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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Megaphny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne has chosen I could Kick your Ass as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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214 lbs
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204 lbs
0 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dirk Megaphny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Daniel Payne!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megaphny defending well as Payne loads up on a big left hand.
Payne throws a right and a left that Megaphny avoids nicely.
Megaphny thuds his right hand into Payne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Payne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Megaphny lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Megaphny blocks a jab.
Payne throws a right hand that Megaphny ducks under and follows up with a left that Megaphny also avoids with ease.
Megaphny closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Payne quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Payne tries to get to full guard but Megaphny has control of the leg.
Megaphny landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megaphny lands strikes from half guard.
Payne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Megaphny.
Megaphny uses his free foot to push down on Payne's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Payne.
Megaphny landing strikes from the mount and Payne is in trouble!
Payne is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Megaphny! Payne is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dirk Megaphny!
Dirk Megaphny decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Archaniol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Archaniol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Fenix!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenix is looking to slow Archaniol down with leg kicks.
Fenix bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Archaniol's head backwards.
It looks like Rafael Archaniol has been cut.
A big left from Archaniol misses.
Fenix throws a nice head kick!
Fenix comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Archaniol takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Archaniol doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Fenix.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fenix, as that shot connected.
Fenix dips to his left and cracks Archaniol with an uppercut!
Rafael Archaniol's cut is getting worse.
Fenix moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix cracks Archaniol with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Archaniol falls to his knees and Fenix doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Fenix!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sal Paradise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Constantinos Philippou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Constantinos Philippou acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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188 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sal Paradise !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Constantinos Philippou!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paradise misses the body punch
and Philippou counters with a two punch combo.
Paradise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Philippou.
Paradise moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Paradise takes a swing at Philippou's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Paradise does it's job there.
Paradise looking to score a takedown here. Philippou is defending well but Paradise drives through and ends up in Philippou's guard.
Philippou wants to get back to his feet but Paradise is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Philippou is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paradise is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paradise is looking to stand up but Philippou won't let him.
Philippou working a defensive guard here.
Paradise passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippou is looking to escape.
Paradise controlling the action here.
Paradise wants to pass to mount but Philippou is defending the position.
Paradise missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Philippou is looking to improve his position.
Paradise is pressing down on Philippou's thigh, looking to free his foot. Philippou is holding on for now.
Paradise looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Philippou is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philippou is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paradise pulls his head out easily.
Paradise sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Philippou is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paradise pulls his head out easily.
Paradise perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Philippou is looking to control Paradise 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Philippou avoid being mounted?
Paradise wants to pass the guard but Philippou is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Philippou looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Paradise content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Philippou blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paradise .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Philippou regains full guard. Nicely done.
Paradise trying to stand up but can't free himself from Philippou's guard.
Philippou has his foot on Paradise 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paradise works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paradise sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Philippou's guard.
Paradise is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Philippou!
Paradise controlling the pace for now.
Paradise tries to control but Philippou wriggling away.
Philippou can't escape the position.
Philippou is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Paradise in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Constantinos Philippou has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paradise controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sal Paradise dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Constantinos Philippou's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Paradise throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Philippou stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Philippou.
Paradise connects with the punch.
Paradise misses with a wild body shot.
Constantinos Philippou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Philippou thows a body shot but no joy.
Philippou needs to keep his hands up - Paradise had a free shot at his head there.
Paradise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philippou manages to avoid it.
Paradise works Philippou's body with a nice hook.
Paradise swings away with a body shot that misses
and Philippou counters with a two punch combo.
Paradise tries to land a front kick but Philippou steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Philippou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paradise .
Paradise avoids a punch combination nicely.
Philippou misses with a double jab.
Paradise scores with a hook to the body. Philippou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paradise tries a low kick but Philippou avoids it.
Philippou falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paradise counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Philippou is breathing heavily.
Paradise lands with a nice body punch.
Paradise feints a jab promting Philippou to slip. Paradise then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Philippou slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Paradise moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Paradise lands.
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!
Nice body punch from Paradise .
Paradise looks to land a combination but Philippou avoids it well.
Paradise 's corner calls for a 1-2. Paradise obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paradise bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Philippou's head.
Paradise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Philippou.
Paradise looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sal Paradise is winning the standup battle so far.
Paradise connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Paradise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paradise swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paradise wants to land a leg kick but Philippou is out of range.
Paradise misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paradise shoots in for a takedown but Philippou shows good takedown defense.
Paradise lands a nice hook to Philippou's body. Philippou takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paradise cracks Philippou with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paradise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philippou was well out of range. Poor timing from Paradise .
Philippou misses with a wild combination.
Philippou misses with a few strikes there.
Paradise throws out a powerful jab.
That has opened up Constantinos Philippou's cut even more.
Philippou takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paradise throws a front kick aimed at Philippou's knee but Philippou avoids it well.
Philippou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paradise cracks a nice hook into Philippou's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paradise scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Paradise shoots in looking for a takedown. Philippou tries to sprawl out of it but Paradise keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Philippou manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Philippou drops his hands momentarily and Paradise takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paradise scores with a jab to the body.
Paradise lands a glancing blow to the side of Philippou's head.
Donk. Paradise catches Philippou right on the button with a cross.
Paradise cracks a nice hook into Philippou's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paradise will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sal Paradise . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Paradise misses.
Paradise fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sal Paradise dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Constantinos Philippou's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paradise lands a head shot.
A right-left combo lands from Paradise .
Philippou misses with a two punch combination.
Philippou misses with a series of wild punches.
Paradise is looking to wear down Philippou with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Paradise thows a body shot but no joy.
Paradise connects with a right hand. Philippou shakes it off.
The cut above Constantinos Philippou's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Philippou moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paradise misses with a body kick.
Paradise lands the left hand.
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!
Philippou displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Philippou takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paradise looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch combination from Philippou misses.
Paradise is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Philippou can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paradise throws a head kick but Philippou moves out of range.
Philippou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paradise .
Philippou misses with a double jab
and Paradise counters with a nice body shot.
Paradise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Philippou moves away.
Philippou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paradise connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Philippou momentarily.
Philippou closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Philippou takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paradise lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Constantinos Philippou's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philippou slips a jab and a cross from Paradise .
Paradise tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paradise lands with a shot to the body.
Philippou gets caught napping as Paradise dives in and scores a takedown. Philippou manages to retain guard.
Paradise pushes down on Philippou's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Philippou looking for submissions off his back.
Philippou is not content to let Paradise control the position.
Paradise controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sal Paradise overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Sal Paradise wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Paradise catches Philippou with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Paradise swings for the body but Philippou moves out of range.
Philippou misses with a combination
and Paradise counters with a right hand to the body.
Paradise works the jab nicely.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Constantinos Philippou's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sal Paradise !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zheka Poke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zheka Poke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poke shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Poke shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Poke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Poke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Poke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Poke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Poke 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.
Poke landing some decent shots from guard.
Poke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Poke stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poke scoring with some ground and pound.
Poke throws a big right hand that misses.
Poke connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Poke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Poke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson looks gassed!
Poke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Poke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Poke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Poke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Poke stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Poke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poke with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Poke drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Johnson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Poke has Johnson in his guard.
Poke is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Johnson rolls with it to try and escape but Poke cranks on the arm and Johnson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zheka Poke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Dexter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Out of my Mind. Diego Diaz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Morgan Dexter!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
Dexter wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Dexter misses with a body punch.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dexter fails to land.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Dexter lands with a short shot to the head.
Come on Diaz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dexter managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.
Dexter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Dexter swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Dexter.
Dexter swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dexter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dexter as Diaz tries to tie him up.
Dexter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to control Dexter's arms but Dexter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diaz has his back to the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz stalling the fight.
Dexter lands an uppercut.
Diaz looking to throw knees to the head but Dexter is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Dexter fails to land.
Dexter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Dexter.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Dexter avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dexter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dexter's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Dexter can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz taking a breather.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Dexter scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dexter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dexter has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Dexter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz stalls.
Dexter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dexter swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Dexter avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dexter managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.
Diaz stalling in the clinch but Dexter improves position.
Dexter throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
Dexter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dexter.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Dexter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dexter backwards.
Dexter throws a head punch that misses.
Dexter gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dexter as Diaz tries to tie him up.
Dexter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexter misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dexter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dexter misses with a body punch.
Dexter manages to break the clinch.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dexter throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dexter scores with a spinning back kick!
Morgan Dexter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Dexter misses
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
Dexter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dexter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Dexter wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Morgan Dexter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diaz defending well as Dexter loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Dexter.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Dexter saw that one coming.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dexter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dexter ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Dexter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dexter connects with a single shot there.
Dexter scores with a jab to the head.
Dexter just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz throws the kick towards the body but Dexter avoids it.
Dexter swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Dexter works Diaz's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Diaz misses.
Dexter misses with an uppercut
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz defending well as Dexter loads up on a big left hand.
Dexter throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a thumping low kick.
Dexter moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Dexter does it's job there.
Diaz forces Dexter back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Dexter gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the cage.
Dexter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dexter lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a knee strike.
Dexter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
Dexter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dexter working aggressively here.
Dexter throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan Dexter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dexter scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dexter swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dexter.
Nice body punch from Dexter.
Still in the clinch, Dexter scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Dexter.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Dexter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Dexter's head.
Dexter takes a shot to the head.
Dexter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dexter swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but Dexter blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Dexter is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Dexter controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Dexter fails to land.
Dexter misses with a punch on the inside.
Dexter tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dexter is defending well for now.
Diaz working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dexter letting Diaz take a breather here.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Dexter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dexter tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Dexter is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Dexter.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diaz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dexter misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dexter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dexter.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Dexter has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Dexter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz throws a push kick but Dexter slaps the foot to one side.
Diaz moves out of range as Dexter strikes.
Dexter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dexter throws a leg kick but Diaz checks it.
Dexter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Morgan Dexter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dexter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Dexter thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Dexter misses the jab.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Dexter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexter throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dexter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.
Dexter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz checks the leg kick.
Dexter blocks the body kick.
Dexter slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Dexter.
Dexter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz walks into a left hand.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz slips under a jab from Dexter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dexter blocks the body kick.
Dexter checks a low kick from Diaz.
Diaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dexter finds it's way round the side to connect with Diaz's head.
It looks like Diego Diaz has been cut.
Dexter throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dexter tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Dexter is looking to land body kicks.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dexter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dexter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz tries to clinch but Dexter is having none of it.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan Dexter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dexter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Dexter is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Dexter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dexter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Dexter counters with a body kick that stops Diaz in his tracks momentarily.
Dexter thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Dexter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dexter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Dexter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dexter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diego Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dexter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Morgan Dexter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dexter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morgan Dexter!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Canning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hopkins's choice of entrance music: Coming home -Dirty money. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peyton Canning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canning walks into a straight right hand from Hopkins.
Canning scores with a leg kick.
Hopkins closes the distance and clinches up with Canning, looking for a takedown. Hopkins pushes Canning against the cage but Canning circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Hopkins with that takedown attempt.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the body
and Canning counters with a nice body kick.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Canning.
Canning thuds his shin into the meat of Hopkins's side.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Canning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Canning throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hopkins throws a shot from downtown. Canning moves away and avoids it.
Canning misses with a body shot.
Canning takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canning misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins scores with a punch to the head.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Canning.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown but Canning shows good takedown defense.
Peyton Canning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Hopkins.
Some bone on bone action there as Hopkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Canning checks a low kick from Hopkins.
Canning throws a sloppy head kick and Hopkins moves out of range easily.
Canning slips a jab from Hopkins.
Canning ducks right into an uppercut from Hopkins.
Canning scores with a jab to the jaw.
No joy there for Canning, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Canning ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
Hopkins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hopkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown but Canning shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Canning misses with a body kick.
Canning with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alex Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. Canning looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Canning as he jumps to the side.
Canning tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hopkins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown but Canning shows good takedown defense.
Hopkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Canning sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopkins takes a swing at Canning's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Canning as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canning looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Hopkins swings for the body but Canning moves out of range.
Good work by Canning as he checks the leg kick.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Canning checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hopkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Canning. Canning circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Canning tries to work over Hopkins's front leg with a kick but Hopkins checks it.
Canning shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Canning is rocked!
Hopkins drops Canning with a naaaaasty hook - Canning is in real trouble here! Hopkins dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Hopkins!
Alex Hopkins managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hopkins Athletics, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benigno Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tyson Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benigno Aquino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Tyson Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Marquez.
Aquino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marquez throws out the jab.
Aquino moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marquez obliges.
Aquino is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marquez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aquino blocks it with crossed arms.
Marquez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marquez missing with knees to the body.
Aquino leaning against his opponent.
Marquez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aquino avoids it.
Marquez misses with a knee strike.
Marquez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aquino is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marquez obliges.
Marquez tries a knee to the head but Aquino blocks it.
Marquez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Marquez.
It looks like Benigno Aquino has been cut.
Marquez is trying to push Aquino away but Aquino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aquino is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marquez looking to throw knees to the head but Aquino is blocking nicely.
Marquez being controlled against the cage.
Aquino avoiding damage as Marquez throws knees to the body.
Marquez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aquino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquino'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.
A frustrated look appears on Marquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aquino prevents a body shot from Marquez.
Marquez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aquino is defending well for now.
Marquez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aquino.
Marquez tries to land knees in the clinch but Aquino avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Aquino.
Marquez tries to work over Aquino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marquez trying to land knees to the body.
Aquino is pushing Marquez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marquez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marquez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aquino blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Aquino - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benigno Aquino.
Aquino throws out a loose jab but Marquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aquino staying out of range there.
Aquino slips under a jab from Marquez.
Aquino defending well as Marquez loads up on a big left hand.
Aquino moves out of range as Marquez strikes.
Good shot there by Aquino.
Marquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Aquino is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marquez throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Aquino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aquino throws a hook but Marquez blocks it.
Marquez throws a body punch but Aquino moves out of range.
Marquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aquino was well out of range. Poor timing from Marquez.
Marquez pushes Aquino up against the cage in a clinch.
Marquez trying to land knees to the body.
Aquino will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marquez up against the cage.
Aquino gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marquez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aquino.
Aquino leaning against his opponent.
Marquez missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Tyson Marquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benigno Aquino's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marquez throws a body punch but Aquino moves out of range.
Aquino throws a jab when Marquez was well out of range.
Marquez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marquez slips under a jab from Aquino.
An inside leg kick lands from Aquino.
Aquino instigates a clinch.
Marquez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aquino avoids it.
Aquino is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Marquez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Aquino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marquez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aquino blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aquino takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Marquez has had enough of the clinch but Aquino keeps him there for the moment.
Come on Aquino - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marquez landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquino blocks a body shot from Marquez.
Aquino managing to block the knees to the body from Marquez.
Juan Tyson Marquez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marquez tries to land a knee to the head but Aquino blocks with his arms.
Marquez is breathing heavily.
Marquez tries to land knees in the clinch but Aquino avoids the damage to the body.
Aquino avoiding damage as Marquez throws knees to the body.
Aquino controlling the action here for a moment.
Marquez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aquino backwards.
Aquino dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Marquez misses with a knee to the head.
Aquino manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benigno Aquino.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marquez swings for the body but Aquino moves out of range.
Marquez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aquino moves out of range as Marquez strikes.
Marquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aquino manages to avoid it.
Marquez misses with a wild body shot.
Marquez missing with a left hand there. Aquino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aquino throws a hook to the side of Marquez's head but Marquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aquino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Marquez.
A jab from Aquino misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Marquez misses its intended target.
Marquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aquino.
Aquino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aquino moves away.
Marquez misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Marquez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aquino throws out a loose jab but Marquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marquez cracks Aquino with an open hand slap.
Aquino misses the jab.
Marquez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aquino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marquez tries to throw a body punch but Aquino avoids it by throwing Marquez back against the cage.
Marquez missing with knees to the body.
Marquez being controlled against the cage.
Marquez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aquino is defending well for now.
Marquez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aquino displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marquez up against the cage.
Marquez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aquino blocks it with crossed arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Aquino.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marquez tries to land a knee to the head but Aquino blocks with his arms.
Aquino slows down the pace here.
Marquez trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Tyson Marquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benigno Aquino's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Marquez blocks a jab.
Aquino throws out a loose jab but Marquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marquez slips a jab from Aquino.
Marquez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Marquez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aquino gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aquino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marquez looking to throw knees to the head but Aquino is blocking nicely.
Aquino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marquez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aquino stalls.
Marquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marquez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aquino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marquez tries to land a knee to the head but Aquino blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Aquino - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aquino managing to block the knees to the body from Marquez.
Aquino avoiding damage.
Marquez tries to land knees in the clinch but Aquino avoids the damage to the body.
Marquez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aquino avoiding damage as Marquez throws knees to the body.
Marquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Aquino won't allow it.
Marquez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aquino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez misses with a punch on the inside.
Aquino managing to block the knees to the body from Marquez.
Marquez being controlled against the cage.
Marquez tries a knee to the head but Aquino blocks it.
Aquino will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marquez up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Aquino for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benigno Aquino.
Aquino moves out of range of the strikes.
Marquez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benigno Aquino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aquino is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquino avoids the body shot from Marquez.
Marquez walks into a jab.
Aquino misses with an uppercut.
Juan Tyson Marquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marquez takes a swing at Aquino's ribcage but misses.
Juan Tyson Marquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marquez throws a looping overhand right but Aquino ducks down to avoid it.
Marquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aquino.
A combination from Marquez does no damage.
Aquino closes the distance and pushes Marquez back into the cage.
Marquez tries a body shot but Aquino blocks it.
Marquez misses with a punch to the body.
Marquez misses with a knee strike.
Aquino managing to block the knees to the body from Marquez.
A bit of stalling here from Aquino.
Marquez tries a knee to the head but Aquino blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aquino takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benigno Aquino.
Marquez throws a big shot that misses.
Aquino avoids the body shot from Marquez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aquino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marquez takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aquino tries to work over Marquez's front leg with a kick but Marquez checks it.
Marquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benigno Aquino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marquez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Tyson Marquez!
Our winner, Juan Tyson Marquez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James VIck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alkazzar Aroman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James VIck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alkazzar Aroman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
VIck lands with an overhand left.
Aroman throws a low kick but VIck avoids it.
VIck connects with a single shot there.
VIck shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aroman eats them both and turns towards VIck to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Alkazzar Aroman has been cut.
Aroman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aroman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
VIck bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aroman's head.
VIck's corner calls for a 1-2. VIck obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aroman misses with the combination.
VIck scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
VIck's corner calls for a 1-2. VIck obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aroman misses with a jab, cross combination.
VIck is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
VIck lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aroman is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
VIck throws a hook but Aroman blocks it.
Aroman is still on wobbly legs! Can VIck finish him?
VIck misses with a looping left.
Aroman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from VIck.
VIck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aroman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
VIck avoids the head kick by Aroman.
VIck really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aroman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
VIck misses with a looping right.
Aroman slips under a jab from VIck.
VIck throws a hook but Aroman avoids it easily.
VIck misses with an uppercut. Aroman saw that one coming.
Aroman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from VIck.
VIck throws out a loose jab but Aroman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aroman seems to have recovered his senses.
VIck lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
VIck throws a right hand that Aroman ducks under and follows up with a left that Aroman also avoids with ease.
VIck throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Aroman colapses and takes a barrage of punches from VIck as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Aroman is left battered and dazed whilst VIck and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James VIck!
A determined James VIck didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vik Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vik Black 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vik Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Slater!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater fails with the takedown.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Slater.
Slater connects with a nice looking jab.
Slater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Slater looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Slater persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice uppercut lands for Slater. That snapped Black's head back.
Slater stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Black.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slater.
Slater misses the shot to the body.
Slater misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vik Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Slater.
Nice jab there from Slater.
Slater thows a body shot but no joy.
Slater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater misses with a straight right.
Slater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Slater throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Slater looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Black lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Slater has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slater and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slater. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slater thows a body shot but no joy.
Slater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slater on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Slater stuns Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Slater cracks Black with a good jab.
Slater avoids the body shot from Black.
Slater lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black stuffs the takedown.
Black connects with a jab.
Black on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Slater is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Black rather than just go for the knockout.
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!
Slater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Slater.
Slater misses with a body shot.
Black takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Slater shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Black napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Slater landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Slater moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Black is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Black to see if he's OK.
Slater is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Black has escaped the position, nice work there.
Slater working the body and head with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Black tries to get out of the position.
Black tries to improve position but can't.
Slater in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Slater working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Slater controls the position.
Slater is working Black over with some ground and pound from side control.
Black is rocked!
Slater slows the pace down.
Oh Black is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slater is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Black is trying to escape and Slater transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Black is forced to tap! Nice work there by Slater! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harry Slater!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coronel Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
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221 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coronel Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Evans!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Evans tries to clinch but Santiago is having none of it.
Evans staying out of range there.
Santiago fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Evans looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Santiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evans shoots in looking for a takedown. Santiago tries to sprawl out of it but Evans keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santiago manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Evans fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santiago avoids it really well and circles away.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Santiago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santiago lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coronel Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Evans.
Santiago tries to bum rush Evans with a series of wild strikes but Evans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Santiago misses.
Santiago throws an off balance right hand
and Evans counters by clinching up.
Evans has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Santiago after a bit of a struggle.
Evans wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago is trying to break the clinch but Evans has him pressed against the cage.
Evans goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santiago prevents it.
Evans is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Evans looks gassed!
Evans is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Santiago gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Evans drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santiago gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Evans tries for a takedown but Santiago manages to get underhooks.
Santiago scores with a nice hook to the head.
Evans has Santiago pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santiago manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Evans is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Santiago gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Santiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santiago lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Rashad Evans has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evans's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Santiago connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Evans scrambles back to his feet.
Santiago lands a nice shot that snaps Evans's head back.
Evans looks to clinch
and Santiago counters with a crisp right hand that drops Evans! Santiago lets Evans back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Evans is rocked!
Santiago measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Evans! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Coronel Santiago!
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