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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Digi Box (ranked 2055 p4p, 233 weight class) and Garth Wader (ranked 6539 p4p, 490 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Box might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Vesterinen Yhtyeineen - Kaikki päättyy hyvin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Digi Box!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garth Wader!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wader closes the distance but Box moves to the side
and Box counters with a straight right hand.
Wader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Box moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Box misses its intended target.
Wader steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Box.
Wader tries to clinch up
and Box makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wader tries to clinch
letting Box counter with a right hand.
Wader wants to clinch up but Box keeps it at a distance.
Wader moves into the clinch.
Wader with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Box jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wader walks away with a smile on his face. Box gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wader ducks right into an uppercut from Box.
Wader uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Box.
Wader tries to clinch but Box is having none of it.
Box is looking to counter punch.
Wader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Box was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wader.
Wader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Box paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wader is looking to clinch but Box is avoiding it.
Wader moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Box scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Box definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knees to the body from Wader.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wader with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Box misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wader utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wader.
Box is breathing heavily.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but Box blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wader.
Wader lands an elbow that stopped Box in his tracks for a moment.
Wader tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Box blocks it with crossed arms.
Wader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Box blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Wader.
Box is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wader to keep the fight standing.
Box is trying to pull guard but Wader has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Digi Box. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Wader fails to land.
Wader with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wader keeps control of Box as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Box misses with a hook from the clinch.
Box misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wader with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Box throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wader misses with some punches.
Wader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Box has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wader tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Box tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wader looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wader putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Box in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wader landing knees to the body.
Wader with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wader goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wader misses with a knee to the head.
Wader trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Box.
Box tries to pull guard but Wader holds him up against the cage and eventually Box drops back down to his feet.
Wader misses with a body punch.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wader obliges.
Wader tries to land knees in the clinch but Box avoids the damage to the body.
Box jumps guard but Wader stands there with Box around his waist. Box gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Box as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Box.
Wader is stalling here.
Box is trying to break the clinch but Wader has him pressed against the cage.
Wader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Box has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Box lands a shoulder strike.
Wader lands an elbow inside that Box shrugs off.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Box tries to break free but Wader pushes him back against the cage.
Wader lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wader tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but Box blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Box.
Wader has Box pressed against the cage, preventing Box from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Box blocks it with crossed arms.
Box lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Wader misses with a knee strike.
Wader misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Box.
Box misses with the head strike.
Wader tries a knee to the head but Box blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Box.
Wader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Box has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Box lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Box wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wader misses with a knee strike.
Box misses with a punch on the inside.
Wader misses with a knee to the head.
Box tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wader smiles and moves away.
Box misses the jab.
Box goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Box fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wader takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Box catches Wader with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wader tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garth Wader dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wader throws out a loose jab but Box uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wader tries to clinch but Box moves out of range.
Wader tries to clinch up.
Wader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wader swats away the attempt to clinch by Box.
Wader closes the distance and clinches.
Wader has a couple of punches blocked by Box.
Box lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wader with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wader taking a breather.
Box stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Box is looking to break free of the clinch but Wader has double underhooks.
Box fails to pull guard.
A shot in the inside from Wader.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Box blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Box fails to land.
Wader connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Box jumps guard but Wader stands there with Box around his waist. Box gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wader crunches a lovely knee into Box's ribcage.
Wader with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but Box blocks with his arms.
Box managing to block the knees to the body from Wader.
Box lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wader scores with a knee to the head.
Wader is breathing heavily.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Box blocks it with crossed arms.
Box lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wader blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wader.
Box lands a right hand.
Box's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Box misses with a few strikes there.
Wader is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Box is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wader misses with a looping left.
Box keeps the fight on the outside.
Wader keeps the fight on the outside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garth Wader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wader tries to close the distance and clinch but Box swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Box tries to bum rush Wader with a series of wild strikes but Wader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wader swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Box counters with a straight right hand.
Wader moves away from the strike by Box.
Box looks to land a right hand but Wader moved out of range.
Wader is looking to clinch but Box is avoiding it.
Box's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wader under the eye.
Box throws a shot from downtown. Wader moves away and avoids it.
Wader wants to counter the offense by Box and move into the clinch position.
Wader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wader moves in looking to clinch but Box pushes him off.
Box misses with a hook. Wader ducked under it nicely.
Digi Box is winning the standup battle so far.
Wader scores with a nice right hand.
Wader looks to clinch
enabling Box to counter with a crisp jab.
Box connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Box misses with a two punch combination.
Box scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wader in his tracks.
Wader scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Box moves into range and connects with a jab.
Box keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wader keeps the fight on the outside.
Box throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wader doesn't manage to clinch there - Box circles away.
Wader has Box up against the cage in a clinch.
Garth Wader seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Box blocks it with crossed arms.
Box pushes Wader back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wader holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wader lands an elbow that stopped Box in his tracks for a moment.
Wader trying to land knees to the body.
Wader tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Box tries to break free but Wader pushes him back against the cage.
Box is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wader to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Digi Box. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Wader.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Box blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wader tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Box.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Box takes a knee right on the jaw!
Box is trying to break free.
Box throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wader trying to land knees to the body.
Wader looking to throw knees to the head but Box is blocking nicely.
Wader with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Box has had enough of the clinch but Wader keeps him there for the moment.
Wader lands a left hand.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Box lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Box.
Stalling in the clinch from Wader.
Box wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wader tries a knee to the head but Box blocks it.
Wader is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Box is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wader.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Box blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Garth Wader will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Box misses with a hook.
Wader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Box looks to score with a jab to the body but Wader is just out of range.
Box avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Box scores with the left hand. Wader knows he should have avoided that one.
Box dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Box tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wader tries to clinch there but Box circles away.
Box scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wader doesn't seem bothered though.
Box lands a right hook to the body.
Box avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Box is looking to counter punch.
Wader tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Box counters with a left and a right that stings Wader.
Wader takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Box misses with an uppercut. Wader saw that one coming.
Wader's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Box connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wader scrambles back to his feet.
Wader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Box swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Box throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wader clinches.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Box blocks it with crossed arms.
Wader takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Box misses with some punches.
Wader comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wader looking to throw knees to the head but Box is blocking nicely.
Box takes a knee to the side of the body.
Box is looking to break free of the clinch but Wader has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Wader.
Wader with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Box avoiding damage as Wader throws knees to the body.
Box lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wader backwards.
Wader misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Box.
Wader with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Box throws a head punch that misses.
Wader misses with some punches.
Box tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Digi Box has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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!
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but Box blocks with his arms.
Box fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Box goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Box misses with some punches.
Wader tries to land knees in the clinch but Box avoids the damage to the body.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but Box blocks with his arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Box.
Wader tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Box avoids it.
Box scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Box decides to pull guard.
Box is trying to keep Wader in close.
Box is looking for a triangle but Wader pushes his legs off easily.
Wader really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Box. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Box is trying to control the position but Wader postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Box looking for a guillotine here but Wader defends easily.
Box has a closed guard, preventing Wader from standing up.
Box trying to keep a closed guard but Wader is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Box is looking for a triangle here but Wader uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Wader stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Garth Wader is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Box gets tackled into the cage by Wader. Wader maintains the clinch.
Wader's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wader tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wader misses with a body punch.
Wader lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Box.
Box tries to pull guard but Wader forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wader pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wader.
And that's the end of the fight!
Digi Box showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wader has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Garth Wader!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Markus Haland (ranked 1921 p4p, 110 weight class) and Chrollo Lucifer (ranked 2734 p4p, 149 weight class). Lucifer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Phantom Troupe Theme. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Haland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chrollo Lucifer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haland misses with an uppercut
and Lucifer moves into the clinch.
Haland breaks the clinch.
Markus Haland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucifer missing with a left hand there. Haland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haland misses with a wild body shot.
Haland throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lucifer misses with a lunging right hand
and Haland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucifer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lucifer avoids the body shot from Haland.
Lucifer tries to counter with a clinch but Haland shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haland throws a looping overhand right but Lucifer ducks down to avoid it.
Lucifer fails with the takedown
enabling Haland to counter with a crisp jab.
Haland throws a good cross that connects.
Lucifer is rocked!
Lucifer moves out of range as Haland strikes.
Haland keeps the fight on the outside.
Lucifer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lucifer clinches.
Lucifer swings wildly with an uppercut but Haland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haland wants to get back to striking at distance but Lucifer won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haland breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Lucifer.
Haland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucifer moves away.
Lucifer wants to counter with a clinch but Haland pushes him away.
Lucifer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucifer prevents Haland from standing back up.
Lucifer wants to pass the guard but Haland is defending well.
Haland wants to get back to his feet.
Lucifer trying to control from half guard but Haland is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haland is trying to stand back up but Lucifer is controlling him
Lucifer content to control rather than advance.
Lucifer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haland keeps working.
Lucifer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lucifer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Haland defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucifer is pressing down on Haland's thigh, looking to free his foot. Haland is holding on for now.
Haland has one foot on Lucifer's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lucifer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haland.
Haland seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lucifer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Markus Haland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haland misses with the combination.
Lucifer throws a looping overhand right but Haland ducks down to avoid it.
Lucifer misses with an uppercut
and Haland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lucifer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lucifer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haland loads up on a big right hand but Lucifer slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Haland dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Haland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lucifer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haland.
Haland sets himself, and Lucifer steps forward looking for the clinch! Haland avoids it this time.
Haland digs a good body shot into Lucifer's ribs.
Haland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucifer can do to turn this around?
Haland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucifer wants to counter with a clinch but Haland pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lucifer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Haland.
Lucifer looks to clinch
and Haland makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lucifer circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucifer misses with a straight left.
Lucifer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haland throws a hook to the side of Lucifer's head but Lucifer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lucifer throws a jab when Haland was well out of range.
Haland throws a hook but Lucifer blocks it.
Haland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haland throws the left hand but Lucifer avoids the punch easily.
Lucifer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Haland.
The fighters circling - Lucifer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lucifer throws a right hand that misses
and Haland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucifer moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Haland misses.
Haland looks to throw the jab but Lucifer is out of range.
Haland lands a really nice looking cross but Lucifer seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haland throws the left hand but Lucifer avoids the punch easily.
Lucifer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haland looks to land a left hand but Lucifer moved out of range nicely.
Lucifer throws a right hand that misses
and Haland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucifer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haland counters with a straight right hand.
Lucifer is still on wobbly legs! Can Haland finish him?
Lucifer gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Haland gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Markus Haland!
A relieved looking Markus Haland thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Chrollo Lucifer spoke after the fight, saying 'I may have lost the battle, but the Cromulent has not lost the war!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chubby Funster (ranked 2315 p4p, 261 weight class) and Walter Sobchak (ranked 3600 p4p, 361 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sobchak's choice of entrance music: Everybody Hates Me - Tom Mcdonald . Walter Sobchak acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chubby Funster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walter Sobchak!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funster gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Funster jumps guard but Sobchak turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sobchak misses with a punch to the body.
Sobchak breaks the clinch.
Donk. Sobchak catches Funster right on the button with a cross.
Sobchak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Funster prevents Sobchak from breaking the clinch.
Funster jumps guard.
Funster is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Sobchak frees his head nicely. Oh but Funster has switched to an armbar! Sobchak is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Chubby Funster!
Chubby Funster seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Walter Sobchak stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shit'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urho Viikate (ranked 2610 p4p, 140 weight class) and Shu Fang Tzeng (ranked 1534 p4p, 91 weight class). Tzeng has chosen Mantra Chant as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Viikate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shu Fang Tzeng!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tzeng slips under a jab from Viikate.
Tzeng steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Viikate.
Viikate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tzeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Viikate.
Viikate misses with a hook. Tzeng ducked under it nicely.
Tzeng is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Tzeng. No joy for Viikate on that attempt.
Viikate throws a hook but Tzeng blocks it.
Tzeng changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tzeng slips a straight right by Viikate.
Tzeng throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Viikate tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tzeng is in Viikate's guard.
Tzeng drops back, looking for a kneebar! Viikate looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Viikate looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Viikate!
Viikate working the head and body with strikes.
Tzeng is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tzeng keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viikate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tzeng keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Tzeng's face as Viikate controls the position.
Viikate landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tzeng is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tzeng trying to hold on to Viikate's head to control him but Viikate postures up.
Viikate looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tzeng looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tzeng tries to roll over but Viikate keeps him under control.
Tzeng looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Viikate takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tzeng actively working from the bottom here.
Tzeng looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tzeng has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Fist of Fury Training Center. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tzeng looking for submissions off his back.
Viikate is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viikate'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.
Viikate scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tzeng looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tzeng is looking to improve his position.
Viikate 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.
Viikate takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tzeng actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Viikate pulls his head out easily.
Viikate not doing much here.
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. Viikate connects with a nice short shot to Tzeng's temple.
Viikate is controlling the pace.
Tzeng tries to get to full guard but Viikate has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Viikate working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tzeng wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urho Viikate dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Viikate throws a hook but Tzeng avoids it easily.
Tzeng tries to counter by closing the distance.
Viikate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tzeng slips a straight right by Viikate.
Tzeng moves in looking to clinch but Viikate pushes him off.
Tzeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Viikate.
Tzeng moves into the clinch successfully.
Our sources have told us that Viikate has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Viikate.
Viikate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tzeng tries to pull guard but Viikate forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzeng jumps guard but Viikate stands there with Tzeng around his waist. Tzeng gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tzeng prevents a body shot from Viikate.
Viikate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Viikate throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzeng manages to pull guard.
Tzeng is looking for a triangle here but Viikate uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Viikate happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tzeng is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Viikate is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Viikate looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Viikate scoring with strikes but Tzeng is staying in there.
Viikate with the ground and pound from mount.
Urho Viikate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tzeng tries to lock up and control but Viikate gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Viikate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tzeng can do to turn this around?
Tzeng really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Viikate there.
Viikate is trying to control. Tzeng wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Viikate is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tzeng is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Viikate is trying to work for a kimura but Tzeng is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viikate drops an elbow to the side of Tzeng's head.
Tzeng is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tzeng actively working from the bottom here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tzeng has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Viikate is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viikate seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tzeng is staying active underneath Viikate, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tzeng trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Viikate manages to pass to mount!
Tzeng is desperately trying to improve his position but Viikate has a good base and remains in mount.
Viikate lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tzeng wants to control but Viikate is having none of it.
Viikate looking to secure an arm triangle but Tzeng defends it well.
Viikate wants to control the pace but Tzeng is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Viikate landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tzeng trying to control here.
Viikate looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tzeng with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tzeng wants to control but Viikate is keeping busy.
Viikate is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tzeng actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urho Viikate dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tzeng checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Viikate misses with a straight right.
Tzeng tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tzeng closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tzeng is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tzeng drags the fight down to the ground.
Viikate trying to control but Tzeng is working from the bottom.
Tzeng is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Viikate engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viikate wants to control from the top but Tzeng keeps moving.
Viikate controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viikate scoring with some ground and pound.
Tzeng looking for a triangle here. Viikate is fighting it but it looks tight! Tzeng pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Viikate is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Shu Fang Tzeng!
Shu Fang Tzeng thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Diaz (ranked 1830 p4p, 251 weight class) and Yaurod Atidibil (ranked 1148 p4p, 169 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yaurod Atidibil!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atidibil moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Atidibil moves into the clinch.
Atidibil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Atidibil tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Atidibil back against the cage.
Atidibil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Atidibil digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Atidibil.
Atidibil lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Atidibil.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Atidibil prevents it.
Nice body punch from Atidibil.
We've been hearing reports that Diaz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A short right from Atidibil.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atidibil.
Atidibil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Atidibil lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Atidibil pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Atidibil on the inside.
Atidibil lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atidibil scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Atidibil.
Atidibil lands a left hand.
Atidibil lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atidibil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atidibil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Atidibil prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Atidibil.
Atidibil makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Atidibil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Atidibil can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Atidibil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Atidibil throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Atidibil scores with a nice hook to the head.
Atidibil lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Atidibil lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Atidibil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atidibil scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atidibil lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Atidibil.
Atidibil lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atidibil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atidibil lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atidibil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diaz throws an elbow but misses.
Atidibil lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Atidibil lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Atidibil on the inside.
Atidibil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atidibil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Atidibil misses with a body punch.
Diaz blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atidibil.
Atidibil lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Atidibil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Atidibil lands a shoulder strike.
Atidibil lands a body punch in the clinch.
Atidibil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz successfully pulls guard.
Atidibil is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atidibil wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Atidibil is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Atidibil postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Atidibil must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Atidibil controls from within his opponent's guard.
Diaz is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Atidibil rolls with it to try and escape but Diaz cranks on the arm and Atidibil is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego Diaz!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Diego Diaz made sure he mentioned Condemned, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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