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SYN 1069 Stark vs Stonk II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waheed Saqqaf (ranked 1612 p4p, 2107 weight class) and Magomed Omarov (ranked 63 p4p, 90 weight class). Saqqaf kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Endless River - Eternal Insomnia. 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 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 Montreal, Waheed Saqqaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magomed Omarov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saqqaf lands a jab-cross combination.
Jab, jab by Omarov - just one landing.
Saqqaf just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Omarov.
Saqqaf walks into a jab.
Omarov tries to bum rush Saqqaf with a series of wild strikes but Saqqaf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A counter left hand to the body from Saqqaf misses its target.
Omarov throws a lazy right hand but Saqqaf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Omarov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Saqqaf fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Omarov checks it well.
Saqqaf takes a swing at Omarov's ribcage but misses.
Saqqaf misses with a wild body shot.
Omarov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saqqaf defends it nicely.
Omarov cracks Saqqaf with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saqqaf throws a quick inside leg kick.
Omarov throws a right hand that misses
and Saqqaf counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saqqaf misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saqqaf motions for Omarov to come forward. Saqqaf throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Omarov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saqqaf works over Omarov's head and body with a nice combination.
Omarov throws a low kick, looking for Saqqaf's leg but Saqqaf calmly moves out of range.
Saqqaf takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Omarov.
Omarov moves away from the strike by Saqqaf.
Omarov misses with a combination
enabling Saqqaf to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Saqqaf.
Saqqaf attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Saqqaf looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saqqaf tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Omarov is able to avoid easily.
Omarov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saqqaf digs a good hook to Omarov's body.
Saqqaf scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saqqaf lands a leg kick that knocks Omarov off balance momentarily.
Saqqaf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Omarov manages to avoid it.
Omarov has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saqqaf throws the kick towards the body but Omarov avoids it.
A jab from Omarov does it's job there.
Saqqaf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saqqaf throws a leg kick
and Omarov counters with a stiff right hand.
Omarov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Omarov tries to land a leg kick but Saqqaf saw it coming and moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Omarov checks a leg kick.
Waheed Saqqaf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saqqaf throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Saqqaf throws out a leg kick but Omarov moves out of range and Saqqaf only half commits.
Saqqaf lands a jab to the head.
Omarov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Saqqaf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Omarov.
Saqqaf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Omarov was well out of range. Poor timing from Saqqaf.
Omarov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Omarov misses.
Omarov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saqqaf looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Saqqaf manages to work his way to half guard, despite Omarov's best efforts.
Omarov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saqqaf is looking to improve his position.
Saqqaf is working hard here to advance position.
Saqqaf moves into full guard.
Saqqaf keeping moving, preventing Omarov from controlling successfully.
Omarov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Saqqaf 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.
Omarov throwing strikes but missing.
Omarov preventing the sweep.
Omarov postures up.
Saqqaf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Omarov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Omarov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saqqaf is keeping the position for now.
Omarov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Omarov is working Saqqaf over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Saqqaf is trying to control the position but Omarov postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Waheed Saqqaf will probably get the nod.
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.
Omarov swings for the body but Saqqaf moves out of range.
Saqqaf was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice uppercut there from Omarov.
Omarov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Omarov, as that shot connected.
Waheed Saqqaf is winning the standup battle so far.
Omarov lands with a good body shot.
Saqqaf is looking to wear down Omarov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Saqqaf darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Omarov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Omarov moves out of range of the body kick from Saqqaf.
Omarov moves out of range of the body kick.
Saqqaf will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circling - Omarov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Omarov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Omarov fails to land with a series of punches.
Saqqaf seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saqqaf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Omarov was well out of range. Poor timing from Saqqaf.
Omarov cracks a nice hook into Saqqaf's ribs.
Omarov looks to throw the jab but Saqqaf is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Omarov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Saqqaf - the referee stops the clock and Omarov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Saqqaf. Omarov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Omarov misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omarov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saqqaf moves away.
Saqqaf half committed to a counter leg kick.
Saqqaf connects with a body shot that sends Omarov's belly button to the back.
Omarov checks a low kick from Saqqaf.
Saqqaf just misses with a punch to the body.
Omarov's corner calls for a 1-2. Omarov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Omarov throws an off balance right hand
and Saqqaf finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Saqqaf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Omarov.
Saqqaf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Omarov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saqqaf throws a body punch but Omarov moves out of range.
Saqqaf gets caught napping as Omarov dives in and scores a takedown. Saqqaf manages to retain guard.
Saqqaf working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Omarov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Saqqaf is tightening it up a little... Omarov has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Omarov reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Omarov taps out! Nice BJJ there by Saqqaf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Waheed Saqqaf!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Hernandez (ranked 562 p4p, 774 weight class) and Gary Andary (ranked 22 p4p, 35 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gary Andary!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andary takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hernandez cracks Andary with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Andary misses with a lunging right hand
and Hernandez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andary thinking.
Andary paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hernandez stalks Andary and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Andary's face. Andary staggers backwards, shaken.
Hernandez throws a body punch but Andary moves out of range.
Andary misses with an uppercut. Hernandez saw that one coming.
Hernandez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andary.
Hernandez lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Andary tries to sprawl but Hernandez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Andary's head.
Andary on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hernandez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hernandez throwing shots but Andary is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hernandez lands a nice short elbow.
Andary has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hernandez is working away from the top position though.
Hernandez is nestled in close to Andary, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Andary trying to hold on to Hernandez's head to control him but Hernandez postures up.
Andary moves into full guard.
Hernandez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andary seems keen to control Hernandez's posture.
Andary wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hernandez trying to control but Andary is working from the bottom.
Hernandez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hernandez chips away with some ground and pound.
Andary had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hernandez defends it easily.
Hernandez is working Andary over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hernandez landing some decent shots from guard.
Hernandez is looking to work some ground and pound but Andary has wrist control.
Hernandez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hernandez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Andary keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andary avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hernandez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hernandez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andary is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hernandez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hernandez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hernandez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hernandez with a nice head shot there.
Andary tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andary looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Andary preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hernandez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Andary is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hernandez works over Andary with some ground and pound from guard.
Hernandez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andary works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hernandez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hernandez throws a big right hand that misses.
Hernandez throwing strikes but missing.
Hernandez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hernandez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hernandez stopping the sweep attempt from Andary.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Hernandez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Andary slips a jab from Hernandez.
Andary throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.
A left and a right from Andary both land. Nice combination.
Hernandez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Andary circles away from the clinch attempt
and Andary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Andary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hernandez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez lands with an uppercut that bounces Andary off the cage and back into range.
Hernandez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andary can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Hernandez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Andary was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good exchange - Hernandez coming out on top.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hernandez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Andary throws a lazy uppercut
and Hernandez counters with a nice body shot.
Hernandez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andary struggles to land a body shot inside as Hernandez controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with some punches.
Andary working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez lands a nice uppercut.
Andary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hernandez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andary has a couple of punches blocked by Hernandez.
A short right from Hernandez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hernandez.
Andary is trying to drag Hernandez to the mat but Hernandez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hernandez throws a head punch that misses.
Andary's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andary slips a jab from Hernandez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez feints with a jab and clips Andary right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Andary is sent crashing into the canvas and Hernandez leaps in for the kill! Andary tries to get to his feet but Hernandez is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Andary is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Hernandez!
A victorious Arturo Hernandez 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Adriel Nayati (ranked 842 p4p, 1131 weight class) and Pornthonglek Sitsongrit (ranked 38 p4p, 104 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nayati might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Indian Calling - At War. Pornthonglek Sitsongrit 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adriel Nayati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nayati dives in for a single leg takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nayati misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Nayati avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Nayati controls his hands.
Nayati is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sitsongrit to keep the fight standing.
Nayati wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adriel Nayati. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nayati tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sitsongrit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Nayati and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Nayati controls his hands.
Nayati jumps into guard, dragging Sitsongrit to the mat.
Sitsongrit gets to his feet. Nayati looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Nayati is out of range.
Nayati attempts a counter takedown but Sitsongrit avoids it well and moves away.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nayati has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nayati blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nayati shoots for a takedown but Sitsongrit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nayati fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nayati shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sitsongrit as he jumps to the side.
Nayati with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Adriel Nayati has been cut.
Nayati shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sitsongrit as he avoids it easily.
Nayati will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nayati gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nayati is breathing heavily.
Nayati with a poor takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nayati thinking.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nayati dives in for a single leg takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nayati misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Nayati's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Nayati has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nayati prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Nayati is looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nayatis head.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nayati's elbow.
Sitsongrit works on Nayati's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nayatis head.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nayati shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sitsongrit as he avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Nayati's midsection.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Adriel Nayati seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nayati chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Nayati with a poor takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Nayati staying out of range there.
Nayati shoots in looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nayati's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nayati darts in looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit gets double underhooks and turns Nayati into the cage.
Sitsongrit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nayati seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sitsongrit can turn it around.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Nayati prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Nayati takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Nayati's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit gets through Nayati's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit gets through Nayati's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Nayati's ribcage. Nayati let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nayati tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nayati takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Nayati has Sitsongrit pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sitsongrit manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nayati fails with the takedown.
Sitsongrit stuns Nayati with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Nayati.
Nayati tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sitsongrit swivels and escapes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nayati's head.
 Nayati is rocked!
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Nayati falls backwards - clearly groggy! Sitsongrit dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Axl Cailean (ranked 412 p4p, 698 weight class) and Osmany Pizziconi (ranked 56 p4p, 99 weight class). Cailean comes into the arena with Back stabbers blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axl Cailean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Osmany Pizziconi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pizziconi closes the distance and clinches up with Cailean, looking for a takedown. Pizziconi pushes Cailean against the cage but Cailean circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cailean misses with an uppercut. Pizziconi saw that one coming.
Pizziconi is looking for the big counter here.
Cailean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pizziconi misses with a kick to the body
and Cailean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Osmany Pizziconi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pizziconi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cailean but Cailean pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cailean tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cailean leaves Pizziconi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Axl Cailean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osmany Pizziconi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pizziconi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pizziconi has managed to clinch.
Cailean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cailean connects with a solid leg kick.
Pizziconi fails with the takedown
and Cailean counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cailean lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cailean slips a jab and a cross from Pizziconi.
Pizziconi blocks a head kick by Cailean.
Cailean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pizziconi circles away quickly and effectively.
Cailean lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pizziconi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pizziconi wants to take the fight to the mat but Cailean manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cailean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pizziconi has him pressed against the cage.
Pizziconi is trying to pull guard but Cailean turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cailean breaks from the clinch.
Pizziconi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cailean 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!
Pizziconi throws a body kick that misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pizziconi or perhaps it was just good defense by Cailean, which made it look bad.
Cailean throws a head kick that misses.
Cailean scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pizziconi closes the distance and clinches up with Cailean, looking for a takedown. Pizziconi pushes Cailean against the cage but Cailean circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Cailean misses its target.
Cailean throws a head kick that half lands.
We've been told by Cailean's head coaches at Tiaoali BJJ & MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cailean connects with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cailean defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pizziconi.
Pizziconi just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCailean.
Cailean throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pizziconi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cailean as he avoids it easily.
Pizziconi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cailean turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pizziconi shoots in but Cailean avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cailean cracks Pizziconi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cailean dips to his left and cracks Pizziconi with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizziconi is looking to clinch but Cailean is avoiding it.
Cailean stuffs the takedown.
A combination from Cailean does no damage.
Cailean tries to keep at a distance but Pizziconi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cailean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pizziconi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pizziconi throws a series of punches but Cailean avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pizziconi shoots in and drives through. Cailean sprawls well.
It appears Cailean was looking to counter with a kick there.
Pizziconi shoots in looking for a takedown but Cailean manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pizziconi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cailean swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pizziconi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cailean defends it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Axl Cailean dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cailean throws out a loose jab but Pizziconi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cailean misses with a straight right.
Pizziconi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cailean did well to prevent Pizziconi getting side control.
Cailean is trying to stand.
Cailean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pizziconi can do to turn this around?
Cailean is refusing to be controlled, as Pizziconi sits in half guard.
Cailean is trying to stand up here but Pizziconi is controlling him well.
Pizziconi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pizziconi trying to control from half guard but Cailean is working away.
Pizziconi decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizziconi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pizziconi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pizziconi showed some decent athleticism there.
Pizziconi prevents Cailean from standing back up.
Pizziconi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cailean sees it coming and defends easily.
Pizziconi is keen to just control but Cailean is a slippery customer.
Pizziconi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cailean haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pizziconi stops Cailean from getting back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Cailean. No joy for Pizziconi on that attempt.
Osmany Pizziconi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pizziconi or perhaps it was just good defense by Cailean, which made it look bad.
Axl Cailean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osmany Pizziconi.
Pizziconi is breathing heavily.
Pizziconi shoots for a takedown but Cailean saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cailean throws a head kick that Pizziconi semi-blocks.
Pizziconi tries to clinch up
and Cailean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pizziconi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizziconi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cailean counters with a left and a right that stings Pizziconi.
Cailean throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pizziconi's head.
Pizziconi is looking to clinch but Cailean is avoiding it.
Cailean lands with a straight right. Pizziconi didn't see that one coming.
Cailean lands a really nice looking cross but Pizziconi seems unphased.
Axl Cailean is winning the standup battle so far.
Cailean connects with a right hand. Pizziconi shakes it off.
Pizziconi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cailean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cailean misses with a head kick.
Pizziconi fails with the takedown
and Cailean counters with a series of strikes. Pizziconi will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cailean lands a big head kick that sends Pizziconi tumbling to the mat! Cailean takes a step backwards and waves Pizziconi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Pizziconi is rocked!
Decent striking displayed by Cailean there.
Pizziconi is still on wobbly legs! Can Cailean finish him?
Pizziconi shoots in for a takedown but Cailean shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cailean throws a monster overhand right that drops Pizziconi! Cailean follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axl Cailean!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olyn Seran (ranked 166 p4p, 1105 weight class) and Champ Johnson (ranked 22 p4p, 120 weight class). Seran kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sound of Silence - Disturbed. Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Can't Be Touched. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 36 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Olyn Seran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Champ Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson moves out of range as Seran strikes.
Seran scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Donk. Seran catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Seran has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
Seran scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson is wriggling around but Seran manages to pass to half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Seran.
Seran looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Seran stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand back up but Seran manages to pass into side control.
Johnson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Seran asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Seran is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Seran is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson throws Seran to one side and escapes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Seran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Seran.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seran is able to avoid easily.
Seran misses with the combination.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seran stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seran.
Seran has taken the fight to the clinch.
Seran is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Seran is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seran pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seran goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olyn Seran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seran tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Seran's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Seran lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seran backwards.
Seran tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Seran as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Seran.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seran scores with a shoulder strike.
Seran tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seran keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Seran lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Seran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seran lands a shot to the body.
Seran lands with a left to the head.
Seran wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Seran lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seran works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Seran backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seran misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Seran lands a body punch.
Seran lands a body punch.
Seran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Seran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seran presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Seran is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Seran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Olyn Seran will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Seran gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Seran misses.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seran tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson swings for the body but Seran moves out of range.
Seran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Seran misses with a hook.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Seran with a body shot.
Seran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seran fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Seran slips a straight right by Johnson.
Seran tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seran just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seran checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Seran feinted with a counter takedown.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seran takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Seran lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson thumps Seran with a low kick.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Seran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Nice defenses there by Seran.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Seran.
The fighters circling - Seran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Seran attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
Seran misses the shot to the body.
Seran fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. Seran is now in Johnson's guard.
Seran prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Seran trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Seran trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seran drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Seran jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seran wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seran prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Seran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Seran tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson throws the left hand but Seran avoids the punch easily.
Seran appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Seran.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Seran is out of range.
Seran throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Seran takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Seran is just out of range.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Seran shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Seran tries to pass.
Seran drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Seran off! Seran jumps back into Johnson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Seran from controlling successfully.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Seran tries to pass.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Seran. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Seran isn't so interested in that idea.
Seran advances to half guard.
Seran wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
Johnson 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.
Seran is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Seran is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Seran is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Seran is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Seran seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson is trying to escape back to his feet but Seran uses the scramble to pass into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Olyn Seran will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Seran misses with a body shot.
Seran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
A jab from Seran misses.
Seran looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And Johnson tries to counter it with a takedown but Seran pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Seran throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Champ Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson moves out of range as Seran strikes.
Johnson feints a counter leg kick.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seran was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Seran dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
As Johnson tries to get set, Seran tries to push him back and clinch up but Johnson manages to avoid the attempt.
Seran misses with a low kick.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seran moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Seran's belly button to the back.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seran.
Seran thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Seran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson checks a low kick from Seran.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Seran rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Seran tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seran.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Horrible takedown attempt by Seran or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson, which made it look bad.
Seran lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Seran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Seran throws a big shot that misses.
Champ Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson throws a low kick but Seran moves out of range easily.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Seran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seran doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Olyn Seran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Seran's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Seran checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Seran.
Seran misses the jab.
Seran changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson pushes Seran away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Seran gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Seran controls the position from side control.
Johnson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Seran is controlling him well.
Johnson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Seran throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Seran.
Seran fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seran tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Seran scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
A low kick lands for Johnson.
Seran takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch combination from Seran misses.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Seran moves into the clinch.
Seran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Seran's head.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Olyn Seran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Seran.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Seran.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Champ Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot in the inside from Seran.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Champ Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Seran 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olyn Seran!
An out of breath Olyn Seran thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Champ Johnson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wasn't my night tonight, hats off to my opponent. I'm going to recover and get back in the gym as soon as possible. In this game all you can do it win or learn, and it's my time to learn tonight. Thanks to all the fans that came out to support me. I'll be back stronger next time.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bugsy Seigel (ranked 358 p4p, 913 weight class) and Jaycee Veto (ranked 53 p4p, 117 weight class). Seigel's entrance music is Paradise City - Guns N' Roses. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bugsy Seigel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaycee Veto!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veto throws a body punch but Seigel moves out of range.
Veto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seigel manages to avoid it.
Seigel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Veto cracks Seigel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Veto loads up on a big right hand but Seigel slips the punch.
Veto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Veto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
 It looks like Jaycee Veto has been cut.
Seigel moves out of range as Veto strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Seigel.
A big right from Veto misses.
A little feinted left hand from Seigel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Seigel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice cross by Seigel.
Veto looks winded!
Veto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Seigel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Seigel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veto.
Seigel scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seigel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Veto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seigel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veto moves away.
Veto gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Seigel gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bugsy Seigel!
An out of breath Bugsy Seigel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haitian Ginger (ranked 428 p4p, 247 weight class) and Joad Cressbeckler (ranked 59 p4p, 32 weight class). Cressbeckler comes into a darkened arena with his song building. American Remains kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Haitian Ginger has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haitian Ginger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joad Cressbeckler!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cressbeckler throws a sloppy head kick and Ginger moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Cressbeckler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ginger thumps Cressbeckler with a low kick.
Ginger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ginger lands with an uppercut that bounces Cressbeckler off the cage and back into range.
Cressbeckler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ginger tries to counter by clinching up but Cressbeckler breaks away and moves out of range.
Ginger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Ginger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cressbeckler misses with a two punch combination.
Ginger misses with a low kick.
Ginger throws an off balance right hand
and Cressbeckler counters with a stiff right hand.
Ginger pushes Cressbeckler away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ginger tries a head kick but it misses.
Cressbeckler appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ginger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cressbeckler misses with a hook. Ginger ducked under it nicely.
Cressbeckler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ginger is out of range.
Cressbeckler moves out of range as Ginger throws a body kick.
Ginger scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Ginger misses.
Cressbeckler gets tackled into the cage by Ginger. Ginger maintains the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ginger.
Ginger works on Cressbeckler's body with a couple of short punches.
Cressbeckler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ginger misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Cressbeckler.
Ginger manages to break the clinch.
Haitian Ginger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginger moves away from the strike by Cressbeckler.
A swing and a miss from Ginger.
Ginger throws out a loose jab but Cressbeckler uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Cressbeckler, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cressbeckler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ginger lands a nice shot that snaps Cressbeckler's head back.
Cressbeckler ducks right into an uppercut from Ginger.
Ginger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cressbeckler checks it well.
Cressbeckler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cressbeckler misses with an uppercut. Ginger saw that one coming.
Cressbeckler is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ginger catches Cressbeckler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ginger slips under a jab from Cressbeckler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ginger pushes Cressbeckler up against the cage in a clinch.
Ginger digs a right hand underneath Cressbeckler's ribcage. Cressbeckler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cressbeckler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ginger has Cressbeckler pressed against the cage, preventing Cressbeckler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ginger lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ginger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Cressbeckler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cressbeckler struggles to land a body shot inside as Ginger controls his hands.
Cressbeckler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ginger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cressbeckler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ginger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ginger struggles to land a body shot inside as Cressbeckler controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ginger lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ginger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ginger moves out of range of the strikes.
Cressbeckler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ginger.
Cressbeckler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ginger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cressbeckler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cressbeckler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ginger avoids the body shot from Cressbeckler.
Ginger rushes Cressbeckler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cressbeckler tries to throw a body punch but Ginger avoids it by throwing Cressbeckler back against the cage.
Ginger lands with a left to the head.
Cressbeckler has had enough of the clinch but Ginger keeps him there for the moment.
Ginger prevents a body shot from Cressbeckler.
A shot in the inside from Ginger.
Ginger struggles to land a body shot inside as Cressbeckler controls his hands.
Cressbeckler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Haitian Ginger dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ginger throws a leg kick but Cressbeckler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ginger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ginger cracks Cressbeckler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cressbeckler keeps the fight on the outside.
Ginger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler walks into a jab.
Cressbeckler wants to land a leg kick but Ginger is out of range.
Ginger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ginger punishes Cressbeckler's body with a nice straight punch.
Ginger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cressbeckler can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ginger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cressbeckler ducks right into an uppercut from Ginger.
Ginger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ginger slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cressbeckler throws a looping overhand right but Ginger ducks down to avoid it.
Ginger checks a leg kick nicely.
Ginger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cressbeckler misses with a left hand
and Ginger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cressbeckler's knee momentarily.
Ginger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cressbeckler moves out of range of the strikes.
Cressbeckler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ginger doesn't seem bothered though.
Cressbeckler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ginger.
Ginger misses with a body shot
and Cressbeckler counters with a nice uppercut.
Cressbeckler connects with the punch.
Ginger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginger tries to clinch but Cressbeckler moves away
and Cressbeckler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cressbeckler motions for Ginger to come forward. Cressbeckler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ginger looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cressbeckler throws a head kick that misses.
Ginger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cressbeckler misses with a straight right.
Cressbeckler throws a lazy right hand but Ginger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Cressbeckler tenderised Ginger's leg. Ginger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ginger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cressbeckler fakes the leg kick and cracks Ginger in the body.
Cressbeckler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ginger.
Cressbeckler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ginger is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler throws out a loose jab but Ginger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cressbeckler misses the jab.
A low kick lands for Ginger.
Ginger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ginger doesn't manage to clinch there - Cressbeckler circles away.
Ginger lands with an overhand left.
Ginger pushes Cressbeckler away with a front kick.
Cressbeckler tries to land a front kick but Ginger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ginger moves away.
Cressbeckler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler swats away the attempt to clinch by Ginger.
Cressbeckler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cressbeckler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good leg kick by Ginger.
Cressbeckler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ginger.
Ginger tries to clinch there but Cressbeckler circles away.
Cressbeckler throws a hook but Ginger avoids it easily.
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!
Ginger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cressbeckler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cressbeckler tries a quick counter leg kick but Ginger is wise to it.
Cressbeckler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ginger.
Ginger tries to score with a low kick but Cressbeckler moves his leg out of the way.
Cressbeckler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ginger with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Haitian Ginger will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ginger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ginger tries a low kick but Cressbeckler avoids it.
Ginger backing away here, and Cressbeckler unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick from Ginger, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cressbeckler misses with a left hand
and Ginger counters with a nice leg kick.
Cressbeckler keeps the fight on the outside.
Cressbeckler tries to move into range but Ginger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cressbeckler walks into a jab.
Ginger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haitian Ginger is winning the standup battle so far.
Cressbeckler throws the kick towards the body but Ginger avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Ginger misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ginger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ginger throws a lazy uppercut
and Cressbeckler counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Ginger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cressbeckler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ginger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cressbeckler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ginger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ginger missing with a left hand there. Cressbeckler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ginger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ginger wants to slow Cressbeckler down by chopping away at his legs.
Cressbeckler throws a lazy right hand but Ginger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Cressbeckler there.
Cressbeckler tries a head kick but it misses.
Cressbeckler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cressbeckler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joad Cressbeckler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ginger. Cressbeckler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cressbeckler throws a body kick that misses
enabling Ginger to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cressbeckler throws a push kick but Ginger slaps the foot to one side.
Ginger slips under a jab.
Ginger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cressbeckler can pounce on him.
Ginger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cressbeckler.
Ginger is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cressbeckler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ginger moves away.
Cressbeckler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ginger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ginger tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cressbeckler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ginger.
Ginger slips a jab from Cressbeckler.
Ginger scores with the left hand. Cressbeckler knows he should have avoided that one.
Ginger lands a leg kick that knocks Cressbeckler off balance momentarily.
Cressbeckler jabs Ginger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cressbeckler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cressbeckler misses with a right hand
and Ginger counters with a nice uppercut.
Cressbeckler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cressbeckler. Ginger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ginger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ginger throws a good cross that connects.
Cressbeckler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cressbeckler looks to land a body kick but Ginger moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cressbeckler throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ginger counters with a good low kick that Cressbeckler was not able to check.
Ginger checks a leg kick.
Ginger delivers a nice body kick.
Cressbeckler throws out a leg kick but Ginger moves out of range and Cressbeckler only half commits.
Ginger misses with a head kick.
Cressbeckler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haitian Ginger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ginger throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Haitian Ginger.
Well Ginger 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haitian Ginger!
A victorious Haitian Ginger 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 Leif Leifsson (ranked 455 p4p, 227 weight class) and Randy Randleman (ranked 60 p4p, 32 weight class). Leifsson comes to the cage accompanied by I Will Not Conform - World of Damage. Randleman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bloodhound Gang - Bad Touch. Leif Leifsson 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leif Leifsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Randleman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leifsson lands with a nice body punch.
Nice jab there from Leifsson.
Leifsson lands with a nice body punch.
Leifsson moves in looking to clinch but Randleman pushes him off.
Randleman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Leifsson lands a really nice looking cross but Randleman seems unphased.
Leifsson has closed the distance and engaged Randleman in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leifsson.
Leifsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leifsson misses with some punches.
Randleman can't break the clinch.
Randleman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leifsson throws an overhand right that lands on Randleman's shoulder, as Randleman tries to avoid the shot.
Randleman misses with a wild body shot.
Leifsson wants to clinch
and Randleman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leifsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leif Leifsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman ducks right into an uppercut from Leifsson.
Randleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leifsson.
Randleman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Randleman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leifsson is looking to clinch but Randleman is avoiding it.
Leifsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Randleman! But no joy.
Leifsson tries to clinch but Randleman moves out of range.
Leifsson lands with a hook. Randleman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leifsson misses with a body punch
and Randleman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leifsson throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Randleman misses.
Leifsson tries to counter by clinching up but Randleman breaks away and moves out of range.
Leifsson catches Randleman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Randleman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Randleman ducks under a wild hook from Leifsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leifsson is looking to clinch but Randleman is avoiding it.
Randleman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Leifsson throws an off balance right hand
and Randleman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Randleman 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.
Leifsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Randleman.
Leifsson avoids the body shot from Randleman.
Leifsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Leifsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leifsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leifsson closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Leifsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Leifsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Randleman is looking to break free of the clinch but Leifsson has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman blocks an elbow strike.
Randleman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leifsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randleman tries a quick counter leg kick but Leifsson is wise to it.
Leifsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leifsson lands the left hand.
Leifsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Randleman on the side of the head.
Leifsson cracks Randleman with an open hand slap.
Randleman walks into a left hand.
Leifsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Randleman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leifsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Randleman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leifsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Randleman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leifsson tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson moves into range and clinches up with Randleman.
Randleman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Randleman struggles to land a body shot inside as Leifsson controls his hands.
Leifsson prevents a body shot from Randleman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randleman blocks the elbow strike.
Randleman throws a punch but it's blocked by Leifsson.
Randleman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leifsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Randy Randleman has been cut.
Leifsson lands an elbow just above Randleman 's eye.
Leifsson misses with an elbow strike.
Leifsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Leifsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Randleman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leifsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leifsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leifsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Randleman counters with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Leifsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Randleman's cut.
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.
Leifsson wants to clinch up but Randleman keeps it at a distance.
Leifsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Randleman can do to turn this around?
Leifsson throws a hook but Randleman avoids it easily.
Leifsson misses with a wild body shot.
Leifsson scores with a nice strike.
Leifsson misses the jab.
Leifsson misses with a double jab.
Leifsson cracks Randleman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Randleman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson works Randleman's body with a nice hook.
Leifsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Randleman counters with an outside leg kick.
Leifsson looks to throw the jab but Randleman is out of range.
Leifsson throws out a loose jab but Randleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Randleman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Randleman. Leifsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Randleman staying out of range there.
Randleman throws a hook but Leifsson blocks it.
Leifsson throws an off balance right hand
and Randleman counters with a stiff right hand.
Leif Leifsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Leifsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Randleman manages to avoid it.
Leifsson swinging wildly here.
Leifsson is looking to clinch.
And Randleman responds with a good body kick, but Leifsson manages to step out the way in time.
Leifsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Randleman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leifsson lands a shoulder strike.
Randleman misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman tries to work over Leifsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Randleman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leifsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leifsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leifsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Randleman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Randleman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leifsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Leifsson moves to clinch but Randleman breaks away
and Randleman counters with an inside leg kick.
Leifsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Randleman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leifsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Randleman.
A countering left hand to the body from Randleman misses.
Randleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leifsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Randleman.
Randleman throws out a loose jab but Leifsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson moves to clinch but Randleman breaks away
and Randleman counters with a nice body shot.
Randleman throws a jab but it's blocked by Leifsson.
Leifsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Randleman misses with a lunging right hand
and Leifsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Randleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leifsson.
A telegraphed right hand from Leifsson misses the target.
Randleman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Leifsson misses.
Leifsson with a hook.
Leifsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Randleman.
Leifsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Randleman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Randleman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leifsson.
Leifsson throws a shot from downtown. Randleman moves away and avoids it.
Leifsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randleman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leifsson misses with a body shot
and Randleman counters with a straight right hand.
Leifsson swings for the body but Randleman moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leifsson throws the left hand but Randleman avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Leifsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leifsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Randleman throws a body punch but Leifsson moves out of range.
Leifsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Leifsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Randleman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Leifsson lands with a right hand.
Randleman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Leifsson misses with a left hand
enabling Randleman to counter with a crisp jab.
Randleman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leifsson.
Randleman keeps the fight on the outside.
Randleman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Randleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leifsson is looking to clinch but Randleman is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson throws a big shot that misses.
Leifsson misses with a hook
and Randleman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leifsson misses with an uppercut.
Leifsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Randleman under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leifsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Randleman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Leifsson misses the target.
Randleman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leifsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Randleman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Leifsson misses with a hook to the body
and Randleman counters with an outside leg kick.
Leifsson swings widly with a right hand
and Randleman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leifsson tests Randleman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leifsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Randleman circles away.
Randy Randleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson closes the distance and clinches.
Randleman breaks from the clinch.
Leifsson wants to clinch
and Randleman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leifsson scores with a hook.
Randleman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Randleman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randleman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Randleman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Randleman ducks under a wild hook from Leifsson.
Randleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leifsson.
Leifsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Randleman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leifsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson misses with a body shot
and Randleman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Randleman slips under a jab.
Leifsson digs a good hook to Randleman's body.
Leifsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Randleman swings widly with a right hand
and Leifsson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Leif Leifsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Randleman throws a punch but it's blocked by Leifsson.
Randleman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leifsson backwards.
Randleman blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Leifsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman working aggressively here.
Leifsson prevents a body shot from Randleman.
Randleman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leifsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Randleman.
Leifsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Randleman flicks out a counter leg kick but Leifsson steps away.
Leifsson has managed to clinch.
Randleman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leifsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Leifsson is looking to control Randleman's arms but Randleman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leifsson has his back to the cage.
Leifsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Randleman's defenses.
Randleman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short right from Randleman on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Randleman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leifsson lands a damaging elbow.
Randleman blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Randleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leifsson 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leif Leifsson!
Our winner, Leif Leifsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rozhkov (ranked 181 p4p, 496 weight class) and Prokop Pustik (ranked 28 p4p, 62 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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263
15 - 17 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Rozhkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Prokop Pustik!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rozhkov 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rozhkov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pustik wants to sweep but no luck.
Rozhkov is in close to Pustik's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rozhkov scoring with some ground and pound.
Rozhkov slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rozhkov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pustik knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pustik is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rozhkov pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rozhkov working Pustik over with strikes.
Rozhkov wants to control but Pustik is keeping him busy.
Rozhkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pustik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pustik trying to control from the bottom.
Rozhkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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. Rozhkov connects with a nice short shot to Pustik's temple.
Rozhkov working Pustik over with strikes.
Rozhkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pustik blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rozhkov.
Rozhkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pustik defending well though.
Pustik tries to get to full guard but Rozhkov has control of the leg.
Rozhkov lands with a punch from half guard.
Rozhkov is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rozhkov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pustik wants to improve his position but Rozhkov is controlling well.
Rozhkov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pustik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rozhkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pustik wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rozhkov in particular looking to stall.
Pustik wants to control but Rozhkov is keeping busy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pustik flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pustik regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rozhkov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rozhkov stands up over Pustik, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rozhkov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rozhkov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pustik looking to control.
Pustik keeping moving, preventing Rozhkov from controlling successfully.
Pustik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rozhkov is one step ahead there.
Rozhkov wants to pass the guard but Pustik is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Pustik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pustik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pustik not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rozhkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Pustik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rozhkov stands up over Pustik, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rozhkov is in close to Pustik's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pustik is trying to control the position but Rozhkov postures up.
Rozhkov controlling from the top position.
Rozhkov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Rozhkov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rozhkov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pustik quickly recovers to 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. Rozhkov connects with a nice short shot to Pustik's temple.
Rozhkov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rozhkov wants to take a breather but Pustik is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Rozhkov there.
Pustik gets full guard.
Pustik avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pustik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rozhkov is one step ahead there.
Rozhkov is working Pustik over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pustik utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rozhkov wants to pass the guard but Pustik is keeping the position.
Pustik looking for a guillotine here but Rozhkov defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozhkov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pustik's head.
Rozhkov trying to control but Pustik is working from the bottom.
Rozhkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pustik can do to turn this around?
Pustik wants to sweep but no luck.
Rozhkov working some strikes from top position.
Rozhkov content to stall in guard here.
Rozhkov stopping the sweep attempt from Pustik.
Rozhkov is stalling in the full guard.
Pustik 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rozhkov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rozhkov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pustik's head.
Rozhkov stopping the sweep attempt from Pustik.
Pustik controlling Rozhkov's posture.
Pustik wants to improve his position but instead Rozhkov has moved into half guard.
Rozhkov slips a nice elbow through Pustik's hands, connecting with Pustik's forehead.
Rozhkov trying to control the action but Pustik is working from the bottom.
Rozhkov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rozhkov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rozhkov 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.
Rozhkov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pustik tries to get to full guard but Rozhkov has control of the leg.
Rozhkov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pustik wants to improve his position but Rozhkov is controlling well.
Alexander Rozhkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pustik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pustik has hold of Rozhkov's hands but Rozhkov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rozhkov working Pustik over with strikes.
Rozhkov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rozhkov drops an elbow to the side of Pustik's head.
Pustik is rocked!
Pustik gets full guard.
Pustik is still in real trouble! Can Rozhkov finish him?
Rozhkov landing with the ground and pound.
Rozhkov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Pustik covers up, he's hurt! Rozhkov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Rozhkov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Rozhkov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Rozhkov!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Rozhkov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 52 p4p, 622 weight class) and Ian Stronk (ranked 8 p4p, 89 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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218
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13 - 8 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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 35 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Stronk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stronk throws a big shot that misses.
Stark half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stronk moves into the clinch successfully.
Stronk stops a takedown attempt from Stark.
Stronk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stark.
Stark tries to score a body lock takedown but Stronk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stronk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stronk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stronk is fighting off a takedown attempt but Stark is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Stronk to the mat. Stronk regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Stark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stronk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stronk trying to keep a closed guard but Stark is proving a slippery customer.
Stark postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throws a big elbow that misses.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Stronk is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stronk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stronk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stronk wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Stark has taken Stronk's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Stronk has been forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tony Stark!
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