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hook to the body lands for Muller .
And that's the end of the fight!
Hennig Muller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Muller 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hennig Muller !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odogwu Agrinya (ranked 9029 p4p, 686 weight class) and Thomas Farrier (ranked 8039 p4p, 639 weight class). Odogwu Agrinya could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thomas Farrier's chin.
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240 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Odogwu Agrinya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Farrier!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrier is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Farrier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Farrier doesn't manage to clinch there - Agrinya circles away.
Farrier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Agrinya just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agrinya tries to keep at a distance but Farrier has taken the fight into the clinch.
Agrinya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Thomas Farrier has been cut.
Knees to the body from Agrinya.
Farrier looks winded!
Agrinya landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agrinya scores a nice knee to the body.
Agrinya crunches a lovely knee into Farrier's ribcage.
Agrinya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Agrinya drops Farrier with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Farrier looks back up at him and smiles so Agrinya waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Farrier is rocked!
We've been told by Agrinya's head coaches at The Garden that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Are you kidding me?! Agrinya ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Farrier clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Odogwu Agrinya!
During a confident post fight interview, Odogwu Agrinya thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orgasmic Bliss (ranked 5123 p4p, 167 weight class) and Pete Blowkarski (ranked 5540 p4p, 176 weight class). Blowkarski has chosen Chop Suey as his entrance music. Orgasmic Bliss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orgasmic Bliss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Blowkarski!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bliss shoots in for a takedown but Blowkarski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blowkarski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Orgasmic Bliss has been cut.
Blowkarski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blowkarski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bliss's sensitive parts.
Blowkarski scores with a nice body kick.
Blowkarski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bliss's sensitive parts.
Bliss closes the distance and clinches up with Blowkarski, looking for a takedown. Bliss pushes Blowkarski against the cage but Blowkarski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blowkarski lands a big head kick that sends Bliss tumbling to the mat! Blowkarski takes a step backwards and waves Bliss back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bliss is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blowkarski connects with a stiff jab that staggers Bliss - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pete Blowkarski!
A victorious Pete Blowkarski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cj McGregor (ranked 2651 p4p, 281 weight class) and Adlan Aukhadov (ranked 6460 p4p, 536 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cj McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adlan Aukhadov!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Aukhadov misses
and McGregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Adlan Aukhadov has been cut.
Aukhadov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aukhadov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aukhadov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McGregor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aukhadov thinking.
Aukhadov lands a high kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Aukhadov.
A head kick by Aukhadov misses
and McGregor counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Aukhadov to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by McGregor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cj McGregor!
Cj McGregor spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kung Le (ranked 3694 p4p, 456 weight class) and Bea Mason (ranked 2304 p4p, 301 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bea Mason!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason misses with a body kick.
Mason thuds his right hand into Le's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Kung Le has been cut.
Bea Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason is trying hard to land a takedown here. Le sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mason fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mason rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Le lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mason misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le throws a head kick that Mason semi-blocks.
Mason throws the left hand but Le avoids the punch easily.
Mason will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Le keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kung Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bea Mason.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mason moves away.
Mason shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Le sprawls well. Le wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mason gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mason tries to clinch there but Le circles away.
It looked like Le was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mason wants to clinch
and Le counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Le's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Le has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mason working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Le wants to pass the guard but Mason is keeping the position.
Le postures up.
Le preventing the sweep.
Le controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Le should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Mason has tightened it up now! Le should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bea Mason!
Bea Mason made sure to mention his sponsor, IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vedran Stefanovic (ranked 3836 p4p, 51 weight class) and Randall Couture (ranked 3234 p4p, 48 weight class). Stefanovic comes to the cage accompanied by Motörhead - March Ör Die. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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260 lbs
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233 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vedran Stefanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randall Couture!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture closes the distance and clinches.
Couture misses with a body punch.
Couture lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stefanovic backwards.
It looks like Vedran Stefanovic has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Couture.
Couture lands a hook that snaps the head of Stefanovic backwards.
Couture throws a punch but it's blocked by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stefanovic blocks a body shot from Couture.
Stefanovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Couture moves out of range as Stefanovic strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stefanovic throws an off balance right hand
and Couture counters with a straight right hand.
Couture looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stefanovic misses with a straight right.
Couture throws a counter combo.
Stefanovic seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Couture drops Stefanovic with a naaaaasty hook - Stefanovic is in real trouble here! Couture dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Couture!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tzwrtzos Peidis (ranked 2778 p4p, 292 weight class) and Wolfgang Lee Roth (ranked 2186 p4p, 232 weight class). Peidis's entrance music is ΑΥΤΟ ΤΟ ΤΡΑΓΟΥ&. A fine choice. Tzwrtzos Peidis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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28
154 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tzwrtzos Peidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wolfgang Lee Roth!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee Roth drops his hands momentarily and Peidis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee Roth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peidis at a distance.
Peidis staying out of range there.
Peidis scores with a kick to the body.
Lee Roth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peidis jabs Lee Roth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lee Roth throws a looping overhand right but Peidis ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Peidis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lee Roth looks to land a right hand but Peidis moved out of range.
Peidis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lee Roth just manages to avoid it.
Lee Roth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee Roth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lee Roth misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Peidis to counter with a crisp jab.
Tzwrtzos Peidis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolfgang Lee Roth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peidis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee Roth shoots in for a takedown but Peidis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lee Roth crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Peidis - the referee stops the clock and Lee Roth gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Peidis. Lee Roth manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lee Roth looks winded!
Peidis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee Roth takes a swing at Peidis's ribcage but misses.
Lee Roth sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lee Roth shoots for a double leg takedown but Peidis sprawls well. He's pushed Lee Roth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Peidis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peidis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peidis throws an overhand right that drops Lee Roth like a sack of potatoes! Peidis dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tzwrtzos Peidis!
During a confident post fight interview, Tzwrtzos Peidis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Joe (ranked 1426 p4p, 192 weight class) and Schmorgen Biscuit (ranked 1904 p4p, 38 weight class). Joe comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Big Iron. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schmorgen Biscuit!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biscuit wants to land a leg kick but Joe is out of range.
Joe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Joe throws a body shot but no joy.
Joe clobbers Biscuit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joe blocks a low kick nicely.
Joe half committed to a counter leg kick.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biscuit.
Biscuit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Biscuit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe with a nice cross.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Biscuit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joe.
Joe misses with a double jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Biscuit 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.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Biscuit is just out of range.
Biscuit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A big right from Biscuit misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biscuit gets the takedown into side control.
Joe wants to get back to his feet but Biscuit is dominant here and he's now got Joe's back!
Biscuit has Joe flattened out and is raining down punches.
Joe is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Biscuit gets his way!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Biscuit throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Biscuit avoiding Joe 's attempts to control his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good control from Biscuit.
Biscuit is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Biscuit gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Biscuit gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Biscuit apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Biscuit throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Joe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schmorgen Biscuit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biscuit digs a good hook to Joe's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Joe's waist but Joe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Biscuit off to one side.
Joe appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Joe.
Joe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Biscuit circles away quickly and effectively.
Biscuit feints the counter takedown.
Biscuit looks to land a combination but Joe avoids it well.
Joe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Biscuit jabs Joe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Biscuit tries to clinch but Joe moves out of range.
Don Joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Biscuit misses the shot to the body.
Biscuit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Biscuit scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Biscuit drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Biscuit jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Biscuit sitting in guard here, content to control.
Biscuit lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Biscuit works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Joe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Biscuit seems to be looking for submissions.
Biscuit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Biscuit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Joe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Joe is defending against the submission attempts here by Biscuit.
Biscuit is trying to work for a kimura but Joe is defending well.
Joe is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Biscuit is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Biscuit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Biscuit is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Joe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Joe tries to get out of the position.
Joe wants to improve his position but Biscuit is controlling well.
Biscuit slips a nice elbow through Joe's hands, connecting with Joe's forehead.
Biscuit looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Joe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Biscuit takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Biscuit looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Biscuit seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schmorgen Biscuit dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Biscuit closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Joe did well to prevent Biscuit getting side control.
Joe trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Biscuit looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Biscuit looking to finish Joe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Joe!
Biscuit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joe is trying desperately to improve position.
Biscuit working Joe over with strikes here.
Biscuit in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Schmorgen Biscuit has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Joe wants to control but Biscuit is having none of it.
Biscuit lands a nice shot to the head.
Biscuit raining down hammerfists from mount.
Biscuit controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Biscuit cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Biscuit lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Joe hang on?
Biscuit punishing his opponent with strikes.
Joe is rocked!
Biscuit can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Joe is looking to escape.
Oh Joe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Biscuit working the ground and pound effectively.
Biscuit lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Joe hang on?
Joe seems to have got his legs back now.
Joe wants to control but Biscuit is having none of it.
Biscuit tries to control but Joe wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Joe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Biscuit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biscuit is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Joe is surviving well by controlling Biscuit's body position as best he can.
Biscuit scoring with strikes but Joe is staying in there.
Joe is desperately trying to improve his position but Biscuit has a good base and remains in mount.
Biscuit lands a big elbow.
Biscuit cracks Joe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Joe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Biscuit on the ground.
Joe wants to control but Biscuit is having none of it.
Biscuit pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Biscuit is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Joe is surviving well by controlling Biscuit's body position as best he can.
Biscuit scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Joe is looking to improve his position but Biscuit isn't that keen on the idea.
Joe tries to hold on but Biscuit postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Biscuit is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Joe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Joe tries to lock up and control but Biscuit gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Biscuit landing strikes from the mount.
Biscuit with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Biscuit working for a submission but Joe is keeping him at bay.
Biscuit landing strikes from the mount and Joe is in trouble!
Biscuit lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biscuit lands with some strikes.
Biscuit lands with some strikes.
Biscuit looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Joe covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Schmorgen Biscuit!
Schmorgen Biscuit managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Butabi (ranked 594 p4p, 19 weight class) and Greg Bell (ranked 1551 p4p, 57 weight class). Butabi comes to the cage accompanied by I'm so bad (baby I don't care). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Butabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Bell!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Bell misses.
Butabi is looking to counter the offense by Bell and move into the clinch.
Bell fails with the takedown.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butabi.
Butabi connects with a nice looking jab.
We've been told by Butabi's head coaches at LOD Gym of the Gods that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Butabi scores with a nice head shot.
Butabi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Steve Butabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Butabi lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Greg Bell has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Butabi. That snapped Bell's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Butabi cracks a nice hook into Bell's ribs.
Butabi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Butabi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bell looks winded!
Bell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butabi closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Bell out cold! Bell corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steve Butabi!
Steve Butabi made sure to mention his sponsor, IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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