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OFK 212 - Okafor Vs Gunner PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russel Wilson (ranked 3321 p4p, 5705 weight class) and James Shortman (ranked 120 p4p, 171 weight class). James Shortman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russel Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Shortman!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shortman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wilson was covering up waiting for the punch and Shortman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Shortman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wilson dives on top into guard.
Wilson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shortman's head.
 It looks like James Shortman has been cut.
Wilson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wilson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shortman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shortman working for a triangle but Wilson defends it easily.
Wilson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shortman looking for a triangle here. Wilson is fighting it but it looks tight! Shortman pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Wilson is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). James Shortman!
James Shortman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vern Schullacks (ranked 1420 p4p, 5417 weight class) and Mark O Madsen (ranked 207 p4p, 578 weight class). Mark O Madsen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vern Schullacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark O Madsen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Madsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schullacks connects with a body shot.
Schullacks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Madsen.
Schullacks digs a good body shot into O Madsen's ribs.
O Madsen walks into a straight right hand from Schullacks.
O Madsen throws a right and a left that Schullacks avoids nicely.
Schullacks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Madsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Madsen moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been hearing reports that Schullacks has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
O Madsen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Madsen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schullacks is looking to improve his position.
O Madsen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
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. O Madsen connects with a nice short shot to Schullacks's temple.
Schullacks tries to get to full guard but O Madsen has control of the leg.
Schullacks moves into full guard.
Schullacks keeping moving, preventing O Madsen from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schullacks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
O Madsen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
O Madsen postures up.
Schullacks pulls O Madsen in to control the position.
O Madsen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schullacks looking for a sweep. Not yet Schullacks, not yet.
O Madsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Schullacks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Madsen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schullacks's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schullacks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
O Madsen stopping the sweep attempt from Schullacks.
O Madsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schullacks seems keen to control O Madsen's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
O Madsen chips away with some ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw O Madsen working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Schullacks controls O Madsen momentarily but O Madsen frees himself.
Schullacks is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
O Madsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
O Madsen working some strikes from top position.
O Madsen sitting in guard here, content to control.
O Madsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Schullacks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Madsen postures up and lands a big shot to Schullacks's brow.
O Madsen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schullacks trying to keep a closed guard but O Madsen is proving a slippery customer.
O Madsen wants to control from the top but Schullacks keeps moving.
O Madsen preventing the sweep.
O Madsen cracks Schullacks with a solid left hand.
O Madsen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Schullacks working a defensive guard here.
Schullacks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Schullacks looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Schullacks's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schullacks trying to keep a closed guard but O Madsen is proving a slippery customer.
O Madsen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
O Madsen wants to pass the guard but Schullacks is keeping the position.
Schullacks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells O Madsen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Schullacks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schullacks seems keen to control O Madsen's posture.
Schullacks trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schullacks seems keen to control O Madsen's posture.
Schullacks has his foot on O Madsen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. O Madsen works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark O Madsen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Schullacks scores with a jab to the body.
O Madsen shoots for a takedown but Schullacks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Schullacks stuffs the takedown.
Schullacks gets a takedown into half guard.
Schullacks not doing much here.
O Madsen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Schullacks's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Schullacks's back!
O Madsen is not going to allow Schullacks to sit and survive in this position.
Schullacks rolls, trying to escape but O Madsen keeps control of the position.
O Madsen avoiding Schullacks 's attempts to control his hands.
Schullacks rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Schullacks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. O Madsen is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Madsen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schullacks with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
O Madsen is nestled in close to Schullacks, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Schullacks works his way to full guard. Good work.
Schullacks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
O Madsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schullacks trying to control the position.
O Madsen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
O Madsen tries to free his leg and advance position but Schullacks is retaining full guard.
O Madsen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
O Madsen cracks Schullacks with a solid left hand.
Schullacks keeping moving, preventing O Madsen from controlling successfully.
O Madsen landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Madsen landing with the ground and pound.
Schullacks pulls O Madsen in close to prevent any damage.
O Madsen cracks Schullacks with a solid left hand.
O Madsen with a nice head shot there.
O Madsen throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schullacks has momentary wrist control but O Madsen slips an elbow through the middle.
O Madsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Schullacks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schullacks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schullacks has momentary wrist control but O Madsen slips an elbow through the middle.
Schullacks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schullacks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Madsen trying to control but Schullacks is working from the bottom.
Schullacks looking to control.
O Madsen won't allow Schullacks to sweep him here.
Schullacks working a defensive guard here.
Schullacks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and O Madsen defends well.
Schullacks keeping moving, preventing O Madsen from controlling successfully.
Schullacks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schullacks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Schullacks is trying to keep O Madsen in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schullacks has momentary wrist control but O Madsen slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells O Madsen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
O Madsen scoring with some ground and pound.
Schullacks wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schullacks is on top in guard.
Schullacks trying to control but O Madsen is working from the bottom.
Schullacks stopping the sweep attempt from O Madsen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Madsen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schullacks.
Schullacks throwing strikes but missing.
Schullacks is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark O Madsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
O Madsen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schullacks as he avoids it easily.
Schullacks misses with a wild body shot.
O Madsen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Schullacks trying to control here.
Schullacks works his way to full guard. Good work.
O Madsen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
O Madsen with a nice head shot there.
O Madsen wants to control from the top but Schullacks keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Madsen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schullacks's head.
O Madsen cracks Schullacks with a solid left hand.
O Madsen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
O Madsen works over Schullacks with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schullacks keeping moving, preventing O Madsen from controlling successfully.
Schullacks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schullacks looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Madsen is one step ahead there.
O Madsen trying to control but Schullacks is working from the bottom.
Schullacks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
O Madsen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schullacks looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Madsen is one step ahead there.
O Madsen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two 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.
O Madsen throwing strikes but missing.
O Madsen trying to control but Schullacks is working from the bottom.
O Madsen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
O Madsen distracts Schullacks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Schullacks has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but O Madsen has passed into side control.
Schullacks tries to improve position but can't.
O Madsen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Schullacks is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Schullacks is trying to improve his position.
O Madsen scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Madsen wants to control but Schullacks is keeping him busy.
Schullacks is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Schullacks is trying to control O Madsen's posture but O Madsen avoids it.
A lull in the action here as O Madsen stalls from top position.
Mark O Madsen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schullacks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schullacks manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
O Madsen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Schullacks is trying to maintain the position but O Madsen is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Madsen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
O Madsen prevents Schullacks from improving his position.
O Madsen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
O Madsen is nestled in close to Schullacks, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Schullacks is looking to improve his position.
Schullacks wants to control but O Madsen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
O Madsen is looking to take a break and control but Schullacks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vern Schullacks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schullacks regains full guard. Nicely done.
Schullacks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Madsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Schullacks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schullacks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mark O Madsen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
O Madsen trying to control but Schullacks is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark O Madsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got O Madsen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark O Madsen!
After the big win, Mark O Madsen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Altitude Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bertel Haardt (ranked 2259 p4p, 2350 weight class) and Andy Grabber (ranked 93 p4p, 94 weight class). Grabber comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Side to Side kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bertel Haardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 47 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Grabber!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haardt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haardt slips under a jab from Grabber.
Haardt lands a lovely overhand right.
Grabber tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grabber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haardt has closed the distance and engaged Grabber in a clinch.
Haardt cracks Grabber with a nice body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grabber lands a shoulder strike.
 It looks like Bertel Haardt has been cut.
Grabber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grabber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grabber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grabber lands with a light punch inside.
Haardt misses with an elbow over the top.
Grabber pushes Haardt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grabber tries to work over Haardt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haardt blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grabber struggles to land a body shot inside as Haardt controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabber misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Haardt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Haardt trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Grabber.
Grabber has a couple of punches blocked by Haardt.
Grabber lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grabber as Haardt tries to tie him up.
Grabber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haardts head.
A short uppercut from Grabber.
Haardt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Grabber.
Haardt trying to control the position but instead, Grabber has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haardt into the cage.
Grabber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grabber lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Grabber.
Grabber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haardt has had enough of the clinch but Grabber keeps him there for the moment.
Haardt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grabber.
Grabber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haardt backwards.
Haardt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grabber.
Haardt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grabber is keeping busy.
Grabber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haardt backwards.
Grabber lands with a left to the head.
Haardt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grabber lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grabber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
 Haardt is rocked!
Bertel Haardt's cut is getting worse.
Haardt misses with a punch on the inside.
Grabber creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Haardt drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Grabber!
Andy Grabber 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 Rico Cole (ranked 1764 p4p, 2901 weight class) and Herbert Mullin (ranked 227 p4p, 323 weight class). Cole comes into the arena with Gerardo's Rico Suave blaring out of the sound system. Herbert Mullin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 41 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Herbert Mullin!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole looks to land a right hand but Mullin moved out of range.
Mullin's coach down at Irish Collar & Elbow Academy (ICE) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mullin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mullin clinches with his opponent.
Cole jumps guard but Mullin stands there with Cole around his waist. Cole gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mullin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mullin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mullin has managed to clinch.
Cole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mullin walks away with a smile on his face. Cole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mullin clinches up against the cage.
Mullin leaning against his opponent.
Cole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mullin walks away with a smile on his face. Cole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cole with a nice calf kick.
Mullin takes the fight into the clinch.
Mullin breaks the clinch.
Cole missing with a left hand there. Mullin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mullin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cole's head.
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullin moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from Mullin.
Mullin is looking to control Cole's arms but Cole gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mullin has his back to the cage.
Cole is trying to pull guard but Mullin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cole tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mullin smiles and moves away.
Cole lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Cole fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mullin blocks a jab.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mullin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Cole misses.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mullin moves away.
Cole looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mullin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cole at a distance.
Mullin cracks Cole with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mullin.
Mullin raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cole loads up on a big right hand but Mullin slips the punch.
Mullin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mullin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mullin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cole tries to pull guard but Mullin holds him up against the cage and eventually Cole drops back down to his feet.
Cole tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mullin just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mullin smiles and moves away.
Cole ducks straight into an uppercut from Mullin and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Cole manages to regain guard straight away.
Cole is rocked!
Mullin wants to get up but he can't break Cole's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've been hearing good reports from Cole's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mullin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cole looking for a sweep. Not yet Cole, not yet.
Cole escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mullin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mullin won't allow Cole to sweep him here.
Mullin wanted to stand there but Cole had control of the position.
Mullin looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullin stands up and waves to Cole to follow him.
Mullin lands a jab to the head.
Cole lands with a nice body punch.
Cole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mullin.
Cole sets himself, and Mullin steps forward looking for the clinch! Cole avoids it this time.
Mullin closes the distance and clinches.
Mullin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mullin wants to clinch.
Mullin clinches up against the cage.
Cole successfully pulls guard.
Cole has his foot on Mullin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mullin works his way back into a safe position though.
Mullin passes Cole's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cole is looking for a sweep. Mullin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mullin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cole is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullin tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Cole looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mullin controlling the action here.
Cole slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mullin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mullin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mullin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Mullin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cole throws a big shot that misses.
Cole throws a shot from downtown. Mullin moves away and avoids it.
Mullin drops Cole with a right and a left! Mullin comes rushing in but Cole regains his composure and manages to keep Mullin in guard.
Oh Cole is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mullin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cole is proving hard to escape from.
Cole looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mullin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cole is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mullin is aware though and is defending well.
Cole seems to have got his legs back now.
Mullin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cole has his foot on Mullin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mullin works his way back into a safe position though.
Cole not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mullin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cole is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mullin gets to his feet - Cole follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mullin closes the distance and clinches.
Mullin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cole misses with a hook.
Mullin tests Cole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mullin moves into the clinch.
Cole decides to pull guard.
Mullin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cole is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cole wants to sweep here but Mullin controlling him for the moment.
Mullin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mullin drives through and clinches with Cole against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole jumps guard but Mullin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Mullin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mullin breaks from the clinch.
Mullin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mullin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mullin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cole.
Mullin rushes Cole and presses him up against the cage.
Mullin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cole walks into a jab.
Mullin is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Cole hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Herbert Mullin!
Our winner, Herbert Mullin, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 778 p4p, 3346 weight class) and Willie Layer (ranked 109 p4p, 394 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Willie Layer!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mendy throws a big shot that misses.
Mendy lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Layer. Mendy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Layer connects with the punch.
Mendy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Layer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mendy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Layer scrambles back to his feet.
Mendy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sloppy strikes from Layer. Those never looked like landing.
Layer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Pierre Ragout Mendy has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendy misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy misses with a takedown
and Layer moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Ragout Mendy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendy is working for takedown but Layer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mendy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mendy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Layer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mendy gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Layer to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Layer but Layer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mendy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Willie Layer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Layer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendy misses with the combination.
Layer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Layer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendy to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Layer throws a shot from downtown. Mendy moves away and avoids it.
Mendy lands a really nice looking cross but Layer seems unphased.
Layer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Layer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendy is rocked!
Layer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oh Mendy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Layer fakes the body blow, causing Mendy to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Mendy goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Willie Layer!
After the big win, Willie Layer made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Blood remover inc and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orla Wanker (ranked 812 p4p, 2485 weight class) and Felix Krnacova (ranked 129 p4p, 339 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orla Wanker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Krnacova!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanker shoots in and bounces Krnacova off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wanker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Krnacova is trying to keep Wanker in close.
Wanker is pushing down on Krnacova's leg trying to pass to half guard. Krnacova is fighting to maintain full guard but Wanker has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wanker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Krnacova sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krnacova is trying to get back to full guard.
Wanker controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wanker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wanker not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnacova is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Wanker seems content to control.
Krnacova trying to control from the bottom.
Krnacova is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wanker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Krnacova tries to roll over but Wanker keeps him under control.
Wanker moves nicely into side control.
Krnacova struggling a bit here.
Krnacova tries to bench press Wanker off him but Wanker keeps the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Krnacova tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova is trying to improve his position.
Wanker is staying tight to Krnacova's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We've been hearing that Wanker has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Krnacova is trying to control Wanker's posture but Wanker avoids it.
Wanker is staying tight to Krnacova's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Wanker lands a nice forearm strike.
Krnacova is trying to get back to half guard.
Krnacova felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wanker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krnacova keeps working.
Krnacova is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Krnacova's face as Wanker controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker advances to mount.
Wanker controlling the position easily from mount.
Wanker prevents Krnacova from getting the reversal.
Wanker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wanker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wanker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Krnacova is desperately trying to improve his position but Wanker has a good base and remains in mount.
Wanker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Krnacova is looking to escape.
Wanker controlling the pace for now.
Krnacova is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wanker trying to control but Krnacova is having none of it.
Krnacova can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanker controlling the position easily from mount.
Krnacova wants to hold on but Wanker pushes him away.
Krnacova is squirming around, avoiding Wanker's attempts to control the action.
Wanker controlling from the full mount.
Krnacova wants to hold on but Wanker pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krnacova tries to reverse the position but Wanker maintains control.
Wanker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orla Wanker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Krnacova closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wanker circles away.
Krnacova drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wanker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krnacova must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Krnacova landing some decent shots from guard.
Krnacova wants to control from the top but Wanker keeps moving.
Wanker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but Wanker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wanker is controlling Krnacova's posture.
Wanker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krnacova can do to turn this around?
Krnacova working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but Wanker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wanker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Krnacova preventing the sweep.
Wanker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wanker is pulling down on Krnacova's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnacova preventing the sweep.
Wanker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Krnacova throws a big elbow that misses.
Krnacova trying to control but Wanker is working from the bottom.
Wanker is controlling Krnacova's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Krnacova stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Krnacova wants it to stay on the feet.
Wanker throws a right hand that Krnacova ducks under and follows up with a left that Krnacova also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krnacova is defended easily by Wanker.
Krnacova shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wanker as he jumps to the side.
Wanker attempts a counter takedown but Krnacova avoids it well and moves away.
Orla Wanker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Krnacova.
Wanker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova shoots for a takedown but Wanker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wanker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Krnacova!
Wanker content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Krnacova is looking to regain half guard here but Wanker keeps moving and retains side control.
A lull in the action here as Wanker stalls from top position.
Wanker wants to control but Krnacova is keeping him busy.
Krnacova is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Wanker is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wanker looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Krnacova is squirming around, avoiding Wanker's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Krnacova wants to hold on but Wanker pushes him away.
Krnacova is in all sorts of trouble here.
Krnacova taking shots to the head.
Wanker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Krnacova wants to control but Wanker is having none of it.
Wanker prevents Krnacova from getting the reversal.
Wanker fails to move to back control.
Wanker controlling the pace for now.
Wanker wants to finish this one by submission but Krnacova is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wanker.
Wanker controlling from the full mount.
Krnacova is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Krnacova tries to hold on but Wanker pushes him away.
Krnacova manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Krnacova keeping hold of Wanker's head, controlling as best he can.
Wanker tries to pass to full mount but Krnacova defends it.
Krnacova is trying is best to control the position here.
Wanker slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wanker trying to control the action but Krnacova is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orla Wanker dominated that second round.
That's time! Wanker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Krnacova throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wanker's waist but Wanker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krnacova off to one side.
Wanker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Krnacova's head.
Wanker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Felix Krnacova has been cut.
Krnacova shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wanker as he avoids it easily.
Krnacova takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wanker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wanker wants it to stay on the feet.
Orla Wanker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Krnacova.
A head kick misses from Wanker.
Wanker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krnacova takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wanker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krnacova takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 Krnacova is rocked!
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!
Krnacova looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wanker is fending him off so far but Krnacova persists. Nope, Wanker circles away and we're back to standing.
Krnacova is still on wobbly legs! Can Wanker finish him?
Wanker shoots in and bounces Krnacova off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wanker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Krnacova seems to have recovered his senses.
Krnacova takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wanker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker pushing down on Krnacova's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wanker slows the pace down in half guard.
Krnacova wants to improve his position but Wanker is controlling well.
Wanker is thwarting Krnacova's attempts to control the position.
Wanker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Krnacova doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wanker.
Wanker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Krnacova knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Krnacova wants to get back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Wanker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wanker'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.
Wanker frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wanker controlling from the full mount.
Krnacova looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Wanker looking for the choke from the back.
Krnacova is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Wanker gets his way!
Wanker controlling well, preventing Krnacova from escaping the position.
Wanker just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Krnacova showing good submission defense here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker biding his time, controlling Krnacova.
Wanker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Krnacova turns into Wanker and is now in his guard.
Krnacova wants to control from the top but Wanker keeps moving.
Krnacova being controlled here momentarily.
Wanker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but Wanker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wanker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krnacova's guard.
Wanker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krnacova is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wanker wants to get back to full guard.
Wanker moves into full guard.
Wanker pulls Krnacova in close to prevent any damage.
Wanker wants to sweep here but Krnacova controlling him for the moment.
Orla Wanker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but Wanker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Felix Krnacova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wanker looking for a sweep. Not yet Wanker, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orla Wanker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wanker 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orla Wanker!
Orla Wanker made sure to mention his sponsor, Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Sight (ranked 1133 p4p, 873 weight class) and Bobby Drake (ranked 181 p4p, 144 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 31 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Drake!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sight works Drake's body with a nice hook.
Paul Sight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake slips a straight right by Sight.
Drake slips a jab from Sight.
A shot to the liver by Drake. Beautiful body shot.
Sight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drake throws a body punch but Sight moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sight.
Sight cracks Drake with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sight lands with a hook. Drake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Bobby Drake has been cut.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sight looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Sight throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
Sight throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
Drake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sight!
Drake takes a swing at Sight's ribcage but misses.
Sight punishes Drake's body with a nice straight punch.
Drake has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
Sight throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Drake misses.
No joy there for Sight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake throws a counter combo.
Drake's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sight connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drake scrambles back to his feet.
Jab by Sight.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Drake takes one to the chin there.
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!
Sight misses with an uppercut
and Drake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drake misses with a hook.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Sight throws a hook to the side of Drake's head but Drake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drake is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sight looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Sight lands a left and a right that send Drake crashing to the mat, dazed. Sight thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Drake is rocked!
Sight throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Sight finish him?
Sight drops Drake with a big left hand! Drake is injured, injured bad! Sight jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Sight!
Paul Sight made sure to mention his sponsor, Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Mustonen (ranked 339 p4p, 385 weight class) and Cesare Tiramanti (ranked 48 p4p, 53 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhani Mustonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Cesare Tiramanti!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustonen throws out a loose jab but Tiramanti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiramanti has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mustonen swings for the body but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Tiramanti throws a front kick aimed at Mustonen's knee but Mustonen avoids it well.
Tiramanti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mustonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiramanti.
An attempted straight right counter from Mustonen misses the target.
A big left from Mustonen misses.
Mustonen needs to keep his hands up - Tiramanti had a free shot at his head there.
Tiramanti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mustonen moves away.
Tiramanti digs a good hook to Mustonen's body.
Tiramanti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mustonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tiramanti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustonen misses the jab.
Mustonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiramanti cracks Mustonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tiramanti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mustonen. Mustonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiramanti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramanti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mustonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mustonen misses with a straight right.
Tiramanti jabs Mustonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mustonen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tiramanti throws a hook but Mustonen avoids it easily.
Mustonen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tiramanti connects with a leg kick.
Tiramanti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mustonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tiramanti 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 cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustonen takes a swing at Tiramanti's ribcage but misses.
Tiramanti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mustonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tiramanti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiramanti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tiramanti gets a takedown into half guard.
Tiramanti seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mustonen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mustonen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Tiramanti is trying to work for a kimura but Mustonen is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiramanti is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mustonen has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti wants to free his trapped foot but Mustonen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tiramanti is trying to control. Mustonen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tiramanti wants to work for an arm triangle but Mustonen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mustonen tries to kick Tiramanti off but Tiramanti keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mustonen is looking for a sweep. Tiramanti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tiramanti is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mustonen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tiramanti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tiramanti prevents Mustonen from improving his position.
Tiramanti looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mustonen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tiramanti is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mustonen keeping moving, preventing Tiramanti from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cesare Tiramanti dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mustonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiramanti is just out of range.
Mustonen throws a big shot that misses.
Tiramanti avoids the body shot from Mustonen.
Tiramanti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mustonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tiramanti connects with a single shot there.
Tiramanti misses with a two punch combination.
Tiramanti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mustonen stuffs the takedown.
Tiramanti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mustonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tiramanti drops his hands momentarily and Mustonen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tiramanti stuns Mustonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mustonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiramanti.
Cesare Tiramanti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tiramanti checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Tiramanti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tiramanti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A jab lands there for Tiramanti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiramanti.
Mustonen misses with a body kick.
Tiramanti looks to land a left hand but Mustonen moved out of range nicely.
Mustonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tiramanti.
A little feinted left hand from Mustonen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tiramanti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
An inside leg kick lands from Tiramanti.
Mustonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tiramanti slips a straight right by Mustonen.
Mustonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tiramanti.
Mustonen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tiramanti cracks a nice hook into Mustonen's ribs.
Mustonen takes a swing at Tiramanti's ribcage but misses.
Tiramanti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tiramanti darts in looking for a takedown but Mustonen gets double underhooks and turns Tiramanti into the cage.
Mustonen defending well as Tiramanti loads up on a big left hand.
Tiramanti misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen throws a leg kick but Tiramanti sees it coming and moves out of range.
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!
Tiramanti swings for the body but Mustonen moves out of range.
Tiramanti with a nice calf kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mustonen. Tiramanti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiramanti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mustonen.
Mustonen looks to land a left hand but Tiramanti moved out of range nicely.
Tiramanti throws the left hand but Mustonen avoids the punch easily.
Mustonen throws a body punch but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Mustonen misses with a wild body shot.
Tiramanti lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tiramanti catches Mustonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mustonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mustonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mustonen is looking to score with low kicks.
Tiramanti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tiramanti.
Mustonen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tiramanti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tiramanti digs a good body shot into Mustonen's ribs.
Tiramanti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mustonen under the eye.
Mustonen takes one to the chin there.
Tiramanti avoids the body shot from Mustonen.
Mustonen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tiramanti throws a hook but Mustonen avoids it easily.
Mustonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Mustonen connects with a right hand. Tiramanti shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiramanti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mustonen doesn't seem bothered though.
Tiramanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mustonen cracks Tiramanti with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tiramanti looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mustonen finish him?
Tiramanti is rocked!
Tiramanti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti scores with a head kick. Mustonen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mustonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiramanti.
Tiramanti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mustonen as he jumps to the side.
Juhani Mustonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cesare Tiramanti.
Mustonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mustonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiramanti.
Tiramanti with a jab.
Mustonen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tiramanti sprawling to the canvas! Tiramanti rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mustonen finish him?!
Tiramanti is still on wobbly legs! Can Mustonen finish him?
Tiramanti feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mustonen keeping moving, preventing Tiramanti from controlling successfully.
Mustonen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tiramanti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tiramanti seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustonen throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cesare Tiramanti 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tiramanti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mustonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Mustonen checks a leg kick.
Mustonen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big right from Tiramanti misses.
Mustonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mustonen misses the shot to the body.
Mustonen throws out a leg kick but Tiramanti moves out of range and Mustonen only half commits.
Mustonen throws a hook but Tiramanti avoids it easily.
Tiramanti throws a leg kick but Mustonen moved away.
Mustonen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tiramanti misses with a straight left.
Tiramanti swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiramanti throws a body punch but Mustonen moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mustonen misses the target.
Mustonen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tiramanti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiramanti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mustonen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tiramanti just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tiramanti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tiramanti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mustonen. That did some damage!
Jab, jab by Tiramanti - just one landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Tiramanti.
Nice defenses there by Tiramanti.
Tiramanti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mustonen throws a jab when Tiramanti was well out of range.
Tiramanti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mustonen in his tracks.
Tiramanti defending well as Mustonen loads up on a big left hand.
Mustonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mustonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That kick from Tiramanti tenderised Mustonen's leg. Mustonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tiramanti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mustonen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustonen fakes the leg kick and cracks Tiramanti in the body.
Mustonen misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Tiramanti.
Mustonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tiramanti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mustonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiramanti throws a low kick but Mustonen moves out of range easily.
Tiramanti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustonen manages to avoid it.
Tiramanti scores with a nice head shot.
Tiramanti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mustonen is fending him off so far but Tiramanti persists. Nope, Mustonen circles away and we're back to standing.
Tiramanti connects with a body shot that sends Mustonen's belly button to the back.
Tiramanti shoots in and bounces Mustonen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mustonen is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mustonen staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mustonen continues to stall.
Mustonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiramanti keeps working.
Cesare Tiramanti 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.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mustonen taking a breather here.
Tiramanti wants to control but Mustonen postures up.
Juhani Mustonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiramanti is looking to reverse the position.
Mustonen misses with the ground and pound.
Mustonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiramanti keeps working.
Tiramanti is trying to control Mustonen's posture but Mustonen avoids it.
Tiramanti tries to bench press Mustonen off him but Mustonen keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cesare Tiramanti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tiramanti 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cesare Tiramanti!
After the fight, Cesare Tiramanti was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Okafor (ranked 76 p4p, 659 weight class) and Jet Gunner (ranked 15 p4p, 90 weight class). Mike Okafor has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Okafor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jet Gunner!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor slips a straight right by Gunner.
Okafor slips under a jab.
Jet Gunner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Okafor defends it nicely.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunner.
No joy there for Gunner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Okafor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Okafor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Okafor lands an overhand right.
Okafor throws an overhand right that lands on Gunner's shoulder, as Gunner tries to avoid the shot.
Gunner throws a sloppy head kick and Okafor moves out of range easily.
Gunner moves out of range of the body kick from Okafor.
Okafor moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGunner.
Gunner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor connects with a leg kick.
Gunner digs a good hook to Okafor's body.
Okafor ducks under a wild hook from Gunner.
Gunner throws a sloppy head kick
and Okafor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Okafor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunner connects with a body shot that sends Okafor's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner looks to throw the jab but Okafor is out of range.
Gunner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Okafor throws a body punch but Gunner moves out of range.
Okafor looks to throw the jab but Gunner is out of range.
A jab from Gunner misses.
Okafor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Okafor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Okafor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunner.
Okafor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Okafor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunner.
Okafor throws a jab when Gunner was well out of range.
Gunner misses with a combination
and Okafor counters with a solid body kick.
Gunner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Okafor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Okafor's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Okafor is keeping the position for now.
Okafor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunner lying in Okafor's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Okafor decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Gunner taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Okafor!
Mike Okafor retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Mike Okafor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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