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Checkmate Championship 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Jordans (ranked 24344 p4p, 24630 weight class) and TwoPiece Soda (ranked 634 p4p, 616 weight class). TwoPiece Soda will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Jordans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, TwoPiece Soda!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordans connects with a leg kick.
Soda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jordans swivels and escapes.
Soda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jordans sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Soda somewhat.
Soda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jordans circles away.
Samuel Jordans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TwoPiece Soda.
Jordans throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Soda tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jordans is in Soda's guard.
Jordans is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Soda wants to stand up but Jordans is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordans sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jordans stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordans feints a jab promting Soda to slip. Jordans then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Soda slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
TwoPiece Soda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jordans as he jumps to the side.
Jordans looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jordans closes the distance and pushes Soda back into the cage.
Soda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jordans avoids it.
Soda has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jordans avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Soda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jordans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jordans swivels and escapes.
Jordans looks to land a combination. Soda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jordans moves into the clinch.
Jordans has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Soda clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordans has the hooks in. Soda is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jordans looking to break Soda's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Soda remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Jordans will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Soda rolls, trying to escape but Jordans keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soda trying to control but not successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jordans seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Soda for as long as he can get away with.
Jordans is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Jordans dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jordans gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jordans jumps guard and drags Soda to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jordans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Soda is controlling him.
Jordans is pulling down on Soda's head to control his posture.
Soda trying to control but Jordans is working from the bottom.
Soda throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soda wants to control from the top but Jordans keeps moving.
Jordans lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Soda looking for a sweep. Not yet Soda, not yet.
Samuel Jordans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordans not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Soda looking to control.
Jordans controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jordans preventing the sweep.
Jordans wants to pass the guard but Soda is keeping the position.
Jordans stays in close to Soda's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jordans gets to his feet. Soda looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Soda tries to keep at a distance but Jordans has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jordans manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jordans darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jordans!
Jordans throws a nice head kick!
 It looks like TwoPiece Soda has been cut.
Jordans clobbers Soda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jordans is looking to counter the offense by Soda and move into the clinch.
Samuel Jordans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jordans tries to avoid it but Soda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jordans to the ground. Jordans escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jordans is looking for a counter combo.
No luck for Soda with that takedown attempt.
Jordans is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Samuel Jordans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TwoPiece Soda.
Jordans buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Jordans.
Jordans bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Soda throws a shot from downtown. Jordans moves away and avoids it.
Soda tries to close the distance and clinch but Jordans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jordans defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Soda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordans explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Soda is breathing heavily.
Soda fails with the takedown
and Jordans counters with a three punch combo that has Soda backing up. Soda nods at Jordans to acknowledge the strikes.
Soda gets caught flat footed, as Jordans shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordans slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Soda has an active guard here but Jordans has managed to pass into half guard.
Jordans takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Jordans dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on TwoPiece Soda's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Jordans.
Soda shoots in but Jordans avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Soda looks for a takedown but Jordans sprawls well.
Jordans moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Soda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jordans clinches up with Soda and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soda closes the distance and clinches up with Jordans, looking for a takedown. Soda pushes Jordans against the cage but Jordans circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Samuel Jordans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TwoPiece Soda.
Soda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jordans counters by clinching up.
Jordans has hold of one of Soda's legs. Soda is fighting the takedown attempt but Jordans gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jordans 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.
Jordans continues to stall.
Jordans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soda can do to turn this around?
Soda looking to control but Jordans passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordans keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Soda trying to control but Jordans postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Samuel Jordans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jordans connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soda. Soda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jordans jabs at Soda's body.
Soda looks to clinch
and Jordans counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jordans. That's going to slow Soda down.
Jordans avoids the head kick by Soda.
Soda shoots in for a takedown but Jordans shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Jordans does no damage.
Soda fails with a takedown attempt.
Soda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soda misses with a body shot.
Jordans swats away the attempt to clinch by Soda.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jordans lands a front kick.
TwoPiece Soda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soda misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Jordans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jordans 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Jordans!
After the big win, Samuel Jordans made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Core Combat and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pull Plugger (ranked 24858 p4p, 24935 weight class) and Bronson Komaroff (ranked 576 p4p, 541 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pull Plugger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bronson Komaroff!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Komaroff.
We've been hearing reports that Plugger has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Komaroff is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Plugger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Komaroff looks like he's trying to stand up.
Komaroff actively working from the bottom here.
Komaroff wants to control the action here but instead Plugger manages to pass to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plugger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Komaroff is looking to escape.
Plugger working for a submission but Komaroff is keeping him at bay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komaroff is trying to stand.
Plugger working for a submission but Komaroff is keeping him at bay.
Komaroff is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Plugger wants to control the pace but Komaroff is squirming around nicely.
Plugger won't let Komaroff get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plugger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Komaroff can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Plugger looking to control but Komaroff is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Komaroff's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Plugger is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Komaroff is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Komaroff flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Plugger anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Komaroff and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Plugger slips an arm under Komaroff chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Plugger has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Plugger is squeezing on Komaroff like an anaconda would it's prey. Komaroff fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pull Plugger!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Lewis (ranked 24924 p4p, 7296 weight class) and An Si (ranked 696 p4p, 651 weight class). Shane Lewis looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, An Si!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Si attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lewis gets tackled into the cage by Si. Si maintains the clinch.
Si unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Si with a knee to the head.
Si using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Si on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Si with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lewis tries to pull guard but Si holds him up against the cage and eventually Lewis drops back down to his feet.
Si is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Si looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Si with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Si.
Our sources have told us that Lewis has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lewis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Si tries to stand but Lewis is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Si won't allow Lewis to sweep him here.
Si would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Si wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Si is looking to stand up but Lewis won't let him.
Lewis trying to control the position here.
Lewis is trying to keep Si in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lewis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lewis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Si is looking to control Lewis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Si avoid being mounted?
Si keeping hold of Lewis's head, controlling as best he can.
Lewis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Si wants to control but Lewis is keeping busy.
Lewis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lewis wants to control but Si is keeping him busy.
Si wants to get back to his feet.
Lewis thows a huge punch but Si dodges it nicely.
Si wants to stand back up but Lewis manages to pass into side control.
Si tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lewis wants to control but Si is keeping him busy.
Lewis moves into full mount!
Lewis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Si?
Si sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis is looking to take a break and control but Si is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lewis is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but An Si 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.
Si is looking to chop away at Lewis's legs.
Lewis wants to clinch
and Si counters with a slapping leg kick.
Si connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lewis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Si manages to escape and get back to his feet!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Si instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lewis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Si smiles and moves away.
Si drives through and clinches with Lewis against the cage.
Si trying to stall but Lewis improves his position.
Si misses with a knee strike.
Si lands a knee to the body.
Lewis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Si gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Si unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Si landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An Si seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Si has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Si avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
Si has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lewis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Si looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Lewis is struggling to control the position.
Si lands a knee to the head.
Si trying to stall but Lewis improves his position.
Si blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis misses with an elbow strike.
Lewis lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Si tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Si.
Si is pressed up against the cage. Lewis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Si down to the mat. Si avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Si connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shane Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Si lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Si has Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Si with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Si unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lewis has Si pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Si manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Si tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Si crunches a lovely knee into Lewis's ribcage.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Si avoids the damage to the body.
Si landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Si.
Si tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Si.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Si with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Si with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Si throws a knee to the head but misses.
Si throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis wants to stall.
Lewis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Si pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lewis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Si misses with a knee to the head.
Lewis is looking for a takedown.
Si lands a knee to the head.
Si is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
Lewis looking for a takedown.
Si using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lewis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
An Si showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Si throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lewis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Si is looking to regain half guard here but Lewis keeps moving and retains side control.
Si is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lewis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Si is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lewis off and has taken his back!
Lewis is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good control from Si.
Lewis trying to control but not successfully.
An Si has got the better of the ground game so far.
Si keeps control of the position as Lewis tries to break free.
A lull in the action here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lewis tries to break free.
Lewis prevents Si from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control the hands but Si breaks the grip.
Si tries to get the hooks in deep but Lewis pushed the leg off.
Si is hanging on to Lewis's back as he tries to escape.
Lewis prevents Si from getting a body triangle.
Si might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lewis haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lewis looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
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.
Si biding his time, controlling Lewis.
Lewis is in bad spot here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis trying to survive by controlling the hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
An Si comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Si has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... An Si!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bunta Fujiwara (ranked 24457 p4p, 6549 weight class) and Mitch Malone (ranked 719 p4p, 620 weight class). Mitch Malone will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bunta Fujiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitch Malone!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone dodges the punch combination from Fujiwara.
Malone lands a nice shot that snaps Fujiwara's head back.
Fujiwara tries to bum rush Malone with a series of wild strikes but Malone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A countering left hand to the body from Malone misses.
Malone dips to his left and cracks Fujiwara with an uppercut!
Malone connects with a body shot that sends Fujiwara's belly button to the back.
Malone tests Fujiwara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fujiwara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fujiwara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 Fujiwara is rocked!
Fujiwara misses with a hook to the body
and Malone counters with a low kick, right behind Fujiwara 's knee.
Oh Fujiwara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malone drops Fujiwara with a straight right hand, right on the button! Malone follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitch Malone!
An out of breath Mitch Malone 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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#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O'Malley tries to clinch but Izmaylov moves out of range.
Izmaylov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O'Malley throws a shot to the body.
O'Malley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Izmaylov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Izmaylov. O'Malley does a little dance to reset his feet.
O'Malley misses with a double jab
and Izmaylov counters with a right hand to the body.
Izmaylov takes a swing at O'Malley 's ribcage but misses.
Izmaylov throws a wild body kick that O'Malley sees coming a mile off.
O'Malley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Izmaylov counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Malley misses with a double jab
and Izmaylov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Izmaylov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O'Malley .
Izmaylov misses with a body kick.
Potemkin Izmaylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Izmaylov looks for the body kick but O'Malley saw that one coming.
Izmaylov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O'Malley lands a nice hook to Izmaylov's body. Izmaylov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body kick from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Izmaylov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O'Malley .
Izmaylov misses with a wild body shot.
Izmaylov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O'Malley .
Izmaylov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O'Malley .
O'Malley misses with an uppercut
and Izmaylov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O'Malley ducks under a wild hook from Izmaylov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Izmaylov.
A nice inside leg kick there by O'Malley . That's going to slow Izmaylov down.
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!
Izmaylov throws a body punch but O'Malley moves out of range. #T2#
O'Malley throws a looping overhand right but Izmaylov ducks down to avoid it.
Izmaylov misses with a body kick.
O'Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
Izmaylov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Izmaylov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
O'Malley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Izmaylov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O'Malley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Izmaylov!
Izmaylov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O'Malley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Izmaylov is looking to wear down O'Malley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
O'Malley misses with a series of wild punches.
Izmaylov misses with a body kick.
O'Malley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T3#
O'Malley moves away from the strike by Izmaylov.
Nice uppercut there from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O'Malley .
O'Malley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Izmaylov. That did some damage!
O'Malley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Izmaylov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O'Malley .
The fighters circle momentarily. O'Malley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O'Malley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Izmaylov counters with a thumping low kick.
Izmaylov with the inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Izmaylov.
O'Malley takes one on the button.
Izmaylov misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Izmaylov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O'Malley takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izmaylov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Izmaylov just misses with a punch to the body.
O'Malley misses with a hook
and Izmaylov counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Izmaylov misses the target.
O'Malley wants to clinch but Izmaylov slips to the side
and O'Malley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Izmaylov thumps O'Malley with a low kick.
Izmaylov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of O'Malley 's head.
Nice shot by Izmaylov.
O'Malley tries to clinch there but Izmaylov circles away.
Sloppy strikes from O'Malley . Those never looked like landing.
Izmaylov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Izmaylov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice straight punches there by Izmaylov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Izmaylov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Potemkin Izmaylov dominated that round.
That's time! Izmaylov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Izmaylov with a nice calf kick.
Izmaylov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O'Malley can do to turn this around?
Izmaylov is looking to land body kicks.
O'Malley wants to counter with a clinch but Izmaylov pushes him away.
Izmaylov swings for the body but O'Malley moves out of range.
Izmaylov connects with a crisp jab.
Izmaylov misses with a shot to the body #CL2#
and O'Malley moves into the clinch.
O'Malley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
O'Malley avoiding damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O'Malley .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Malley keeps control of Izmaylov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Izmaylov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Izmaylov misses with a body punch.
#T1#
A nice left hand lands by Izmaylov.
#BC#
Izmaylov breaks the clinch.
Izmaylov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Izmaylov lands a front kick.
O'Malley moves out of range as Izmaylov throws a body kick.
Izmaylov throws a combination. O'Malley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Izmaylov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on O'Malley if he has to take too many more of those.
Patrick O'Malley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O'Malley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Izmaylov checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Izmaylov.
O'Malley moves away from the strike by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov throws a hook to the side of O'Malley 's head but O'Malley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Izmaylov scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izmaylov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O'Malley throws a hook but Izmaylov avoids it easily.#T2#
O'Malley throws a right and a left that both miss.
O'Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Izmaylov looks for the body kick but O'Malley saw that one coming.
O'Malley tries a low kick but Izmaylov avoids it.
A nice combination there by O'Malley .
A punch combination from O'Malley misses.
Izmaylov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O'Malley dodges the punch combination from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov misses with a low kick as O'Malley jumps back.
Izmaylov checks a leg kick.
O'Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Izmaylov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T3#
Izmaylov throws a sloppy body shot
and O'Malley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Izmaylov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O'Malley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Izmaylov - that will leave a mark!
Izmaylov scores with a nice body kick.
Izmaylov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O'Malley throws a front kick aimed at Izmaylov's knee but Izmaylov avoids it well.
Izmaylov throws a leg kick which misses O'Malley 's front leg but catches the back leg as O'Malley tries to avoid it.
Izmaylov scoring well with a low kick there.
O'Malley throws a big shot that misses.
It appears Izmaylov was looking to counter with a kick there.
O'Malley misses with a hook
and Izmaylov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Izmaylov misses with a looping left.
O'Malley wants to counter the offense by Izmaylov and move into the clinch position.
Izmaylov scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O'Malley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Izmaylov.#T4#
Izmaylov misses with a hook to the body
#CL2#
and O'Malley moves into the clinch.
Izmaylov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Izmaylov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O'Malley 's elbow.
O'Malley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O'Malley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Izmaylov has a couple of punches blocked by O'Malley .
Izmaylov lands with a light punch inside.
Izmaylov can't find room to land a body shot as O'Malley controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Izmaylov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Izmaylov has a couple of punches blocked by O'Malley .
O'Malley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Izmaylov misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Potemkin Izmaylov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Izmaylov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
O'Malley misses with a double jab.
O'Malley misses with a series of wild punches.
O'Malley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Izmaylov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Izmaylov.
O'Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Izmaylov.
Potemkin Izmaylov is winning the standup battle so far.
Izmaylov lets loose with a powerful body kick. O'Malley will feel that in the morning.
O'Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Izmaylov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! O'Malley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Izmaylov - the referee stops the clock and O'Malley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Izmaylov. O'Malley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
O'Malley moves out of range of the body kick from Izmaylov.
O'Malley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Izmaylov scores with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Izmaylov. #T1#
O'Malley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Izmaylov counters with a low kick, right behind O'Malley 's knee.
Izmaylov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O'Malley connects with a looping right hand.
O'Malley 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Izmaylov scores with a head kick.
Izmaylov throws a head kick that misses #CL2#
and O'Malley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Izmaylov misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Izmaylov.
Izmaylov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O'Malley trying to control the position but instead, Izmaylov has worked for underhooks and has pushed O'Malley into the cage.
O'Malley blocking some punches.
#T2#
Izmaylov has a couple of punches blocked by O'Malley .
Izmaylov misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from O'Malley .
O'Malley misses with a punch to the body.
Izmaylov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Izmaylov throws a head punch that misses.
Izmaylov lands a hook that snaps the head of O'Malley backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O'Malley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Izmaylov's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Izmaylov fails to land.
Izmaylov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Izmaylov working aggressively here.
#TD2#
O'Malley jumps into guard, dragging Izmaylov to the mat.
Izmaylov is fighting to break O'Malley 's control of his arms but O'Malley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Patrick O'Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O'Malley wants to sweep here but Izmaylov controlling him for the moment.
Izmaylov wants to control from the top but O'Malley keeps moving.
O'Malley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
O'Malley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Potemkin Izmaylov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Izmaylov trying to control the position.
O'Malley advances position into side control!
O'Malley in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
O'Malley controlling from side mount. #SUB2#
O'Malley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Izmaylov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Potemkin Izmaylov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Izmaylov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Potemkin Izmaylov!
Our winner, Potemkin Izmaylov, 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Thompson (ranked 4050 p4p, 3675 weight class) and Deontay DJ (ranked 402 p4p, 375 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying DJ's choice of entrance music: Lil Scrappy - No Problem. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deontay DJ!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DJ forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.
DJ breaks the clinch.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but DJ bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
DJ throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
DJ throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from DJ.
A lazy left from Thompson finds it's target.
It looks like Deontay DJ has been cut.
Thompson cracks DJ with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! DJ looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Thompson finish him?
 DJ is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson goes for a small jab and connects. Now Thompson goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! DJ stumbles back but Thompson runs in with a huge uppercut knocking DJ to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if DJ will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Big Thompson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Steel Ii (ranked 4296 p4p, 2949 weight class) and Blackout Mane (ranked 530 p4p, 398 weight class). Blackout Mane 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Steel Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Blackout Mane!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Ii scores with the left hand. Mane knows he should have avoided that one.
Steel Ii stuffs the takedown.
Steel Ii clinches up against the cage.
Steel Ii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel Ii clinches up against the cage.
Steel Ii presses Mane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mane tries for a takedown but Steel Ii manages to get underhooks.
Steel Ii struggles to land a body shot inside as Mane controls his hands.
Mane prevents a body shot from Steel Ii.
Steel Ii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mane has had enough of the clinch but Steel Ii keeps him there for the moment.
Steel Ii connects with a knee to the head.
Mane tries to throw a body punch but Steel Ii avoids it by throwing Mane back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mane fails to land.
Steel Ii struggles to land a body shot inside as Mane controls his hands.
Mane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steel Ii just leaning against Mane, taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steel Ii throws an elbow but misses.
Mane goes for a takedown in the clinch but Steel Ii prevents it.
Alex Steel Ii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blackout Mane.
Steel Ii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mane avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Steel Ii as the two fighters clinch.
Steel Ii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steel Ii lands with a cross.
Steel Ii slips under a jab.
Steel Ii on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steel Ii momentarily.
Alex Steel Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel Ii misses with a head kick.
Mane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steel Ii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steel Ii looks to land a body kick but Mane moved away.
Steel Ii on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mane shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steel Ii defends it nicely.
Steel Ii throws a nice looking combination but Mane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Mane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Steel Ii does it's job there.
A lazy left from Mane finds it's target.
Steel Ii misses with a series of wild punches.
Steel Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mane is defended easily by Steel Ii.
Steel Ii defending well as Mane loads up on a big left hand.
Mane is trying hard to land a takedown here. Steel Ii sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alex Steel Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mane misses with a takedown attempt - Steel Ii sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Steel Ii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel Ii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steel Ii throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Ii throws a right hand that Mane ducks under and follows up with a left that Mane also avoids with ease.
Mane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Steel Ii throws a right hand that Mane ducks under and follows up with a left that Mane also avoids with ease.
Steel Ii works the jab nicely.
Mane cracks Steel Ii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mane takes a swing at Steel Ii's ribcage but misses.
Steel Ii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mane.
Mane shoots in for a double leg but Steel Ii sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steel Ii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Steel Ii as he avoids it easily.
Steel Ii misses with a looping left.
Mane tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Steel Ii drops Mane with a big left hand! Mane is injured, injured bad! Steel Ii jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Steel Ii!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bastian Berzerker (ranked 3293 p4p, 2086 weight class) and Volodymyr Pravda (ranked 372 p4p, 247 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pravda's choice of entrance music: Korobushka. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bastian Berzerker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Volodymyr Pravda!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pravda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Pravda tries to get set, Berzerker tries to push him back and clinch up but Pravda manages to avoid the attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Pravda as he connects with a hook.
Berzerker lands a nice shot to the body.
Pravda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berzerker.
Berzerker looks to land a combination but Pravda avoids it well.
Berzerker tries to clinch there but Pravda circles away.
Pravda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Berzerker misses with a hook
and Pravda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Berzerker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pravda's head.
Pravda moves into range and connects with a jab.
Berzerker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pravda. Berzerker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berzerker throws a body punch but Pravda moves out of range.
Berzerker misses with a two punch combination.
Berzerker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Berzerker is looking to chop away at Pravda's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berzerker throws a series of punches but Pravda moves out of range.
It seemed like Pravda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pravda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Berzerker misses the body punch
and Pravda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Berzerker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Berzerker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pravda.
Berzerker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Berzerker is looking to wear down Pravda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pravda throws a jab when Berzerker was well out of range.
Berzerker tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pravda manages to circle out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berzerker. Pravda does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Pravda releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pravda pushes Berzerker up against the cage in a clinch.
Berzerker looking to throw knees to the head but Pravda is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Pravda.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pravda.
A head punch on the inside from Pravda fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Pravda.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pravda.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pravda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pravda gets through Berzerker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berzerker is rocked!
Pravda cracks Berzerker with a nice body shot.
Oh Berzerker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pravda has Berzerker pressed against the cage, preventing Berzerker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Pravda on the inside.
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!
Berzerker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Berzerker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pravda is keeping busy.
Pravda creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Berzerker's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Berzerker drops to his knees and Pravda pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Volodymyr Pravda!
Volodymyr Pravda 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Magnificent Chulalongkorn (ranked 1730 p4p, 770 weight class) and Rikuto Ryuunosuke (ranked 190 p4p, 94 weight class). Ryuunosuke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You Wa Shock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnificent Chulalongkorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikuto Ryuunosuke!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryuunosuke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chulalongkorn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chulalongkorn scores with a body shot.
Ryuunosuke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ryuunosuke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chulalongkorn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chulalongkorn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chulalongkorn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ryuunosuke tries to clinch up.
Ryuunosuke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chulalongkorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryuunosuke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chulalongkorn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ryuunosuke is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryuunosuke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryuunosuke tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Chulalongkorn counter with a right hand.
It looks like Rikuto Ryuunosuke has been cut.
Ryuunosuke doesn't manage to clinch there - Chulalongkorn circles away.
Ryuunosuke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryuunosuke moves away from the strike by Chulalongkorn.
Ryuunosuke misses with a body shot.
Ryuunosuke tries to clinch but Chulalongkorn moves away
and Chulalongkorn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ryuunosuke wants to clinch up but Chulalongkorn keeps it at a distance.
Chulalongkorn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ryuunosuke momentarily.
Ryuunosuke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rikuto Ryuunosuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryuunosuke moves in looking to clinch but Chulalongkorn pushes him off.
Chulalongkorn takes a swing at Ryuunosuke's ribcage but misses.
Ryuunosuke tries to clinch there but Chulalongkorn circles away.
Ryuunosuke wants to clinch but Chulalongkorn slips to the side
and Chulalongkorn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke tries to close the distance and clinch but Chulalongkorn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Chulalongkorn misses the target.
Ryuunosuke tries to clinch
letting Chulalongkorn counter with a right hand.
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!
Chulalongkorn keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryuunosuke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chulalongkorn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chulalongkorn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chulalongkorn misses with a straight left.
Chulalongkorn throws a good cross that connects.
Ryuunosuke is rocked!
Chulalongkorn drops Ryuunosuke with a naaaaasty hook - Ryuunosuke is in real trouble here! Chulalongkorn dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnificent Chulalongkorn!
Magnificent Chulalongkorn is the new featherweight champion!
Magnificent Chulalongkorn tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chief Aztec (ranked 697 p4p, 1411 weight class) and Yut Han (ranked 87 p4p, 170 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Aztec!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yut Han!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Han with a poor takedown
and Aztec counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Han shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aztec as he avoids it easily.
Han shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aztec counters with a crisp one two that drops Han! Aztec thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Han to his feet! Han is in big trouble!
Han is rocked!
Chief Aztec has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yut Han.
Han misses with a takedown
and Aztec counters with a big right hand! Oh Han is in trouble here! Aztec follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Aztec!
Chief Aztec retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Chief Aztec, 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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