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VFC 198: Penultimate PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Millit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Senior Tres Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millit comes to the cage accompanied by The Cool Kids - I'm Mikey. Tres Santos has chosen Killing in the name of - Rage Against the Machine as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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277 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Millit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Senior Tres Santos!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millit keeps the fight on the outside.
Tres Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tres Santos cracks a nice hook into Millit's ribs.
Tres Santos misses with a double jab.
Millit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Millit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tres Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Millit.
Tres Santos closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tres Santos manages to break the clinch.
Tres Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into Millit's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tres Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Millit is retaining full guard.
Millit is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tres Santos manages to get himself to full guard.
Millit trying to control but Tres Santos is working from the bottom.
Millit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tres Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Millit not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Millit 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.
Tres Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Tres Santos, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Millit wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tres Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tres Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Millit.
Tres Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Millit at a distance.
Tres Santos wants to clinch up but Millit keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tres Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Tres Santos.
Tres Santos is looking to land body kicks.
Tres Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Millit throws a good cross that connects.
Tres Santos misses with a leg kick.
Tres Santos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Senior Tres Santos has been cut.
Tres Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tres Santos fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tres Santos throws a leg kick but Millit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Millit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Millit punishes Tres Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Tres Santos looks gassed!
Tres Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tres Santos tries to clinch there but Millit circles away.
Millit is looking to chop away at Tres Santos's legs.
Millit slips under a jab.
Tres Santos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tres Santos throws a combination that misses
and Millit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Millit lands a right hook to the body.
Senior Tres Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tres Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Millit scores with a nice body kick.
Millit lands a big head kick that sends Tres Santos tumbling to the mat! Millit takes a step backwards and waves Tres Santos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tres Santos is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millit circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Tres Santos tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Millit wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Millit!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mike Millit thanked 5th Round Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slice is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: All I Do is Win. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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240 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ryan Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Slice counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Slice moves out of range easily.
Slice lands a body shot.
Slice moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Slice connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Ryan Brown has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Brown misses with a hook.
Slice lands a nice looking body shot.
Slice lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Slice throws a nice inside leg kick.
Slice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slice counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Slice lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Slice tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Slice stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
Brown wants to stand up but Slice is controlling him.
Slice controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kimbo Slice hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Slice's corner calls for a 1-2. Slice obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Slice bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Slice connects with the punch.
A left lands for Slice.
Brown misses the body punch
enabling Slice to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown misses with a jab to the body
and Slice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Slice lands a big right hand that sends Brown crashing to the mat! Slice stays standing though and waves Brown back to his feet!
Brown is rocked!
Slice cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slice is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brown had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Slice slips the punch.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Slice scores with a counter punch that sends Brown to the canvas! Slice smells blood - he's punishing Brown with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Brown has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimbo Slice!
Kimbo Slice 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nico Parcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alysian Karalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Parcon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Remember the name. Karalis has chosen High Hopes by Pink Floyd as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nico Parcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alysian Karalis!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parcon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karalis circles away quickly and effectively.
Karalis has managed to clinch.
Karalis cracks Parcon with a nice body shot.
Karalis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karalis lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Karalis.
Parcon lands a takedown into guard.
Parcon throws an elbow that misses. Karalis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Parcon's guard. Nice move by Karalis!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karalis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parcon is keeping the position for now.
Karalis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nico Parcon just wasn't active enough.
Karalis moves into the clinch.
Parcon wants a takedown.
Karalis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karalis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karalis lands a good knee to the midsection. Parcon won't want to take too many of those.
A short left from Karalis.
Parcon can't get the takedown.
Parcon is working for takedown but Karalis is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nico Parcon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parcon is breathing heavily.
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!
Karalis lands a knee to the head.
Parcon wants a takedown.
Parcon is looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karalis.
Karalis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karalis scores with a knee to the head.
Karalis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karalis is working Parcon over against the cage.
Karalis working Parcon over with knees to the body.
Karalis lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Karalis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karalis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karalis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karalis.
Karalis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Karalis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parcon's face.
Karalis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Karalis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Parcon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karalis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Karalis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parcon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karalis landing knees to the head.
Karalis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Karalis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parcon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Karalis.
Karalis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karalis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Karalis scores with a knee to the head.
Karalis landing knees to the head.
Karalis lands a nice knee to the body.
Karalis scores with a knee to the head.
Karalis landing knees to the head.
Karalis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karalis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parcon's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Karalis.
A knee to the head by Karalis.
Knees to the body from Karalis.
Karalis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Karalis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karalis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parcon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Karalis prevents the takedown attempt.
Karalis scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Parcon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karalis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karalis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parcon backwards.
Parcon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Parcon tries to break the clinch but Karalis is controlling the position.
Parcon wants to take the fight to the mat but Karalis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Parcon is trying to drag Karalis to the mat but Karalis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Karalis lands a knee to the head.
Parcon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karalis has him pressed against the cage.
Karalis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Parcon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karalis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Karalis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karalis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karalis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karalis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alysian Karalis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Karalis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Karalis takes the fight into the clinch.
Alysian Karalis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Karalis presses Parcon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Parcon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karalis prevents it.
A hook to the body from Karalis.
Nice body punch from Karalis.
Karalis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Karalis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Parcon takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karalis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karalis.
Karalis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parcon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karalis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Parcon is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karalis.
Oh Parcon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karalis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parcon's face.
It looks like Nico Parcon has been cut.
Karalis lands a big knee to the head and Parcon goes down! Karalis pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alysian Karalis!
Post fight, an emotional Alysian Karalis said 'Dude, bro, man, come on, you know? I mean come on, you know? Yeah! What!? Yeah!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhelyazko Velilkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moss comes to the cage accompanied by Foo Fighters - Best of You. 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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218 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhelyazko Velilkov!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velilkov shoots in for a double leg but Moss sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Moss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Velilkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moss clinches with his opponent.
Moss manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Moss wants to get back to striking at distance but Velilkov won't allow it.
Moss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Velilkovs head.
Moss lands an uppercut.
Velilkov is pushing Moss up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Velilkov is trying to stall.
Moss tries to break free but Velilkov pushes him back against the cage.
Moss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Velilkov.
Randy Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhelyazko Velilkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velilkov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moss swivels and escapes.
Velilkov 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.
Moss displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Velilkov.
Moss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Velilkov.
Velilkov looks to land a body kick but Moss moved away.
Moss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Randy Moss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moss connects with a jab.
Velilkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moss's waist but Moss gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Velilkov off to one side.
Velilkov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Moss finds it's way through Velilkov's defenses.
Velilkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moss throws a leg kick but Velilkov sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moss.
Moss lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moss lands a body shot.
A head kick from Moss lands but Velilkov takes it in his stride.
Velilkov moves out of range of the body kick from Moss.
Velilkov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Moss moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moss tries a body shot but Velilkov blocks it.
Moss tries to work over Velilkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moss lands a right hand that snaps the head of Velilkov backwards.
Moss is leaning against Velilkov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Velilkov looks gassed!
A short right from Moss.
Moss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moss lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Moss on the inside.
Moss is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Velilkov blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss can't find room to land a body shot as Velilkov controls the action.
Velilkov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Moss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee calls for Moss to work.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Velilkov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Moss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moss struggles to land a body shot inside as Velilkov controls his hands.
Moss misses with a punch to the body.
Moss working aggressively here.
Moss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velilkov's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moss lands a left hand.
Moss misses with the head strike.
Moss tries a body shot but Velilkov blocks it.
Moss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moss throws a half hearted mid kick.
Velilkov scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Moss tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Velilkov trying to control but Moss is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velilkov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Moss kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Moss dominated that round.
That's time! Moss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moss blocks a head kick by Velilkov.
Velilkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Moss.
Velilkov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moss looks for the body kick but Velilkov saw that one coming.
Moss thumps Velilkov with a low kick.
Moss stuffs the takedown.
Velilkov keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Velilkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Moss which made him look bad.
Velilkov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moss misses with the head strike.
Randy Moss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velilkov's elbow.
Velilkov leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velilkov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Velilkov blocks a body shot from Moss.
Velilkov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Moss misses with a punch to the body.
Velilkov prevents a body shot from Moss.
Velilkov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Moss throws a head punch that misses.
Moss digs a right hand into Velilkov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Velilkov's gas tank.
Velilkov is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moss.
Moss is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Moss has a couple of punches blocked by Velilkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velilkov tries to clinch but Moss moves out of range.
Velilkov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moss. Moss obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Moss.
Moss lands a leg kick that knocks Velilkov off balance momentarily.
Moss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velilkov.
Moss is looking to score with low kicks.
Randy Moss is winning the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Velilkov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moss lands a leg kick that knocks Velilkov off balance momentarily.
Velilkov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Moss is controlling Velilkov's trapped leg to prevent Velilkov from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velilkov prevents Moss from improving his position.
Moss is holding on to half guard well.
Moss trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Randy Moss.
Velilkov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moss is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Moss leaves Velilkov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Randy Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhelyazko Velilkov.
Moss finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Velilkov.
Moss throws a head kick that misses.
Moss thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Velilkov if he has to take too many more of those.
Velilkov blocks a head kick by Moss.
Velilkov shoots in but Moss avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Velilkov blocks a head kick by Moss.
An inside leg kick lands from Moss.
Velilkov blocks a head kick by Moss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moss.
Both fighters circling a little - Moss finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Moss moves into range and clinches up with Velilkov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velilkov's elbow.
Moss lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Moss dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Moss throws a leg kick but Velilkov moved away.
Moss stuffs the takedown.
Velilkov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moss defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Velilkov.
Velilkov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moss looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moss misses with a head kick.
Velilkov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Velilkov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Velilkov throws a sloppy head kick and Moss moves out of range easily.
Velilkov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Randy Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhelyazko Velilkov.
Moss throws a head kick that Velilkov semi-blocks.
Moss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velilkov can do to turn this around?
Moss throws a nice inside leg kick.
Velilkov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moss misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velilkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Velilkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Velilkov with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Moss.
Randy Moss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moss scores with a jab. Velilkov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Moss goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Moss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Velilkov, pushing him back against the cage.
Moss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Velilkov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moss defends it nicely.
Moss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Velilkov's calf.
Velilkov misses with a kick to the body.
Moss lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Velilkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Moss as Velilkov shoots in.
Moss delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moss lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moss scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moss.
No luck for Velilkov with that takedown attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moss.
Moss keeps Velilkov at a distance using the push kick.
Moss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Velilkov. That did some damage!
A thudding body kick lands there by Moss!
Moss scores with a jab. Velilkov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Velilkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moss can pounce on him.
Moss throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Velilkov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Randy Moss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moss throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Moss explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Velilkov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velilkov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moss lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Moss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moss. That's going to slow Velilkov down.
Moss misses with a head kick.
Moss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Velilkov. That did some damage!
Moss is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Velilkov blocks a low kick nicely.
Moss thuds his shin into the meat of Velilkov's side.
Moss leaves Velilkov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Velilkov 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.
Velilkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Velilkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Velilkov shoots in but no luck this time.
Moss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Velilkov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zhelyazko Velilkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Velilkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velilkov's elbow.
Velilkov looking to slow down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Moss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moss, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Moss!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Knapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem - No Love. Knapp has chosen Chevelle - The Red as his entrance music. Steve Hanson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Knapp's chin.
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32
165 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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28
180 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Knapp!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Hanson blocks the leg kick.
Knapp ducks under a wild hook from Hanson.
Hanson misses with a body shot.
Hanson throws a hook to the side of Knapp's head but Knapp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Knapp.
Hanson throws a body punch but Knapp moves out of range.
Hanson tries to bum rush Knapp with a series of wild strikes but Knapp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hanson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hanson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knapp at a distance.
Knapp misses with a body kick.
Knapp throws a front kick aimed at Hanson's knee but Hanson avoids it well.
Knapp on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Peter Knapp has been cut.
A jab from Knapp finds it's way through Hanson's defenses.
Knapp takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hanson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knapp slips a jab from Hanson.
Hanson cracks a nice hook into Knapp's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Knapp misses.
Hanson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanson ducks under a wild hook from Knapp.
A big right from Hanson misses.
Knapp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanson.
Knapp tests Hanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Hanson.
Knapp throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Knapp.
Knapp connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Hanson.
Hanson lands with an uppercut that bounces Knapp off the cage and back into range.
Hanson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Knapp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knapp.
Hanson cracks Knapp with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knapp as he jumps to the side.
A punch combination from Knapp misses.
Hanson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hanson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hanson throws a hook but Knapp avoids it easily.
Hanson throws a right hand that Knapp ducks under and follows up with a left that Knapp also avoids with ease.
Hanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knapp manages to avoid it.
Knapp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanson.
Good leg kick by Knapp there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanson misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knapp checks a leg kick.
Hanson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws the left hand but Knapp avoids the punch easily.
Knapp on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hanson fails with a takedown attempt.
Knapp blocks a jab.
Knapp lands a nice shot that snaps Hanson's head back.
Hanson thows a leg kick but Knapp checks it
and Knapp counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Knapp checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knapp scores with a hook to the body. Hanson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hanson avoids the head kick by Knapp.
Hanson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Hanson.
Knapp jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knapp takes a swing at Hanson's ribcage but misses.
Knapp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson misses with a shot to the body
and Knapp counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanson. Knapp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knapp misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knapp instigates a clinch.
Knapp misses with a body punch.
Knapp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hansons head.
Hanson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knapps head.
Hanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knapp's elbow.
Knapp stalling in the clinch.
Knapp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanson backwards.
Knapp tries to throw a body punch but Hanson avoids it by throwing Knapp back against the cage.
Knapp throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanson.
Knapp tries a body shot but Hanson blocks it.
Knapp swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knapp prevents a body shot from Hanson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hanson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Knapp's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hanson 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 Knapp has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knapp and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Steve Hanson is winning the standup battle so far.
Knapp scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanson cracks a nice hook into Knapp's ribs.
Knapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanson.
Hanson throws a looping overhand right but Knapp ducks down to avoid it.
Knapp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knapp staying out of range there.
Hanson looks to land a combination but Knapp avoids it well.
Hanson moves forwards but Knapp connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knapp takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hanson throws the kick towards the body but Knapp avoids it.
Knapp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanson.
Hanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knapp.
Hanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knapp was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanson.
Hanson misses with a wild combination.
Hanson misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knapp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knapp tries to work over Hanson's front leg with a kick but Hanson checks it.
Hanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hanson throws a series of punches but Knapp moves out of range.
Knapp misses with a few strikes there.
Knapp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knapp.
Hanson slips under a jab.
Knapp throws a lazy body kick
and Hanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanson loads up on a big right hand but Knapp slips the punch.
Knapp cracks Hanson with an open hand slap.
Hanson swings for the body but Knapp moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knapp throws a leg kick that misses.
Hanson misses with a looping right.
Hanson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanson misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knapp.
Hanson lands a jab.
Knapp is rocked!
Knapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Knapp.
Hanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knapp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanson moves out of range of the body kick from Knapp.
Knapp lands with a straight right. Hanson didn't see that one coming.
Knapp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knapp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanson misses with a body shot.
Hanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knapp throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp misses with a wild body shot.
Hanson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hanson cracks Knapp with a good jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knapp throws a wild body kick that Hanson sees coming a mile off.
Hanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanson misses with a hook. Knapp ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanson misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Hanson.
Hanson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knapp walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hanson misses the shot to the body.
Hanson checks the leg kick.
Knapp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanson.
A slow jab from Hanson misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knapp lands a jab to the nose.
Hanson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knapp lands a jab.
Hanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knapp moves away.
Hanson misses with a looping right.
Hanson throws a hook but Knapp avoids it easily.
Hanson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Knapp is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanson finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knapp digs a good body shot into Hanson's ribs.
Knapp avoids a kick to the body.
Hanson looks to land a right hand but Knapp moved out of range.
Knapp seems to have recovered his senses.
Knapp has Hanson up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hanson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Knapp's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A swing and a miss from Hanson.
Hanson throws an overhand right that lands on Knapp's shoulder, as Knapp tries to avoid the shot.
Knapp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knapp lands a leg kick that knocks Hanson off balance momentarily.
Knapp cracks Hanson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hanson throws a leg kick but Knapp sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Hanson misses.
Hanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knapp scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanson doesn't seem bothered though.
Hanson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hanson throws out a powerful jab.
Hanson swings for the body but Knapp moves out of range.
Knapp looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hanson lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Knapp. That snapped Hanson's head back.
Knapp scores with a shot to the body.
Knapp plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Hanson. That snapped Knapp's head back.
That has opened up Peter Knapp's cut even more.
Knapp lands an overhand right.
Knapp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanson.
Knapp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanson.
Knapp misses with a straight left.
Knapp stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice uppercut there from Knapp.
Hanson loads up on a big right hand but Knapp slips the punch.
Hanson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knapp blocks a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knapp, right into the meat.
Peter Knapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knapp.
Hanson scores with a punch to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knapp.
Hanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knapp lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hanson misses with a double jab.
Knapp blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Knapp.
Knapp misses the jab.
Hanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knapp throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanson.
Knapp misses with a low kick.
Hanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Knapp.
Knapp looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Knapp.
Knapp throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hanson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hanson digs a good hook to Knapp's body.
Hanson cracks Knapp with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hanson slips under a jab.
Steve Hanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good shot there by Hanson.
Hanson connects with the punch.
Hanson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hanson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanson connects with a crisp jab.
Hanson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knapp on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Hanson.
Knapp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knapp throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knapp. Hanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanson ducks under a wild hook from Knapp.
Hanson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knapp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanson.
Hanson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knapp moves forwards but Hanson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hanson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knapp just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Knapp finds it's target.
Knapp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hanson with a hook.
Hanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Knapp.
I think Hanson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Hanson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Obasi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 6' 7''. Kozlov has chosen Back in the USSR as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Solomon Obasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drago Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Obasi swings for the body but Kozlov moves out of range.
Obasi swings widly with a right hand
and Kozlov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kozlov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Obasi misses with a wild body shot.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obasi misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kozlov.
Kozlov moves into range and clinches up with Obasi.
Obasi lands a good knee to the midsection. Kozlov won't want to take too many of those.
Kozlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obasi blocks an uppercut.
Kozlov misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obasi misses with a body punch.
Kozlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obasi's elbow.
Kozlov pushes Obasi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kozlov lands an elbow inside that Obasi shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Obasi.
It looks like Drago Kozlov has been cut.
Obasi tries to work over Kozlov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kozlov gets through Obasi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obasi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obasi.
Nice elbow from Obasi.
Obasi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kozlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kozlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kozlov misses with the head strike.
Kozlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kozlov as Obasi tries to tie him up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Obasi.
Kozlov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kozlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Obasi lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kozlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Obasi controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov misses with the head strike.
Kozlov misses with a body punch.
Obasi blocking some punches.
Obasi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kozlov.
Kozlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kozlov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Obasi scores with a hook to the body.
Kozlov working aggressively here.
Obasi blocks a body shot from Kozlov.
Kozlov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Obasi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kozlov is keeping busy.
Obasi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kozlov is defending well for now.
Obasi crunches a lovely knee into Kozlov's ribcage.
Obasi scores with a hook to the body.
Kozlov looks gassed!
Kozlov has a couple of punches blocked by Obasi.
Good body shot from Kozlov.
Obasi lands an elbow that stopped Kozlov in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Drago Kozlov's cut even more.
Obasi misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obasi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kozlov is defending well for now.
Kozlov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kozlov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Obasi stalling.
Kozlov misses with a punch to the body.
Obasi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obasi connects with a knee to the head.
The cut above Drago Kozlov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kozlov can't find room to land a body shot as Obasi controls the action.
Kozlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kozlov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obasi has Kozlov pressed against the cage, preventing Kozlov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kozlov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obasi's elbow.
Obasi blocks an uppercut.
Obasi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kozlov throws a head punch that misses.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov missing with knees to the body.
Kozlov tries to throw a body punch but Obasi avoids it by throwing Kozlov back against the cage.
That's four 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!
Obasi has Kozlov pressed against the cage.
Kozlov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kozlov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kozlov breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obasi. Kozlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Kozlov.
Solomon Obasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obasi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kozlov throws a shot to the body.
Kozlov tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kozlov connects with a leg kick. Obasi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Obasi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Obasi lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Kozlov goes down and covers up as Obasi starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Obasi!
Solomon Obasi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barich Fendsor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis has chosen Avril Lavigne - Hot as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
23 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barich Fendsor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fendsor was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellis. Fendsor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fendsor moves into range and connects with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Fendsor blocks the low kick.
Fendsor throws a poor cross that misses
and Ellis counters with a thumping low kick.
Fendsor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ellis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fendsor misses with a series of wild punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ellis, as that shot connected.
Fendsor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fendsor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fendsor misses with a looping left.
Fendsor shoots in for a takedown but Ellis shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barich Fendsor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ellis misses with a wild body shot.
Ellis fails to land with a series of punches.
Fendsor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ellis.
A swing and a miss from Fendsor.
Fendsor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fendsor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ellis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fendsor avoids the head kick by Ellis.
Fendsor takes one to the chin there.
Fendsor scores with the left hand. Ellis knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellis misses with a series of wild punches.
Ellis slips under a jab.
Ellis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fendsor misses with a left hand
and Ellis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fendsor's knee momentarily.
Fendsor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ellis throws out the jab.
Ellis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fendsor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fendsor throws an overhand right that lands on Ellis's shoulder, as Ellis tries to avoid the shot.
Ellis tries a head kick but it misses.
Fendsor with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ellis.
Ellis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Fendsor.
Ellis defending well as Fendsor loads up on a big left hand.
Fendsor throws a series of punches but Ellis avoids them all with ease.
Ellis missing with a left hand there. Fendsor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fendsor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fendsor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ellis dominated that round.
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.
Ellis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fendsor misses with a body shot.
Anthony Ellis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fendsor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ellis momentarily.
Fendsor fails to land the takedown.
Ellis misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ellis.
Fendsor tries to work over Ellis's front leg with a kick but Ellis checks it.
Ellis slaps away a takedown attempt from Fendsor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fendsor throws a hook but Ellis blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fendsor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fendsor.
Ellis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fendsor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ellis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fendsor is rocked!
Good standup being displayed there by Ellis as he connects with a hook.
Oh Fendsor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fendsor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ellis.
Ellis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fendsor leaves his chin hanging out and Ellis seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Fendsor crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Ellis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syd Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse. Russell Jacobs is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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265 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russell Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Syd Barrett!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs moves out of range as Barrett strikes.
Jacobs checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barrett lands with a hook. Jacobs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jacobs throws a head kick but Barrett moves out of range.
Barrett tries a low kick but Jacobs avoids it.
Barrett lands a glancing blow to the side of Jacobs's head.
A left lands for Barrett.
Barrett lands a big head kick that sends Jacobs tumbling to the mat! Barrett takes a step backwards and waves Jacobs back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jacobs is rocked!
It looks like Russell Jacobs has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs ducks under a wild hook from Barrett.
Oh Jacobs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jacobs walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Jacobs limp body while Barrett jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Syd Barrett!
Syd Barrett took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charm Demarsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diesel Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power has chosen Gasellit - Kiittämätön nilkki as his entrance music. Diesel Power acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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218 lbs
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215 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
24 - 7 - 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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diesel Power!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power jabs at Demarsh's body.
Demarsh throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
Power cracks Demarsh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Demarsh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Power tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Demarsh swivels and escapes.
Demarsh tries a head kick but it misses.
Power shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Demarsh sprawls well. Demarsh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Power gets slowly back to his feet.
Demarsh is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Power.
Power misses with a hook. Demarsh ducked under it nicely.
Power looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Charm Demarsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diesel Power.
Demarsh misses with a straight right.
Jab from Power.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Demarsh's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Power accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power postures up in Demarsh's guard and throws a big left but Demarsh blocks it.
Demarsh wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demarsh wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Power is now in half guard.
Power thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Demarsh's head.
Power throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Power is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Demarsh defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Demarsh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Power on the ground.
Power prevents Demarsh from improving his position.
Power slows the pace down in half guard.
Power has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Power seems to be working for a kimura but Demarsh defends the submission attempt.
Power seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarsh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Power.
Power is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Power is keen to just control but Demarsh is a slippery customer.
Power throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power wants to free his trapped foot but Demarsh is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Power is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Power lands strikes from half guard.
Power thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Demarsh is refusing to be controlled, as Power sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Power dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Demarsh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Power shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Demarsh as he jumps to the side.
Power swats away the attempt to clinch by Demarsh.
Demarsh motions for Power to come forward. Demarsh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Power shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Power showed some decent athleticism there.
Power wants to take a breather but Demarsh is having none of it.
Power throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Power is keen to just control but Demarsh is a slippery customer.
Power is looking to advance position but Demarsh won't allow it.
Diesel Power has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarsh wants to improve his position but Power is controlling well.
Power uses his free foot to push down on Demarsh's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Demarsh.
Power looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Demarsh wants to control but Power is having none of it.
Power can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Demarsh is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demarsh tries to lock up and control but Power gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Demarsh regains half guard.
Power working the head and body with strikes.
Power looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Power is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Power wants to free his trapped foot but Demarsh is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power wants to lay and pray for a moment but Demarsh keeps working.
Power landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Power has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Demarsh is trying desperately to improve position.
Power scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Power breaks from Demarsh's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Charm Demarsh has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power prevents Demarsh from getting the reversal.
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!
Power pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Demarsh is rocked!
Power has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Demarsh's face.
Oh Demarsh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Charm Demarsh's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Power softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Demarsh is out cold! Power jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diesel Power!
Diesel Power bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maxence Laurentian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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33
181 lbs
25 - 15 - 0 |
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29
182 lbs
23 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxence Laurentian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurentian throws a jab but it's blocked by Esposito.
Esposito swings for the body but Laurentian moves out of range.
Laurentian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laurentian darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Frank Esposito has been cut.
Laurentian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laurentian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Esposito looks to land a body kick but Laurentian moved away.
That kick from Esposito tenderised Laurentian's leg. Laurentian is trying to keep his angry face on.
Esposito walks into a straight right hand from Laurentian.
Laurentian misses the shot to the body.
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laurentian throws a combination that misses
and Esposito counters with an inside leg kick.
Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Laurentian slips the punch.
Laurentian throws a poor cross that misses
and Esposito counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big left from Esposito misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Esposito jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Esposito clinches up against the cage.
Laurentian is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laurentian.
Laurentian working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Laurentian.
Laurentian taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Laurentian.
Esposito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laurentian backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito is working Laurentian over against the cage.
Laurentian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laurentian lands a nice shot to the body.
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laurentian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laurentian lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.
Laurentian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Laurentian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laurentian scores with a shot to the side of Esposito's head.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito connects with a nasty looking knee right to Laurentian's face.
It looks like Maxence Laurentian has been cut.
Esposito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laurentian backwards.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito lands a damaging elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Esposito as Laurentian tries to tie him up.
Esposito leaning his opponent against the cage.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Laurentian controls his hands.
Laurentian gets through Esposito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Laurentian has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Laurentian struggles to land a body shot inside as Esposito controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Esposito.
Laurentian blocking some punches.
Laurentian lands a body shot.
Laurentian misses with the head strike.
Laurentian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Esposito is defending well for now.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Laurentian.
Esposito throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Esposito throws an elbow but misses.
Laurentian throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito misses with an elbow over the top.
Laurentian pushes Esposito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands a right hand.
Laurentian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laurentian taking a breather.
Laurentian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laurentian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laurentian misses with a punch to the body.
Laurentian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Esposito.
Laurentian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laurentian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Laurentian misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laurentian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laurentian manages to break the clinch.
Laurentian ducks under a wild hook from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Maxence Laurentian will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Laurentian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Esposito. That's going to slow Laurentian down.
Esposito staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Esposito.
A decent looking cross lands there for Laurentian.
Esposito lands a head kick!
Laurentian looks to land a right hand but Esposito moved out of range.
Esposito bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laurentian's head.
Esposito lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laurentian lands with a good body shot.
Esposito misses with a body shot.
Laurentian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Esposito makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Laurentian really felt that one!
Laurentian misses with a looping right.
Esposito tries to score with a low kick but Laurentian moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian throws an overhand right that lands on Esposito's shoulder, as Esposito tries to avoid the shot.
Laurentian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Esposito throws an overhand right that lands on Laurentian's shoulder, as Laurentian tries to avoid the shot.
Laurentian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Esposito.
Esposito takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Esposito rushes Laurentian and presses him up against the cage.
Laurentian is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Esposito.
Laurentian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Esposito tries a body shot but Laurentian blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian pushes Esposito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esposito lands an elbow just above Laurentian 's eye.
Maxence Laurentian's cut is getting worse.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Laurentian lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laurentian tries to break free but Esposito pushes him back against the cage.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laurentian's elbow.
Maxence Laurentian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laurentian tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Laurentian back against the cage.
Esposito pressing his opponent against the cage.
Laurentian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laurentian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Laurentian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laurentian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laurentian misses with some punches.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Laurentian avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laurentian lands with a straight right. Esposito didn't see that one coming.
Laurentian throws a hook to the side of Esposito's head but Esposito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Esposito throws a jab when Laurentian was well out of range.
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laurentian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Esposito catches Laurentian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Laurentian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Laurentian throws an overhand right that lands on Esposito's shoulder, as Esposito tries to avoid the shot.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Laurentian.
Esposito lands a head shot.
Frank Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laurentian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Laurentian.
A jab from Laurentian does it's job there.
That has opened up Frank Esposito's cut even more.
Laurentian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito throws a jab when Laurentian was well out of range.
Esposito doesn't manage to clinch there - Laurentian circles away.
Esposito checks a low kick from Laurentian.
Laurentian looks to score with a jab to the body but Esposito is just out of range.
Esposito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Esposito misses with a looping right.
Laurentian checks a leg kick nicely.
Esposito scores with a jab to the head.
Esposito lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laurentian takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Laurentian missing with a left hand there. Esposito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Esposito has managed to clinch.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Esposito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Laurentian swings away with a body shot that misses
and Esposito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laurentian takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Esposito moves into range and connects with a jab.
Esposito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laurentian scores with a nice strike.
A good leg kick by Esposito.
Laurentian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Esposito cracks Laurentian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laurentian is rocked!
Esposito lands a nice hook to Laurentian's body. Laurentian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Laurentian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circle, before Esposito throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Laurentian's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Esposito lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Frank Esposito!
After the big win, Frank Esposito made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors - - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - - and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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