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UCF America 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Smith (ranked 24775 p4p, 513 weight class) and Arvo Elukka (ranked 8374 p4p, 501 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 Las Vegas, Keith Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arvo Elukka!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elukka punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Elukka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Elukka throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Elukka lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith goes for a double leg but Elukka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Elukka continues to drive forward.
Elukka stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Elukka scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Elukka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elukka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Elukka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Elukka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elukka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Elukka as he connects with a hook.
Elukka lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elukka tries to sprawl but Smith drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Elukka tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Elukka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Elukka wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Elukka makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Elukka.
Elukka looking for a sweep. Not yet Elukka, not yet.
Elukka has control of Smith's left arm, preventing Smith from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Elukka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Elukka lands strikes from half guard.
Smith lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Elukka throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Elukka lands a nice short elbow.
Smith moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smith lands an upkick as Elukka stands over him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elukka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Elukka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Smith throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Elukka connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Elukka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Elukka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Elukka preventing the sweep.
Smith lands an upkick as Elukka stands over him.
Elukka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Smith striking from the bottom.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Smith striking off his back but it's not causing Elukka any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elukka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Elukka takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Elukka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Elukka looking for a sweep. Not yet Elukka, not yet.
Smith is in close to Elukka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith distracts Elukka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Elukka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Elukka looks winded!
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith is in close to Elukka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Elukka covers up, he's hurt! Smith keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Smith and the ref steps in to end the fight! Smith can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Smith!
A victorious Keith Smith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Benedetti (ranked 3972 p4p, 378 weight class) and Dominik Beinhocker (ranked 7835 p4p, 551 weight class). Benedetti comes into the arena with Bajafondo blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominik Beinhocker!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Benedetti drops Beinhocker with a beautiful combination! Beinhocker stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Benedetti is looking for the KO!
Beinhocker is rocked!
It looks like Dominik Beinhocker has been cut.
Benedetti connects with a crisp jab.
Beinhocker is still on wobbly legs! Can Benedetti finish him?
Benedetti cracks Beinhocker with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Beinhocker tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Benedetti pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Beinhocker is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Benedetti!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mario Benedetti thanked Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Icy Furno (ranked 3796 p4p, 366 weight class) and Andreas Telfer (ranked 24440 p4p, 584 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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181 lbs
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176 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Icy Furno !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andreas Telfer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telfer tries to clinch up.
Telfer is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Furno as Telfer shoots in.
Furno feinted with a counter takedown.
Telfer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Furno to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Furno is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Furno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Telfer is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Telfer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Furno defends well.
Furno connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telfer keeping full guard, as Furno tries to pass.
Telfer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Furno is one step ahead there.
Telfer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Furno defends it easily.
Furno scoring with some ground and pound.
Telfer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Telfer wants to control but Furno is keeping him busy.
Furno tries to get to full guard but Telfer has control of the leg.
Telfer uses his free foot to push down on Furno 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Furno .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telfer jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Furno is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Furno and Telfer has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Furno is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Telfer is trying to get an arm triangle but Furno is defending well.
Furno is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Furno is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Telfer wants to control but Furno is keeping him busy.
Telfer lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furno is trying to escape the position but Telfer is controlling the position.
Furno tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Telfer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Furno is not content to let Telfer control the position.
Furno tries to bench press Telfer off him but Telfer keeps the position.
Telfer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Telfer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Furno has escaped the position, nice work there.
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.
Furno is looking to regain half guard here but Telfer keeps moving and retains side control.
Telfer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Furno is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Furno wants to control but Telfer postures up.
Furno tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Telfer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Furno is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andreas Telfer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Telfer wants to clinch up but Furno keeps it at a distance.
Furno closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Furno trying to control the action but Telfer is working from the bottom.
Furno tries to advance to mount but can't.
Furno working the head with strikes.
Furno tries to move to mount but Telfer blocks the move with his legs.
Telfer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Furno wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Telfer gets back to half guard.
Furno controlling the pace.
Furno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Telfer on the ground.
Furno scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Telfer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Furno passes Telfer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Furno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Telfer can do to turn this around?
Furno passes to full mount!
Furno controlling the pace for now.
Telfer 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.
Telfer throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Telfer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Furno lands a heavy elbow.
Telfer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Telfer regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furno is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Furno looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Telfer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Furno working Telfer over with strikes.
Telfer actively working from the bottom here.
Telfer is breathing heavily.
Furno slips a nice elbow through Telfer's hands, connecting with Telfer's forehead.
Furno landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Furno connects with a nice short shot to Telfer's temple.
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!
Furno takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Telfer is trying to control but can't.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Furno connects with a nice short shot to Telfer's temple.
Furno wants to pass the guard but Telfer is defending well.
Telfer tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Furno has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telfer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Furno lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Furno tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Furno with a couple of short strikes.
Icy Furno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Telfer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Telfer swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Telfer wants to hold on but Furno pushes him away.
Furno lands a heavy elbow.
Furno avoids the attempt from Telfer to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furno controlling the pace for now.
Telfer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Furno connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Furno controlling his opponent.
Telfer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Furno controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Telfer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Icy Furno dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Furno catches Telfer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Telfer is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Furno is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Telfer is in big trouble! Furno is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Telfer. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Icy Furno !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Olsen (ranked 4072 p4p, 495 weight class) and Myles Sandford (ranked 6908 p4p, 600 weight class). The key to victory for Robin Olsen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Myles Sandford!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sandford sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sandford is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sandford gets the takedown into side control.
Olsen tries to bench press Sandford off him but Sandford keeps the position.
Olsen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sandford landing a few strikes.
Olsen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olsen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Olsen sneaks back into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sandford lands a nice short elbow.
Sandford is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olsen looking for submissions off his back.
Olsen has hold of Sandford's hands but Sandford slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Olsen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Nice strikes from Sandford there.
Sandford lands with a punch from half guard.
Sandford is nestled in close to Olsen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Olsen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandford is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oh Olsen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sandford scores with a big shot! Olsen's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Olsen! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myles Sandford!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Filip Rakovich (ranked 3767 p4p, 176 weight class) and Lee Sakuraba (ranked 3723 p4p, 171 weight class). Sakuraba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pride Theme Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Filip Rakovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Rakovich.
Sakuraba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rakovich sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sakuraba somewhat.
Sakuraba tries to clinch up but Rakovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Rakovich slaps away a takedown attempt from Sakuraba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sakuraba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rakovich defends it nicely.
Rakovich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Filip Rakovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Sakuraba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakovich closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakovich is trying to break free.
Rakovich is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakuraba has double underhooks.
Rakovich wants to get back to striking at distance but Sakuraba won't allow it.
Sakuraba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sakuraba tries to pull guard but Rakovich won't allow it.
Rakovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rakovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakuraba closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rakovich's guard.
Rakovich has his feet on Sakuraba's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sakuraba fails with the takedown
and Rakovich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sakuraba doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rakovich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sakuraba has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rakovich sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rakovich drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rakovich gets to his feet - Sakuraba follows without any prompting.
Sakuraba fails with the takedown
and Rakovich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sakuraba shoots in looking for a takedown. Rakovich tries to sprawl out of it but Sakuraba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rakovich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakuraba shoots for a double leg takedown but Rakovich sprawls well. He's pushed Sakuraba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rakovich cracks a nice hook into Sakuraba's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Rakovich. No joy for Sakuraba on that attempt.
Rakovich's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rakovich duly obliges.
Sakuraba misses with a takedown attempt - Rakovich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A shot to the liver by Rakovich. Beautiful body shot.
Rakovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakuraba dives in for a single leg takedown but Rakovich sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rakovich cracks Sakuraba with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sakuraba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rakovich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sakuraba shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rakovich's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba trying to control but Rakovich is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rakovich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rakovich tries to get out of the position.
Sakuraba trying to control but Rakovich is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba content to stall in guard here.
Rakovich keeping full guard, as Sakuraba tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Rakovich 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.
Rakovich tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sakuraba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rakovich somewhat.
Sakuraba shoots in but no luck this time.
As Sakuraba looks to move away, Rakovich throws a big counter combo but Sakuraba just gets out of the way.
Rakovich closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sakuraba is looking for a sweep.
Sakuraba sneaks back into half guard.
Sakuraba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rakovich pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakovich landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sakuraba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sakuraba looking for submissions off his back.
Sakuraba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rakovich is looking to take a break and control but Sakuraba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sakuraba has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Rakovich escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Rakovich!
Sakuraba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rakovich looks up at the clock and then as Sakuraba takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rakovich smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sakuraba is trying to get back to half guard.
Sakuraba wants to control but Rakovich postures up.
Sakuraba tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Sakuraba is desperately trying to improve his position but Rakovich has a good base and remains in mount.
Filip Rakovich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sakuraba sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sakuraba moves into full guard.
Sakuraba isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rakovich stacks Sakuraba on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rakovich!
Rakovich tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rakovich has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakuraba manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rakovich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakuraba on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakovich sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sakuraba actively working from the bottom here.
Sakuraba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sakuraba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sakuraba looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Rakovich dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rakovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Sakuraba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Filip Rakovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rakovich tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Sakuraba counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Rakovich keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuraba gets to his feet. Rakovich looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sakuraba throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rakovich was covering up waiting for the punch and Sakuraba finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Rakovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakuraba being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakovich wants to sweep here but Sakuraba controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sakuraba forces his way into half guard.
Sakuraba sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sakuraba wants to control but Rakovich is keeping him busy.
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.
Sakuraba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sakuraba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rakovich is staying active underneath Sakuraba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sakuraba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rakovich is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Rakovich is trying to stand back up but Sakuraba is controlling him
Rakovich is refusing to be controlled, as Sakuraba sits in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rakovich is in trouble now - Sakuraba has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to control but Rakovich wriggling away.
Sakuraba sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rakovich is looking to improve his position but Sakuraba isn't that keen on the idea.
Sakuraba controlling from mount.
Sakuraba tries to control but Rakovich wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sakuraba prevents Rakovich from getting the reversal.
Sakuraba tries to control but Rakovich wriggling away.
Sakuraba controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Sakuraba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rakovich has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filip Rakovich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sloppy Johnson (ranked 4221 p4p, 454 weight class) and Kenny Kawaguchi (ranked 7380 p4p, 564 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Everybody Poops. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sloppy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Kawaguchi!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kawaguchi.
Kawaguchi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kawaguchi tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kawaguchi could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Johnson has cracked it and Kawaguchi is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sloppy Johnson!
Sloppy Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iron Sheik (ranked 3921 p4p, 298 weight class) and Big Baby (ranked 4482 p4p, 323 weight class). Big Baby will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Sheik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Baby!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baby throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sheik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sheik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baby is trying to drag Sheik to the mat but Sheik just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Baby is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sheik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Big Baby has been cut.
A short right from Sheik.
Baby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sheik.
Sheik lands a shoulder strike.
Baby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sheik fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Iron Sheik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Baby.
Sheik blocks a head kick by Baby.
Baby has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sheik is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sheik walks forward, straight into a front kick from Baby.
Baby throws a sloppy head kick
and Sheik holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baby backwards.
Sheik lands with a light punch inside.
Baby is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baby is still on wobbly legs! Can Sheik finish him?
Sheik just leaning against Baby, taking a breather.
Sheik definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheik.
Sheik is leaning against Baby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baby is looking to control Sheik's arms but Sheik gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baby has his back to the cage.
Baby seems to have recovered his senses.
Sheik scores with a shoulder strike.
Sheik creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Baby with a big uppercut! Baby tries to clinch up but Sheik pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Baby to the mat! Baby covers up and Sheik unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Iron Sheik!
Iron Sheik was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seamus MacNamara (ranked 1735 p4p, 86 weight class) and Jay Rotti (ranked 3320 p4p, 160 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think MacNamara might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Ramones - I Wanna Live. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus MacNamara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Rotti!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rotti moves away.
MacNamara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rotti throws a chopping leg kick but MacNamara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like MacNamara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
MacNamara throws a low kick but Rotti avoids it.
MacNamara misses with a wild body shot.
MacNamara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
MacNamara takes a swing at Rotti's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - MacNamara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rotti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacNamara counters with a nice leg kick.
We've been informed that Rotti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
An inside leg kick lands from Rotti.
Rotti misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rotti misses the target.
Rotti misses with a lunging right hand
and MacNamara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacNamara moves out of range of the strikes.
Rotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from MacNamara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
MacNamara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rotti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
MacNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rotti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rotti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacNamara avoids a punch combination nicely.
MacNamara is looking to wear down Rotti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
MacNamara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
MacNamara just misses with a punch to the body.
MacNamara misses with a wild body shot.
Jay Rotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Rotti.
It looked like MacNamara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
MacNamara moves out of range of the strikes.
Rotti misses with a jab to the body
and MacNamara counters with a nice uppercut.
Rotti with a jab.
MacNamara misses with a wild body shot.
MacNamara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
MacNamara drops his hands momentarily and Rotti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Rotti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rotti scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacNamara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rotti throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotti looks to land a right hand but MacNamara moved out of range.
MacNamara slips under a jab from Rotti.
MacNamara looks for the body kick but Rotti saw that one coming.
MacNamara pushes Rotti away with a front kick.
MacNamara misses with a head kick.
Rotti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Rotti misses.
Rotti is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
MacNamara defending well as Rotti loads up on a big left hand.
MacNamara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rotti to score with a decent uppercut.
MacNamara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
MacNamara tests Rotti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from MacNamara does no damage.
MacNamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rotti was well out of range. Poor timing from MacNamara.
MacNamara throws a nice looking combination but Rotti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rotti misses with a low kick.
MacNamara throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rotti moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotti misses with a straight right.
MacNamara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
MacNamara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rotti.
Rotti misses with a straight left.
Rotti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacNamara.
MacNamara lands an overhand right.
Rotti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacNamara.
A lazy left from Rotti finds it's target.
MacNamara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rotti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rotti thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacNamara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rotti scores with a sloppy right hand. MacNamara should have avoided that one.
MacNamara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rotti.
An attempted straight right counter from MacNamara misses the target.
MacNamara with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rotti swings for the body but MacNamara moves out of range.
Rotti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
MacNamara sizes up Rotti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotti throws an overhand right that lands on MacNamara's shoulder, as MacNamara tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from MacNamara misses the target.
Rotti slips a jab from MacNamara.
Rotti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rotti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rotti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacNamara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rotti throws a right hand that misses
and MacNamara counters with a solid body kick.
Rotti throws a big shot that misses.
Rotti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
MacNamara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rotti.
Rotti throws a head kick that misses.
MacNamara throws a head kick that misses.
MacNamara misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacNamara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rotti throws out the jab.
MacNamara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like MacNamara was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rotti.
Rotti ducks right into an uppercut from MacNamara.
Rotti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacNamara.
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 Seamus MacNamara will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
MacNamara misses with a few strikes there.
Rotti looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Rotti.
Rotti stalks MacNamara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into MacNamara's face. MacNamara staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice body kick from MacNamara.
MacNamara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rotti throws a jab when MacNamara was well out of range.
Rotti throws a hook but MacNamara blocks it.
Rotti thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacNamara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
MacNamara slips a jab from Rotti.
MacNamara checks a low kick from Rotti.
MacNamara takes a swing at Rotti's ribcage but misses.
MacNamara throws a front kick aimed at Rotti's knee but Rotti avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rotti tests MacNamara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
MacNamara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rotti counters with a nice uppercut.
Rotti throws out a loose jab but MacNamara uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacNamara blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacNamara throws a low kick but Rotti moves out of range easily.
Rotti misses with a right hand
and MacNamara counters with a right hand to the body.
MacNamara cracks a nice hook into Rotti's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Rotti.
MacNamara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rotti throws out the jab.
Rotti throws a combination that misses
and MacNamara counters with a nice body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rotti.
MacNamara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rotti moves out of range as MacNamara throws a body kick.
Rotti throws out a loose jab but MacNamara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rotti throws a sloppy head kick and MacNamara moves out of range easily.
MacNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacNamara connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rotti. Rotti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rotti looks to throw the jab but MacNamara is out of range.
MacNamara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rotti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from MacNamara.
MacNamara lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara misses with a double jab.
Rotti throws out a counter right but MacNamara avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacNamara throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from MacNamara misses.
MacNamara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slow jab from MacNamara misses its intended target.
Rotti lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Rotti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacNamara half committed to a counter leg kick.
A punch combination from MacNamara misses.
Rotti looks to land a right hand but MacNamara moved out of range.
MacNamara half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rotti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seamus MacNamara is winning the standup battle so far.
Rotti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but MacNamara checks it well.
MacNamara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rotti misses with a straight right.
Rotti's corner calls for a 1-2. Rotti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Rotti there.
Rotti throws a solid leg kick but MacNamara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rotti.
Rotti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rotti.
MacNamara scores with a nice body kick.
MacNamara throws a head kick but Rotti moves out of range.
Rotti checks a low kick from MacNamara.
MacNamara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rottis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
MacNamara slips a jab from Rotti.
MacNamara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rotti is out of range and MacNamara settles back down.
MacNamara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rotti throws out a leg kick but MacNamara moves out of range and Rotti only half commits.
MacNamara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rotti on the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting MacNamara here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rotti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacNamara counters with a leg kick.
Rotti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
MacNamara tries a low kick but Rotti avoids it.
Rotti looks to land a left hand but MacNamara moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Rotti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacNamara throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rotti tries a head kick but it misses.
Rotti throws a head kick that misses.
MacNamara staying out of range there.
MacNamara jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That kick from MacNamara tenderised Rotti's leg. Rotti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rotti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacNamara.
Rotti cracks the inside of MacNamara's front leg.
MacNamara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rotti avoids the body shot from MacNamara.
MacNamara ducks under a wild hook from Rotti.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rotti.
MacNamara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rotti checks it well.
A big left from Rotti misses.
MacNamara misses with a body kick.
Rotti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacNamara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jay Rotti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
MacNamara misses the shot to the body.
Rotti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of MacNamara's head.
Rotti misses with a looping left.
As Rotti looks to move away, MacNamara throws a big counter combo but Rotti just gets out of the way.
MacNamara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rotti.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacNamara. Rotti does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid body kick from MacNamara.
Rotti throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from MacNamara, right into the meat.
MacNamara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
MacNamara ducks under a wild hook from Rotti.
MacNamara appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rotti swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacNamara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacNamara defending well as Rotti loads up on a big left hand.
Rotti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Rotti misses the target.
Rotti wants to land a leg kick but MacNamara is out of range.
Good work by MacNamara as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacNamara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rotti can pounce on him.
Rotti misses with a lunging right hand
and MacNamara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rotti thinking.
MacNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by Rotti.
MacNamara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
MacNamara stuns Rotti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rotti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid body kick from MacNamara.
MacNamara scores with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by MacNamara.
Rotti misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacNamara takes a swing at Rotti's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Rotti misses.
MacNamara blocks a head kick by Rotti.
Rotti takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rotti moves away.
Rotti misses with a straight left.
Rotti looks to land a left hand but MacNamara moved out of range nicely.
That kick from MacNamara tenderised Rotti's leg. Rotti is trying to keep his angry face on.
MacNamara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rotti.
Rotti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MacNamara. MacNamara obviously looking to wear him down.
Rotti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Rotti misses.
MacNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rotti moves away.
MacNamara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
MacNamara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rotti looks to land a left hand but MacNamara moved out of range nicely.
Rotti throws an overhand right that lands on MacNamara's shoulder, as MacNamara tries to avoid the shot.
MacNamara misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Rotti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rotti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rotti, as that shot connected.
MacNamara avoids the head kick by Rotti.
MacNamara misses with a low kick.
MacNamara cracks Rotti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
MacNamara stuns Rotti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rotti moves out of range of the body kick.
Rotti throws a jab but it's blocked by MacNamara.
A swing and a miss from Rotti.
MacNamara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rotti lands with a hook. MacNamara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
MacNamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rotti.
Rotti throws a lazy right hand but MacNamara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rotti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacNamara fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rotti just manages to avoid it.
MacNamara ducks under a wild hook from Rotti.
Rotti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rotti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacNamara misses the shot to the body.
Rotti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacNamara.
Rotti moves out of range of the body kick from MacNamara.
A big right from Rotti misses.
Rotti connects with a jab.
Rotti throws a head kick that misses
and MacNamara counters with a stiff right hand.
MacNamara clobbers Rotti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
MacNamara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rotti.
Rotti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on MacNamara. That did some damage!
Rotti misses with an uppercut. MacNamara saw that one coming.
Rotti misses with a looping right.
Rotti throws a big shot that misses.
MacNamara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rotti throws a body shot but no joy.
MacNamara seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
MacNamara tries a head kick but it misses.
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 Seamus MacNamara.
Well MacNamara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus MacNamara!
Seamus MacNamara is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Seamus MacNamara made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lesnar (ranked 179 p4p, 20 weight class) and John Bravo (ranked 1083 p4p, 109 weight class). John Bravo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Lesnar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lesnar is defended easily by Bravo.
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesnar rushes Bravo and presses him up against the cage.
Lesnar lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Lesnar to work.
Bravo is working for takedown but Lesnar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bravo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Lesnar.
Nice body punch from Lesnar - that landed with a thud.
Bravo tries a body shot but Lesnar blocks it.
A short right from Lesnar on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar is trying to trip Bravo. He has hold of a leg but Bravo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lesnar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bravo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar.
Bravo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesnar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bravo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lesnar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bravo's head.
We've been hearing that Lesnar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Bravo has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lesnar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lesnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lesnar throws a big elbow that misses.
Lesnar landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bravo's head.
Lesnar is in close to Bravo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lesnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lesnar distracts Bravo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lesnar pushes down on Bravo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lesnar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
It looks like John Bravo has been cut.
Lesnar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bravo is looking to improve his position.
Bravo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo has his hands clasped together around Lesnar's back. He's all about the action.
Bravo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bravo is in trouble now - Lesnar has advanced to mount!
Bravo wants to hold on but Lesnar pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Lesnar.
Lesnar scoring with strikes but Bravo is staying in there.
Bravo can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a big elbow.
Lesnar landing punches.
Bravo is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Lesnar! Bravo is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Lesnar!
Mark Lesnar retains his heavyweight title!
A less than humble Mark Lesnar misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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