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RISE 89: Hunt v Leader PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ari Katajamaki (ranked 3760 p4p, 2988 weight class) and Shiro Ivancala (ranked 191 p4p, 159 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Katajamaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shiro Ivancala!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivancala fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivancala throws a body punch but Katajamaki moves out of range.
Katajamaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ivancala is looking to clinch but Katajamaki is avoiding it.
Katajamaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ivancala circles away.
Ivancala misses the jab.
Katajamaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Katajamaki looks for a takedown but Ivancala sprawls well.
Katajamaki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ivancala's waist but Ivancala gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Katajamaki off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ari Katajamaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katajamaki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Katajamaki cracks Ivancala with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ivancala manages to work his way to half guard, despite Katajamaki's best efforts.
Katajamaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Katajamaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ivancala defending well though.
Katajamaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Katajamaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katajamaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ivancala keeps working.
Ivancala 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.
Katajamaki throwing shots but Ivancala is blocking nicely.
Katajamaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Katajamaki throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ivancala to regain full guard.
Katajamaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ivancala preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ivancala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Katajamaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Katajamaki is in close to Ivancala's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Katajamaki stands up over Ivancala, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ivancala wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katajamaki is fighting to break Ivancala's control of his arms but Ivancala is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Katajamaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ivancala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Katajamaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ivancala trying to control the position here.
Ivancala wants to sweep but no luck.
Katajamaki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ivancala can do anything to dispel that myth.
Katajamaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Katajamaki trying to control but Ivancala is working from the bottom.
Katajamaki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katajamaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Katajamaki looking to pass the guard.
Ivancala working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Katajamaki.
Katajamaki lands a couple of digs.
Katajamaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Katajamaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Katajamaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Katajamaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Katajamaki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katajamaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Katajamaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ivancala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ivancala utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ivancala bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Katajamaki's guard.
Ivancala preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivancala is fighting to break Katajamaki's control of his arms but Katajamaki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Katajamaki is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Katajamaki throws an elbow that misses. Ivancala uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Katajamaki's guard. Nice move by Ivancala!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Katajamaki dominated that round.
That's time! Katajamaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Katajamaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivancala.
Katajamaki looks for a takedown but Ivancala sprawls well.
Shiro Ivancala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katajamaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Katajamaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Katajamaki ducks under a wild hook from Ivancala.
Ivancala is looking to clinch.
Katajamaki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ivancala wants to improve his position but Katajamaki is controlling well.
Ivancala has a hand on Katajamaki's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Katajamaki takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivancala in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Katajamaki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katajamaki breaks from Ivancala's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katajamaki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Katajamaki thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Katajamaki cracks Ivancala with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
 Ivancala is rocked!
Katajamaki lands a nice shot to the head.
Ivancala is still in real trouble! Can Katajamaki finish him?
Katajamaki lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Katajamaki looking to finish Ivancala with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ivancala!
Katajamaki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ivancala looks a forlorn figure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivancala is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Katajamaki scoring with strikes but Ivancala is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivancala is wriggling around trying to escape.
Katajamaki unloading with bombs!
Katajamaki unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Ivancala wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Katajamaki celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ari Katajamaki!
Our winner, Ari Katajamaki, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mito Taamasa (ranked 5676 p4p, 2391 weight class) and Denny Granino (ranked 538 p4p, 307 weight class). The key to victory for Mito Taamasa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mito Taamasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denny Granino!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Granino backs away, Taamasa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Granino swinging wildly here.
Granino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taamasa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Granino manages to circle out of the way.
Taamasa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taamasa scoring well with a low kick there.
Taamasa tries to clinch up but Granino circles away and keeps his distance.
Taamasa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Granino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taamasa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Granino throws a series of punches but Taamasa moves out of range.
Taamasa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Granino throws a body shot but no joy.
Taamasa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Granino manages to circle out of the way.
Granino's coach down at Catch Wrestling L.A. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Granino's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taamasa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taamasa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Granino takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 It looks like Denny Granino has been cut.
Granino rushes Taamasa and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granino is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Granino swings wildly with an uppercut but Taamasa uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granino swings wildly with an uppercut but Taamasa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Granino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Granino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taamasa obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taamasa obliges.
Granino looks winded!
Taamasa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Taamasa.
Taamasa lands a good knee to the midsection. Granino won't want to take too many of those.
Taamasa connects with a knee to the head.
Taamasa with a knee to the head.
Taamasa lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taamasa lands a knee to the body.
Taamasa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taamasa misses with the head strike.
Taamasa with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taamasa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Granino's face.
Taamasa lands a good knee to the midsection. Granino won't want to take too many of those.
Taamasa lands a knee to the body.
Taamasa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taamasa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Granino.
Taamasa can't find room to land a body shot as Granino controls the action.
Taamasa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Granino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taamasa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taamasa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Granino is rocked!
Taamasa misses with some punches.
Granino is still on wobbly legs! Can Taamasa finish him?
Taamasa lands a nice knee to the body.
Taamasa landing knees to the head.
Taamasa throws a head punch that misses.
Taamasa has Granino pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Granino is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Taamasa - that's hurt Granino badly! Oh, another knee lands and Granino is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Granino doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Mito Taamasa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pacho Hererra (ranked 2622 p4p, 4103 weight class) and Jesus Branco (ranked 266 p4p, 369 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jesus Branco was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pacho Hererra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Branco!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Branco cracks Hererra with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 Hererra is rocked!
Branco misses with a series of wild punches.
Hererra tries for a takedown but Branco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Branco drops Hererra with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hererra! Branco dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Branco!
Jesus Branco really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ku Kaanaana (ranked 4047 p4p, 2976 weight class) and Orn Frostulfsson (ranked 416 p4p, 335 weight class). Ku Kaanaana is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ku Kaanaana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Orn Frostulfsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frostulfsson scores with a body shot.
Kaanaana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Frostulfsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kaanaana slips under a jab from Frostulfsson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Frostulfsson catches Kaanaana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 It looks like Ku Kaanaana has been cut.
Kaanaana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kaanaana throws a wild body kick that Frostulfsson sees coming a mile off.
Kaanaana misses the shot to the body.
Frostulfsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kaanaana misses with a looping right.
Frostulfsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frostulfsson leaves Kaanaana with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Frostulfsson stuffs the takedown.
Frostulfsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kaanaana is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frostulfsson lands a big uppercut and Kaanaana crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kaanaana looks OK. Frostulfsson waves Kaanaana back to his feet!
Frostulfsson sends Kaanaana crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Frostulfsson is motioning to the referee to let Kaanaana up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kaanaana is rocked!
Frostulfsson throws a pinpoint strike between Kaanaana's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Kaanaana crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Frostulfsson scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Orn Frostulfsson!
After winning the bout, Orn Frostulfsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Knuckle Sandwhich (ranked 2637 p4p, 2120 weight class) and Gord Ryan (ranked 363 p4p, 306 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knuckle Sandwhich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gord Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandwhich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sandwhich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sandwhich tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan keeps the fight on the outside.
Sandwhich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Snake Eyes Fighting Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Sandwhich looks to clinch
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Sandwhich doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryan circles away.
Sandwhich is looking to clinch.
Ryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sandwhich darts in trying to clinch
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Sandwhich clinches.
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sandwhich fails to land.
Sandwhich throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sandwhich fails to land.
Sandwhich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryan is defending well for now.
Sandwhich misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandwhich missing with knees to the body.
Ryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sandwhich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sandwhich wants to stall.
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandwhich tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.
Sandwhich moves into the clinch.
Ryan breaks the clinch.
Sandwhich wants to clinch.
A nice side step and Ryan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sandwhich is looking to clinch.
Sandwhich instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sandwhich fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sandwhich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Sandwhich trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sandwhich moves to clinch but Ryan breaks away
and Ryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sandwhich moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandwhich tries to clinch up.
Sandwhich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sandwhich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sandwhich is looking to clinch.
Sandwhich looks to clinch
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Sandwhich tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ryan counters with a crisp right that sends Sandwhich to the canvas! Ryan follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gord Ryan!
Gord Ryan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sauvage Thibodeaux (ranked 1565 p4p, 3182 weight class) and Kin Okuma (ranked 234 p4p, 414 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sauvage Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kin Okuma!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Okuma to the mat! Okuma manages to get full guard.
Okuma wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Thibodeaux manages to pass to side control.
Thibodeaux works his way into full mount!
The referee warns Okuma that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Okuma is trying to escape the mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux has control of Okuma's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Okuma regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux breaks from Okuma's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thibodeaux controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thibodeaux prevents Okuma from getting the reversal.
Thibodeaux breaks from Okuma's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Okuma is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Okuma looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Thibodeaux! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sauvage Thibodeaux!
Sauvage Thibodeaux thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alain Aspect (ranked 1030 p4p, 3330 weight class) and Mark Beneke (ranked 140 p4p, 402 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Alain Aspect has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alain Aspect seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alain Aspect!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Beneke!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beneke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aspect has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aspect ducks under a wild hook from Beneke.
Aspect blocks a jab.
Aspect seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Aspect avoids the body shot from Beneke.
Beneke throws a right hand that misses
and Aspect counters with a stiff right hand.
Beneke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Beneke tries to get set, Aspect tries to push him back and clinch up but Beneke manages to avoid the attempt.
Aspect looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beneke swings for the body but Aspect moves out of range.
Beneke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Beneke misses.
Beneke scores with a jab. Aspect acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Beneke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beneke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beneke throws a lazy right hand but Aspect sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beneke throws an off balance right hand
and Aspect counters by clinching up.
Beneke takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Aspect.
Aspect lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beneke is looking to break free of the clinch but Aspect has double underhooks.
Aspect scores with a shot to the side of Beneke's head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aspect scores with a shot to the side of Beneke's head.
Beneke is trying to break free.
Beneke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aspect scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beneke is trying to break the clinch but Aspect has him pressed against the cage.
Aspect breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beneke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aspect walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Beneke looks to throw the jab but Aspect is out of range.
Aspect appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Beneke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aspect slips a jab from Beneke.
Beneke misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Aspect tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aspect on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Beneke
and Aspect counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beneke throws a hook but Aspect avoids it easily.
Beneke is looking to chop away at Aspect's legs.
Aspect is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Alain Aspect is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beneke misses with a right hand
and Aspect counters with a straight right hand.
Beneke 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.
Beneke looks to land a left hand but Aspect moved out of range nicely.
Beneke fails to land with a series of punches.
Aspect walks into a left hand.
Beneke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aspect swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Beneke misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Beneke misses the target.
As Beneke tries to get set, Aspect tries to push him back and clinch up but Beneke manages to avoid the attempt.
Beneke with a nice cross.
A jab lands there for Beneke.
Aspect slips under a jab.
As Beneke tries to get set, Aspect tries to push him back and clinch up but Beneke manages to avoid the attempt.
Aspect drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Beneke loads up on a big right hand but Aspect slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beneke misses with a body kick.
Beneke misses with an uppercut. Aspect saw that one coming.
A jab from Beneke misses.
Mark Beneke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beneke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aspect counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aspect.
Aspect pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beneke misses with a lunging right hand
and Aspect counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aspect lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mark Beneke has been cut.
Aspect prevents Beneke from breaking the clinch.
Aspect lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beneke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beneke looks to land a right hand but Aspect moved out of range.
Aspect swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beneke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aspect checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aspect clobbers Beneke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beneke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aspect displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beneke throws out the jab.
Aspect is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Beneke.
Aspect lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beneke throws a hook but Aspect blocks it.
Beneke's corner calls for a 1-2. Beneke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Beneke is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aspect had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Beneke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beneke lands with a straight right. Aspect didn't see that one coming.
Beneke throws a hook but Aspect blocks it.
It looked like Aspect wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab lands there for Beneke.
Aspect is looking to wear down Beneke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aspect avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aspect throwing a counter right hand but Beneke manages to avoid it.
Beneke looks for the body kick but Aspect saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Beneke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aspect is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Beneke.
A swing and a miss from Beneke.
A quick step to the side and Aspect tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beneke fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Beneke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Beneke's cut.
That's time! Aspect's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beneke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aspect.
Beneke thows a leg kick but Aspect checks it
and Aspect counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beneke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beneke misses with a lunging right hand
and Beneke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beneke throws a looping overhand right but Aspect ducks down to avoid it.
Aspect tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Beneke manages to circle out of the way.
Beneke gets tackled into the cage by Aspect. Aspect maintains the clinch.
Beneke is trying to break free.
Aspect lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beneke backwards.
Beneke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mark Beneke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beneke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beneke throws a hook but Aspect blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aspect misses with a straight left.
Beneke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beneke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beneke throws a low kick but Aspect avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspect keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beneke.
Aspect wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Beneke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Beneke lands a high kick!
Beneke throws a series of punches but Aspect avoids them all with ease.
Beneke shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aspect counters by moving into the clinch.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beneke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aspect is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Aspect has Beneke pressed against the cage, preventing Beneke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aspect avoiding damage.
Aspect pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beneke looks to land a combination but Aspect avoids it well.
Aspect uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beneke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beneke slips under a jab.
Beneke lands a jab.
Aspect jabs Beneke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aspect moves out of range as Beneke throws a body kick.
A jab from Beneke does it's job there.
Beneke misses the shot to the body.
Beneke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beneke tries to keep at a distance but Aspect has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aspect has Beneke pressed against the cage, preventing Beneke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aspect lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beneke is trying to force a seperation but Aspect has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aspect throws an elbow but misses.
Beneke can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beneke is trying to force a seperation but Aspect has the dominant position.
Alain Aspect has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aspect just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beneke's brow.
Still in the clinch, Aspect scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aspect creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beneke's defenses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aspect.
Beneke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beneke wants to get back to striking at distance but Aspect won't allow it.
Beneke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aspect lands a left hand.
Beneke is trying to force a seperation but Aspect has the dominant position.
Aspect escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aspect blocks a head kick by Beneke.
Aspect staying out of range there.
Beneke tries to land a front kick but Aspect steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beneke misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beneke misses with an uppercut
and Aspect cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aspect checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A cross from Aspect lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aspect uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beneke.
Beneke gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Aspect counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beneke thinking.
Aspect checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beneke shoots in for a takedown but Aspect shows good takedown defense.
Aspect gets a clinch.
Aspect working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aspect lands a shoulder strike.
Beneke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aspect content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Aspect has Beneke pressed against the cage.
Beneke tries to circle away but Aspect has him pinned against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alain Aspect dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Beneke's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Aspect blocks a jab.
Aspect wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Beneke throws a jab when Aspect was well out of range.
As Beneke tries to get set, Aspect tries to push him back and clinch up but Beneke manages to avoid the attempt.
Beneke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aspect under the eye.
A big right from Beneke misses.
Aspect tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Beneke manages to circle out of the way.
A punch combination from Beneke misses.
Beneke misses with a kick to the body.
Aspect walks into a jab.
Beneke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aspect wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Aspect staying out of range there.
It looked like Aspect was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Beneke.
Aspect has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beneke wants to break free but Aspect has control.
Beneke is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aspect to keep the fight standing.
Aspect lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aspect scores with a shot to the side of Beneke's head.
A nice left hand lands by Aspect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Aspect.
Aspect lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aspect lands a shoulder strike.
Beneke is rocked!
Beneke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aspect throws a hook but Beneke avoids it easily.
Aspect displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beneke throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Aspect misses the target.
Aspect walks into a jab.
Beneke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Beneke.
Beneke tries a low kick but Aspect avoids it.
Beneke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aspect seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Aspect avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beneke throws out a powerful jab.
Beneke misses with an uppercut
and Aspect cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beneke is still on wobbly legs! Can Aspect finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beneke misses with the combination.
Beneke seems to have recovered his senses.
Beneke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspect throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beneke throws a lazy right hand but Aspect sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aspect showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beneke.
Aspect tries to counter by clinching up but Beneke breaks away and moves out of range.
Aspect looks to land a left hand but Beneke moved out of range nicely.
Beneke misses with an uppercut
and Aspect holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Aspect lands with a light punch inside.
Aspect scores with a shot to the side of Beneke's head.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
Aspect misses with an elbow over the top.
Aspect dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Beneke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspect scores with a shoulder strike.
Aspect lands a hook that snaps the head of Beneke backwards.
Beneke working hard to break the clinch.
Beneke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aspect showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beneke.
Beneke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aspect moves in looking to clinch but Beneke pushes him off.
Aspect looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Aspect slips a straight right by Beneke.
Aspect swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Beneke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aspect is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beneke.
Aspect wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Beneke throws a big shot that misses.
Beneke misses with a hook
and Aspect counters by moving into the clinch.
Beneke is trying to force a seperation but Aspect has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspect makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Beneke takes an elbow to the temple.
Beneke is trying to break the clinch but Aspect has him pressed against the cage.
Aspect lands an elbow that stopped Beneke in his tracks for a moment.
Aspect scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beneke is trying to break the clinch but Aspect is controlling him.
Beneke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aspect slips under a jab from Beneke.
Aspect tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Beneke manages to circle out of the way.
Beneke dips to his left and cracks Aspect with an uppercut!
No luck for Beneke with that takedown attempt.
Beneke is looking to clinch but Aspect is avoiding it.
Aspect is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Beneke.
Aspect gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aspect lands with a good body shot.
Aspect misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beneke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alain Aspect showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aspect has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alain Aspect!
A very excited looking Alain Aspect made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danyaal Zahedi (ranked 1619 p4p, 990 weight class) and Shane Lancaster (ranked 206 p4p, 140 weight class). Lancaster has chosen Slipknot - I Am Hated as his entrance music. Shane Lancaster 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danyaal Zahedi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zahedi counters with a nice body shot.
Zahedi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lancaster doesn't seem bothered though.
Lancaster looks winded!
Zahedi circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Lancaster to the canvas! Lancaster doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Zahedi keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danyaal Zahedi!
A victorious Danyaal Zahedi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Leader (ranked 940 p4p, 521 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 129 p4p, 72 weight class). Leader comes to the cage accompanied by Champions - Kanye West (ft Travis Scott, Quavo, etc…). Mike Hunt will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Leader!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Leader thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt lands with a hook. Leader tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunt misses with a right hand
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leader slips a jab from Hunt.
Leader was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leader lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt throws a body punch but Leader moves out of range.
Mike Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leader drops his shoulder and cracks Hunt with a huge uppercut! Hunt goes down! Can Leader finish him?
Hunt is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leader showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Leader stands and steps away. Hunt gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leader cracks Hunt with an uppercut from hell and Hunt crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Leader's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Hunt is still in real trouble! Can Leader finish him?
Leader might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leader stays in close to Hunt's body and controls the position.
Hunt seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leader looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Leader stands up and waves to Hunt to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Leader counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leader staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Leader on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Leader misses with an uppercut.
Hunt's coach down at Champion Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hunt's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Leader loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Leader misses with a hook
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
Leader lands a right hook to the body.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Leader counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunt, as that shot connected.
Leader thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leader slips under a jab from Hunt.
Leader is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Leader lands with a straight right. Hunt didn't see that one coming.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Leader looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leader is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leader staying out of range there.
Leader waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Leader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Leader cracks Hunt with a big right hand and Hunt goes down!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hunt can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leader looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leader decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hunt, up you get!
Hunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Hunt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Leader counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hunt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Leader was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leader throwing a counter right hand but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a body punch
and Leader counters with a beautiful punch that sends Hunt to the canvas!
It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
Leader gets to his feet - Hunt follows without any prompting.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Master Leader dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Leader slips under a jab.
Master Leader is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt swings for the body but Leader moves out of range.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Leader counters with a nice uppercut.
Leader gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circling - Leader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Leader counters with a huge left! Hunt is in big trouble! He's backing up but Leader isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hunt from any more damage. A dominating finish by Leader!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Master Leader!
Master Leader is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Master Leader 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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pop
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