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KNY 7 - Heart Of a Champion PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Valor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Dream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mr Dream was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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245 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Valor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Dream!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valor with a nice cross.
Valor tries to bum rush Dream with a series of wild strikes but Dream uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valor misses with a two punch combination.
Dream throws a big shot that misses.
Dream misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valor.
Valor misses with a double jab.
Valor ducks under a wild hook from Dream.
A jab from Dream misses.
Valor throws a series of punches but Dream moves out of range.
Dream tries to move into range but Valor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Valor lands with a nice combination. Dream backs away looking to recover.
Dream keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck for Valor with that takedown attempt.
Valor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dream's waist but Dream gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valor off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Valor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dream fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Dream and Valor goes tumbling to the canvas! Dream follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
It looks like Tyler Valor has been cut.
Well, if Dream is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Valor is looking to escape.
Dream perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Valor makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Valor throws a jab when Dream was well out of range.
Dream stuffs the takedown attempt from Valor. Valor gets slowly back to his feet.
Valor moves out of range as Dream strikes.
Valor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Valor misses.
Dream throws a monster overhand right that drops Valor! Dream follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Dream!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Nagiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmitry Nagiev!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson misses with a double jab.
Benson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nagiev throws a head kick that half lands.
Benson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Benson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Benson.
Andrew Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagiev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benson wants to get back to striking at distance but Nagiev won't allow it.
Nagiev has had enough of the clinch but Benson keeps him there for the moment.
Benson has had enough of the clinch but Nagiev keeps him there for the moment.
Nagiev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benson scores with a nice head shot.
Nagiev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benson throws a nice looking combination but Nagiev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nagiev scores with a jab to the body.
Benson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nagiev as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Benson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson moves in looking to clinch but Nagiev pushes him off.
Nagiev wants to clinch up but Benson keeps it at a distance.
Benson shoots for a takedown but Nagiev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Benson is breathing heavily.
Nagiev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagiev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benson looks to land a combination but Nagiev avoids it well.
Nagiev defending well as Benson loads up on a big left hand.
Nagiev pushes Benson up against the cage in a clinch.
Nagiev tries to break the clinch but Benson is controlling the position.
Nagiev breaks from the clinch.
Nagiev throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagiev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Benson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nagiev tries to clinch up but Benson circles away and keeps his distance.
Benson misses with a series of wild punches.
Benson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Benson duly obliges.
A head kick lands from Nagiev that sends Benson to the canvas. Benson tries to scramble back to his feet but Nagiev brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Andrew Benson has been cut.
Benson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nagiev asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nagiev decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nagiev moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Benson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nagiev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benson. That did some damage!
Nagiev is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Nagiev! Benson is out on his feet! Nagiev rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Benson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Benson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitry Nagiev!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Click Clack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maverick Luna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clack comes to the cage accompanied by Deja Vu (Uptown Anthem) - Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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133 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Click Clack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maverick Luna!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clack misses with a body kick.
Clack swats away the attempt to clinch by Luna.
Luna lands a high kick!
Clack throws a chopping leg kick but Luna manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Clack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clack on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clack fails with the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Clack.
Clack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clack throws a leg kick but Luna sees it coming and moves out of range.
Luna shoots for a takedown but Clack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clack throws a sloppy head kick
and Luna decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Clack's guard.
Luna tries to free his leg and advance position but Clack is retaining full guard.
Clack pulls Luna in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clack manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Clack controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clack wants to control the pace but Luna is squirming around nicely.
Clack is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Luna can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Luna is in all sorts of trouble here.
Clack wants to control the pace but Luna is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clack landing shots from mount.
Clack avoids the attempt from Luna to control.
Clack putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Luna can't escape the position.
Clack controlling from the full mount.
Clack landing strikes from the mount and Luna is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clack can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Luna is looking to escape.
Clack controlling from the full mount.
Luna tries to lock up and control but Clack gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maverick Luna will probably get the nod.
That's time! Clack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Clack lands a with a good body shot.
Clack drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Clack remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Clack decides to stand back up.
Clack fails with the takedown
and Luna counters with a three punch combo that has Clack backing up. Clack nods at Luna to acknowledge the strikes.
Luna moves in looking to clinch but Clack pushes him off.
Luna misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clack throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clack tries for a takedown but Luna sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clack looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Clack controlling the action here.
Clack looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna is looking for a sweep. Clack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clack performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Luna misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clack stands up out of the half guard.
Click Clack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luna tries to clinch but Clack is having none of it.
Clack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luna avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luna is looking to clinch but Clack is avoiding it.
Luna tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clack swivels and escapes.
Clack darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Luna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clack looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Clack not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clack performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Click Clack dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Luna walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Clack swats away the attempt to clinch by Luna.
Luna shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clack as he jumps to the side.
Clack's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Clack duly obliges.
Good shot there by Clack.
Clack clinches with his opponent.
Clack stops a takedown attempt from Luna.
Clack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luna takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clack has managed to clinch.
Luna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clack misses with a double jab.
Luna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clack throws a series of punches but Luna avoids them all with ease.
Luna wants to clinch.
Clack looks to land a combination. Luna sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Clack throws a sloppy head kick
and Luna counters with a nice body kick.
Clack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luna.
Luna gets caught flat footed, as Clack shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Luna keeping moving, preventing Clack from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna wants to sweep here but Clack controlling him for the moment.
Clack might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Clack sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Luna is working an open guard so Clack takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Luna is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clack throws a head kick that misses.
A left and a right from Clack both land. Nice combination.
Clack tries a head kick but it misses.
Clack tries to land a leg kick but Luna saw it coming and moves away.
Luna scores with a nice right hand.
Clack scores with a jab.
Luna closes the distance looking to clinch
and Clack counters with a single leg into guard. Luna didn't expect that.
Luna is trying to control the position but Clack postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clack controlling from the top position.
Clack's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Click Clack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clack 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Click Clack!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Halloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Halloway might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Beastie Boys- Sabotage. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Halloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston tests Halloway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Luke Halloway has been cut.
Halloway fails with a takedown attempt.
Halloway looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown by Halloway or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnston which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Halloway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halloway fails to land the takedown.
Johnston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halloway shoots in but no luck this time.
Halloway shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnston as he avoids it easily.
Johnston's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnston duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Halloway takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Johnston sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Halloway bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Johnston!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Earl Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Earl Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams is working Johnson over against the cage.
Williams cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The is referee keeping an eye on Williams - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Williams pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Williams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Williams - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson wants to stall.
Williams pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Williams gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Williams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Williams unloading with bombs!
Williams mounts Johnson! Really nice guard pass there!
Williams working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Williams wants to take Johnson's back but he can't do it this time.
Williams goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Johnson turns into him and now he's in Williams's guard.
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!
Williams is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williams trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson prevents Williams from getting back to his feet.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Williams looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Williams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Mike Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Mike Williams has been cut.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
Williams has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson taking a breather.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Williams 's eye.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Williams has his back to the cage.
Johnson keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Williams tries to tie him up.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Williams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A big right from Williams misses.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Williams misses.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Williams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson slips a jab from Williams.
Johnson slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Earl Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Williams's brow.
Williams avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
Williams is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Williams's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Williams lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Williams tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stalling in the clinch from Williams.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
A hook to the body from Williams.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson letting Williams take a breather here.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Williams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Williams lands a body shot.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Williams.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Williams avoiding damage.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Williams slowing the pace effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Earl Johnson.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Earl Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ducky Gonquer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas LaVey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaVey has chosen Deicide - Scars of the Crucifix as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ducky Gonquer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas LaVey!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonquer shoots in but LaVey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gonquer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps LaVey's head backwards.
A cross from Gonquer lands.
Gonquer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has LaVey pinned against the cage. LaVey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gonquer shoots for a takedown but LaVey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ducky Gonquer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonquer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
LaVey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gonquer shoots in for a double leg but LaVey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
LaVey throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gonquer's head.
It looks like Ducky Gonquer has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LaVey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Look low, kick high! LaVey uses the oldest trick in the book to send Gonquer tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! LaVey is absolutely delighted - when Gonquer wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lucas LaVey!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Bin Ladin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Cordoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Cordoza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omar Bin Ladin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Cordoza!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordoza has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bin Ladin.
A good leg kick by Bin Ladin.
Bin Ladin scores with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bin Ladin.
Cordoza looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick from Bin Ladin.
Bin Ladin scoring well with a low kick there.
Bin Ladin feints and then cracks Cordoza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cordoza down.
Bin Ladin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cordoza's head.
It looks like Carlos Cordoza has been cut.
Bin Ladin throws a leg kick which misses Cordoza's front leg but catches the back leg as Cordoza tries to avoid it.
A big head kick from Bin Ladin and Cordoza is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Cordoza is rocked!
Bin Ladin wanted to stand there but Cordoza had control of the position.
Cordoza keeping moving, preventing Bin Ladin from controlling successfully.
Cordoza has a closed guard, preventing Bin Ladin from standing up.
Bin Ladin stands up and waves to Cordoza to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Ladin lands a head kick!
Bin Ladin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bin Ladin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cordoza takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That has opened up Carlos Cordoza's cut even more.
Bin Ladin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cordoza's head.
Omar Bin Ladin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bin Ladin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Omar Bin Ladin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bin Ladin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bin Ladin lands a nice looking body kick.
Bin Ladin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bin Ladin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bin Ladin throws a head kick that Cordoza semi-blocks.
Bin Ladin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The cut above Carlos Cordoza's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bin Ladin.
Bin Ladin scores with a head kick.
Bin Ladin fakes the leg kick and cracks Cordoza in the body.
Bin Ladin connects with a high kick.
Cordoza has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bin Ladin.
Bin Ladin connects with a high kick.
Bin Ladin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cordoza's head.
Bin Ladin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bin Ladin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Carlos Cordoza's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bin Ladin gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Bin Ladin.
Bin Ladin gets underhooks to prevent Cordoza's takedown attempt.
Bin Ladin crunches a lovely knee into Cordoza's ribcage.
Cordoza blocks an elbow strike.
Bin Ladin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cordoza lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bin Ladin tries to land a knee to the head but Cordoza blocks with his arms.
Bin Ladin tries to land knees in the clinch but Cordoza avoids the damage to the body.
Bin Ladin prevents Cordoza from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Ladin misses with a knee strike.
Cordoza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bin Ladin manages to break the clinch.
Bin Ladin tries a head kick but it misses.
Bin Ladin misses with a leg kick.
Cordoza looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bin Ladin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cordoza wants to control from the top but Bin Ladin keeps moving.
Bin Ladin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bin Ladin looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Cordoza is defending well. Bin Ladin quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Cordoza has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Bin Ladin celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Omar Bin Ladin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Vandelay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateo Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vandelay comes to the cage accompanied by For Those About To Rock by AC/DC. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Art Vandelay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mateo Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses with a leg kick.
Vandelay throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzalez's waist but Gonzalez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vandelay off to one side.
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown.
Gonzalez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vandelay in his tracks.
It looks like Art Vandelay has been cut.
Gonzalez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Art Vandelay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Gonzalez. No joy for Vandelay on that attempt.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vandelay was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Vandelay to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Gonzalez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mateo Gonzalez!
Mateo Gonzalez is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leslie Sambosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Friendish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sambosa comes to the cage accompanied by Bleach Stain. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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274 lbs
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280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leslie Sambosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Friendish!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friendish cracks a nice hook into Sambosa's ribs.
Friendish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sambosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Friendish.
Friendish swinging wilding here.
Friendish lands a body shot.
Sambosa is breathing heavily.
Friendish connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Friendish connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sambosa momentarily.
Sambosa dodges the punch combination from Friendish.
Sambosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Leslie Sambosa has been cut.
Friendish throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Sambosa stumbling backwards into the cage! Sambosa bounces back off the cage towards Friendish, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Friendish lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Friendish celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Friendish!
Frank Friendish is the new heavyweight champion!
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