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East Coast 51 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brick Tamlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brick Tamlin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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195 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Tamlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Kessler!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamlin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kessler's guard.
Kessler keeping full guard, as Tamlin tries to pass.
Tamlin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kessler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tamlin.
Tamlin 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.
Tamlin advances to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kessler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tamlin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamlin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tamlin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We're going to have a standup here because Brick Tamlin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tamlin needs to keep his hands up - Kessler had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kessler.
Paul Kessler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tamlin takes the fight into the clinch.
Tamlin has Kessler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kessler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kessler wants to break free but Tamlin has control.
Tamlin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kessler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tamlin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler doesn't manage to clinch there - Tamlin circles away.
Kessler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tamlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kessler manages to avoid it.
Tamlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kessler moves away.
Kessler clinches with his opponent.
Kessler tries to break free but Tamlin pushes him back against the cage.
Kessler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tamlin has hold of one of Kessler's legs. Kessler is fighting the takedown attempt but Tamlin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamlin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tamlin prevents Kessler from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tamlin distracts Kessler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamlin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Tamlin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kessler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kessler fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Tamlin with that takedown attempt.
Kessler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamlin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kessler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamlin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brick Tamlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamlin throws a lazy right hand but Kessler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kessler wants to clinch up but Tamlin keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamlin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tamlin dives in and scores a takedown into Kessler's guard.
Tamlin prevents Kessler from getting back to his feet.
Tamlin works over Kessler with some ground and pound from guard.
Tamlin is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brick Tamlin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tamlin advances to half guard.
Tamlin passes to full mount!
Tamlin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kessler's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamlin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kessler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tamlin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kessler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin controlling from the full mount.
Tamlin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kessler?
Tamlin controlling the pace for now.
Tamlin cracks Kessler with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tamlin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tamlin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kessler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tamlin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kessler is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Tamlin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Tamlin dominated that second round.
That's time! Tamlin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tamlin lands a nice hook to Kessler's body. Kessler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kessler is still on wobbly legs! Can Tamlin finish him?
Tamlin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kessler sprawls well initially but Tamlin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tamlin is taking a breather. Kessler says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tamlin passes to side control.
Kessler seems a little lost for a moment, as Tamlin dominates the positioning.
Tamlin lands a nice forearm strike.
Tamlin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
A big shot lands for Tamlin! That's hurt Kessler! Will he recover? Tamlin fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brick Tamlin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sredoje Lucic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sredoje Lucic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Scott Summers's chin.
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197 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sredoje Lucic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Summers!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Summers blocks a head kick by Lucic.
Lucic throws a sloppy body shot
and Summers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Summers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Summers slips a jab and a cross from Lucic.
Summers misses with a right hand
enabling Lucic to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Scott Summers has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucic slaps away a takedown attempt from Summers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lucic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Summers moves out of range of the strikes.
Summers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucic.
Summers motions for Lucic to come forward. Summers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucic misses with a leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Lucic scores with a four punch combination!
Summers misses with a wild body shot.
Summers misses with a few strikes there.
Lucic misses with an uppercut. Summers saw that one coming.
Lucic drops Summers with a beautiful combination! Summers stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lucic is looking for the KO!
Summers is rocked!
Summers walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Lucic swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sredoje Lucic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Starr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Locke has chosen The State Of Massachusetts - Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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177 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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176 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Starr !
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, Michael Locke!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Starr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Locke looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Starr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Locke knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Starr .
Locke wants to control but Starr postures up.
Locke is looking to reverse the position.
Starr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Starr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Starr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Locke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr is looking to take a break and control but Locke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Starr working away.
Starr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Locke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Locke is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starr is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Locke is trying to escape and Starr transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Locke is forced to tap! Nice work there by Starr ! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Justin Starr !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hacky Sack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sack has chosen Sweet home alabama as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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182 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Phil Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hacky Sack!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sack slaps away a takedown attempt from Brooks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brooks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sack scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brooks in his tracks.
Sack lands with a big left! Brooks is wobbled badly! Sack comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Brooks to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hacky Sack!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odda Nabonaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabonaga's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Thief's Theme by Nas. Pratt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Drowning Pool - Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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258 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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262 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Odda Nabonaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Pratt!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pratt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nabonaga circles away.
Pratt connects with a solid leg kick.
Pratt shoots for a double leg takedown but Nabonaga sprawls well. He's pushed Pratt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pratt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Odda Nabonaga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Pratt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pratt.
Pratt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nabonaga counters with a left to the body.
Pratt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nabonaga counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Anthony Pratt has been cut.
Pratt looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nabonaga dips to his left and cracks Pratt with an uppercut!
Pratt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nabonaga as he avoids it easily.
Nabonaga lands a big right hand that sends Pratt crashing to the mat! Nabonaga stays standing though and waves Pratt back to his feet!
Pratt is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratt bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Nabonaga comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Pratt falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Pratt was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Odda Nabonaga!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Li might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Na Boquinha da Garrafa. Fitch has chosen Motörhead - "Orgasmatron" as his entrance music. The key to victory for Hong Li has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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150 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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156 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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Excellent MT
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hong Li!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Christopher Fitch!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Li enables Fitch to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Li manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Li looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fitch distracts Li with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fitch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Li trying to keep a closed guard but Fitch is proving a slippery customer.
Li on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Li tries to get out of the position.
Fitch working some strikes from top position.
Fitch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Li's head.
Li knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fitch on the ground.
Fitch looking to pass the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitch forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fitch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fitch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fitch sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fitch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fitch is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fitch pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Li that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitch with good strikes from the mount here!
Fitch lands a big shot there that rocks Li but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fitch connects with a bit shot that sees Li covering up! More strikes from Fitch and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Fitch is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christopher Fitch!
Christopher Fitch is the new featherweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damion Skye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skye comes to the cage accompanied by Never Gonna Stop - Rob Zombie. Leonidas has chosen The 300 as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class 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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damion Skye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skye takes a swing at Leonidas's ribcage but misses.
Skye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leonidas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonidas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skye.
Leonidas misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Leonidas misses.
Skye sizes up Leonidas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leonidas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leonidas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skye misses with a leg kick.
Leonidas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skye circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leonidas takes one to the side of the head.
Skye looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonidas is just out of range.
Skye scores with the left hand. Leonidas knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Skye misses.
Skye throws a chopping leg kick but Leonidas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas looks to land a right hand but Skye moved out of range.
Leonidas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skye. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonidas cracks Skye with a right hand to the side of the head.
Skye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Leonidas.
Leonidas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leonidas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Skye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leonidas doesn't manage to clinch there - Skye circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Leonidas.
Leonidas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Skye looks to land a right hand but Leonidas moved out of range.
Skye scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skye.
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Skye moves out of range.
Skye clinches up with Leonidas and pushes him back against the cage.
Skye prevents Leonidas from breaking the clinch.
Leonidas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonidas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skye moves in looking to clinch but Leonidas pushes him off.
Leonidas misses the jab.
Leonidas misses with a double jab.
Skye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skye needs to keep his hands up - Leonidas had a free shot at his head there.
Skye swings widly with a right hand
and Leonidas counters with a nice uppercut.
Leonidas scores with a jab.
Skye works over Leonidas's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Skye misses with a low kick.
Skye throws a body punch but Leonidas moves out of range.
Leonidas wants to clinch.
Skye fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leonidas on the side of the head.
Skye tries to clinch but Leonidas moves out of range.
Skye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonidas.
A slow jab from Leonidas misses its intended target.
Skye lands a head shot.
Leonidas fails to land with a series of punches.
Skye fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a looping right.
Skye misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Leonidas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leonidas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skye.
Skye tries to clinch up.
Leonidas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leonidas lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonidas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leonidas takes one to the chin there.
Skye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonidas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skye needs to keep his hands up - Leonidas had a free shot at his head there.
Skye connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but King Leonidas will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leonidas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skye.
Leonidas misses with the combination.
King Leonidas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leonidas tries to clinch but Skye moves out of range.
Skye throws a body punch but Leonidas moves out of range.
Leonidas with a jab.
King Leonidas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skye defending well as Leonidas loads up on a big left hand.
Skye thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Leonidas misses.
Skye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonidas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leonidas misses with a series of wild punches.
Leonidas looks to land a combination but Skye avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas throws out a loose jab but Skye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Skye.
Leonidas throws a big shot that misses.
Leonidas looks to score with a jab to the body but Skye is just out of range.
Skye slips under a jab from Leonidas.
Skye misses with a hook
and Leonidas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonidas throws an overhand right that lands on Skye's shoulder, as Skye tries to avoid the shot.
Skye tries to close the distance and clinch but Leonidas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A left and a right from Leonidas both land. Nice combination.
Leonidas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leonidas.
Leonidas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skye manages to avoid it.
Leonidas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Leonidas dips to his left and cracks Skye with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a two punch combination.
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!
The fighters circling - Leonidas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skye circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Leonidas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leonidas.
Leonidas throws the left hand but Skye avoids the punch easily.
Leonidas walks into a jab.
Leonidas throws a big shot that misses.
Skye slips a straight right by Leonidas.
Good shot there by Skye.
Leonidas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leonidas looks to land a left hand but Skye moved out of range nicely.
Skye misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Leonidas misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonidas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Skye moves away from the strike by Leonidas.
Skye drives through and clinches with Leonidas against the cage.
Skye throws a head punch that misses.
Leonidas has a couple of punches blocked by Skye.
Leonidas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leonidas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leonidas digs a right hand into Skye's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Skye's gas tank.
Skye misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonidas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skye backwards.
Skye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leonidas misses with the head strike.
Skye misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leonidas blocks a body shot from Skye.
Skye goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leonidas has a couple of punches blocked by Skye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Leonidas as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonidas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Leonidas.
Leonidas swings wildly with an uppercut but Skye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skye taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Leonidas.
Skye lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leonidas swings wildly with an uppercut but Skye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonidas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skye tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonidas misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leonidas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leonidas moves in looking to clinch but Skye pushes him off.
Skye lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Leonidas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Leonidas slips a straight right by Skye.
Skye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonidas.
Leonidas is looking to clinch.
Skye rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonidas manages to avoid it.
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Skye avoids them all with ease.
Leonidas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leonidas is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Leonidas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leonidas takes a swing at Skye's ribcage but misses.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leonidas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Skye as he connects with a hook.
Skye lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leonidas backs up against the cage.
Leonidas throws the left hand but Skye avoids the punch easily.
Leonidas swats away the attempt to clinch by Skye.
Leonidas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skye lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Leonidas.
Leonidas moves out of range of the strikes.
Skye tries to clinch up but Leonidas circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice straight punches there by Leonidas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leonidas.
Skye moves out of range as Leonidas strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Skye blocking some punches.
Leonidas tries to break free but Skye pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skye.
Damion Skye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonidas lands with a light punch inside.
Skye scores with a shot to the side of Leonidas's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonidas breaks from the clinch.
Leonidas throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Leonidas misses.
Skye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skye walks into a jab.
Leonidas throws a hook but Skye avoids it easily.
Skye gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leonidas misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leonidas has him pressed against the cage.
Skye gets through Leonidas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skye has had enough of the clinch but Leonidas keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leonidas.
Skye has a couple of punches blocked by Leonidas.
Skye lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leonidas swings wildly with an uppercut but Skye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonidas lands with a light punch inside.
Leonidas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skye lands a nice uppercut.
Skye manages to break the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Leonidas.
Leonidas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skye.
Leonidas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leonidas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Leonidas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leonidas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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!
Leonidas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skye looks to throw the jab but Leonidas is out of range.
Leonidas misses with a right hand
and Skye counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Skye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leonidas doesn't manage to clinch there - Skye circles away.
Leonidas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skye.
Leonidas throws a nice looking combination but Skye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonidas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leonidas connects with a right hand. Skye shakes it off.
King Leonidas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leonidas connects with a body shot that sends Skye's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to King Leonidas.
Well Leonidas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... King Leonidas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Kolodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Meyer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alan Kolodin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer misses with a body shot.
Kolodin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meyer pinned against the cage. Meyer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Meyer throws the left hand but Kolodin avoids the punch easily.
Meyer looks to land a left hand but Kolodin moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Meyer.
Meyer throws a lazy right hand but Kolodin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meyer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kolodin thows a body shot but no joy.
Kolodin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolodin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kolodin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Meyer tries to avoid it but Kolodin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Meyer to the ground. Meyer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kolodin has a takedown stuffed.
Kurt Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Kolodin.
Meyer throws a shot from downtown. Kolodin moves away and avoids it.
Meyer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kolodin.
Meyer misses with a wild body shot.
Meyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kolodin fails to land the takedown.
Meyer tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin shoots for a takedown but Meyer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Meyer moves into the clinch.
Kolodin blocks an uppercut.
Meyer misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer breaks from the clinch.
Meyer lands a glancing blow to the side of Kolodin's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolodin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Meyer sprawls well. Meyer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kolodin gets slowly back to his feet.
Meyer closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Kolodin! Meyer dives in looking to finish! Kolodin is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Meyer!
Kurt Meyer retains his heavyweight title!
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