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AoC 17 -- The Kings Tournament PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dux comes to the cage accompanied by The Blood Sport Theme Song. Frank Dux could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Rogers's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dux. Rogers shrugs it off though.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Dux.
Dux throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dux throws a leg kick which misses Rogers's front leg but catches the back leg as Rogers tries to avoid it.
Rogers looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dux throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dux cracks the inside of Rogers's front leg.
Rogers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dux.
Dux lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dux lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rogers will feel that in the morning.
Dux scoring well with a low kick there.
Dux lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dux.
Rogers moves out of range of the leg kick from Dux.
Rogers blocks the body kick.
Dux misses with a leg kick.
Rogers moves out of range of the leg kick from Dux.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dux.
Dux lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick from Dux lands but Rogers takes it in his stride.
It looks like Johnny Rogers has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dux.
Rogers sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dux feints and then cracks Rogers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rogers down.
Dux lands a nice looking body kick.
Dux misses with a low kick.
Dux scores with a push kick.
Dux walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rogers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dux lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dux throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dux.
Dux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rogers blocks a leg kick.
Rogers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rogers checks a low kick from Dux.
Rogers has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dux.
Rogers lands a slapping body shot.
Crunch! Dux slams his shin into Rogers's torso.
Dux is looking to slow Rogers down with leg kicks.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Dux.
Dux cracks the inside of Rogers's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dux.
Rogers checks a leg kick.
Dux on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dux.
Dux misses with a head kick.
Dux slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Dux scores with a leg kick.
Rogers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dux buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Rogers blocks the low kick.
Dux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dux tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rogers is able to avoid easily.
Rogers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rogers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux tries a head kick but it misses.
Dux misses with a kick to the body.
Dux fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rogers is out of range.
Rogers connects with a body shot.
Dux is looking to chop away at Rogers's legs.
Dux has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rogers finds it's way round the side to connect with Dux's head.
Dux fakes the leg kick and cracks Rogers in the body.
Dux with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dux throws a head kick that misses.
Rogers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rogers scores with a shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Dux.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rogers checks a leg kick.
Dux throws a head kick that Rogers semi-blocks.
Dux scoring well with a low kick there.
Dux throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Dux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux throws a solid leg kick but Rogers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dux.
Dux throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rogers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rogers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rogers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dux rather than just go for the knockout.
Dux lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dux lands with a slapping head kick.
Dux tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dux slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Dux goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rogers dips to his left and cracks Dux with an uppercut!
Rogers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dux. Dux obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dux lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rogers checks a low kick from Dux.
Rogers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dux. Dux obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dux lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rogers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rogers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Rogers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Dux avoids nicely.
Dux throws the kick towards the body but Rogers avoids it.
Dux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rogers!
Rogers blocks a low kick nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rogers.
Rogers connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Dux.
Dux throws a leg kick but Rogers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rogers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dux misses with a head kick.
Rogers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rogers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dux lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dux. That's going to slow Rogers down.
Rogers moves out of range of the body kick from Dux.
Rogers fails to land with a series of punches.
Dux lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Dux.
Dux motions for Rogers to come forward. Dux throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Dux.
Johnny Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers lands a glancing blow to the side of Dux's head.
Dux looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Dux.
Dux fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rogers checks it well.
Dux walks into a straight right hand from Rogers.
Dux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dux.
Dux takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dux misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dux.
Rogers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dux throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dux scores with a leg kick.
Dux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rogers.
Dux feints and then cracks Rogers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rogers down.
Dux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers connects with a looping right hand.
Dux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frank Dux is winning the standup battle so far.
Dux has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dux ducks right into an uppercut from Rogers.
Dux tried to score with a low kick but Rogers checks it.
Dux throws out a leg kick but Rogers moves out of range and Dux only half commits.
Dux throws a head kick that misses.
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
Dux throws a front kick that sends Rogers stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
Dux throws a push kick but Rogers slaps the foot to one side.
Dux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dux, right into the meat.
Dux throws a leg kick that misses.
Dux throws a leg kick but Rogers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rogers swinging wildly here.
Dux cracks the inside of Rogers's front leg.
Dux throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rogers blocks a leg kick.
Dux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dux stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dux throws a low kick but Rogers avoids it.
Dux lands a nice looking body kick.
Rogers misses with a body kick.
Rogers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dux.
Dux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rogers can do to turn this around?
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dux.
Dux throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Dux.
Dux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dux lands a head kick. Rogers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rogers might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dux has got the better of the exchanges.
Dux throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rogers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rogers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice cross by Rogers.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dux.
Dux tries to land a front kick but Rogers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A bone on bone clash there as Rogers blocks the leg kick.
Dux throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
A clash of legs there as Rogers blocks the low kick.
Dux throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dux lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rogers's sensitive parts.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Rogers's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dux connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Dux avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Rogers.
Dux tries a head kick but it misses.
Dux throws a head kick that half lands.
Dux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dux tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Rogers.
Rogers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dux fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rogers is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Rogers.
Dux throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dux looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dux lands with a nice body kick.
Dux tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Dux.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Dux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux throws a leg kick which misses Rogers's front leg but catches the back leg as Rogers tries to avoid it.
Dux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dux takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rogers misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dux.
Dux lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dux throws a leg kick but Rogers checks it.
Rogers sizes up Dux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rogers scores with a jab.
Dux scores with a head kick.
Rogers throws a right hand that Dux ducks under and follows up with a left that Dux also avoids with ease.
Dux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rogers checks the leg kick.
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dux.
Dux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dux looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dux takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Frank Dux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers swings for the body but Dux moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Dux there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dux throws a leg kick which misses Rogers's front leg but catches the back leg as Rogers tries to avoid it.
Dux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rogers. That did some damage!
Dux lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dux misses with a head kick.
Dux throws a low kick, looking for Rogers's leg but Rogers calmly moves out of range.
Dux gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rogers.
Rogers lands a with a good body shot.
Dux throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dux throws the kick towards the body but Rogers avoids it.
Dux fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rogers.
Rogers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dux.
Dux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rogers. That did some damage!
Rogers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rogers looks to land a right hand but Dux moved out of range.
Dux throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rogers's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rogers tests Dux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dux scores with a head kick.
Dux throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Rogers does it's job there.
Dux throws a front kick aimed at Rogers's knee but Rogers avoids it well.
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
Rogers checks a low kick from Dux.
Dux lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rogers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dux tries to score with a low kick but Rogers moves his leg out of the way.
Dux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dux misses with a low kick.
A nice combination there by Rogers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnny Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dux moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rogers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dux misses with a leg kick.
Dux lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dux.
Dux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers moves out of range of the body kick.
Dux dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
Dux throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Dux throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers takes a swing at Dux's ribcage but misses.
Dux misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dux motions for Rogers to come forward. Dux throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Dux.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Dux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dux 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Dux!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shakim Goethe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walter Cheese has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Cheese!
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, Shakim Goethe!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goethe shoots in and bounces Cheese off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Goethe has eaten all the pies!
Cheese keeping full guard, as Goethe tries to pass.
Cheese is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Goethe has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cheese clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Goethe scores with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goethe looking for the RNC.
Goethe tries to keep control of the position but Cheese is staying busy.
Goethe struggling to land strikes to the head as Cheese covers up.
Goethe misses with an elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goethe misses with a punch to the head.
Goethe punches the canvas rather than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goethe has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Cheese has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Cheese manages to escape to his feet.
Walter Cheese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goethe fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese lands with a straight right. Goethe didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Shakim Goethe has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goethe is defended easily by Cheese.
Goethe looks gassed!
Cheese drops Goethe with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Goethe looks back up at him and smiles so Cheese waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Goethe is rocked!
Cheese lands with a big right hook that stumbles Goethe - he's out on his feet here! Cheese follows up with another monster hook that separates Goethe from consciousness! Goethe falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Cheese stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Walter Cheese!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antek Chmielewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamad Taufik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chmielewski comes to the cage accompanied by PC Park- Klatka. Taufik has chosen I Came To Play - Downstaits as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antek Chmielewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mohamad Taufik!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chmielewski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taufik defends it nicely.
Taufik shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chmielewski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Taufik stays in close to Chmielewski's body and controls the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taufik's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Taufik stopping the sweep attempt from Chmielewski.
Taufik tries to stand but Chmielewski is controlling from the bottom.
Taufik preventing the sweep.
Taufik wants to get up but he can't break Chmielewski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chmielewski looking for a guillotine here but Taufik defends easily.
Chmielewski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Taufik wants to stand but Chmielewski is controlling his posture from full guard.
Chmielewski keeping moving, preventing Taufik from controlling successfully.
Chmielewski trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Taufik sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Taufik trying to control but Chmielewski is working from the bottom.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Taufik has eaten all the pies!
Chmielewski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taufik manages to get himself to full guard.
Taufik is looking to stand up but Chmielewski isn't so interested in that idea.
Taufik is striking from the bottom but Chmielewski uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Taufik pushes Chmielewski off looking to stand but Chmielewski dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taufik is trying to control but can't.
Taufik is looking to improve his position.
Chmielewski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chmielewski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Taufik with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Taufik trying to control from the bottom.
Taufik kicks Chmielewski off and gets back to his feet.
Taufik has managed to clinch.
Taufik jumps guard and drags Chmielewski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Taufik trying to keep a closed guard but Chmielewski is proving a slippery customer.
Chmielewski wants to control from the top but Taufik keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chmielewski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taufik controls Chmielewski momentarily but Chmielewski frees himself.
Taufik striking off his back but it's not causing Chmielewski any problems.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chmielewski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taufik counters with a nice uppercut.
Chmielewski is breathing heavily.
Taufik shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chmielewski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chmielewski can't do much from the bottom here.
Chmielewski is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamad Taufik dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taufik misses with a body shot.
Chmielewski with a poor takedown
and Taufik counters with a three punch combo that has Chmielewski backing up. Chmielewski nods at Taufik to acknowledge the strikes.
Taufik looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taufik is looking to take a break and control but Chmielewski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taufik content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Taufik wants to control but Chmielewski is keeping him busy.
Taufik is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taufik wants to take a breather but Chmielewski is having none of it.
Taufik sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mohamad Taufik just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chmielewski has his takedown stuffed
and Taufik counters with a single leg into guard. Chmielewski didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taufik trying to control but Chmielewski is working from the bottom.
Taufik looking to sit in guard and control but Chmielewski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taufik is trying to control the position but Chmielewski postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chmielewski stops Taufik from standing up.
Taufik is pulling down on Chmielewski's head to control his posture.
Taufik throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Taufik is trying to keep Chmielewski in close.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chmielewski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Taufik counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antek Chmielewski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chmielewski is trying to work for a sweep but Taufik has mounted him!
Taufik is working for a guillotine from mount but Chmielewski frees his head quite easily.
Taufik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chmielewski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taufik jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Chmielewski manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taufik decides to stand back up. Taufik steps back and let's Chmielewski get back to his feet.
Taufik looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Taufik wants to control from the top but Chmielewski keeps moving.
Taufik content to stall in guard here.
Chmielewski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Taufik defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taufik trying to control but Chmielewski is working from the bottom.
Chmielewski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Taufik wants to control from the top but Chmielewski keeps moving.
Taufik decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamad Taufik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chmielewski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice sprawl there from Chmielewski as Taufik shoots in.
Chmielewski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chmielewski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Chmielewski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Taufik defends well.
Taufik scoring with punches to the head and body.
Taufik trying to control the position from guard on top but Chmielewski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taufik sitting in guard here, content to control.
Taufik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chmielewski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chmielewski wants to sweep but no luck.
Taufik wants to control from the top but Chmielewski keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chmielewski has his takedown stuffed
and Taufik counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taufik is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Chmielewski is refusing to be controlled, as Taufik sits in half guard.
Mohamad Taufik has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taufik decides to stand up.
Taufik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taufik gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Taufik with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chmielewski is not content to let Taufik control the position.
Taufik seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Taufik working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chmielewski trying to hold on to Taufik's head to control him but Taufik postures up.
Taufik content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chmielewski moves into full guard.
Taufik works over Chmielewski with some ground and pound from guard.
Taufik wants to control from the top but Chmielewski keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamad Taufik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taufik 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamad Taufik!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julien Abessera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastian Rolfes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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217 lbs
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Good knees
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julien Abessera!
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, Bastian Rolfes!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolfes takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Bastian Rolfes has been cut.
Rolfes scores with a takedown into Abessera's guard.
Abessera seems keen to control Rolfes's posture.
Rolfes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rolfes trying to control the position from guard on top but Abessera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abessera is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Abessera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rolfes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rolfes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rolfes wants to control from the top but Abessera keeps moving.
Abessera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rolfes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rolfes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Abessera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abessera keeping moving, preventing Rolfes from controlling successfully.
Abessera 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 one minute gone in the round.
Abessera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rolfes.
Rolfes looking to pass the guard.
Rolfes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Abessera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abessera.
Abessera forces Rolfes back against the cage and clinches.
Rolfes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abessera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rolfes wants a takedown but no success here.
Abessera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rolfes looks gassed!
Abessera prevents the takedown attempt.
Abessera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abessera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abessera breaks the clinch.
Abessera lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abessera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rolfes's face.
Abessera manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abessera misses with a two punch combination.
Abessera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rolfes, pushing him back against the cage.
Rolfes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Julien Abessera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bastian Rolfes.
Abessera scores with a knee to the head.
Abessera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abessera throws a sloppy head kick and Rolfes moves out of range easily.
Abessera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rolfes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Abessera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abessera darts in and clinches Rolfes up against the cage.
Abessera lands a knee to the head.
Abessera landing knees to the head.
Abessera landing knees to the head.
Rolfes can't get the takedown.
Abessera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rolfes's face.
Rolfes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Abessera fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Abessera lands with a slapping head kick.
Rolfes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rolfes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Abessera sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rolfes not doing much here.
Abessera tries to roll over but Rolfes keeps him under control.
Rolfes wants to work for an arm triangle but Abessera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rolfes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Abessera does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Abessera is looking for a sweep. Rolfes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abessera trying to hold on to Rolfes's head to control him but Rolfes postures up.
Rolfes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rolfes blocks a head kick by Abessera.
Rolfes shoots in but no luck this time.
Abessera darts in and clinches Rolfes up against the cage.
Rolfes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Abessera is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rolfes wants a takedown but no success here.
Abessera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Abessera lands an elbow inside that Rolfes shrugs off.
Abessera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abessera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abessera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rolfes's face.
Abessera with a knee to the head.
Abessera lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abessera lands an elbow just above Rolfes 's eye.
Abessera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abessera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Abessera darts in and clinches Rolfes up against the cage.
Abessera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rolfes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abessera scores with a knee to the head.
Abessera with a knee to the head.
Rolfes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Abessera avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Abessera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rolfes fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julien Abessera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bastian Rolfes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abessera moves into the clinch.
Rolfes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Abessera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Abessera with a knee to the head.
Rolfes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Abessera pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Abessera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rolfes's face.
Abessera scores a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rolfes as Abessera tries to tie him up.
Abessera's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rolfes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Abessera pulls his leg out and moves away.
Julien Abessera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bastian Rolfes.
Abessera plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Horrible takedown by Rolfes or perhaps it was just good defense by Abessera which made him look bad.
Abessera plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rolfes avoids the head kick by Abessera.
Abessera moves in looking to clinch but Rolfes pushes him off.
Rolfes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolfes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rolfes trying to control the position but Abessera is working away.
Abessera gets back to half guard.
Abessera tries to roll over but Rolfes keeps him under control.
Abessera trying to hold on to Rolfes's head to control him but Rolfes postures up.
Abessera tries to roll over but Rolfes keeps him under control.
Abessera trying to control but Rolfes postures up.
Rolfes trying to control the action but Abessera is working from the bottom.
Rolfes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Abessera is just riding it out for now. Rolfes eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Abessera slaps away a takedown attempt from Rolfes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Abessera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rolfes circles away quickly and effectively.
Abessera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rolfes.
Rolfes drops his hands momentarily and Abessera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Abessera lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Abessera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abessera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abessera has closed the distance and engaged Rolfes in a clinch.
Abessera landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abessera with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Abessera.
Abessera breaks the clinch.
Abessera has Rolfes up against the cage in a clinch.
Rolfes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Abessera fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abessera gets a clinch.
Abessera connects with a knee to the head.
Abessera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rolfes can do to turn this around?
Abessera breaks from the clinch.
Rolfes blocks a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rolfes.
Abessera lands a nice shot to the body.
Abessera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rolfes shoots in and drives through. Abessera sprawls well.
Julien Abessera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abessera.
Abessera clinches up with Rolfes and pushes him back against the cage.
Abessera with a knee to the head.
Abessera looking to throw knees to the head but Rolfes is blocking nicely.
Rolfes gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Rolfes trying to advance position but Abessera counters by regaining guard.
Rolfes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolfes content to stall in guard here.
Rolfes wants to control from the top but Abessera keeps moving.
Abessera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rolfes is one step ahead there.
Abessera keeping moving, preventing Rolfes from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abessera working for a triangle but Rolfes defends it easily.
Abessera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julien Abessera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bastian Rolfes's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rolfes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Abessera was covering up waiting for the punch and Rolfes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rolfes trying to control but Abessera is working from the bottom.
Abessera wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rolfes looking to sit in guard and control but Abessera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rolfes wants to sweep but no luck.
Rolfes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abessera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Abessera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rolfes isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Abessera stacks Rolfes on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Abessera!
Abessera throws an elbow but Rolfes slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abessera looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Abessera tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rolfes can't do much from the bottom here.
Rolfes is looking for a sweep.
Abessera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Julien Abessera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rolfes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Abessera wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rolfes can't do much from the bottom here.
Rolfes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Abessera off and has taken his back!
Rolfes wants to control the position but Abessera frees himself and scrambles - Rolfes manages to regain control in side control.
Rolfes is looking to take a break and control but Abessera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abessera tries to improve position but can't.
Rolfes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rolfes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Abessera scores with the left hand. Rolfes knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolfes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abessera as he avoids it easily.
Julien Abessera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abessera clinches with his opponent.
Abessera breaks from the clinch.
Julien Abessera is winning the standup battle so far.
Rolfes shoots in and drives through. Abessera sprawls well.
Rolfes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abessera closes the distance and clinches.
Rolfes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abessera scores a nice knee to the body.
Abessera with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Abessera.
Abessera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abessera scores with a knee to the head.
Abessera lands a knee to the head.
Abessera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rolfes is rocked!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abessera obliges.
Abessera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abessera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abessera scores with a leg kick.
Abessera moves into the clinch.
Abessera is pressed up against the cage. Rolfes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abessera down to the mat. Abessera avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Julien Abessera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bastian Rolfes.
Abessera rushes Rolfes and presses him up against the cage.
Abessera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abessera stalks Rolfes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rolfes's face. Rolfes staggers backwards, shaken.
Abessera scores with a hook to the body. Rolfes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rolfes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Abessera drives through and clinches with Rolfes against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abessera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Abessera.
Rolfes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Abessera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abessera clinches.
Rolfes looking for a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abessera lands a nice uppercut.
Abessera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bastian Rolfes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abessera lands a knee to the head.
Rolfes is still on wobbly legs! Can Abessera finish him?
Abessera lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julien Abessera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abessera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julien Abessera!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, American Idiot. Hanks is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. 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 light heavyweight 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, Hans Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fred Hanks!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Hanks.
It looks like Hans Kruger has been cut.
Kruger throws a right and a left that Hanks avoids nicely.
Kruger avoids the head kick by Hanks.
Kruger moves out of range as Hanks throws a body kick.
Hanks throws a head kick but Kruger moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hanks.
Hanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruger moves away.
Hanks lands with an uppercut that bounces Kruger off the cage and back into rage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanks throws a looping overhand right but Kruger ducks down to avoid it.
Kruger lands with a nice combination. Hanks backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Fred Hanks has been cut.
Kruger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hanks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kruger.
Kruger scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hanks misses with a wild combination.
Kruger takes one on the button.
Hanks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruger lands with an overhand left.
Kruger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hanks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kruger counters with a series of strikes. Hanks will be more careful next time no doubt.
That has opened up Fred Hanks's cut even more.
Kruger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kruger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kruger throws a combination that misses
enabling Hanks to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kruger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hanks circles away quickly and effectively.
Kruger throws a combination that misses
and Hanks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanks dodges the punch combination from Kruger.
Kruger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hans Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Kruger or perhaps it was just good defense by Hanks which made him look bad.
Kruger is breathing heavily.
Hanks takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Hanks loads up on a big right hand but Kruger slips the punch.
Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruger.
A lazy left from Hanks finds it's target.
Kruger is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kruger slips under a jab.
Hanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanks moves forwards but Kruger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hanks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kruger.
Fred Hanks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kruger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanks.
Kruger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanks lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a body punch but Kruger moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanks. Kruger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanks lands a jab to Kruger's midsection.
Kruger dodges the punch combination from Hanks.
Hanks scores with a punch to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanks.
Hans Kruger's cut is getting worse.
Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruger.
Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruger.
Hanks scores with a hook.
Hanks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hanks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kruger. Kruger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kruger is rocked!
Kruger is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Hanks doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Kruger crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Kruger's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fred Hanks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Michaels's choice of entrance music: Hillbilly Deluxe. Max Michaels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Michaels!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gable scores with a takedown into Michaels's guard.
Michaels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gable is one step ahead there.
Gable scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Michaels escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gable gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gable postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Michaels trying to keep a closed guard but Gable is proving a slippery customer.
Michaels is looking for a triangle but Gable pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gable is looking to work some ground and pound but Michaels has wrist control.
Gable 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.
Gable postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gable distracts Michaels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gable postures up.
Michaels is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels keeping full guard, as Gable tries to pass.
Gable is in close to Michaels's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gable works over Michaels with some ground and pound from guard.
Michaels escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gable gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gable in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gable's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Michaels working for a triangle but Gable defends it easily.
Gable stands up over Michaels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gable content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gable scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels wants to sweep but no luck.
Gable working some strikes from top position.
Gable slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gable landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels holds on to Gable's head and controls the position momentarily.
Michaels manages to get back to half guard.
Michaels looks gassed!
Gable looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Michaels with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Michaels on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gable working the head and body with strikes.
Gable working the head and body with strikes.
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. Gable connects with a nice short shot to Michaels's temple.
Gable drops an elbow to the side of Michaels's head.
Nice strikes from Gable there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable working over Michaels with some ground and pound. Michaels looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gable working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Michaels misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gable scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Michaels looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gable lands with a punch from half guard.
Michaels looking for submissions off his back.
Gable lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Gable.
Gable winds up and cracks Michaels with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable lands with a punch from half guard.
Gable looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gable throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gable working over Michaels with some ground and pound. Michaels looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gable lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gable prevents Michaels from improving his position.
Gable working the head and body with strikes.
Michaels is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gable's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gable's back!
Michaels is striking well from the back but Gable escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Gable makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gable dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gable blocks a leg kick.
Gable throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Michaels's waist but Michaels gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gable off to one side.
Gable tries to score a power double leg takedown but Michaels sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gable somewhat.
Gable is trying hard to land a takedown here. Michaels sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gable tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Michaels swivels and escapes.
Michaels defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gable.
Michaels stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Michaels wants it to stay on the feet.
Dan Gable is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michaels lands a nice shot to the body.
Michaels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Michaels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michaels is looking to clinch.
Gable has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Michaels with a nice cross.
Gable has a takedown stuffed.
Left hook, right uppercut from Michaels.
Michaels lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michaels lands a jab to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Michaels. That's going to slow Gable down.
Gable shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Michaels as he jumps to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michaels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels with a hook.
Michaels fails to land with a series of punches.
Michaels closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gable blocking the ground and pound attempt from Michaels.
Michaels throwing shots but Gable is blocking nicely.
Michaels wants to work for an arm triangle but Gable is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Michaels sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gable defending well though.
Michaels sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gable defending well though.
Michaels throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Michaels not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gable keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Michaels connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gable. Gable circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Michaels throws a right hand that Gable ducks under and follows up with a left that Gable also avoids with ease.
Dan Gable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gable doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Michaels counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gable misses with a takedown
and Michaels counters with a nice kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michaels.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Michaels lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Gable swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gable misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Michaels lands the left hand.
Gable fails with the takedown
and Michaels counters with a one-two to the body.
Gable with a lazy takedown attempt
and Michaels counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gable gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body kick there by Michaels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands a nice shot that snaps Gable's head back.
Michaels lands a high kick!
Gable keeps the fight on the outside.
Gable gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Michaels counters with a nice uppercut.
Michaels lands a nice shot to the body.
Michaels throws a series of strikes that have Gable backpedaling.
Michaels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gable circles away quickly and effectively.
Gable takes one to the chin there.
Michaels lands a nice shot that snaps Gable's head back.
Michaels swinging wildly here.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michaels drives through and clinches with Gable against the cage.
Michaels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gable backwards.
Michaels tightens his grip and picks Gable up, before dumping him to the ground. Gable manages to land in guard.
Michaels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gable works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gable tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gable trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Michaels manages to get himself to full guard.
Gable is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gable throwing strikes but missing.
Michaels is pulling down on Gable's head to control his posture.
Michaels has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gable can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gable drops back looking for a leg! Michaels is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Michaels manages to kick Gable off! Gable jumps back into Michaels's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gable throwing strikes from guard but Michaels blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Michaels 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. This is the final round!
Gable misses with a takedown attempt
and Michaels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michaels scoring well with a low kick there.
Michaels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gable walks into a straight right hand from Michaels.
Michaels throws a right and a left that Gable avoids nicely.
Gable gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Michaels finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gable paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michaels closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gable to the mat! Gable manages to get full guard.
Michaels throwing strikes but missing.
Michaels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gable is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Michaels is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michaels passes Gable's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Michaels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Michaels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Michaels is keen to just control but Gable is a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Michaels feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gable's calf.
Gable misses with a takedown attempt
and Michaels counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Gable circles away and keeps his distance.
Gable walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Michaels scores with a jab to the head.
Gable tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily
and Michaels counters with a straight right hand.
Gable shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Michaels counters with a three punch combo that has Gable backing up. Gable nods at Michaels to acknowledge the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Michaels.
Gable gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Michaels counters with a good low kick that Gable was not able to check.
Michaels lands a nice hook to Gable's body. Gable takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gable shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Michaels counters with a two punch combo.
Michaels cracks a nice hook into Gable's ribs.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Gable moves out of range easily.
Michaels thuds a left hand into Gable's body.
Michaels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Michaels moves into the clinch.
Gable blocks an uppercut.
Gable gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Michaels regains guard.
Michaels had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gable defends it easily.
Michaels has control of Gable's left arm, preventing Gable from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels working a defensive guard here.
Gable looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Michaels's head.
Michaels working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gable doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gable manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gable missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gable is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gable scoring with some ground and pound.
Michaels has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gable can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gable with a nice head shot there.
Michaels is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gable distracts Michaels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels working for a triangle but Gable defends it easily.
Gable is in close to Michaels's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dan Gable overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gable connects with a couple of short punches.
Gable stands up over Michaels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gable is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gable working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Michaels's head.
Gable chips away with some ground and pound.
Gable chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gable with a nice head shot there.
Michaels is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gable is aware though and is defending well.
Gable lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gable lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Michaels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Michaels 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Feijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 light heavyweight 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, Marcus Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chico Feijo!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster clobbers Feijo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Foster has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Feijo.
Foster connects with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Foster.
Foster throws a series of punches but Feijo avoids them all with ease.
Foster takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Feijo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foster was well out of range. Poor timing from Feijo.
Feijo slaps away a takedown attempt from Foster, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Feijo throws a body punch but Foster moves out of range.
Feijo is looking to clinch but Foster is avoiding it.
Foster bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Feijo just misses with a punch to the body.
Foster lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Feijo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Feijo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Foster is out of range and Feijo settles back down.
Foster fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Feijo sprawls well initially but Foster persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Foster seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Feijo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Feijo working for a triangle but Foster defends it easily.
Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Feijo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feijo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Foster defends it easily.
Feijo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Foster is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Feijo.
Foster is staying tight to Feijo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Foster working the ground and pound.
Feijo struggling a bit here.
Feijo tries to buck Foster off but Foster is having none of it.
Foster scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feijo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foster performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Foster looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Feijo actively working from the bottom here.
Feijo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Foster lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Feijo taking some punishment here, with Foster in his half guard.
Feijo is trying to control but can't.
Ground and pound from Foster.
Foster keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feijo is trying to control but can't.
Foster working Feijo over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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. Foster connects with a nice short shot to Feijo's temple.
Foster is stalling here. Feijo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Foster seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Feijo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Feijo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Foster, who protects the arm well.
Feijo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Foster is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Feijo looks gassed!
Feijo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Foster is trying to improve his position.
Foster is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Feijo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Feijo is looking to take a break and control but Foster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Feijo is working for a kimura but Foster is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Foster dominated that 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.
Feijo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Foster fails to land with a series of punches.
Feijo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Feijo tries to clinch but Foster moves out of range.
Feijo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Feijo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foster throws a lazy right hand but Feijo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Feijo.
Feijo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Foster.
Feijo thows a body shot but no joy.
Feijo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Foster. That did some damage!
Feijo connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feijo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Feijo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Feijo is looking to land body kicks.
Feijo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foster.
Feijo tries a low kick but Foster avoids it.
Foster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster blocks a jab.
Foster cracks Feijo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chico Feijo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foster moves out of range as Feijo throws a body kick.
Foster connects with a nice looking jab.
Feijo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Feijo misses with a head kick.
Foster tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Feijo throws a nice head kick!
A leg kick checked by Foster.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Foster.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Feijo is looking for a sweep.
Foster landing a few strikes.
Foster working away.
Feijo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Foster scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Foster.
Foster lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feijo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Feijo trying to hold on to Foster's head to control him but Foster postures up.
Feijo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Feijo has hold of Foster's hands but Foster slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Feijo looking for submissions off his back.
Foster content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Feijo trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster prevents Feijo from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Foster checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Feijo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foster jabs Feijo right on the nose. Feijo blinks but takes it well.
Foster shoots in and bounces Feijo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Foster passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Foster lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Feijo down.
Foster working the body and head with strikes.
Feijo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Foster landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Feijo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster is trying to control the action in half guard but Feijo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Feijo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Foster is nestled in close to Feijo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Feijo is looking to improve his position.
Feijo looking for submissions off his back.
Foster lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Feijo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Foster 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Feijo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Feijo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Foster avoids the head kick by Feijo.
Foster is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Feijo slips a straight right by Foster.
Marcus Foster is winning the standup battle so far.
Feijo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Feijo tries to close the distance and clinch but Foster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foster lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Chico Feijo has been cut.
Feijo throws out a leg kick but Foster moves out of range and Feijo only half commits.
Foster shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Feijo defends it nicely.
Foster lands a jab.
Foster swats away the attempt to clinch by Feijo.
Foster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Feijo moves away.
Feijo throws a solid leg kick but Foster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Feijo.
Feijo tries to close the distance and clinch but Foster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Feijo throws a leg kick but Foster checks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foster misses with an uppercut. Feijo saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feijo tries a head kick but it misses.
Feijo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Foster rather than just go for the knockout.
Foster misses with a hook. Feijo ducked under it nicely.
Feijo lands a body shot.
Foster tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Foster shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Feijo is trying to defend but Foster finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Feijo is looking to control Foster's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Feijo avoid being mounted?
Feijo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Foster kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Feijo is looking for a sweep. Foster is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Feijo trying to hold on to Foster's head to control him but Foster postures up.
Chico Feijo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feijo moves into full guard.
Feijo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Foster gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Foster connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Foster fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Feijo on the side of the head.
Foster throws a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Feijo.
Foster lands with a hook. Feijo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Feijo doesn't manage to clinch there - Foster circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Foster scores with a four 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!
Foster feints and as Feijo raises his hands in defense, Foster changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Feijo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Foster has passed into side control.
Foster lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feijo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Foster's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Foster is looking to take a break and control but Feijo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Feijo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Feijo is looking to improve his position.
Foster seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Foster winds up and cracks Feijo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Feijo is defending against the submission attempts here by Foster.
Marcus Foster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Feijo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Feijo gets back to full guard.
Feijo looking for a guillotine here but Foster defends easily.
Foster is in close to Feijo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Feijo working for submissions but it's allowed Foster to get to half guard.
Feijo is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Foster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Foster 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Foster!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Lake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lake comes into the arena with Aesthetics Of Hate blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Lyoto Machida enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Lake!
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, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida throws a hook to the side of Lake's head but Lake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lake blocks a head kick by Machida.
Machida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lake circles away quickly and effectively.
Lake is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Machida's half guard.
Machida is trying to maintain the position but Lake is very close to passing his half guard.
Lake is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Machida is just riding it out for now. Lake eventually gives up the hold.
Machida is doing well to control the position and prevent Lake from advancing to side control.
Machida is looking to control Lake's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Machida avoid being mounted?
Lake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lake trying to mount his opponent but Machida defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lake is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lake shoots for a takedown but Machida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lake shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Machida is trying to defend but Lake finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lake wants to control but Machida is keeping him busy.
Lake seems to be looking for submissions.
Machida trying to control from the bottom.
Lake looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lake is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Machida doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lake.
Lake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida is trying to stand up here but Lake is controlling him well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Machida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Machida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lake is breathing heavily.
Lake has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Jackson Lake has been cut.
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!
Lake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Machida missing with a left hand there. Lake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lake takes one to the chin there.
Machida misses with an uppercut. Lake saw that one coming.
Lyoto Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machida lands an overhand right.
Lake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Machida sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Machida has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lake is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Machida moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake throws a big right hand that misses.
Lake won't allow Machida to sweep him here.
Lake drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lake jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lake has gone for a leg lock! Machida slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lake's guard.
Machida wants to pass the guard but Lake is keeping the position.
Machida controlling from the top position.
Lake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four 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.
Machida controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lake keeping full guard, as Machida tries to pass.
Lake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Lake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lake shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Machida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Machida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Machida. No joy for Lake on that attempt.
Machida defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lake.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Lake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lake looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lake shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Machida does it's job there.
Machida lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jackson Lake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Machida wants it to stay on the feet.
Lake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Machida is fending him off so far but Lake persists. Nope, Machida circles away and we're back to standing.
Lake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jackson Lake's cut is getting worse.
Machida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some wild striking there from Machida.
Machida 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.
Machida throws a combination. Lake tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machida drops Lake with a straight right hand, right on the button! Machida follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyoto Machida!
Lyoto Machida is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diamond Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KB Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead-King of Kings. Diamond Phillips has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diamond Phillips!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, KB Blair!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phillips was well out of range. Poor timing from Blair.
Phillips throws a big shot that misses.
Phillips lands a left and a right that send Blair crashing to the mat, dazed. Phillips thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phillips misses with a wild combination.
Phillips throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blair circles away quickly and effectively.
Blair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
Blair throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
Blair lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blair swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phillips misses with a double jab
and Blair counters with a two punch combo.
Phillips throws a right hand that Blair ducks under and follows up with a left that Blair also avoids with ease.
Phillips jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phillips throws a combination that misses
and Blair counters with a three punch combo that has Phillips backing up. Phillips nods at Blair to acknowledge the strikes.
Phillips tries to clinch but Blair moves out of range.
Phillips lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Phillips tries to bum rush Blair with a series of wild strikes but Blair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a combination that misses
and Blair counters with a left and a right that stings Phillips.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Blair avoids them all with ease.
Phillips throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blair counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Phillips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phillips misses with a double jab
and Blair counters with a left and a right that stings Phillips.
Phillips's corner calls for a 1-2. Phillips obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Phillips takes a swing at Blair's ribcage but misses.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Blair moves out of range.
Blair circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blair counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a combination that misses
and Blair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phillips moves in looking to clinch but Blair pushes him off.
Diamond Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blair throws a low kick, looking for Phillips's leg but Phillips calmly moves out of range.
Phillips misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phillips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phillips throws out the jab.
Blair avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phillips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blair counters with a three punch combo that has Phillips backing up. Phillips nods at Blair to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Blair moves out of range.
Blair throws a jab when Phillips was well out of range.
Phillips scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blair scores with the left hand. Phillips knows he should have avoided that one.
Phillips throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blair counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blair ducks under a wild hook from Phillips.
No luck for Blair with that takedown attempt.
Blair throws a right and a left that Phillips avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phillips looks to land a right hand but Blair moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KB Blair dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Phillips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Blair counter with a right hand.
Blair fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blair fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Phillips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phillips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phillips scores with a nice head shot.
KB Blair seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phillips loads up on a big right hand but Blair slips the punch.
Phillips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blair manages to avoid it.
Phillips stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips tries to clinch up
and Blair counters with a nice low kick that buckles Phillips's knee momentarily.
Phillips misses with a two punch combination.
Phillips throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
Blair attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Phillips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blair counters with a stiff right hand.
Phillips throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blair connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses the jab.
Phillips fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phillips misses with a double jab.
Phillips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blair circles away quickly and effectively.
Phillips lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blair throws a series of punches but Phillips avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Blair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blair is looking to chop away at Phillips's legs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blair is defended easily by Phillips.
Diamond Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KB Blair.
Phillips lands a two punch combo.
Diamond Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blair counters with a shoot takedown. Phillips fights it but they end up in guard.
Phillips manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Blair is looking to improve his position but Phillips isn't that keen on the idea.
Phillips controlling his opponent.
Blair is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips content just to control the position here.
Blair tries to lock up and control but Phillips gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Blair working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Diamond Phillips will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Phillips stuns Blair with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
Phillips tries to bum rush Blair with a series of wild strikes but Blair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blair circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blair counters with a stiff right hand.
Phillips misses with a double jab
and Blair counters with a left and a right that stings Phillips.
Blair misses with a combination
and Phillips counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips throws a nice looking combination but Blair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phillips moves out of range as Blair throws a body kick.
Blair tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Phillips misses with a combination
and Blair counters with a nice uppercut.
Phillips fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillips misses with a double jab
and Blair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phillips lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips lands a two punch combo.
Phillips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phillips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phillips throws a combination that misses
and Blair counters with a good low kick that Phillips was not able to check.
Phillips throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blair is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blair bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Phillips comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Blair falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Blair was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diamond Phillips!
Diamond Phillips retains his light heavyweight title!
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