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Syn' 235: $2M Championship PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kenji Silva enters the cage!
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198 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Stern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern checks a leg kick.
Stern jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stern misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Stern counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stern defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Stern gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stern is one step ahead there.
Stern throwing strikes but missing.
Silva looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva 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.
Silva is trying to keep Stern in close.
Stern stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stern is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Stern works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stern wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern controlling from the top position.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stern engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stern trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jason Stern just wasn't active enough.
Silva tries to land a body kick
and Stern counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenji Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stern with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Stern shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Stern keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kenji Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Stern's knee but Stern avoids it well.
Silva gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stern counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stern throws out the jab.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stern.
Stern lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stern drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stern throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Stern takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stern sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stern gets a clinch.
Stern can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Stern dominated that round.
That's time! Stern's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva throws the left hand but Stern avoids the punch easily.
Stern misses with an uppercut
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stern throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Stern throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva looks to land a combination but Stern avoids it well.
Stern walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Stern counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva throws a leg kick but Stern sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Stern sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stern blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stern misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Stern shrugs it off.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stern throws out the jab.
Silva wants to slow Stern down by chopping away at his legs.
Stern throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Stern 's knee.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stern. Stern obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Stern shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Stern's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A slow jab from Stern misses its intended target.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stern fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Stern connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Silva misses.
Stern connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Stern counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Stern sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Stern counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Stern counters with a nice uppercut.
Stern lands a head shot.
Stern has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Stern counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Stern takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva stuns Stern with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stern checks a leg kick.
Stern dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stern connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stern tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Stern throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is looking to chop away at Stern's legs.
Silva throws a jab when Stern was well out of range.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Stern dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Stern ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stern moves away.
Silva throws a push kick but Stern slaps the foot to one side.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Stern takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stern takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stern finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Stern's front leg but catches the back leg as Stern tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Stern.
Stern fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Stern is now in Silva's guard.
Stern 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working a defensive guard but Stern passes into half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva is looking to control Stern's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Stern jumps into side control!
Stern working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Stern is staying tight to Silva's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Stern trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Stern cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stern postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stern trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to buck Stern off but Stern is having none of it.
Stern lands a few punches from side control.
Silva wants to control but Stern postures up.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stern wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stern fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Silva parries the strikes from Stern easily there. Stern is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silva to escape.
Stern wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern controlling the position from side mount.
Silva is trying to control Stern's posture but Stern avoids it.
Stern is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stern misses with the ground and pound.
Stern throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stern moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Stern showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stern 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Jason Stern!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Jason Stern!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Jason Stern!
Jason Stern wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Damato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryant Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helix comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Whitechapel - Of Legions kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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217 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Damato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Helix!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix lands with a slapping head kick.
Damato moves into the clinch.
Damato slows down the pace here.
Damato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Helix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damato avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helix.
Helix prevents a body shot from Damato.
Damato tries a body shot but Helix blocks it.
Helix pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Helix misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Helix just misses with a elbow thrown towards Damato's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damato.
Damato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Helixs head.
Helix misses with an elbow over the top.
Helix misses with an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Helix creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Damato's defenses.
Helix trying to land knees to the body.
Damato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix tries to land knees in the clinch but Damato avoids the damage to the body.
Helix throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Damato swings wildly with an uppercut but Helix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damato tries to work over Helix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helix drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Damato.
Damato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damato avoids it.
Helix throws an elbow but it misses.
Helix has Damato pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Damato manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Damato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helix missing with knees to the body.
Helix misses with a knee to the head.
Damato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Helix.
Damato throws a punch but it's blocked by Helix.
Helix lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Helix just misses with a elbow thrown towards Damato's brow.
Damato throws a head punch that misses.
Damato avoids a wild elbow strike from Helix.
Damato blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Helix - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helix blocks an uppercut.
Damato has a couple of punches blocked by Helix.
A nice right hand lands inside from Helix.
Helix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damato.
Helix stalling in the clinch but Damato improves position.
Damato works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helix.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helix.
Helix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helix lands an elbow inside that Damato shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix missing with knees to the body.
Damato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Damato just leaning against Helix, taking a breather.
Damato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damato takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Pete Damato has been cut.
Damato looking to stall.
Helix taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Helix trying to land knees to the body.
Helix pushes off an throws an elbow but Damato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Helix trying to land knees to the body.
Damato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Helixs head.
Damato lands a hook that snaps the head of Helix backwards.
Helix pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Helix wants to sweep here but Damato controlling him for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helix escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Damato gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix keeping full guard, as Damato tries to pass.
Damato wants to control from the top but Helix keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helix keeping full guard, as Damato tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Helix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Damato's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Helix throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Helix slams his shin into Damato's torso.
A solid leg kick lands there for Damato.
Damato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helix with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Helix connects with a high kick.
Helix checks a leg kick.
Helix misses with a looping left.
Damato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Helix counters with a nice leg kick.
Helix doesn't manage to clinch there - Damato circles away.
Helix lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damato throws the left hand but Helix avoids the punch easily.
Damato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Damato moves out of range as Helix throws a body kick.
Damato moves into range and clinches up with Helix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato takes an elbow to the temple.
Helix misses with an elbow over the top.
Damato tries a body shot but Helix blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Helix is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damato is defending well for now.
Helix looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Helix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damato's elbow.
Damato dodges an elbow strike from Helix.
Helix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damato.
Helix tries for a takedown. No joy.
Helix missing with knees to the body.
Helix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damato avoids it.
Helix lands an elbow inside that Damato shrugs off.
Damato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Helix throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Damato takes an elbow to the temple.
Damato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damato.
Helix lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Helix throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Helix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damato avoids it.
Damato lands a shot to the body.
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!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Damato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damato takes an elbow to the forehead.
Helix creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Helix pushes off an throws an elbow but Damato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Damato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damato lands a high kick!
It looks like Bryant Helix has been cut.
Pete Damato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helix tries a head kick but it misses.
Helix avoids a kick to the body.
Damato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Helix, as that shot connected.
Helix shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Damato sprawls well. Damato wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Helix gets slowly back to his feet.
Helix lands a lovely overhand right.
Helix on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Helix wants to land a leg kick but Damato is out of range.
Helix throws a head kick but Damato moves out of range.
Damato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Helix avoids the body shot from Damato.
A shot to the liver by Helix. Beautiful body shot.
A leg kick checked by Damato.
Helix looking to score a takedown here. Damato is defending well but Helix drives through and ends up in Damato's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helix trying to control the position from guard on top but Damato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damato is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Helix wants to pass the guard but Damato is keeping the position.
Damato is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Damato tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helix postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bryant Helix will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Helix throws a leg kick but Damato sees it coming and moves out of range.
Damato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Helix as he connects with a hook.
Damato misses with a two punch combination.
Damato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Helix. That did some damage!
Damato checks a leg kick.
Helix slips a straight right by Damato.
Damato closes the distance and clinches.
Helix lands a nice elbow.
Damato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Helix throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Damato tries a body shot but Helix blocks it.
Bryant Helix seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Helix looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Helix looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Damato breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato throws a hook to the side of Helix's head but Helix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Helix checks a low kick from Damato.
Helix tries for a takedown but Damato sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Damato looks to throw the jab but Helix is out of range.
Helix lands a head kick!
Damato moves into the clinch successfully.
Helix stalling the fight.
Helix missing with knees to the body.
Damato presses Helix against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Helix lands a nice knee to the body.
Damato avoids the elbow strike from Helix, against the cage.
Damato wants to stall.
Maybe Damato would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Helix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damato misses with a punch to the body.
Damato avoids the elbow strike from Helix, against the cage.
Helix connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damato avoids a wild elbow strike from Helix.
Helix dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Damato is pushing Helix up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Helix throws an elbow but it misses.
Helix pushes off an throws an elbow but Damato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Damato can't find room to land a body shot as Helix controls the action.
Helix throws an elbow but it misses.
Helix scores with a knee to the head.
Damato stalling in the clinch but Helix improves position.
Helix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Helix tries to land knees in the clinch but Damato avoids the damage to the body.
Damato breaks the clinch.
Damato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helix manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Damato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Damato.
Damato throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Helix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damato with a hook.
Helix tries a head kick but it misses.
Damato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Helix's sensitive parts.
Pete Damato is winning the standup battle so far.
Damato scoring well with a low kick there.
Damato instigates a clinch.
Damato gets through Helix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Damato avoids a wild elbow strike from Helix.
Damato is looking to control Helix's arms but Helix gets an underhook and turns him. Now Damato has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Helix throws an elbow but misses.
Helix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helix lands an elbow inside.
Damato blocks the elbow strike.
Damato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Helix moves out of range of the leg kick from Damato.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Damato checks a leg kick.
Damato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Helix scores with a nice head shot.
Damato dips to his left and cracks Helix with an uppercut!
Damato lands with a kick to the temple. Helix shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damato looks to land a body kick but Helix moved away.
Damato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damato scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Damato showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Helix 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 George Francis scores the fight for Pete Damato!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Pete Damato!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Pete Damato!
Pete Damato wins by unanimous decision!
Pete Damato gave a mention to Hellbent in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bon Joy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joy comes into the arena with The Prodigy - Breathe blaring out of the sound system. Larsson has chosen Now I Lay Thee Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bon Joy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bon Joy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrik Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Larsson connects with a high kick.
Joy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Larsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
Larsson lands a jab to Joy's midsection.
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!
Larsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joy. That did some damage!
Larsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joy slips under a jab from Larsson.
Larsson is looking to clinch but Joy is avoiding it.
Joy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Joy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joy looks to land a body kick but Larsson moved away.
Larsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Joy slips a jab from Larsson.
Joy lands a head shot.
Larsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Larsson's head.
Joy blocks a head kick by Larsson.
Joy throws a head kick that Larsson semi-blocks.
Joy throws a body kick that misses.
Larsson cracks Joy with a good jab.
Joy connects with a high kick.
Joy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Joy throws a jab but it's blocked by Larsson.
Bon Joy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Larsson moves into the clinch.
Joy has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson blocks a body shot from Joy.
Joy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Joy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Larsson lands a knee to the head.
Joy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsson.
Larsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Larsson presses Joy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Larsson.
Larsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Larsson.
A shot in the inside from Larsson.
Joy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Larsson after a bit of a struggle.
Larsson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Joy is breathing heavily.
Joy tries to land knees in the clinch but Larsson avoids the damage to the body.
Larsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Joy up against the cage.
Joy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Larsson pushes Joy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larsson taking a breather.
Larsson avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson tries a knee to the head but Joy blocks it.
Joy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larsson controlling the action here for a moment.
A short left from Larsson.
A head punch on the inside from Joy fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joy.
Joy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Larsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Larsson pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Henrik Larsson.
Larsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Joy is out of range.
A head kick misses from Joy.
Larsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Joy misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joy. Larsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Joy in the body.
Larsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Larsson feints and then cracks Joy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joy down.
Joy tries to close the distance and clinch but Larsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joy fakes the leg kick and cracks Larsson in the body.
Larsson lands a big head kick that sends Joy tumbling to the mat! Larsson takes a step backwards and waves Joy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Joy is rocked!
It looks like Bon Joy has been cut.
Joy misses with the combination.
Oh Joy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joy throws a push kick but Larsson slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joy connects with an inside leg kick.
Joy seems to have got his legs back now.
Larsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larsson moves away from the strike by Joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Larsson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Joy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Joy.
Larsson throws a hook but Joy avoids it easily.
Larsson throws a low kick but Joy avoids it.
Joy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joy wants to clinch up but Larsson keeps it at a distance.
Joy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Larsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Joy closes the distance and pushes Larsson back into the cage.
Larsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Joy throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Joy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Larsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Joy obliges.
Joy tries to throw a body punch but Larsson avoids it by throwing Joy back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joy backwards.
Nice elbow from Joy.
Joy wants a takedown but no success here.
Joy tries a body shot but Larsson blocks it.
Joy avoiding damage as Larsson throws knees to the body.
Joy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Larsson.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
Larsson presses Joy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Larsson stalling the fight.
Larsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Joy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Larsson'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.
Joy tries to land knees in the clinch but Larsson avoids the damage to the body.
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!
Larsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joy blocks the elbow strike.
Joy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Joy struggles to land a body shot inside as Larsson controls his hands.
Joy tries a body shot but Larsson blocks it.
Larsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Joy gets an underhook and turns Larsson into the cage.
A hook to the body from Larsson.
Larsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larsson lands with a left to the head.
Larsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Larsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Larsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Larsson letting Joy take a breather here.
Larsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Larsson is defending well for now.
Larsson pushes Joy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Larsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Larsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henrik Larsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Joy managing to block the knees to the body from Larsson.
Larsson is working Joy over against the cage.
Larsson lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsson is struggling to control the position.
A short uppercut from Larsson.
Larsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joy.
Larsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Larsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Larsson tries to stall but Joy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Larsson.
Larsson managing to block the knees to the body from Joy.
Larsson misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Joy fails to land.
Joy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Larsson is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bon Joy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joy misses with a punch to the body.
Larsson lands a body shot.
Joy being controlled against the cage.
Larsson works on Joy's body with a couple of short punches.
Larsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Larsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Larsson stalling the fight.
Larsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joy or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Joy up against the cage.
Larsson wants to stall.
Larsson throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Larsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Joy throws a chopping leg kick but Larsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joy throws a leg kick which misses Larsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Larsson tries to avoid it.
Larsson lands a big uppercut and Joy crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Joy looks OK. Larsson waves Joy back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Larsson throws an uppercut from hell that sends Joy clean off his feet! He's out cold! Larsson stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henrik Larsson!
After the big win, Henrik Larsson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors TFP Graphics - Pit Inc and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charm Demarsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gjergj Kastrioti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gjergj Kastrioti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charm Demarsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gjergj Kastrioti!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demarsh misses with a body kick.
Kastrioti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Demarsh doesn't seem bothered though.
Demarsh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kastrioti misses with a wild body shot.
Demarsh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big right from Demarsh misses.
Nice sprawl there from Demarsh as Kastrioti shoots in.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Demarsh.
Demarsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Kastrioti is just out of range.
Kastrioti swings away with a body shot that misses
and Demarsh counters with a head kick. That will keep Kastrioti thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kastrioti misses with a body shot.
Kastrioti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Demarsh sprawls well. Demarsh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kastrioti gets slowly back to his feet.
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!
Demarsh misses with a hook.
Demarsh swings for the body but Kastrioti moves out of range.
Kastrioti shoots in for a double leg but Demarsh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Charm Demarsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gjergj Kastrioti.
Demarsh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Demarsh gets caught napping as Kastrioti dives in and scores a takedown. Demarsh manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarsh trying to control the position.
Demarsh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kastrioti.
Kastrioti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kastrioti tries to free his leg and advance position but Demarsh is retaining full guard.
Demarsh keeping moving, preventing Kastrioti from controlling successfully.
Kastrioti passes Demarsh's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kastrioti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Demarsh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastrioti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Demarsh's head.
Kastrioti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kastrioti passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Demarsh!
Kastrioti wants to control the pace but Demarsh is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Kastrioti.
It looks like Charm Demarsh has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastrioti looking to control but Demarsh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kastrioti controlling from mount.
Kastrioti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Demarsh manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demarsh won't allow Kastrioti to pass to mount.
Kastrioti scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Charm Demarsh's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kastrioti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kastrioti drops an elbow to the side of Demarsh's head.
Kastrioti content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kastrioti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kastrioti is trying to control. Demarsh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kastrioti takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gjergj Kastrioti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charm Demarsh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kastrioti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Demarsh moves away.
Gjergj Kastrioti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Demarsh misses the target.
Both fighters circling a little - Demarsh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Demarsh throws a head kick but Kastrioti moves out of range.
Kastrioti takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kastrioti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kastrioti throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Demarsh was covering up waiting for the punch and Kastrioti finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kastrioti stopping the sweep attempt from Demarsh.
Demarsh keeping full guard, as Kastrioti tries to pass.
Kastrioti passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarsh won't allow Kastrioti to pass to mount.
Kastrioti has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kastrioti can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Demarsh is looking to escape.
Demarsh is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastrioti lands a big elbow.
Kastrioti tries to control but Demarsh wriggling away.
Kastrioti throwing strikes here but Demarsh is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kastrioti lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kastrioti controlling his opponent.
Kastrioti tries to control but Demarsh wriggling away.
Gjergj Kastrioti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kastrioti sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarsh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Charm Demarsh's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kastrioti wants to control the pace but Demarsh is squirming around nicely.
Kastrioti is landing with some decent strikes but Demarsh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jeez, Charm Demarsh's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charm Demarsh's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gjergj Kastrioti!
A very excited looking Gjergj Kastrioti rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Another One Bites The Dust. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Abaddon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rose!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abaddon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rose throws a front kick aimed at Abaddon's knee but Abaddon avoids it well.
Abaddon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rose. Rose obviously looking to wear him down.
Rose takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rose attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Abaddon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abaddon misses with a low kick as Rose jumps back.
Abaddon throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
Abaddon throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abaddon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
Abaddon instigates a clinch.
Abaddon struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Abaddon controls his hands.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Abaddon lands with a right to the head.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon wants to stall.
A hook to the body from Rose.
Abaddon lands an uppercut.
Abaddon stalling in the clinch but Rose improves position.
Rose misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Rose goes for a takedown attempt but Abaddon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Abaddon throws a low kick, looking for Rose's leg but Rose calmly moves out of range.
Abaddon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Abaddon misses with a series of wild punches.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Abaddon's belly button to the back.
Abaddon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A thudding body kick lands there by Rose!
A jab from Abaddon misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it.
Abaddon throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Abaddon takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abaddon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abaddon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rose is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Anthony Abaddon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Abaddon.
Rose cracks the inside of Abaddon's front leg.
Abaddon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Abaddon misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose checks a low kick from Abaddon.
Abaddon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abaddon doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Abaddon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abaddon doesn't seem bothered though.
Rose throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abaddon tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it.
Rose throws a sloppy body shot
and Abaddon counters with a head kick.
Rose lands a nice hook to Abaddon's body. Abaddon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rose throws a low kick but Abaddon avoids it.
Anthony Abaddon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abaddon throws a combination that misses
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Rose there.
Rose scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Abaddon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abaddon throws a push kick but Rose slaps the foot to one side.
Rose is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abaddon rather than just go for the knockout.
Rose lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abaddon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Abaddon duly obliges.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks Abaddon off balance momentarily.
Rose connects with a nice looking jab.
Rose scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Abaddon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Abaddon.
Rose keeps Abaddon at a distance using the push kick.
Abaddon is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abaddon. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abaddon throws a sloppy head kick
and Rose counters with a nice low kick that buckles Abaddon's knee momentarily.
Jab, jab by Rose - just one landing.
Rose checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abaddon is rocked!
Rose keeps Abaddon at a distance using the push kick.
Oh Abaddon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose lands a front kick.
Rose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rose circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Abaddon to the canvas! Abaddon doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Rose keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Rose!
After winning the bout, Johnny Rose thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Knish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knish is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Big Ten Inch by Areosmith. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Knish!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Knish.
Knish scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knish lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Knish throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice takedown defense from Knish. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Knish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Knish lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knish slips a jab from Williams.
Knish throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Knish.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Knish.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knish connects with the punch.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Williams keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knish explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Williams throws a jab when Knish was well out of range.
Williams fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Knish to the ground. Williams is now in Knish's guard.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knish looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knish keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Knish looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams scoring with punches to the head and body.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knish uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Knish stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knish wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knish. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knish scores with a jab.
Knish misses the shot to the body.
Knish throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Knish avoids the body shot from Williams.
Knish pushes Williams away with a front kick.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knish misses with a low kick.
Williams gets the takedown into side control.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knish keeps working.
Williams postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams laying and praying for a moment but Knish takes advantage and regains half guard.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knish wants to get back to full guard.
Knish is not content to let Williams control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knish tries to kick Williams off but Williams keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Knish dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
Knish is trying to stand up here but Williams is controlling him well.
Williams slips a nice elbow through Knish's hands, connecting with Knish's forehead.
Williams is trying to control. Knish wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Knish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Knish tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
Knish wants to stand back up but Williams manages to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knish parries the strikes from Williams easily there. Williams is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Knish to escape.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knish keeps working.
Knish tries to improve position but can't.
Williams throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Williams trying to control the position but Knish is working away.
Williams cracks Knish with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to control but Knish is keeping him busy.
Williams 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.
Knish tries to bench press Williams off him but Williams keeps the position.
Knish tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Knish holding both Williams 's hands and preventing any damage.
Williams struggling to land strikes to the head as Knish covers up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to control Knish but Knish is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Knish covering up well and avoiding damage.
Williams lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Williams landing with strikes.
Williams lands strikes to the head.
Knish is rocked!
It looks like Joey Knish has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams lands a massive punch from the back that knocks Knish out cold! Williams jumps to his feet and celebrates wildly with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eli Williams!
Eli Williams decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gatti III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jax comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique - The Rebel. Gatti III comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Milk & Royce 5'9 - Losing out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Arturo Gatti III has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Jax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Gatti III!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti III scores with a nice head shot.
Gatti III lands a nice hook to Jax's body. Jax takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jax walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Arturo Gatti III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jax throws a sloppy head kick and Gatti III moves out of range easily.
Jax tries to clinch but Gatti III moves out of range.
Jax blocks a low kick nicely.
Gatti III blocks a head kick by Jax.
Jax doesn't manage to clinch there - Gatti III circles away.
Jax cracks Gatti III with an open hand slap.
Gatti III checks a leg kick nicely.
Gatti III just misses with a punch to the body.
Jax throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gatti III misses with a body shot
letting Jax counter with a right hand.
Gatti III on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatti III throws a nice looking combination but Jax bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jax avoids the head kick by Gatti III.
Jax tests Gatti III's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jax lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jax showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gatti III.
Jax has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jax tries to land a front kick but Gatti III steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gatti III ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jax moves away.
Good leg kick by Gatti III there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jax slips a straight right by Gatti III.
Gatti III connects with a right hand. Jax shakes it off.
Gatti III blocks a head kick by Jax.
Gatti III throws a low kick but Jax avoids it.
Gatti III avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gatti III scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jax steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gatti III. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatti III connects with a solid leg kick.
Gatti III moves out of range of the body kick.
Gatti III ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jax moves away.
Gatti III bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gatti III throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti III misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Gatti III misses its intended target.
Gatti III goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jax misses with a straight right.
Gatti III has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gatti III there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jax jabs at Gatti III's body.
Gatti III throws a head kick that misses.
Gatti III fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Gatti III tenderised Jax's leg. Jax is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gatti III throws a body punch but Jax moves out of range.
Jax misses with a series of wild punches.
Jax chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gatti III can pounce on him.
Gatti III misses with a looping right.
Gatti III buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gatti III avoids the body shot from Jax.
Jax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatti III manages to avoid it.
Jax pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gatti III throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jax.
Jax misses with a body shot.
Jax ducks under a wild hook from Gatti III.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jax takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gatti III throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from Jax misses
and Gatti III counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jax checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gatti III dips to his left and cracks Jax with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jax misses the jab.
Jax lands a really nice looking cross but Gatti III seems unphased.
Gatti III lands with an overhand left.
Jax throws a body punch but Gatti III moves out of range.
Jax takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gatti III throws a hook but Jax avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jax with a jab.
Gatti III scores with a sloppy right hand. Jax should have avoided that one.
Gatti III shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti III dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A cross from Gatti III lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gatti III.
Jax stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gatti III.
Arturo Gatti III seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jax lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gatti III takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jax moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gatti III tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jax was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatti III.
A jab from Jax misses.
Gatti III misses with a low kick.
Jax throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gatti III makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jax throws a nice looking combination but Gatti III bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Jax.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatti III uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jax.
Gatti III swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gatti III lands a high kick!
Jax is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jax misses with a low kick.
Oh Jax is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jax lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jax avoids the head kick by Gatti III.
Jax steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gatti III.
An inside leg kick lands from Gatti III.
Jax throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gatti III swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gatti III drops Jax with a huge uppercut! Jax drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Gatti III is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Gatti III!
Arturo Gatti III really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Keynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aima Hei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keynes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Concerto for Four Violins in B minor. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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209 lbs
26 - 7 - 0 |
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212 lbs
23 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Keynes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aima Hei!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keynes throws a low kick but Hei avoids it.
Keynes throws a leg kick
and Hei makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hei shoots in looking for a takedown. Keynes tries to sprawl out of it but Hei keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Keynes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hei, as that shot connected.
Hei looks to score with a jab to the body but Keynes is just out of range.
Keynes tests Hei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keynes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hei as he jumps to the side.
Hei takes a swing at Keynes's ribcage but misses.
Hei misses the shot to the body.
Hei checks a leg kick nicely.
Hei scores a takedown into full mount!
Keynes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hei looking to control but Keynes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei lands a big elbow.
Keynes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hei trying to control the pace.
Keynes is looking to improve his position.
Keynes is not content to let Hei control the position.
Keynes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hei.
Keynes wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hei is looking to take a break and control but Keynes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Keynes wants to improve his position but Hei is controlling well.
Keynes is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hei jumps into side control!
Hei working away.
Hei is putting a hurting on Keynes here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hei working the head and body with strikes.
Hei misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Keynes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hei off and has taken his back!
Hei trying to control the hands but Keynes breaks the grip.
Keynes landing with strikes.
Keynes avoiding Hei 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keynes nearly escaped from the position there.
Hei has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Keynes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Keynes landing with strikes.
Keynes missing with strikes from the back.
Hei is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Keynes controlling well, preventing Hei from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keynes is trying to stick to Hei's back but Hei is turning into Keynes. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Keynes's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hei.
Keynes 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.
Keynes is working hard here to advance position.
Hei wants to control from the top but Keynes keeps moving.
Keynes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hei.
Hei tries to free his leg and advance position but Keynes is retaining full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hei stopping the sweep attempt from Keynes.
Hei wants to control from the top but Keynes keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keynes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hei!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aima Hei 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.
Keynes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hei manages to avoid it.
Hei ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hei takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Keynes fakes the leg kick and cracks Hei in the body.
Keynes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hei misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - Hei coming out on top.
Hei throws a body punch but Keynes moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Hei.
An inside leg kick lands from Keynes.
Keynes clobbers Hei with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Keynes. Those never looked like landing.
Keynes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hei counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Hei misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei slips under a jab from Keynes.
Keynes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hei misses with a looping left.
That kick from Hei tenderised Keynes's leg. Keynes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keynes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hei is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Keynes rather than just go for the knockout.
Keynes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keynes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hei.
Hei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hei sizes up Keynes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Keynes wants to land a leg kick but Hei is out of range.
Hei swings for the body but Keynes moves out of range.
Keynes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Keynes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keynes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Keynes trying to control but Hei is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keynes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Keynes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Keynes postures up.
Keynes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Keynes trying to control the position from guard on top but Hei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hei looking to control.
That's three 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.
Keynes scoring well with a low kick there.
Hei misses with a lunging right hand
and Keynes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Keynes scores with a nice body kick.
Hei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hei throws a front kick aimed at Keynes's knee but Keynes avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hei. Keynes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hei connects with a jab.
Keynes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keynes. That's going to slow Hei down.
Keynes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hei's waist but Hei gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Keynes off to one side.
Hei lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hei enables Keynes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hei manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Keynes is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hei keeping moving, preventing Keynes from controlling successfully.
John Keynes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hei working a defensive guard here.
Hei keeping moving, preventing Keynes from controlling successfully.
Hei wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keynes wants to pass the guard but Hei is keeping the position.
Keynes throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Keynes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Keynes throws a head kick that misses.
Keynes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hei can pounce on him.
Hei misses with a hook
and Keynes counters with a straight right hand.
Hei cracks Keynes with an open hand slap.
Keynes swings for the body but Hei moves out of range.
Keynes lands with a nice body kick.
Keynes shoots in looking for a takedown but Hei manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Keynes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Keynes tries to land a body kick
and Hei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keynes swings for the body but Hei moves out of range.
Hei misses with a body shot.
Keynes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hei moves out of range as Keynes strikes.
Hei thuds a left hand into Keynes's body.
Hei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keynes manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keynes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Keynes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hei sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Keynes somewhat.
A solid body kick from Keynes.
Hei cracks Keynes with an open hand slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hei, right into the meat.
John Keynes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keynes looks to throw the jab but Hei is out of range.
Hei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keynes's calf.
Keynes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hei looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Keynes 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.
Keynes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Keynes working the strikes but Hei uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Keynes seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hei is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Keynes!
A very excited looking John Keynes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Glozman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dawn of the Dead by Does it Offend you, yeah?. The crowd seem to be enjoying Glozman's choice of entrance music: enae Volare Mezzo. Hal Jordan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Igor Glozman's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hal Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Glozman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jordan. Glozman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jordan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Glozman misses.
Good leg kick by Glozman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Glozman looks to throw the jab but Jordan is out of range.
Jordan lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Glozman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jordan. Glozman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Igor Glozman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glozman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jordan.
A slow jab from Jordan misses its intended target.
Glozman darts in and clinches Jordan up against the cage.
Jordan can't find room to land a body shot as Glozman controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Glozman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jordan working aggressively here.
Jordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Glozman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jordan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Glozman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jordan lands a left hand.
It looks like Igor Glozman has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan lands an uppercut.
Glozman blocks an uppercut.
Glozman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jordan working aggressively here.
Glozman pushes Jordan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glozman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jordans head.
Jordan misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Jordan.
Jordan working aggressively here.
Jordan lands with a right to the head.
Glozman tries a body shot but Jordan blocks it.
Glozman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Glozman taking a breather.
Jordan blocks an uppercut.
Glozman throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan.
Jordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jordan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glozman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Glozman misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jordan.
Jordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan throws a punch but it's blocked by Glozman.
Jordan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Glozman up against the cage.
Glozman blocking some punches.
Jordan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Glozman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Glozman misses with some punches.
Glozman blocks an uppercut.
Jordan wants to get back to striking at distance but Glozman won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jordan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jordan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Glozman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Glozman trying to stall but Jordan improves his position.
Glozman prevents Jordan from breaking the clinch.
Jordan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Glozman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glozman misses with the head strike.
Glozman misses with some punches.
Jordan lands a shot to the body.
Jordan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jordan misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Jordan.
Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jordan thows a leg kick but Glozman checks it
letting Glozman counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glozman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jordan's half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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. Glozman connects with a nice short shot to Jordan's temple.
Glozman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jordan defending well though.
Glozman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Glozman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Glozman passes to side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glozman landing strikes.
Glozman throws a strike aimed at the side of Jordan's head but Jordan avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Igor Glozman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Igor Glozman'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.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glozman moves away.
Glozman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jordan avoids the head kick by Glozman.
Glozman looks to land a combination. Jordan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Glozman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jordan is rocked!
Jordan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh Jordan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glozman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glozman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Glozman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Glozman clinches up against the cage.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hal Jordan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jordan tries to break free but Glozman pushes him back against the cage.
Jordan managing to block the knees to the body from Glozman.
Glozman lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Hal Jordan has been cut.
Glozman tries to land a knee to the head but Jordan blocks with his arms.
Glozman misses with a knee strike.
Glozman lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jordan to his knees! Glozman keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Glozman!
After the big win, Igor Glozman made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Pox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pox comes to the cage accompanied by Same Song - Digital Underground. The crowd seem to be enjoying Doherty's choice of entrance music: You can't stand me now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
34 - 9 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Pox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doherty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doherty scores with a jab to the jaw.
Doherty throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doherty throws a nice looking combination but Pox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doherty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pox but Pox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pox lands a head kick. Doherty smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick from Pox misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doherty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doherty tries to clinch up.
Doherty lands a jab.
Pox thows a leg kick but Doherty checks it
and Doherty counters with a good low kick that Pox was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Pox.
Big Pox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doherty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pox.
Doherty takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Doherty throws out a leg kick but Pox moves out of range and Doherty only half commits.
Doherty tries to work over Pox's front leg with a kick but Pox checks it.
Pox misses with an uppercut.
Doherty on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doherty.
Pox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Doherty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Big Pox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Doherty misses.
Doherty ducks right into an uppercut from Pox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Whack! Pox lands a heavy head kick that drops Doherty. The ref tackles Pox to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Doherty was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Big Pox!
A very excited looking Big Pox made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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