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Eternity 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mac Bandini (ranked 2684 p4p, 261 weight class) and Harri Haaparanta (ranked 2304 p4p, 229 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Bandini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Haaparanta!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandini smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bandini scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bandini not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haaparanta wants to control but Bandini is keeping busy.
Bandini is working for a kimura but Haaparanta is defending it quite comfortably.
Haaparanta is trying to stand.
Haaparanta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bandini. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bandini is nestled in close to Haaparanta, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandini trying to control from half guard but Haaparanta is working away.
Haaparanta is trying to stand up here but Bandini is controlling him well.
Bandini seems to be looking for submissions.
Bandini seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Haaparanta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Haaparanta is looking to control Bandini's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haaparanta avoid being mounted?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haaparanta can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bandini is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bandini not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haaparanta is trying to stand up here but Bandini is controlling him well.
Bandini is looking for a kimura but Haaparanta is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bandini to get the leverage.
Bandini is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bandini decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haaparanta throws a wild body kick that Bandini sees coming a mile off.
Haaparanta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bandini tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Haaparanta defends well and Bandini ends up having to push Haaparanta into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Haaparanta lands with a hook. Bandini tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bandini keeps the fight on the outside.
Haaparanta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haaparanta misses with a two punch combination.
Bandini throws a shot from downtown. Haaparanta moves away and avoids it.
Haaparanta stuffs the takedown attempt from Bandini. Bandini gets slowly back to his feet.
Haaparanta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haaparanta has closed the distance and engaged Bandini in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haaparanta crunches a lovely knee into Bandini's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Haaparanta.
Bandini is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Bandini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandini blocks an elbow strike from Haaparanta.
Haaparanta taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Haaparanta.
Bandini jumps guard but Haaparanta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Haaparanta trying to land knees to the body.
Bandini is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haaparanta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Haaparanta stalling the fight.
Haaparanta blocks an uppercut.
Haaparanta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bandini is defending well for now.
Bandini breaks the clinch.
Haaparanta tries to clinch but Bandini moves away
and Bandini counters with a stiff right hand.
Haaparanta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bandini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haaparanta just misses with a punch to the body.
Haaparanta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Haaparanta wants it to stay on the feet.
Haaparanta has closed the distance and engaged Bandini in a clinch.
Bandini is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Haaparanta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bandini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bandini is looking to break free of the clinch but Haaparanta has double underhooks.
Bandini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bandini scores with the left hand. Haaparanta knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haaparanta swings for the body but Bandini moves out of range.
Bandini misses with a looping right.
Haaparanta tries to counter by closing the distance.
Haaparanta tries to clinch up.
Haaparanta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bandini finds it's way round the side to connect with Haaparanta's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Haaparanta. That's going to slow Bandini down.
Bandini looks for a takedown but Haaparanta sprawls well.
Haaparanta stuffs the takedown attempt from Bandini. Bandini gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Haaparanta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been told by Bandini's head coaches at Doom's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bandini dodges the punch combination from Haaparanta.
Nice jab there from Bandini.
Haaparanta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Haaparanta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bandini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haaparanta doesn't manage to clinch there - Bandini circles away.
Haaparanta lands a nice shot that snaps Bandini's head back.
Haaparanta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harri Haaparanta will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bandini tests Haaparanta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haaparanta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bandini. That one must have hurt.
Haaparanta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Haaparanta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandini manages to avoid it.
Bandini doesn't manage to clinch there - Haaparanta circles away.
Haaparanta throws a head kick that Bandini semi-blocks.
Nice sprawl there from Haaparanta as Bandini shoots in.
Haaparanta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haaparanta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haaparanta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bandini is trying to drag Haaparanta to the mat but Haaparanta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Haaparanta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haaparanta blocks the elbow strike.
Haaparanta has Bandini pushed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandini gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haaparanta tries to kick Bandini off but Bandini keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mac Bandini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haaparanta has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bandini is on him like a limpet, forcing Haaparanta back against the cage.
Haaparanta keeps control of Bandini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haaparanta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haaparanta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bandini is trying to push Haaparanta away but Haaparanta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haaparanta manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haaparanta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haaparanta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bandini's efforts to push away.
Knees in the clinch landing for Haaparanta.
Haaparanta missing with knees to the body.
Bandini is trying to push Haaparanta away but Haaparanta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haaparanta swings wildly with an uppercut but Bandini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haaparanta avoids a wild elbow strike from Bandini.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haaparanta stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Haaparanta is pressed up against the cage. Bandini has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Haaparanta down to the mat. Haaparanta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Bandini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haaparanta throws a leg kick that misses.
Bandini avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Bandini wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haaparanta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandini throws out the jab.
Haaparanta moves out of range of the body kick from Bandini.
Bandini throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haaparanta tries to clinch but Bandini moves out of range.
Bandini tries for a takedown but Haaparanta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Haaparanta digs a good body shot into Bandini's ribs.
Bandini takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bandini misses with a straight right.
Bandini with a nice cross.
Bandini looks to land a body kick but Haaparanta moved away.
Bandini takes the fight into the clinch.
Haaparanta is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haaparanta lands a shot to the body.
Haaparanta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Haaparanta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haaparanta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Haaparanta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bandini is working for takedown but Haaparanta is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haaparanta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Haaparanta landing knees to the body.
Haaparanta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bandini wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haaparanta has him pressed against the cage.
Haaparanta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bandini or not.
Good body shot from Haaparanta.
Haaparanta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haaparanta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandini takes a knee to the side of the body.
Haaparanta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Haaparanta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haaparanta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Haaparanta dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harri Haaparanta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haaparanta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bandini avoids it.
Bandini is trying to force a seperation but Haaparanta has the dominant position.
Haaparanta crunches a lovely knee into Bandini's ribcage.
Haaparanta missing with knees to the body.
Bandini is trying to break the clinch but Haaparanta has him pressed against the cage.
Bandini avoiding damage as Haaparanta throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Haaparanta.
Bandini tries for a takedown. No joy.
Haaparanta manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haaparanta slows down the pace here.
Haaparanta lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Haaparanta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Haaparanta looks to score with a jab to the body but Bandini is just out of range.
Bandini swats away the attempt to clinch by Haaparanta.
Bandini staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Bandini.
Haaparanta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bandini misses with a wild combination.
Haaparanta slaps away a takedown attempt from Bandini, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haaparanta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bandini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bandini shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haaparanta as he avoids it easily.
Bandini missing with a left hand there. Haaparanta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haaparanta fails to land with a series of punches.
Mac Bandini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Haaparanta misses.
Bandini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bandini takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Haaparanta closes the distance and pushes Bandini back into the cage.
Bandini throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini managing to block the knees to the body from Haaparanta.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haaparanta.
Haaparanta stalling in the clinch.
Haaparanta has Bandini pressed against the cage, preventing Bandini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bandini breaks the clinch.
Haaparanta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bandini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bandini gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bandini thows a body kick. Haaparanta tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Haaparanta scores with a body shot.
Haaparanta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bandini misses with a combination
and Haaparanta finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haaparanta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Bandini wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haaparanta misses with a body shot.
Haaparanta lands with a kick to the ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haaparanta.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandini misses with a takedown attempt - Haaparanta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Bandini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haaparanta clobbers Bandini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haaparanta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Haaparanta misses with a knee strike.
Bandini takes an elbow to the temple.
Bandini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haaparanta is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Haaparanta landing knees to the body.
Bandini can't get the takedown.
Haaparanta lands an elbow that stopped Bandini in his tracks for a moment.
Bandini goes for a takedown in the clinch but Haaparanta prevents it.
Haaparanta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bandini.
Haaparanta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haaparanta lands an uppercut.
Haaparanta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Haaparanta lands a nice elbow.
Bandini is looking for a takedown.
Bandini is trying to pull guard but Haaparanta has him pressed against the cage.
Bandini is trying to break free.
The referee is keeping an eye on Haaparanta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Haaparanta lands a nice elbow.
Bandini tries for a takedown but Haaparanta manages to get underhooks.
Haaparanta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bandini blocks it with crossed arms.
Bandini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haaparanta connects with a knee to the head.
Bandini takes an elbow to the temple.
Bandini is rocked!
Haaparanta lands a good knee to the midsection. Bandini won't want to take too many of those.
Oh Bandini is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bandini throws a head punch that misses.
Bandini seems to have got his legs back now.
Haaparanta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haaparanta lands an elbow just above Bandini 's eye.
Haaparanta lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Haaparanta.
Haaparanta lands a big knee to the head and Bandini goes down! Haaparanta pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harri Haaparanta!
Our winner, Harri Haaparanta, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos Guillen (ranked 3182 p4p, 357 weight class) and Wacco Longbardo (ranked 1361 p4p, 183 weight class). Wacco Longbardo 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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4 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Carlos Guillen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Wacco Longbardo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longbardo stalks Guillen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Guillen's face. Guillen staggers backwards, shaken.
Longbardo scoring well with a low kick there.
Guillen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Guillen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Wacco Longbardo has been cut.
Guillen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Longbardo tries to bum rush Guillen with a series of wild strikes but Guillen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guillen misses the shot to the body.
Longbardo ducks under a wild hook from Guillen.
Longbardo connects with the punch.
Guillen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longbardo fails to land with a series of punches.
Oh Guillen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guillen blocks a head kick by Longbardo.
Longbardo fails to land with a series of punches.
Wacco Longbardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Longbardo engages and cracks Guillen with a massive lead left hook - Guillen tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Longbardo is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wacco Longbardo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dragomir Savic (ranked 1946 p4p, 246 weight class) and Michael Jai White (ranked 1424 p4p, 191 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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199 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragomir Savic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Jai White!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Savic ducks under a wild hook from White.
Savic misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Savic. That's going to slow White down.
Savic scores with a sloppy right hand. White should have avoided that one.
Savic scores with a jab. White acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Savic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've been told by Savic's head coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Savic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Savic slips under a jab from White.
Savic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savic keeps White at a distance using the push kick.
Savic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savic gets caught flat footed, as White shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Savic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.
Savic postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Savic seems content to control.
Savic continues to stall.
Savic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savic controlling the pace.
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.
Savic prevents White from improving his position.
White wants to control the action here but instead Savic manages to pass to full mount!
Savic looking to control and managing it successfully.
More hug and hope from Savic.
Savic's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Savic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Further stalling from Savic.
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.
White really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Savic content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragomir Savic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Savic misses with an uppercut.
Savic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White finds it's way round the side to connect with Savic's head.
Savic staying out of range there.
Savic throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White blocks the body kick.
Savic works White's body with a nice hook.
Savic misses with a wild body shot.
White doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
White lands a really nice looking cross but Savic seems unphased.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Savic counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body punch from White.
Savic connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Savic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savic appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savic. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragomir Savic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
Dragomir Savic is winning the standup battle so far.
White darts in looking for a takedown but Savic gets double underhooks and turns White into the cage.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savic.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savic moves away.
Savic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Savic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Savic as he connects with a hook.
Savic lands with a right hand.
Savic throws a nice outside leg kick.
White lands a glancing blow to the side of Savic's head.
White misses with a double jab
and Savic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Savic tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Savic to the ground. Savic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Savic.
Savic swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Savic is looking to wear down White with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab from White.
White ducks under a wild hook from Savic.
White has a takedown stuffed.
Dragomir Savic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jai White.
Savic avoids the body shot from White.
White takes a swing at Savic's ribcage but misses.
Savic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Savic.
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White takes a jab right on the kisser.
Savic has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savic scores with a hook to the body.
Savic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Savic lands a left hand.
Savic scores with a nice hook to the head.
White is breathing heavily.
Savic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Savic.
Savic digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Savic lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Savic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Savic.
Savic lands with a light punch inside.
Savic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Savic lands a nice shot that snaps White's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savic lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Savic lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.
Savic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Savic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Savic.
Savic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whites jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Savic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savic tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Savic thumps White with a low kick.
Savic missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Savic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to White's calf.
Savic lands a jab to White's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
White throws a hook but Savic blocks it.
Good leg kick by Savic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragomir Savic dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Savic lands an overhand right.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Savic. Savic obviously looking to wear him down.
Savic throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Savic connects with a looping right hand.
Good shot there by Savic.
Nice body kick there by Savic.
Savic misses with a looping left.
White takes a swing at Savic's ribcage but misses.
Savic jabs at White's body.
Savic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White misses with a looping left.
White moves out of range of the body kick.
Savic misses with a left hand
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
White ducks right into an uppercut from Savic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Savic - just one landing.
Savic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Savic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Savic connects with the punch.
Nice body punch from White.
Savic delivers a nice body kick.
Savic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Savic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slow jab from Savic misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Savic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Savic misses.
Savic scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savic looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
Savic throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Savic throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the body from Savic misses
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Savic.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Savic throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it.
Savic misses with a kick to the body.
Savic loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Savic misses with a right hand
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savic loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab lands there for Savic.
White has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Savic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries for a takedown but Savic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Savic scores with a decent looking hook.
White takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Savic takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Savic scores with a nice strike.
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Savic in his tracks.
Savic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
Michael Jai White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice inside leg kick there by Savic. That's going to slow White down.
Savic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Savic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on White if he has to take too many more of those.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
White misses with a looping right.
Savic misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Savic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A jab from White does it's job there.
White scores with a jab to the head.
Savic lands a jab to White's midsection.
Savic lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Savic.
White tries to move into range but Savic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Savic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.
Savic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Savic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Savic finds it's way through White's defenses.
A jab from Savic does it's job there.
White shoots for a takedown but Savic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dragomir Savic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jai White.
Savic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dragomir Savic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Savic 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragomir Savic!
Dragomir Savic was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mungo Jerry (ranked 2707 p4p, 317 weight class) and Hannu Karpo (ranked 1528 p4p, 201 weight class). Hannu Karpo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mungo Jerry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannu Karpo!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karpo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jerry throws a shot to the body.
Karpo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jerry misses with a straight left.
Jerry gets a clinch.
Karpo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karpo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karpo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jerry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karpo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karpo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jerry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jerry looking to score a takedown here. Karpo is defending well but Jerry drives through and ends up in Karpo's guard.
Karpo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jerry defends it easily.
Karpo looking for a sweep. Not yet Karpo, not yet.
Jerry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Karpo working for a triangle but Jerry defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Karpo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jerry has managed to get both his arms back between Karpo's legs - danger averted.
Jerry trying to control the position from guard on top but Karpo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karpo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jerry is defending well. Karpo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jerry has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Karpo celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hannu Karpo!
A less than humble Hannu Karpo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Benedetti (ranked 1051 p4p, 154 weight class) and Roy Gaston (ranked 1259 p4p, 180 weight class). Benedetti comes to the cage accompanied by Atrevete te. Gaston has chosen You Can Do It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Claudio Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Gaston!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti slips under a jab from Gaston.
Gaston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That kick from Gaston tenderised Benedetti's leg. Benedetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gaston lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been told by Benedetti's head coaches at Q Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gaston thows a leg kick but Benedetti checks it
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
Gaston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roy Gaston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaston lands with a nice body kick.
Gaston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gaston just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti is looking to counter with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gaston.
Gaston works Benedetti's body with a nice hook.
Benedetti blocks a head kick by Gaston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benedetti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Benedetti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benedetti moves out of range as Gaston throws a body kick.
Benedetti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gaston.
Gaston just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaston. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gaston just misses with a elbow thrown towards Benedetti's brow.
Gaston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benedetti's elbow.
Gaston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gaston tries to close the distance and clinch but Benedetti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Gaston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benedetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gaston tries to land a front kick but Benedetti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Benedetti.
Gaston misses with a body shot.
Benedetti throwing a counter right hand but Gaston manages to avoid it.
Gaston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benedetti appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick from Gaston.
Gaston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gaston throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice side step and Gaston releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A shot to the body from Benedetti misses
and Gaston counters with a good low kick that Benedetti was not able to check.
Gaston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gaston flicks out a counter leg kick but Benedetti steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaston swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
Gaston lands with a straight right. Benedetti didn't see that one coming.
Gaston cracks a nice hook into Benedetti's ribs.
Gaston moves into range and clinches up with Benedetti.
Gaston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaston tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gaston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Gaston taking a breather.
Gaston pressing his opponent against the cage.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gaston throws a poor cross that misses
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benedetti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaston throws a lazy head kick
and Benedetti counters with a crisp right hand that drops Gaston! Benedetti lets Gaston back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Roy Gaston has been cut.
Gaston closes the distance but Benedetti moves to the side
and Benedetti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gaston scores with a leg kick.
Gaston throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benedetti counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gaston misses with a kick to the body
and Benedetti counters with a right hand to the body.
Gaston closes the distance but Benedetti moves to the side
and Benedetti counters with a low kick, right behind Gaston 's knee.
Gaston looks winded!
Gaston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roy Gaston will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roy Gaston's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gaston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benedetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaston.
Gaston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gaston thows a leg kick but Benedetti checks it
and Benedetti makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gaston really felt that one!
Benedetti tries a head kick but it misses.
Benedetti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gaston has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gaston throws a leg kick
and Benedetti counters with a low kick, right behind Gaston 's knee.
Gaston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gaston misses with a body kick.
Benedetti throwing a counter right hand but Gaston manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaston throws a head kick that misses.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Gaston is out of range.
Benedetti digs a good hook to Gaston's body.
Gaston throws a sloppy head kick
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston misses with a kick to the body
and Benedetti counters with a nice leg kick.
Gaston is breathing heavily.
Gaston throws a sloppy head kick
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gaston throws a poor cross that misses
and Benedetti counters with a right hand to the body.
Benedetti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Benedetti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gaston tries a head kick but it misses.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benedetti lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benedetti lands a nice shot that snaps Gaston's head back.
Gaston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gaston forces Benedetti back against the cage and clinches.
Gaston wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Benedetti.
Gaston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benedetti is keeping busy.
Benedetti lands an uppercut.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gaston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gaston stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaston.
Gaston is trying to maintain a safe position but Benedetti gets an underhook and turns Gaston into the cage.
Gaston keeps control of Benedetti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gaston lands a body punch.
Gaston throws an elbow but it misses.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Gaston dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gaston working aggressively here.
Gaston misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benedetti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gaston taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaston misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Benedetti.
Gaston looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Benedetti stalling.
Gaston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Claudio Benedetti has been cut.
Gaston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaston throws a leg kick but Benedetti moved away.
Benedetti is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gaston connects with a leg kick. Benedetti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaston tries to clinch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Benedetti lands a big head kick that sends Gaston tumbling to the mat! Benedetti takes a step backwards and waves Gaston back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Benedetti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Gaston.
Benedetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Benedetti dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gaston throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gaston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gaston throws a head kick that misses.
Gaston bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gaston throws a lazy uppercut
and Benedetti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gaston is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benedetti rather than just go for the knockout.
A low kick from Gaston misses
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gaston fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benedetti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaston misses with a low kick.
It looked like Benedetti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gaston.
Gaston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Gaston.
Benedetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick from Gaston.
Benedetti throws a counter high kick but Gaston was just alert enough to avoid it.
Gaston tries a low kick but Benedetti avoids it.
Benedetti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good exchange - Benedetti coming out on top.
Gaston tries to clinch but Benedetti is having none of it.
Benedetti checks a low kick from Gaston.
Gaston throws a sloppy head kick
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
Gaston lands a jab to Benedetti's midsection.
Benedetti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Benedetti tenderised Gaston's leg. Gaston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gaston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Claudio Benedetti is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaston takes one on the button.
Benedetti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gaston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaston misses with the body kick
and Benedetti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Benedetti fails to land with a series of punches.
Gaston throws a push kick but Benedetti slaps the foot to one side.
Benedetti is looking for a counter combo.
Gaston throws a head kick that misses
and Benedetti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benedetti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses.
Gaston throws a head kick that misses
and Benedetti counters with a thumping low kick.
Gaston throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Benedetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benedetti. Benedetti obviously looking to wear him down.
Gaston throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gaston just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBenedetti.
Gaston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A lazy body kick from Gaston
and Benedetti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benedetti delivers a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a leg kick which misses Gaston's front leg but catches the back leg as Gaston tries to avoid it.
Gaston throws a lazy head kick
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gaston tries a head kick but it misses.
Benedetti throws a low kick, looking for Gaston's leg but Gaston calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaston punishes Benedetti's body with a nice straight punch.
Gaston doesn't manage to clinch there - Benedetti circles away.
Gaston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaston is looking to clinch but Benedetti is avoiding it.
Benedetti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gaston. Gaston obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaston misses with a body punch
and Benedetti counters with a crisp right hand that drops Gaston! Benedetti lets Gaston back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Gaston is rocked!
Benedetti avoids the head kick by Gaston.
Benedetti tried to counter with a leg kick but Gaston avoided it.
Gaston is still on wobbly legs! Can Benedetti finish him?
Benedetti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaston can do to turn this around?
A leg kick checked by Benedetti.
Gaston seems to have recovered his senses.
Gaston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benedetti's sensitive parts.
Benedetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claudio Benedetti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benedetti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claudio Benedetti!
Claudio Benedetti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Roy Gaston stepped up to the mic, saying 'Better watch yo back homie!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Danilov (ranked 1040 p4p, 143 weight class) and Mario Netti (ranked 943 p4p, 136 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Danilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Netti!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Netti moves out of range of the body kick.
Netti misses with a combination
and Danilov moves into the clinch.
Danilov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Netti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danilov backwards.
Netti lands with a left to the head.
Danilov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danilov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Danilov effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Netti.
A nice right hand lands inside from Netti.
I was talking to Danilov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Netti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Danilov has him pressed against the cage.
Netti blocks a body shot from Danilov.
Netti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Netti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danilov's brow.
Danilov lands with a left to the head.
Danilov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Netti fails to land.
Danilov lands a hook that snaps the head of Netti backwards.
Netti managing to block the knees to the body from Danilov.
Danilov blocks an elbow strike from Netti.
Netti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Netti misses with some punches.
Netti scores with a shoulder strike.
Netti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Danilov lands a body punch.
A short left from Netti.
Nice elbow from Netti.
Danilov takes a shot to the head.
Netti lands with a right to the head.
Netti misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danilov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Netti up against the cage.
Danilov takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilov struggles to land a body shot inside as Netti controls his hands.
Netti misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Netti - that landed with a thud.
Danilov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Netti's face.
It looks like Mario Netti has been cut.
Netti lands a nice elbow.
Danilov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Netti is keeping busy.
Danilov throws a punch but it's blocked by Netti.
Netti throws an elbow but it misses.
Netti gets through Danilov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Danilov misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Netti.
Netti lands an elbow inside that Danilov shrugs off.
Danilov stalling the fight.
Netti tries to throw a body punch but Danilov avoids it by throwing Netti back against the cage.
Danilov takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ruslan Danilov has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Netti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Danilov backwards.
Netti scores with a shot to the side of Danilov's head.
Danilov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danilov working aggressively here.
Danilov leaning against his opponent.
Danilov blocks an uppercut.
Danilov blocks the elbow strike.
Danilov working aggressively here.
Netti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Netti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Netti.
Danilov is struggling to control the position.
Netti can't find room to land a body shot as Danilov controls the action.
A short left from Netti.
Netti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Netti misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Netti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Danilov blocks the elbow strike.
Danilov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Netti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Danilov can't find room to land a body shot as Netti controls the action.
Danilov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Netti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Danilov.
Danilov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Netti looks for the body kick but Danilov saw that one coming.
Danilov throws a front kick aimed at Netti's knee but Netti avoids it well.
Netti lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Netti dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Netti misses with a straight right.
Danilov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Netti will feel that in the morning.
Danilov throws a series of punches but Netti avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Netti finds it's way through Danilov's defenses.
Danilov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Netti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Netti misses its intended target.
It looked like Danilov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Netti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Netti avoids a kick to the body.
A combination from Netti does no damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Netti.
Danilov throws a low kick, looking for Netti's leg but Netti calmly moves out of range.
Netti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Netti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Danilov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Netti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Netti with a hook.
Netti tries to clinch but Danilov moves out of range.
Netti cracks Danilov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Netti has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Danilov to stand back up!
Danilov is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oh Danilov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Danilov blocks a leg kick.
Netti is looking to chop away at Danilov's legs.
Danilov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Netti walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Danilov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Netti swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Danilov's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Netti!
Mario Netti decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Alcala (ranked 832 p4p, 116 weight class) and Muhammad Jabbar (ranked 1184 p4p, 159 weight class). Muhammad Jabbar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Alcala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muhammad Jabbar!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alcala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jabbar counters with a low kick, right behind Alcala 's knee.
Jabbar tries to score with a low kick but Alcala moves his leg out of the way.
Jabbar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jabbar looks to land a left hand but Alcala moved out of range nicely.
Alcala checks a leg kick.
Alcala avoids a kick to the body.
Jabbar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcala connects with a body shot that sends Jabbar's belly button to the back.
Alcala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jabbar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alcala counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jabbar. Alcala does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar misses with a low kick.
Jabbar throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Alcala to counter with a crisp jab.
Alcala throws a head kick that misses
and Jabbar counters with a nice leg kick.
Jabbar avoids the head kick by Alcala.
Alcala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jabbar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jabbar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alcala has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Jabbar scores with a one two! Alcala had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Jabbar.
Alcala moves out of range of the strikes.
Jabbar throws out a leg kick but Alcala moves out of range and Jabbar only half commits.
Jabbar throws a leg kick but Alcala moved away.
Alcala lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jabbar was well out of range. Poor timing from Alcala.
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!
Nice body punch from Jabbar.
Alcala blocks a leg kick.
Alcala lands with a nice body punch.
Jabbar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Alcala really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alcala scores with a decent looking hook.
Alcala moves out of range of the strikes.
Jabbar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alcala lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jabbar is rocked!
Alcala ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Jabbar's jaw. Jabbar's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Alcala does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rodney Alcala!
A victorious Rodney Alcala thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Objedkov (ranked 668 p4p, 36 weight class) and JoJo Diaz (ranked 428 p4p, 25 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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142 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Objedkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, JoJo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Objedkov wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Objedkov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A lazy left from Objedkov finds it's target.
Objedkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Objedkov moves away and avoids it.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Objedkov on the side of the head.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Objedkov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
Objedkov moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz gets through Objedkov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz trying to control the position but instead, Objedkov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diaz into the cage.
A short right from Objedkov.
Objedkov breaks the clinch.
Diaz misses the jab.
Objedkov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Objedkov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Diaz is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Objedkov keeps moving and retains side control.
Objedkov 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.
Diaz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Objedkov working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Objedkov keeps moving and retains side control.
Diaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Diaz is looking to control Objedkov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diaz avoid being mounted?
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Objedkov is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Objedkov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Objedkov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Objedkov lands strikes from half guard.
Diaz gets full guard.
Objedkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diaz is looking for a triangle here but Objedkov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Objedkov working the ground and pound from side control.
Diaz taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've been hearing that Objedkov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Diaz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Objedkov has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Diaz gets back to half guard.
Objedkov is looking to advance position but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Objedkov sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Objedkov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Objedkov is just out of range.
Sergey Objedkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Objedkov slips under a jab.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz stalks Objedkov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Objedkov's face. Objedkov staggers backwards, shaken.
Objedkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Objedkov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Objedkov misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Objedkov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Objedkov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Diaz is defending well.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Objedkov.
Objedkov blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diaz digs a right hand into Objedkov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Objedkov's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Objedkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Objedkov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diaz stalling in the clinch but Objedkov improves position.
Objedkov is trying to drag Diaz to the mat but Diaz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
Objedkov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Diaz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Objedkov loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Diaz hold on?
Sergey Objedkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz tries to escape the position.
Objedkov connects with a big shot to the side of Diaz's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Objedkov keeps control of the position as Diaz tries to break free.
Diaz keeps trying to improve his position.
Objedkov scores with punches to the body.
Objedkov doesn't have the hooks in and Diaz manages to turn into his guard.
Objedkov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Objedkov trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Objedkov is proving hard to escape from.
Diaz passes Objedkov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Objedkov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Objedkov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Objedkov keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Diaz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diaz wants to stand but Objedkov has his arm trapped.
Diaz decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Objedkov moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Objedkov misses the target.
Objedkov moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Objedkov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Objedkov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diaz's guard.
Objedkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Objedkov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Objedkov has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Objedkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Objedkov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but JoJo Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Objedkov lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Objedkov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a nice leg kick.
Objedkov blocks a jab.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Objedkov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Diaz tries to roll over but Objedkov keeps him under control.
Diaz wants to control but Objedkov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Objedkov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Objedkov pulls his head out easily.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Objedkov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Objedkov lands with a punch from half guard.
Objedkov working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Objedkov prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Diaz trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Objedkov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Diaz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Objedkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Objedkov is working for a submission of some sort.
Objedkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Objedkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Objedkov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to roll over but Objedkov keeps him under control.
Objedkov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Objedkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Objedkov connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz is trying to control but Objedkov passes into side control!
Objedkov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Diaz's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diaz, who protects the arm well.
Objedkov is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Objedkov is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
Objedkov working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Objedkov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Objedkov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Objedkov!
An out of breath Sergey Objedkov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandru Mircea (ranked 327 p4p, 49 weight class) and Umberto Turturro (ranked 377 p4p, 54 weight class). Mircea comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Wars...The Punishment Due. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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249 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandru Mircea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Umberto Turturro!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro fails to land the takedown.
Mircea leaves Turturro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mircea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turturro.
Turturro scores with a takedown into Mircea's guard.
Turturro drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mircea looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mircea looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mircea!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro being controlled for a moment.
Mircea passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Turturro!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mircea sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Turturro working to try and regain half guard.
Mircea stands up from mount. Strange move.
Mircea throws a body kick that misses.
Turturro avoids a kick to the body.
Mircea throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turturro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alexandru Mircea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umberto Turturro.
Mircea defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Turturro.
Mircea throws a jab but it's blocked by Turturro.
Mircea cracks Turturro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Umberto Turturro has been cut.
Alexandru Mircea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mircea stuffs the takedown attempt from Turturro. Turturro gets slowly back to his feet.
Mircea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turturro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Turturro shoots and misses
and Turturro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mircea stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mircea wants it to stay on the feet.
Turturro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mircea avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mircea. Mircea obviously looking to wear him down.
Turturro tries for a takedown but Mircea sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mircea jabs Turturro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turturro darts in looking for a takedown but Mircea gets double underhooks and turns Turturro into the cage.
Mircea connects with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Turturro is defended easily by Mircea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Turturro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Turturro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mircea is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Turturro drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mircea looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mircea looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mircea!
Turturro tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mircea controlling the position from side mount.
Turturro gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandru Mircea dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Umberto Turturro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turturro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mircea misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mircea swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mircea scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mircea throws a body punch but Turturro moves out of range.
Turturro moves out of range of the body kick from Mircea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mircea pushes Turturro away with a front kick.
Turturro misses with a takedown attempt - Mircea sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mircea's guard.
Alexandru Mircea overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mircea bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turturro's guard.
Turturro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mircea defends it easily.
Mircea stands and steps away. Turturro gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
No luck for Turturro with that takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Mircea misses the target.
Alexandru Mircea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umberto Turturro.
Turturro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mircea pinned against the cage. Mircea gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mircea is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mircea is looking to land body kicks.
Turturro avoids the head kick by Mircea.
Turturro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mircea.
Turturro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mircea defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Turturro.
Mircea tries to land a front kick but Turturro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mircea lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turturro tries for a takedown but Mircea sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turturro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That has opened up Umberto Turturro's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mircea sprawls well. Mircea wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Turturro gets slowly back to his feet.
Turturro shoots in for a takedown but Mircea shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Turturro blocks a low kick nicely.
Turturro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mircea struggling a bit here.
Turturro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mircea is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mircea tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Turturro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro has an Americana. Mircea didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Turturro is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Turturro hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Umberto Turturro!
In his post fight interview, Umberto Turturro started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latrobe Arundel (ranked 64 p4p, 10 weight class) and John Lawrence (ranked 401 p4p, 60 weight class). Arundel's entrance music is Shook Ones. A fine choice. Lawrence has chosen No Surrender as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latrobe Arundel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arundel leaves Lawrence with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Arundel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Arundel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Arundel lands a nice looking body shot.
Arundel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lawrence throws a sloppy body shot
and Arundel counters with a thumping low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawrence looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arundel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Arundel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arundel scores with a sloppy right hand. Lawrence should have avoided that one.
Lawrence swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Arundel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawrence wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lawrence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arundel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence lands a nice hook to Arundel's body. Arundel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arundel slips a jab and a cross from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arundel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lawrence's knee momentarily.
Lawrence cracks the inside of Arundel's front leg.
Arundel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lawrence throws a body shot but no joy.
Lawrence shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arundel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big right from Arundel misses.
Good shot there by Lawrence.
Arundel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arundel was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence.
Lawrence swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arundel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawrence lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arundel at a distance.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Arundel moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arundel throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
Arundel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel thuds his right hand into Lawrence's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lawrence is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arundel rather than just go for the knockout.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arundel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lawrence somewhat.
Arundel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lawrence just manages to avoid it.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arundel is looking to counter punch.
Arundel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lawrence misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arundel avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arundel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lawrence closes the distance and clinches up with Arundel, looking for a takedown. Lawrence pushes Arundel against the cage but Arundel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Latrobe Arundel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lawrence.
Arundel lands a leg kick that knocks Lawrence off balance momentarily.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arundel moves away.
Arundel throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lawrence. Those never looked like landing.
Lawrence throws a leg kick but Arundel moved away.
Lawrence throws a jab when Arundel was well out of range.
Arundel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown but Arundel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Lawrence looks to move away, Arundel throws a big counter combo but Lawrence just gets out of the way.
Arundel misses with a left hand
enabling Lawrence to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawrence lands a nice hook to Arundel's body. Arundel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lawrence tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arundel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Lawrence with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arundel counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like John Lawrence has been cut.
Lawrence throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arundel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arundel moves away.
Lawrence tries to land a leg kick but Arundel saw it coming and moves away.
Arundel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lawrence just manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawrence looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arundel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawrence is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Arundel with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a leg kick
and Arundel counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Lawrence to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Arundel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Latrobe Arundel!
Latrobe Arundel retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Latrobe Arundel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated John Lawrence had this to say: 'Cobra Kai Rules!! Ill be back. No retreat! No surrender! Strike First! Strike Hard!'.
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