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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Liguy (ranked 3390 p4p, 95 weight class) and Paul Sight (ranked 3740 p4p, 103 weight class). Paul Sight is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oleg Liguy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sight!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liguy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sight quickly recovers to half guard.
Sight looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sight blocking the ground and pound attempt from Liguy.
Liguy stops Sight from getting back to his feet.
Sight is refusing to be controlled, as Liguy sits in half guard.
Liguy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sight keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liguy thows a huge punch but Sight dodges it nicely.
Liguy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sight blocking the ground and pound attempt from Liguy.
Sight is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liguy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Liguy is keen to just control but Sight is a slippery customer.
Sight blocking the ground and pound attempt from Liguy.
Liguy prevents Sight from standing back up.
Liguy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sight on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Liguy thows a huge punch but Sight dodges it nicely.
Liguy stops Sight from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liguy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sight keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sight keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Liguy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sight is trying to stand.
Liguy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sight defending well though.
Liguy winds up and cracks Sight with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Liguy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Liguy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sight's head.
Sight is trying to stand up here but Liguy is controlling him well.
Liguy controlling the action here.
Sight looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liguy misses with a takedown attempt - Sight sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Oleg Liguy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liguy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sight's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liguy stops Sight from getting back to his feet.
Liguy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sight pushes Liguy off looking to stand but Liguy dives back in and keeps control.
Ground and pound from Liguy.
Liguy prevents Sight from standing back up.
Liguy trying to control from half guard but Sight is working away.
Liguy working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Liguy.
Liguy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sight is trying to stand up here but Liguy is controlling him well.
Liguy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Liguy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sight's head.
Liguy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sight looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liguy trying to control the action but Sight is working from the bottom.
Liguy working over Sight with some ground and pound. Sight looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Liguy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Liguy shoots in and drives through. Sight sprawls well.
Sight is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Liguy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sight tries to avoid it but Liguy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sight to the ground. Sight escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Liguy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Liguy tries for a takedown but Sight circles away easily
and Sight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Liguy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liguy shoots in but no luck this time.
Liguy shoots in but no luck this time.
Sight cracks Liguy with an open hand slap.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sight enables Liguy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sight manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Liguy prevents Sight from getting back to his feet.
Liguy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Liguy prevents Sight from getting back to his feet.
Oleg Liguy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liguy landing some decent shots from guard.
Liguy throws a big right hand that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liguy wants to control from the top but Sight keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liguy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Liguy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Liguy is looking to work some ground and pound but Sight has wrist control.
Liguy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Liguy throws a big right hand that misses.
Liguy scoring with some ground and pound.
Sight is looking to stand up but Liguy isn't so interested in that idea.
Liguy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Liguy won't allow Sight to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Liguy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Liguy misses with a takedown
and Sight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liguy fails with a takedown attempt.
Liguy shoots in looking for a takedown but Sight manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Liguy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liguy misses with a takedown
and Sight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sight lands a left and a right that send Liguy crashing to the mat, dazed. Sight thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Liguy is rocked!
It looks like Oleg Liguy has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sight thuds a left hand into Liguy's body.
Oh Liguy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sight lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Liguy falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Sight!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Harris (ranked 7278 p4p, 125 weight class) and Perdue Willshire (ranked 21182 p4p, 128 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perdue Willshire!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Willshire scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Harris manages to mount him!
Willshire is trying to escape the mount.
Harris controlling from mount.
Harris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Willshire is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willshire is trying desperately to improve position.
Harris controlling the pace for now.
Willshire is wriggling around trying to escape.
Willshire is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Willshire tries to hold on but Harris postures up.
Willshire is desperately trying to improve his position but Harris has a good base and remains in mount.
Harris controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willshire wants to get back to his feet.
Harris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Willshire is trying to escape the mount.
Harris raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Willshire is squirming around, avoiding Harris's attempts to control the action.
Willshire is working to get back to half guard.
Harris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Harris trying to control but Willshire is having none of it.
Willshire is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Willshire doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Harris avoids the attempt from Willshire to control.
Harris controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Willshire is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Willshire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Willshire.
Willshire scores with a head kick. Harris tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Harris scores with a takedown into Willshire's guard.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Willshire can do to turn this around?
Harris stops Willshire from standing up.
Harris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willshire is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harris is controlling him.
Harris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Harris won't allow Willshire to get back to his feet.
Willshire wants to sweep but no luck.
Willshire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Willshire gets a clinch.
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.
Willshire tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Willshire back against the cage.
Willshire stalls.
Harris turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Harris manages to end up in side control.
Willshire seems a little lost for a moment, as Harris dominates the positioning.
Harris tries to move to mount but Willshire blocks the move with his legs.
Willshire tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Willshire wants to control but Harris is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris landing punches.
Harris takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Willshire is in all sorts of trouble here.
Willshire tries to improve his position but instead Harris has taken his back!
Harris has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Willshire's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willshire rolls, trying to escape but Harris keeps control of the position.
A lull in the action here.
Harris trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Willshire doesn't escape.
Willshire trying to get back to his feet but Harris is in full control for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris is hanging on to Willshire's back as he tries to escape.
Willshire is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Harris dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Willshire's corner calls for a 1-2. Willshire obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harris takes one on the button.
Willshire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Willshire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Willshire.
Harris attempts a counter takedown but Willshire avoids it well and moves away.
Willshire gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willshire drives through with a takedown into Harris's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Willshire is standing up over Harris. Harris looks to escape but Willshire dives into side control.
Harris gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to get back to full guard.
Harris has hold of Willshire's hands but Willshire slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Willshire working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Harris makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harris.
Harris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Willshire looking to sit in guard and control but Harris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harris stops Willshire from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Willshire wants to get back to his feet but Harris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris is stalling in the full guard.
Willshire keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Willshire is looking to stand back up but Harris counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Willshire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Willshire is trying to escape back to his feet but Harris uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Willshire tries to escape but Harris is in control.
Harris trying to control the action but Willshire is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Willshire's face as Harris controls the position.
Perdue Willshire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harris has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Willshire!
Harris controlling his opponent.
Willshire sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Willshire is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Marcus Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Willshire is staying active underneath Harris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Perdue Willshire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris stalks Willshire and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Willshire's face. Willshire staggers backwards, shaken.
Willshire throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Harris appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
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 Marcus Harris.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, 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... Marcus Harris!
Marcus Harris thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Holloway (ranked 4418 p4p, 110 weight class) and Petr Kotrc (ranked 7310 p4p, 126 weight class). Petr Kotrc is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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134 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Holloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petr Kotrc!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holloway scores with a body shot.
Kotrc shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holloway sprawls well. Holloway wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kotrc gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kotrc or perhaps it was just good defense by Holloway, which made it look bad.
Holloway wants to clinch.
Kotrc darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holloway closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kotrc's guard.
Holloway scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kotrc looking for a sweep. Not yet Kotrc, not yet.
Holloway wants to control from the top but Kotrc keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holloway accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kotrc is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Holloway throwing strikes but missing.
Kotrc is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kotrc has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Holloway is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Holloway turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Holloway manages to end up in side control.
Kotrc bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holloway closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotrc makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kotrc shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jack Holloway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Kotrc.
Holloway closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kotrc's guard.
Holloway content to stall in guard here.
Kotrc keeping full guard, as Holloway tries to pass.
Holloway trying to control but Kotrc is working from the bottom.
Holloway passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've been hearing that Holloway has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotrc is looking for a sweep.
Kotrc is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Holloway has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holloway is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kotrc looks calm but he's in trouble here. Holloway gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kotrc is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Holloway lets go of the hold and Kotrc can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Holloway!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crack Head (ranked 7257 p4p, 124 weight class) and Victor Mordino (ranked 5038 p4p, 114 weight class). Victor Mordino will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crack Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Mordino!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head throws a poor cross that misses
and Mordino counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Head keeping moving, preventing Mordino from controlling successfully.
Mordino is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mordino tries to free his leg and advance position but Head is retaining full guard.
Head trying to keep a closed guard but Mordino is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mordino sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Head trying to keep a closed guard but Mordino is proving a slippery customer.
Mordino looking to pass the guard.
Mordino stops Head from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordino fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Head is looking for a counter combo.
Head looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Head has closed the distance and engaged Mordino in a clinch.
Mordino drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Head breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crack Head is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Head takes the fight into the clinch.
Head breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Head gets a clinch.
Mordino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mordino jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Head walks away with a smile on his face. Mordino gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Crack Head has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Mordino.
Head clinches with his opponent.
Head working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Head creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mordino's defenses.
Head content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Head escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mordino looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Head is fending him off so far but Mordino persists. Nope, Head circles away and we're back to standing.
Mordino tries for a takedown but Head sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Head moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Head lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mordino backwards.
Mordino is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Head pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Head breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Head gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Head breaks the clinch.
Crack Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mordino shoots in for a double leg but Head sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Head closes the distance and clinches.
Head taking a breather.
Mordino drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Head gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Head's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mordino throws a head kick but Head moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mordino tries to score a power double leg takedown but Head sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mordino somewhat.
Head shoots in but no luck this time.
Head has managed to clinch.
Head lands a left hand.
Head working Mordino over with knees to the body.
Mordino goes for a takedown in the clinch but Head prevents it.
Head breaks the clinch.
Head keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Head defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mordino.
Mordino looks winded!
Head has Mordino up against the cage in a clinch.
Head manages to break the clinch.
Head rushes Mordino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Head comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Head instigates a clinch.
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!
Head lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mordino backwards.
Head comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Head lands a shoulder strike.
Head escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mordino connects with a solid leg kick.
Mordino darts in looking for a takedown but Head gets double underhooks and turns Mordino into the cage.
Mordino doesn't manage to clinch there - Head circles away.
Head fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mordino, pushing him back against the cage.
Head breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Head forces Mordino back against the cage and clinches.
Head lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Head creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mordino tries to score a body lock takedown but Head shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Head breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crack Head dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Head darts in and clinches Mordino up against the cage.
It looks like Victor Mordino has been cut.
Mordino looking to stall.
Mordino is trying to pull guard but Head has him pressed against the cage.
Mordino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Head's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mordino fails with a takedown attempt.
Head tries to clinch up.
Mordino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mordino throws a body punch but Head moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Head closes the distance and clinches.
Head breaks from the clinch.
Head jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mordino looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mordino trying to control the position from guard on top but Head is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Head is keeping the position for now.
Mordino trying to control the position from guard on top but Head is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Head wants to get back to his feet but Mordino is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mordino stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Head swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Head not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Head utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mordino trying to control the position from guard on top but Head is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Crack Head is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mordino swats away the attempt to clinch by Head.
Head tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mordino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mordino is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mordino looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Head!
Head sneaks out the side door and pushes Mordino away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mordino is defended easily by Head.
Crack Head has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Mordino.
Head connects with a right hand. Mordino shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mordino shoots in but Head avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Head tries to clinch up but Mordino circles away and keeps his distance.
Head has Mordino up against the cage in a clinch.
Mordino is trying to drag Head to the mat but Head just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Head displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mordino up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mordino has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Head avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mordino fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Head.
Head lands an elbow inside that Mordino shrugs off.
Head breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Head rushes Mordino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Head manages to break the clinch.
Head misses with a body kick.
Mordino shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Head defends it nicely.
Head closes the distance and pushes Mordino back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Head is looking to clinch.
Mordino tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Head counters with a straight right hand.
Mordino shoots in and drives through. Head sprawls well.
Head has closed the distance and engaged Mordino in a clinch.
Head breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mordino shoots in and drives through. Head sprawls well.
Mordino is breathing heavily.
Head scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mordino closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Head has Mordino pressed against the cage, preventing Mordino from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Head gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Head content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Head escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oooooh!!! Head has knocked Mordino down with a huge combo! Head steps away and waves a wobbly Mordino back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mordino is rocked!
Mordino with a lazy takedown attempt
and Head counters with a big right hand! Oh Mordino is in trouble here! Head follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crack Head!
During a confident post fight interview, Crack Head 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 Lukasz Patryk (ranked 4040 p4p, 105 weight class) and Umberto Grena (ranked 4437 p4p, 111 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lukasz Patryk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Umberto Grena!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patryk was well out of range. Poor timing from Grena.
Patryk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Grena!
Patryk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grena is looking to reverse the position.
Grena tries to escape but Patryk is in control.
Patryk landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Grena is looking for a sweep.
Grena struggling a bit here.
Patryk creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Grena sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Grena is trying to control Patryk's posture but Patryk avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patryk stands up.
Grena gets tackled into the cage by Patryk. Patryk maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patryk manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Grena preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patryk lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Grena tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Patryk gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A head kick by Grena misses
and Patryk counters with a three punch combo that has Grena backing up. Grena nods at Patryk to acknowledge the strikes.
Grena throws a body shot but no joy.
Grena dives in and grabs Patryk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Patryk pushes down on Grena's head and hops out.
Patryk clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grena manages to pull guard.
Patryk gets to his feet. Grena looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Patryk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Grena was covering up waiting for the punch and Patryk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grena seems keen to control Patryk's posture.
Let's hope that Grena has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Patryk landing with the ground and pound.
Patryk stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Grena enables Patryk to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Grena manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Patryk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grena is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Patryk throws a big right hand that misses.
Grena keeping full guard, as Patryk tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Patryk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Patryk preventing the sweep.
Patryk wants to pass the guard but Grena is keeping the position.
Grena is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Patryk tightens his grip and picks Grena up, before dumping him to the ground. Grena manages to land in guard.
Grena escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Patryk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grena utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patryk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Patryk postures up.
Grena is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Patryk is controlling him.
Patryk looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Grena wants to get back to his feet but Patryk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Patryk trying to control the position from guard on top but Grena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patryk decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Grena, up you get!
Patryk shoots for a takedown but Grena saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grena is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A head kick by Grena misses
and Patryk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Patryk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Patryk scores with a takedown into Grena's guard.
Lukasz Patryk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Patryk wants to control from the top but Grena keeps moving.
Patryk postures up.
Patryk throws a strike but Grena rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Patryk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grena can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grena stands up from Patryk's guard - Grena perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grena looks for a takedown but Patryk sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patryk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patryk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grena.
Patryk moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Patryk clinches with his opponent.
Grena can't break the clinch.
Patryk breaks from the clinch.
Grena misses with a double jab.
Patryk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Grena manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patryk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grena counters with a series of strikes. Patryk will be more careful next time no doubt.
Patryk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grena can do to turn this around?
Patryk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grena's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patryk trying to control but Grena is working from the bottom.
Patryk controlling from the top position.
Patryk throwing strikes from guard but Grena blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patryk distracts Grena with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Patryk stops Grena from standing up.
Patryk sitting in guard here, content to control.
Patryk stopping the sweep attempt from Grena.
Patryk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Patryk distracts Grena with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Patryk postures up.
Patryk trying to control but Grena is working from the bottom.
Patryk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grena's head.
Patryk trying to control but Grena is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patryk throwing strikes from guard but Grena blocks nicely.
Grena pushes Patryk off and scrambles back to his feet.
Patryk avoids the head kick by Grena.
A shot to the liver by Grena. Beautiful body shot.
Patryk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grena avoids it really well and circles away.
Grena is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Patryk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lukasz Patryk will probably get the nod.
That's time! Patryk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grena stuffs the takedown.
Grena throws a fast counter high kick but Patryk manages to duck under it in time.
Patryk moves into the clinch.
Patryk jumps into guard, dragging Grena to the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grena's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grena trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grena is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Patryk manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grena tries to pull guard but Patryk won't allow it.
Grena gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Patryk.
Patryk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lukasz Patryk is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Patryk.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukasz Patryk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patryk shoots in for a takedown but Grena shows good takedown defense.
Grena doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Grena swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grena looks to score with a jab to the body but Patryk is just out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Grena goes for a double leg but Patryk avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Patryk continues to drive forward.
Patryk wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Grena has taken the fight to the clinch.
Patryk wants the takedown. Grena is fighting it off but Patryk persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Grena's guard against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patryk working some strikes from top position.
Grena trying to control the position here.
Patryk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grena is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grena utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Patryk trying to control the position from guard on top but Grena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grena is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Patryk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Patryk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Patryk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Patryk's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Patryk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grena is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patryk throwing strikes but missing.
Patryk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Patryk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grena not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Patryk won't allow Grena to sweep him here.
Grena pushes Patryk off and scrambles back to his feet.
Grena throws a right hand that misses
and Patryk counters with a nice body shot.
Grena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patryk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grena has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Patryk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Patryk manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Patryk is defended easily by Grena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patryk has Grena up against the cage in a clinch.
Umberto Grena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patryk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grena pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grena can't break the clinch.
Patryk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lukasz Patryk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patryk moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukasz Patryk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patryk 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukasz Patryk!
During a confident post fight interview, Lukasz Patryk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Altintop Palonesess (ranked 2807 p4p, 83 weight class) and Combato Bot One (ranked 2979 p4p, 112 weight class). Altintop Palonesess had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue 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
9 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Altintop Palonesess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Combato Bot One!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bot One misses the shot to the body.
Palonesess has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Star Studded Beef in the buildup to the fight.
Palonesess is looking to clinch.
Bot One drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Palonesess defends it well.
Bot One scores with a one two! Palonesess had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Palonesess throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bot One tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Palonesess is in Bot One's guard.
Palonesess tries to free his leg and advance position but Bot One is retaining full guard.
Palonesess wants to control from the top but Bot One keeps moving.
Bot One working for a triangle but Palonesess defends it easily.
Bot One looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palonesess being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot One has his foot on Palonesess's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Palonesess works his way back into a safe position though.
Bot One throws his legs up looking for a submission but Palonesess uses it to pass to side control.
Bot One should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Palonesess wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bot One, who protects the arm well.
Bot One can't do much from the bottom here.
Bot One avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Palonesess.
Bot One is trying to control Palonesess's posture but Palonesess avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot One tries to buck Palonesess off but Palonesess is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Bot One's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bot One might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Palonesess haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bot One stops Palonesess from passing to mount.
Bot One tries to bench press Palonesess off him but Palonesess keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bot One's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Palonesess trying to control the position but Bot One is working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Combato Bot One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palonesess keeps the fight on the outside.
Bot One moves into the clinch.
Bot One swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bot One pulls Palonesess into guard.
Palonesess wants to control from the top but Bot One keeps moving.
Bot One throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bot One is pulling down on Palonesess's head. It's preventing any offense from Palonesess, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot One bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Palonesess's guard.
Bot One has gone for a leg lock! Palonesess slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bot One's guard.
Bot One has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Palonesess can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palonesess scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Combato Bot One will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bot One closes the distance and clinches.
Palonesess blocks a body shot from Bot One.
Bot One throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palonesesss head.
Bot One lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palonesess backwards.
Bot One can't find room to land a body shot as Palonesess controls the action.
Bot One throws a punch but it's blocked by Palonesess.
Palonesess goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bot One prevents it.
Bot One stops a takedown attempt from Palonesess.
Palonesess prevents a body shot from Bot One.
A right handed body shot lands from Bot One.
Bot One jumps guard but Palonesess turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bot One scores with a shot to the side of Palonesess's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Palonesess tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bot One smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Altintop Palonesess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bot One dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Bot One lands an impressive looking overhand right. Palonesess doesn't seem phased though.
Palonesess walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice sprawl there from Bot One as Palonesess shoots in.
Some wild striking there from Bot One.
Nice defenses there by Palonesess.
Palonesess will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bot One gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Palonesess to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bot One is pulling down on Palonesess's head. It's preventing any offense from Palonesess, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot One keeping moving, preventing Palonesess from controlling successfully.
Palonesess is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bot One is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bot One is pulling down on Palonesess's head. It's preventing any offense from Palonesess, at least for the moment.
Palonesess slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bot One manages to work his way to half guard, despite Palonesess's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palonesess stalling away here and it's allowed Bot One to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bot One looking for a guillotine here but Palonesess defends easily.
Bot One is trying to keep Palonesess in close.
Palonesess cracks Bot One with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bot One is looking for a triangle but Palonesess pushes his legs off easily.
Bot One working for a triangle but Palonesess defends it easily.
Palonesess stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bot One swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bot One trying to keep a closed guard but Palonesess is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palonesess sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Combato Bot One showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bot One lands a jab to Palonesess's midsection.
Palonesess tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bot One sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Palonesess somewhat.
Palonesess bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palonesess shoots in for a double leg but Bot One sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bot One changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bot One has eaten all the pies!
Bot One misses with a body shot.
As Bot One looks to move away, Palonesess throws a big counter combo but Bot One just gets out of the way.
Palonesess tries to close the distance and clinch but Bot One swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bot One fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palonesess manages to avoid it.
Palonesess shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bot One but Bot One pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Altintop Palonesess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bot One throws a looping overhand right but Palonesess ducks down to avoid it.
Bot One has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bot One slips a jab and a cross from Palonesess.
Palonesess will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bot One swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palonesess tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bot One swivels and escapes.
Combato Bot One seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palonesess pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bot One lands a really nice looking cross but Palonesess seems unphased.
Palonesess doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bot One counters with a shoot takedown. Palonesess fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palonesess can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bot One controls the pace.
Palonesess can't keep his opponent in guard - Bot One advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bot One slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot One is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Palonesess has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bot One seems to be looking for submissions.
Bot One is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Palonesess has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bot One is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Palonesess sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot One is taking a breather. Palonesess says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Palonesess moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bot One trying to control but Palonesess is working from the bottom.
Palonesess seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Palonesess is looking for a triangle but Bot One pushes his legs off easily.
Palonesess trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Palonesess tries to clinch but Bot One moves out of range.
Bot One throws an overhand right that lands on Palonesess's shoulder, as Palonesess tries to avoid the shot.
Bot One scores with a jab to the head.
Bot One circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bot One throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palonesess showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bot One.
Altintop Palonesess has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palonesess tries a head kick but it misses.
Palonesess on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Combato Bot One comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bot One winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Combato Bot One!
Altintop Palonesess spoke after the fight, saying 'Shit happends!!! '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Jedrzejczyk (ranked 4084 p4p, 106 weight class) and Max Paddy (ranked 3000 p4p, 86 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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147 lbs
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170 lbs
13 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Decent boxing
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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
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jan Jedrzejczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Paddy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jedrzejczyk tests Paddy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paddy slips a straight right by Jedrzejczyk.
Paddy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jedrzejczyk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Paddy counters with a right hand to the body.
Paddy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk misses the jab.
Paddy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jedrzejczyk with a body shot.
Jedrzejczyk checks a leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jedrzejczyk throws an off balance right hand
and Paddy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jedrzejczyk throws a hook but Paddy avoids it easily.
Jedrzejczyk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Paddy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paddy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paddy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jedrzejczyk is keeping the position for now.
Jedrzejczyk keeping moving, preventing Paddy from controlling successfully.
Jedrzejczyk is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jedrzejczyk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paddy can't get the takedown.
Paddy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jedrzejczyk throws out a loose jab but Paddy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jan Jedrzejczyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Paddy.
Jedrzejczyk misses with an uppercut.
Jedrzejczyk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jedrzejczyk misses the target.
Paddy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jedrzejczyk with a body shot.
Paddy takes a swing at Jedrzejczyk's ribcage but misses.
Jedrzejczyk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paddy manages to avoid it.
Jedrzejczyk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paddy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jedrzejczyk but Jedrzejczyk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little feinted left hand from Jedrzejczyk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paddy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paddy tries to clinch but Jedrzejczyk moves out of range.
Jedrzejczyk slaps away a takedown attempt from Paddy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jan Jedrzejczyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Paddy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paddy avoids the body shot from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk looks to throw the jab but Paddy is out of range.
Paddy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jedrzejczyk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paddy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the liver by Paddy. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Jedrzejczyk is just out of range.
Jedrzejczyk connects with a crisp jab.
Paddy slips under a jab.
Paddy with the counter takedown but Jedrzejczyk avoids it easily.
Paddy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jedrzejczyk looks to throw the jab but Paddy is out of range.
Paddy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jedrzejczyk.
Paddy shoots in but Jedrzejczyk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paddy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jedrzejczyk rather than just go for the knockout.
Jedrzejczyk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jedrzejczyk throws a jab but it's blocked by Paddy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paddy swings for the body but Jedrzejczyk moves out of range.
Paddy cracks Jedrzejczyk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Paddy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jedrzejczyk can't break the clinch.
Jedrzejczyk has had enough of the clinch but Paddy keeps him there for the moment.
Paddy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jedrzejczyk has had enough of the clinch but Paddy keeps him there for the moment.
Paddy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jedrzejczyk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jedrzejczyk is trying to force a seperation but Paddy has the dominant position.
Paddy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jedrzejczyk tries to circle away but Paddy has him pinned against the cage.
Jedrzejczyk tries to break the clinch but Paddy is controlling the position.
Jedrzejczyk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk lands with an uppercut that bounces Paddy off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddy slips under a jab.
Jedrzejczyk looks to land a right hand but Paddy moved out of range.
Paddy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paddy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paddy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jedrzejczyk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paddy misses the jab.
Jab by Jedrzejczyk.
Good exchange - Jedrzejczyk coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paddy takes the fight into the clinch.
Paddy missing with knees to the body.
Jedrzejczyk working hard to break the clinch.
Jedrzejczyk wants to break free but Paddy has control.
Jedrzejczyk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paddy lands with a shot to the body.
Paddy cracks Jedrzejczyk with an open hand slap.
Jedrzejczyk scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Jedrzejczyk dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Paddy shoots for a double leg takedown but Jedrzejczyk sprawls well. He's pushed Paddy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paddy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paddy avoids the body shot from Jedrzejczyk.
Paddy closes the distance and clinches.
Paddy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paddy lands with a short shot to the head.
Paddy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jedrzejczyk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Paddy can turn it around.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to break free of the clinch but Paddy has double underhooks.
Paddy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Paddy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Paddy misses with an elbow over the top.
Jedrzejczyk tries to break the clinch but Paddy is controlling the position.
Jedrzejczyk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paddy has him pressed against the cage.
Paddy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jedrzejczyk wants to get back to his feet.
Paddy trying to control from half guard but Jedrzejczyk is working away.
Paddy is pressing down on Jedrzejczyk's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jedrzejczyk is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddy trying to control the action but Jedrzejczyk is working from the bottom.
Paddy trying to control the pace.
Jedrzejczyk is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jedrzejczyk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paddy on the ground.
Paddy trying to control the action but Jedrzejczyk is working from the bottom.
Paddy prevents Jedrzejczyk from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paddy scores with the left hand. Jedrzejczyk knows he should have avoided that one.
Paddy lands with an overhand left.
Paddy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jedrzejczyk throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Paddy throws a head kick but Jedrzejczyk moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paddy throws a leg kick but Jedrzejczyk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Paddy just misses with a punch to the body.
Jedrzejczyk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paddy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jedrzejczyk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paddy was well out of range. Poor timing from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a few strikes there.
Paddy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jedrzejczyk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jedrzejczyk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Paddy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jedrzejczyk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jedrzejczyk misses the shot to the body.
Jedrzejczyk throws a combination that misses
and Paddy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jedrzejczyk missing with a left hand there. Paddy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paddy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jedrzejczyk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Paddy tries to clinch there but Jedrzejczyk circles away.
Paddy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Paddy looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddy prevents Jedrzejczyk from getting back to his feet.
Jedrzejczyk keeping full guard, as Paddy tries to pass.
Jedrzejczyk wants to get back to his feet but Paddy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jedrzejczyk trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Paddy trying to control but Jedrzejczyk is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jedrzejczyk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paddy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Paddy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jedrzejczyk throws a jab but it's blocked by Paddy.
Paddy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk throws the left hand but Paddy avoids the punch easily.
Jedrzejczyk misses the shot to the body.
Jan Jedrzejczyk is winning the standup battle so far.
Paddy blocks a jab.
Paddy swings for the body but Jedrzejczyk moves out of range.
Jedrzejczyk avoids a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Jedrzejczyk misses its target.
Paddy fails with a takedown attempt.
Jedrzejczyk throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paddy. Jedrzejczyk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to counter punch.
Paddy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Paddy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jedrzejczyk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Paddy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jedrzejczyk looks to land a right hand but Paddy moved out of range.
Jedrzejczyk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paddy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paddy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jedrzejczyk napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Paddy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jedrzejczyk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Max Paddy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jedrzejczyk is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Paddy is staying tight to Jedrzejczyk's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Paddy working the ground and pound but Jedrzejczyk is defending the strikes.
Paddy controlling the position from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jedrzejczyk tries to escape but Paddy is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Paddy taking a breather here.
Jedrzejczyk tries to escape but Paddy is in control.
Jedrzejczyk explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Jedrzejczyk throws a lazy right hand but Paddy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jedrzejczyk takes a swing at Paddy's ribcage but misses.
Jedrzejczyk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jedrzejczyk lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paddy throws a shot to the body.
Jedrzejczyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paddy moves away.
Paddy moves into range and clinches up with Jedrzejczyk.
Paddy lands a left hand.
Jedrzejczyk has had enough of the clinch but Paddy keeps him there for the moment.
Paddy keeps control of Jedrzejczyk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paddy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Paddy is working for takedown but Jedrzejczyk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Paddy tries a body shot but Jedrzejczyk blocks it.
Jedrzejczyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a lunging right hand
and Paddy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jedrzejczyk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paddy feints the counter takedown.
Paddy misses with a wild body shot.
Jedrzejczyk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jedrzejczyk fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jedrzejczyk backs up against the cage.
Paddy looks to throw the jab but Jedrzejczyk is out of range.
Jedrzejczyk throws a series of strikes that have Paddy backpedaling.
Jedrzejczyk blocks the body kick.
Paddy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jedrzejczyk takes a swing at Paddy's ribcage but misses.
Jedrzejczyk clobbers Paddy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Paddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Jedrzejczyk is just out of range.
Paddy slips under a jab.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Jedrzejczyk misses its intended target.
Jedrzejczyk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paddy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paddy throws a shot to the body.
Paddy misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Paddy finds it's target.
Paddy wants to clinch up but Jedrzejczyk keeps it at a distance.
Paddy tries to clinch up but Jedrzejczyk circles away and keeps his distance.
Paddy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jedrzejczyk keeps the fight on the outside.
Paddy ducks under a wild hook from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk throws a combination. Paddy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jedrzejczyk slips a straight right by Paddy.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a double jab.
Jedrzejczyk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jedrzejczyk sizes up Paddy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jedrzejczyk looks to score with a jab to the body but Paddy is just out of range.
Jedrzejczyk throws a nice looking combination but Paddy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paddy looking to score a takedown here. Jedrzejczyk is defending well but Paddy drives through and ends up in Jedrzejczyk's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Max Paddy.
I think Paddy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Max Paddy!
Max Paddy 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gosha Lopez (ranked 1739 p4p, 52 weight class) and King Murhaa (ranked 3810 p4p, 104 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by Sho Z-pod duba. King Murhaa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gosha Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Lopez. No joy for Murhaa on that attempt.
Murhaa misses with a takedown
and Lopez counters by clinching up.
Murhaa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lopez regains guard immediately.
Lopez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murhaa manages to get himself to full guard.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Murhaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murhaa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopez is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez tries to free his leg and advance position but Murhaa is retaining full guard.
Lopez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Murhaa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lopez has managed to get both his arms back between Murhaa's legs - danger averted.
Lopez won't allow Murhaa to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murhaa is keeping the position for now.
Murhaa wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
Lopez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murhaa is keeping the position for now.
Murhaa keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lopez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murhaa trying to control the position.
Lopez looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lopez is working hard here to advance position.
Murhaa controls Lopez momentarily but Lopez frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Murhaa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lopez to the mat! Lopez manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murhaa working some strikes from top position.
Murhaa postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murhaa postures up and lands a big shot to Lopez's brow.
Murhaa trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Lopez working for a triangle but Murhaa defends it easily.
Murhaa trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa looking to pass the guard.
Murhaa wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Murhaa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lopez is keeping the position for now.
Murhaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lopez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Murhaa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lopez is keeping the position for now.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Murhaa from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murhaa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lopez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gosha Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Murhaa.
Murhaa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lopez!
Lopez is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez regains half guard there - taking advantage of Murhaa's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Murhaa is trying to control the action in half guard but Lopez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Murhaa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Murhaa tries for a takedown but Lopez circles away easily
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Murhaa shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Murhaa with a poor takedown
and Lopez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gosha Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Murhaa.
Murhaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murhaa dives in and scores a takedown into Lopez's guard.
Lopez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lopez is trying to control the position but Murhaa postures up.
Murhaa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murhaa wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Lopez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Murhaa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Murhaa trying to control but Lopez postures up.
Murhaa is staying active underneath Lopez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lopez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Murhaa tries to get to full guard but Lopez has control of the leg.
Murhaa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Murhaa has his hands on Lopez's head, controlling the position.
Murhaa controls Lopez momentarily but Lopez frees himself.
Lopez forces his way into half guard.
Murhaa is trying to get back to full guard.
Murhaa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lopez seems to be working for a kimura but Murhaa defends the submission attempt.
Murhaa is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Murhaa wants to improve his position but Lopez is controlling well.
Murhaa has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Murhaa moves into full guard.
Murhaa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lopez's guard.
Lopez is looking for a triangle here but Murhaa uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lopez seems a little lost for a moment, as Murhaa dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa advances nicely into full mount.
Murhaa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lopez is looking to escape.
Lopez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Murhaa is looking to take a break and control but Lopez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murhaa is pressing down on Lopez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lopez is holding on for now.
Lopez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lopez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murhaa wants to pass the guard but Lopez is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gosha Lopez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Murhaa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Murhaa lands in his opponent's guard.
Murhaa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lopez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Murhaa has managed to get both his arms back between Lopez's legs - danger averted.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Murhaa from controlling successfully.
Murhaa slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
King Murhaa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lopez is pressing down on Murhaa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murhaa looking to pass the guard.
Murhaa stands and throws Lopez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lopez sneaks back into half guard.
Murhaa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Murhaa is looking to pass Lopez's guard but actually Lopez recovers to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Murhaa from controlling successfully.
Murhaa looking to sit in guard and control but Lopez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Murhaa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lopez is aware though and is defending well.
Murhaa has his hands on Lopez's head, controlling the position.
Murhaa is trying to control the position but Lopez postures up.
Lopez tries to free his leg and advance position but Murhaa is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Murhaa keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.
Lopez preventing the sweep.
Lopez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murhaa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murhaa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lopez's guard.
Murhaa wants to pass the guard but Lopez is keeping the position.
Lopez is trying to keep Murhaa in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa advances to half guard.
Murhaa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lopez actively working from the bottom here.
Lopez looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murhaa is trying to control the action in half guard but Lopez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murhaa is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lopez reverses the position - he's now on top in Murhaa's guard.
Murhaa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Murhaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murhaa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Murhaa!
King Murhaa very nearly forgot to thank Bullet Proof System amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boss Yonic (ranked 966 p4p, 32 weight class) and Raycon Figg (ranked 2302 p4p, 100 weight class). Raycon Figg told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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185 lbs
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289 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raycon Figg!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figg throws a hook but Yonic avoids it easily.
Figg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yonic throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Figg tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yonic is in Figg's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yonic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yonic trying to control the position from guard on top but Figg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yonic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yonic throwing strikes but missing.
Yonic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Figg can't keep his opponent in guard - Yonic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yonic is nestled in close to Figg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Figg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yonic trying to mount his opponent but Figg defends it.
Yonic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yonic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Figg wants to control but Yonic is keeping busy.
Yonic looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Yonic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Figg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Figg wants to control but Yonic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yonic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yonic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yonic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yonic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yonic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yonic wants to take a breather but Figg is having none of it.
Figg is looking to improve his position.
Figg punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figg taking some punishment here, with Yonic in his half guard.
Yonic tries to pass to full mount but Figg defends it.
Yonic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yonic is trying to control. Figg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Figg wants to get back to full guard.
Yonic winds up and cracks Figg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yonic is taking a breather. Figg says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Figg is trying to control but can't.
Yonic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Figg trying to hold on to Yonic's head to control him but Yonic postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic is taking a breather. Figg says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Yonic is keen to just control but Figg is a slippery customer.
Yonic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Figg wants to control but Yonic is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yonic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Figg looking for submissions off his back.
Figg tries to roll over but Yonic keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Figg just misses with a punch to the body.
Yonic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab by Yonic.
Yonic drives through with a takedown into guard.
Figg scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Figg moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Yonic misses.
Figg appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yonic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yonic slips under a jab from Figg.
Nice cross by Yonic.
Yonic avoids the body shot from Figg.
Figg misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Figg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Figg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yonic.
Figg misses with a body shot.
Figg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yonic counters with a nice body shot.
Yonic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Figg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.
Figg throws a shot from downtown. Yonic moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic cracks a nice hook into Figg's ribs.
Figg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yonic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yonic slips under a jab from Figg.
Raycon Figg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yonic lands a glancing blow to the side of Figg's head.
Figg throws a body shot but no joy.
Figg misses with an uppercut
and Yonic counters with a nice body shot.
Figg misses with a body shot.
Figg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Figg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yonic cracks Figg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Figg misses with a double jab.
Figg takes a swing at Yonic's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Figg there.
Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Figg.
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!
Yonic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Figg's hands.
Figg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Figg throws a lazy right hand but Yonic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yonic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Figg throws a right hand that misses
and Yonic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yonic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boss Yonic is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Yonic lands.
Figg throws a series of punches but Yonic avoids them all with ease.
Yonic lands a really nice looking cross but Figg seems unphased.
A leg kick checked by Yonic.
Figg gets caught napping as Yonic dives in and scores a takedown. Figg manages to retain guard.
Yonic landing some decent shots from guard.
Yonic connects with a couple of short punches.
Yonic won't allow Figg to sweep him here.
Figg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yonic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yonic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yonic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yonic is staying tight to Figg's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic working the head and body with strikes.
Figg is looking for a sweep.
Figg is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yonic connects with a decent elbow.
Yonic taking a breather here.
Yonic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yonic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yonic controls the position.
Boss Yonic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Figg tries to bench press Yonic off him but Yonic keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic is looking to take a break and control but Figg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Figg tries to improve position but can't.
Figg is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Figg controlling the position well.
Figg wants to get back to full guard but Yonic has passed into side control.
Yonic landing strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Figg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yonic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yonic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Figg to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Figg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yonic lands a right hook to the body.
Figg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Figg scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Yonic misses.
Figg avoids the body shot from Yonic.
Figg looks to throw the jab but Yonic is out of range.
Yonic throws a shot from downtown. Figg moves away and avoids it.
Figg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Figg throws a head kick that misses
and Yonic counters with a shoot takedown. Figg fights it but they end up in guard.
Figg is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Yonic frees his head nicely. Oh but Figg has switched to an armbar! Yonic is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Raycon Figg!
A relieved looking Raycon Figg thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Boss Yonic had this to say: 'Oh rats.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominique Bell (ranked 1970 p4p, 57 weight class) and Niko Marcell (ranked 2175 p4p, 97 weight class). Marcell has chosen Russia National Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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139 lbs
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274 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominique Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Niko Marcell!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marcell as he avoids it easily.
Bell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marcell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marcell sprawls well. Marcell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bell gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominique Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Marcell there.
Bell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Marcell defends well and Bell ends up having to push Marcell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Marcell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bell's head.
Bell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Marcell keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.
Marcell throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bell stopping the sweep attempt from Marcell.
Bell wants to pass the guard but Marcell is keeping the position.
Bell 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.
Marcell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bell is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marcell keeping full guard, as Bell tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bell moves into full mount!
Marcell is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Bell has taken his back.
Bell has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Marcell is in real trouble here. Bell gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Marcell is tapping out! Bell wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dominique Bell!
Dominique Bell gave a mention to Vegan Gains in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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