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SPFT NY 6 - PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adonis Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris comes to the cage accompanied by Chuck Norris - Eyes of a Ranger. Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Who Let the Dogs Out. Adonis Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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269 lbs
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271 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adonis Silva!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Norris on the side of the head.
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Norris to the mat! Norris manages to get full guard.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Norris dives on top into guard.
Norris decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Norris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Norris swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Norris misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Norris misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Norris avoids it really well and circles away.
Norris moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Norris leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Norris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bill Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adonis Silva.
Norris lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norris. Norris obviously looking to wear him down.
Norris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Norris backs up against the cage.
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Norris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Adonis Silva has been cut.
Silva throws a body punch but Norris moves out of range.
Bill Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Norris throws a lazy body kick
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva sizes up Norris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Norris as he avoids it easily.
Norris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Norris looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norris throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norris.
Jab, jab by Norris - just one landing.
Norris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Norris throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Norris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick from Norris misses.
Norris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norris throws out the jab.
Norris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adonis Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adonis Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Norris tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Norris scores with a push kick.
Silva with a nice cross.
Norris needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Norris is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Norris circles away and we're back to standing.
Norris throws a body kick that misses.
Norris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Norris misses with a kick to the body.
Norris throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Norris.
Norris scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva cracks Norris with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Norris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Norris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Norris throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Norris misses with a body kick.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Norris is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva working Norris over with strikes.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Norris defends it.
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!
Silva prevents Norris from standing back up.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Norris defends it.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Norris defending well though.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Norris knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva is nestled in close to Norris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Norris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Norris is defending well.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a huge punch but Norris dodges it nicely.
Silva prevents Norris from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Norris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Norris taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Norris with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva winds up and cracks Norris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Norris makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Norris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adonis Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adonis Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Norris to the mat! Norris manages to get full guard.
Norris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Norris wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva stops Norris from standing up.
Norris on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Norris tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Norris from getting back to his feet.
Silva working from the guard for now, 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!
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Bill Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Norris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Norris's guard.
Norris trying to control here.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Adonis Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva prevents Norris from standing back up.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Norris's hands, connecting with Norris's forehead.
Silva is keen to just control but Norris is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Adonis Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norris is trying to stand.
Silva controlling the pace.
Norris throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Adonis Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adonis Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adonis Silva!
Post fight, Adonis Silva stared into the camera and said 'Its been two months since my last fight, thought that I am a bit rusty. But then, thank you fans for all your support! Lets go to my house and booze all the way!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Krush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjy Bronk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krush comes to the cage accompanied by Ego The Living Planet - Monster Magnet. Bronk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 10 Years - Shoot it out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Krush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjy Bronk!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krush throws a head kick but Bronk moves out of range.
Krush clinches with his opponent.
Krush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bronk moves to clinch but Krush breaks away
and Krush counters with a nice body shot.
Krush cracks Bronk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bronk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krush throws a combination that misses
and Krush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krush moves into the clinch.
Krush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexander Krush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krush lands a head kick. Bronk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Krush throws a head kick that half lands.
Krush closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krush.
Krush lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bronk backwards.
Krush jumps guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bronk wants to control from the top but Krush keeps moving.
Krush striking off his back but it's not causing Bronk any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krush wants to stand but Bronk is controlling the position.
Krush looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bronk is one step ahead there.
Krush looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Krush is looking to stand up but Bronk isn't so interested in that idea.
Bronk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bronk trying to control the position from guard on top but Krush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krush pushes Bronk off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Krush lands a head kick!
Alexander Krush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronk staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Bronk. Beautiful body shot.
Bronk wants to clinch.
Bronk lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krush thuds his shin into the meat of Bronk's side.
Bronk blocks a head kick by Krush.
Bronk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Krush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bronk throws a body punch but Krush moves out of range.
Krush lands a high kick!
Bronk misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Krush misses.
Krush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Krush scores with a shot to the side of Bronk's head.
Krush can't find room to land a body shot as Bronk controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krush creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krush scores with a nice hook to the head.
Krush breaks from the clinch.
Krush throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bronk.
Krush throws a big shot that misses.
Krush misses with a combination
and Krush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronk wants to clinch.
Krush misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krush throws a sloppy head kick and Bronk moves out of range easily.
Krush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krush is breathing heavily.
Bronk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bronk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krush misses with a wild body shot.
Krush keeps the fight on the outside.
Krush misses with a two punch combination.
Krush throws a sloppy head kick and Bronk moves out of range easily.
Bronk lands a nice shot to the body.
Bronk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bronk.
Bronk looks for a takedown but Krush sprawls well.
Krush gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krush.
Krush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Krush dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Krush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krush defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bronk.
Alexander Krush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Krush throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krush clinches.
Bronk tries to pull guard but Krush won't allow it.
Krush works on Bronk's body with a couple of short punches.
Krush lands with a left to the head.
Krush pulls guard successfully.
Krush looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krush has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bronk has managed to get both his arms back between Krush's legs - danger averted.
Krush isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bronk stacks Krush on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bronk!
Bronk trying to control the position but Krush is working away.
Krush taking a bit of punishment here - Bronk scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krush is looking to get back to his feet here but Bronk is keeping cool and he's managed to take Krush's back.
Bronk patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Bronk has his opponent's back but Krush is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Bronk.
Krush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bronk moves in looking to clinch but Krush pushes him off.
Bronk looks for the body kick but Krush saw that one coming.
Bronk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krush tries to bum rush Bronk with a series of wild strikes but Bronk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bronk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krush.
Krush throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronk takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Krush throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bronk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krush stuffs the takedown.
Alexander Krush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjy Bronk.
Bronk dodges the punch combination from Krush.
Krush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krush tries a head kick but it misses.
Bronk has a takedown stuffed.
Bronk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bronk tries to clinch up.
Krush misses with a head kick.
Bronk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bronk misses with a head kick.
Bronk tries a head kick but it misses.
Bronk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krush.
Bronk shoots in looking for a takedown but Krush manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bronk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krush misses with a few strikes there.
A right-left combo lands from Krush.
Bronk doesn't manage to clinch there - Krush circles away.
Krush misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Krush.
Bronk misses with a head kick.
Bronk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Krush sprawls well. Krush wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bronk gets slowly back to his feet.
Bronk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Krush defends it nicely.
Krush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krush lands with a kick to the temple. Bronk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krush checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Krush closes the distance and clinches.
Bronk successfully pulls guard.
Krush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bronk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bronk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronk working the head and body with strikes.
Krush pushes Bronk off looking to stand but Bronk dives back in and keeps control.
Bronk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bronk is keen to just control but Krush is a slippery customer.
Krush flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krush is in trouble now - Bronk has advanced to mount!
Bronk wants to control the pace but Krush is squirming around nicely.
Bronk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Krush will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Krush explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That kick from Krush tenderised Bronk's leg. Bronk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Krush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krush lands a head kick!
Krush misses with a few strikes there.
Alexander Krush is winning the standup battle so far.
Krush moves into the clinch.
Bronk tries to pull guard but Krush forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Krush lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bronk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Krush pushes Bronk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krush working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krush scores with a shot to the side of Bronk's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krush tries to throw a body punch but Bronk avoids it by throwing Krush back against the cage.
Bronk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krush throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bronk's head.
Bronk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krush moves away.
Krush looks to land a combination but Bronk avoids it well.
Bronk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Krush regains full guard. Nicely done.
Krush is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bronk is controlling him.
Krush looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bronk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bronk works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Krush is not content to let Bronk control the position.
Bronk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krush is trying to stand back up but Bronk is controlling him
Bronk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bronk decides to stand and escape the position.
Bronk works over Krush's head and body with a nice combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bronk is defended easily by Krush.
Alexander Krush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjy Bronk.
Krush works over Bronk's head and body with a nice combination.
Bronk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Krush sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bronk somewhat.
Krush tries to bum rush Bronk with a series of wild strikes but Bronk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronk avoids the head kick by Krush.
Krush misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bronk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Krush defends it nicely.
Bronk is looking to clinch but Krush is avoiding it.
Bronk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Krush rather than just go for the knockout.
Bronk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krush but Krush pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bronk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Krush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bronk tries for a takedown but Krush sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Krush.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Krush. Bronk shrugs it off though.
Krush digs a good body shot into Bronk's ribs.
Krush darts in and clinches Bronk up against the cage.
Benjy Bronk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krush cracks Bronk with a nice body shot.
Krush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bronk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Krush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krush scores with a head kick.
Bronk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bronk looks to throw the jab but Krush is out of range.
Bronk throws a head kick that misses.
Bronk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krush misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krush misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Krush. Those never looked like landing.
Alexander Krush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bronk scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Krush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Krush, 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Krush!
Alexander Krush took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Give me Rolland Dopard He got lucky he knows he got lucky. Lets do it again!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Belcher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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28
180 lbs
4 - 5 - 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Belcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Sato!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato lands with an overhand left.
Sato lands with a right hand.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belcher.
Belcher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sato finds it's way round the side to connect with Belcher's head.
Sato tests Belcher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sato connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Belcher momentarily.
Belcher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sato swats away the attempt to clinch by Belcher.
Sato shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Belcher eats them both and turns towards Sato to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Tommy Belcher has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato works the jab nicely.
Belcher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belcher scrambles back to his feet.
Sato connects with a nice looking jab.
Belcher is rocked!
Belcher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Belcher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sato pounces like a tiger and cracks Belcher with a vicious hook! Belcher is down but not out! Sato follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tom Sato!
A very excited looking Tom Sato made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Meduza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Parcaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meduza comes to the cage accompanied by Buffalo Soldier. Parcaut has chosen Maniac as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
188 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Meduza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph Parcaut!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meduza defending well as Parcaut loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Meduza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Parcaut takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Ralph Parcaut has been cut.
Meduza cracks Parcaut with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Parcaut misses with a straight right.
Meduza thumps Parcaut with a low kick.
Good exchange - Meduza coming out on top.
Nice defenses there by Meduza.
Jab, jab by Meduza - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meduza fails to land with a series of punches.
Meduza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Meduza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parcaut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Meduza.
A jab from Meduza does it's job there.
Meduza scores with a nice strike.
Parcaut is rocked!
Parcaut fails with a takedown attempt.
Meduza scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meduza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Parcaut is still on wobbly legs! Can Meduza finish him?
Meduza drops his shoulder and cracks Parcaut with a huge uppercut! Parcaut goes down! Can Meduza finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parcaut keeping moving, preventing Meduza from controlling successfully.
Meduza is really struggling to control Parcaut but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fredrik Meduza wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Meduza connects with a crisp jab.
Parcaut seems to have recovered his senses.
Meduza scores with a sloppy right hand. Parcaut should have avoided that one.
Meduza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Meduza and Parcaut goes tumbling to the canvas! Meduza follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meduza working over Parcaut with some ground and pound. Parcaut looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parcaut can do anything to dispel that myth.
Parcaut keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Parcaut tries to roll over but Meduza keeps him under control.
Meduza wants to control but Parcaut is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meduza takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fredrik Meduza wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Parcaut scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meduza in his tracks.
Meduza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Parcaut on the side of the head.
Meduza scores with a jab to the head.
Parcaut misses with a straight left.
Fredrik Meduza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meduza dips to his left and cracks Parcaut with an uppercut!
Meduza staying out of range there.
Parcaut shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Meduza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Meduza connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meduza catches Parcaut napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Parcaut to the canvas!
Meduza postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Parcaut covers up, he's hurt! Meduza keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Meduza and the ref steps in to end the fight! Meduza can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fredrik Meduza!
Fredrik Meduza gave a mention to KAISER in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Stephenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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25
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Lombard !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Stephenson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephenson looks to land a combination but Lombard avoids it well.
Stephenson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lombard gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lombard tries to stand but can't do so whilst Stephenson controls his leg.
Lombard decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Stephenson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombard feints and as Stephenson raises his hands in defense, Lombard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lombard wants to stand but Stephenson is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephenson wants to stand but Lombard is controlling the position.
Stephenson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lombard is one step ahead there.
Lombard stands and steps away. Stephenson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Stephenson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stephenson moves into the clinch.
Stephenson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lombard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stephenson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Stephenson. That snapped Lombard 's head back.
Danga de danga de dang - Stephenson scores with a four punch combination!
Lombard is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Lombard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stephenson misses with a double jab.
Stephenson looks gassed!
Stephenson throws a right and a left that Lombard avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stephenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lombard circles away quickly and effectively.
Stephenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stephenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lombard .
A punch combination from Stephenson misses.
Lombard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stephenson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lombard is defended easily by Stephenson.
No joy there for Stephenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joe Stephenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lombard shoots in but no luck this time.
Lombard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lombard shoots in for a takedown but Stephenson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Lombard . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lombard shoots in for a double leg but Stephenson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sloppy strikes from Stephenson. Those never looked like landing.
Stephenson stuffs the takedown attempt from Lombard . Lombard gets slowly back to his feet.
Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stephenson.
Stephenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stephenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Stephenson.
Stephenson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Stephenson.
No joy there for Stephenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Stephenson misses.
Stephenson throws a jab but it's blocked by Lombard .
Stephenson stuffs the takedown.
Stephenson misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stephenson misses with a two punch combination.
Stephenson looks to land a combination but Lombard avoids it well.
Stephenson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lombard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stephenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lombard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stephenson looks to throw the jab but Lombard is out of range.
Stephenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lombard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stephenson as he avoids it easily.
Stephenson throws a right and a left that Lombard avoids nicely.
Stephenson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stephenson misses with a hook. Lombard ducked under it nicely.
Stephenson misses with the combination.
Stephenson throws a hook to the side of Lombard 's head but Lombard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lombard slips under a jab from Stephenson.
Lombard fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Stephenson misses.
Stephenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lombard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Stephenson.
A jab from Stephenson misses.
Stephenson avoids the head kick by Lombard .
Lombard fails with the takedown.
Stephenson fails to land with a series of punches.
Lombard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stephenson.
Lombard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lombard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stephenson.
Lombard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stephenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lombard tries to clinch but Stephenson moves out of range.
Lombard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stephenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stephenson stuffs the takedown.
Stephenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stephenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stephenson throws a hook to the side of Lombard 's head but Lombard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stephenson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lombard shoots in but Stephenson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stephenson darts in and clinches Lombard up against the cage.
Stephenson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stephenson has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stephenson has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lombard 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stephenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stephenson misses with a wild combination.
Lombard blocks a jab.
Stephenson throws a right and a left that Lombard avoids nicely.
Lombard slips a straight right by Stephenson.
Lombard defending well as Stephenson loads up on a big left hand.
Stephenson swinging wildly here.
Stephenson throws an overhand right that lands on Lombard 's shoulder, as Lombard tries to avoid the shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lombard is trying to force a seperation but Stephenson has the dominant position.
Stephenson throws a head punch that misses.
Stephenson throws a head punch that misses.
Lombard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stephenson has him pressed against the cage.
Stephenson manages to break the clinch.
Stephenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lombard circles away quickly and effectively.
Lombard fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard blocks a jab.
Stephenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lombard .
Stephenson misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Stephenson. Those never looked like landing.
Hector Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stephenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lombard moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Lombard misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Stephenson.
Lombard dives in and grabs Stephenson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stephenson pushes down on Lombard 's head and hops out.
Stephenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lombard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stephenson.
Stephenson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stephenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lombard fails to land with a series of punches.
Lombard shoots in but Stephenson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stephenson throws a series of punches but Lombard moves out of range.
Lombard seems to have got his legs back now.
Stephenson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lombard drives through and clinches with Stephenson against the cage.
Lombard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stephenson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lombard wants to break free but Stephenson has control.
Stephenson breaks the clinch.
Lombard throws an off balance right hand
and Stephenson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lombard thinking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stephenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lombard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lombard clinches with his opponent.
Lombard gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Stephenson trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Stephenson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stephenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lombard shoots for a takedown but Stephenson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stephenson lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Lombard goes down and covers up as Stephenson starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Stephenson!
In his post fight interview, Joe Stephenson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rasheed Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis comes to the cage accompanied by Kendrick Lamar - HiiiPower. Rose is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Soothsayer. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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24
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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25
188 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rasheed Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Rose!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose connects with the punch.
It looks like Rasheed Willis has been cut.
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Willis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rose's waist but Rose gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Willis off to one side.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Willis.
Willis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Willis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rose defends it well.
Willis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rose defends it well.
Willis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rose knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis throwing shots but Rose is blocking nicely.
Rose keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Willis throwing shots but Rose is blocking nicely.
Rose is trying to get back to full guard.
Willis trying to pass the guard but Rose defending well.
Willis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rose doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Willis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose controlling the position for now.
Willis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rose works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
Willis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willisis looking to pass into half guard but Rose pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rose is in guard.
Willis trying to keep a closed guard but Rose is proving a slippery customer.
Rose landing some decent shots from guard.
Willis is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Rose has his hands clasped together but Willis extends an breaks Rose's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Willis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rasheed Willis!
A relieved looking Rasheed Willis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleks Pimpovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard comes to the cage accompanied by Immortality by Pearl Jam. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
215 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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25
211 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleks Pimpovic!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pimpovic lands with a nice body punch.
Howard fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Howard with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Howard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pimpovic slaps away a takedown attempt from Howard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Howard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howard shoots in looking for a takedown. Pimpovic tries to sprawl out of it but Howard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pimpovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Howard throws a series of punches but Pimpovic avoids them all with ease.
Pimpovic leaves Howard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pimpovic throws a head kick that misses.
Pimpovic scores with a three punch combo!
Howard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Howard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pimpovic tries to buck Howard off but he can't manage it.
BOOM! Howard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pimpovic is trying to escape the mount.
Howard content just to control the position here.
Howard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pimpovic?
Howard avoids the attempt from Pimpovic to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard lands a big elbow.
It looks like Aleks Pimpovic has been cut.
Howard dominating with strikes here.
Howard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pimpovic?
Pimpovic is rocked!
That has opened up Aleks Pimpovic's cut even more.
Pimpovic is looking to improve his position but Howard isn't that keen on the idea.
Pimpovic is still in real trouble! Can Howard finish him?
Howard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pimpovic hang on?
Howard looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Pimpovic covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Howard!
Dwayne Howard got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evangelista Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nawal Chekhemani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes's entrance music is Never Be Alone. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 lbs
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22
191 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Brawler
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evangelista Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nawal Chekhemani!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chekhemani shoots for a double leg takedown but Nunes sprawls well. He's pushed Chekhemani's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nunes slips a jab and a cross from Chekhemani.
Nunes throws a head kick that Chekhemani semi-blocks.
Chekhemani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nunes.
Chekhemani throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nunes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chekhemani if he has to take too many more of those.
Nunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chekhemani misses with a hook.
Chekhemani avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nunes throws a solid leg kick but Chekhemani takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nunes.
Nunes with a jab.
Nunes lands a leg kick that knocks Chekhemani off balance momentarily.
Nunes cracks Chekhemani with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekhemani lands a really nice looking cross but Nunes seems unphased.
Nunes looks to land a body kick but Chekhemani moved away.
Nunes misses with a hook.
Nunes lands with a shot to the body.
Nunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Chekhemani misses.
Evangelista Nunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nunes feints and then cracks Chekhemani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chekhemani down.
Nunes tries to bum rush Chekhemani with a series of wild strikes but Chekhemani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chekhemani misses with a combination
and Nunes counters with an outside leg kick.
Chekhemani lands a left and a right that sends Nunes crashing to the canvas! Chekhemani dives into mount looking to finish!
Nunes is rocked!
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!
Chekhemani postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Nunes bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Chekhemani and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nawal Chekhemani!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilfredo Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lights Out - Bobby Light. Niko Reynolds told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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210 lbs
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224 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilfredo Newman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niko Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman misses with a hook
and Reynolds makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reynolds fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Newman, pushing him back against the cage.
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Newman.
Newman prevents Reynolds from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reynolds throws an elbow but misses.
Reynolds tries to pull guard but Newman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Newman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Newman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Newman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Newman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reynolds misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reynolds wants to break the clinch but can't.
Newman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Newman avoids the damage to the body.
Reynolds is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wilfredo Newman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niko Reynolds.
Reynolds is looking to control Newman's arms but Newman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reynolds has his back to the cage.
Reynolds looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.
Newman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reynolds effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Newman fails to land.
Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Newman's ribcage.
Reynolds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds slips a straight right by Newman.
Reynolds drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reynolds creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Newman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Reynolds lands a nice forearm strike.
Reynolds tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Reynolds has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman is looking to reverse the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Newman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reynolds fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Newman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reynolds is looking to take a break and control but Newman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to advance to mount but can't.
Newman regains half guard.
Reynolds missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reynolds is taking a breather. Newman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman tries to get to full guard but Reynolds has control of the leg.
Newman wants to sweep but Reynolds has passed to side control!
Newman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Newman tries to get out of the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Reynolds.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds wants to control but Newman is keeping him busy.
Reynolds throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Reynolds dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reynolds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newman loads up on a big right hand but Reynolds slips the punch.
Newman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Reynolds back to the cage. Newman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Reynolds pushes Newman up against the cage in a clinch.
Newman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newman avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Newman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reynolds lands an elbow that stopped Newman in his tracks for a moment.
Reynolds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reynolds digs a right hand into Newman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Newman's gas tank.
Newman scores with a shot to the side of Reynolds's head.
Newman blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
Newman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reynolds lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reynolds misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Newman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Newman has a couple of punches blocked by Reynolds.
Niko Reynolds seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Newman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reynolds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reynolds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Newman. Beautiful body shot.
Wilfredo Newman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reynolds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reynolds counters with a straight right hand.
Reynolds wants to clinch.
Reynolds defending well as Newman loads up on a big left hand.
Niko Reynolds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newman misses with a double jab
and Reynolds counters by moving into the clinch.
Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Newman blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynolds scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reynolds trying to control the position but instead, Newman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reynolds into the cage.
Newman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reynolds.
Newman throws a punch but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Newman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reynolds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reynolds is trying to push Newman away but Newman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A bit of stalling here from Reynolds.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reynolds effectively controlling the action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Newman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Newman.
Reynolds lands with a left to the head.
Newman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newman lands a right hand.
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reynolds lands a shot to the body.
Reynolds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. Newman does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Newman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Newman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilfredo Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Newman is having none of it.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. Newman does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman throws a leg kick
and Reynolds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Newman wants to land a leg kick but Reynolds is out of range.
Reynolds throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newman throws out a loose jab but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reynolds tries to clinch up but Newman circles away and keeps his distance.
Newman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Newman throws a low kick but Reynolds moves out of range easily.
Newman is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Reynolds's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Reynolds looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wilfredo Newman is winning the standup battle so far.
Newman misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Newman misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Reynolds there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big left from Newman misses.
Newman cracks Reynolds with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Niko Reynolds will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Reynolds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Newman circles away quickly and effectively.
Newman throws a big shot that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reynolds.
It looks like Wilfredo Newman has been cut.
Reynolds moves into range and clinches up with Newman.
Reynolds lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reynolds makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Newman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Newman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reynolds.
Newman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reynolds is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reynolds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reynolds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Newman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reynolds lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Newman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reynolds breaks the clinch.
Newman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reynolds misses with a wild combination.
Newman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reynolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newman misses with a looping left.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Newman moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Newman.
Newman moves forwards but Reynolds connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Newman misses with a hook.
Reynolds swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Newman misses its intended target.
Reynolds scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reynolds gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Newman, as that shot connected.
Reynolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reynolds connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Newman scrambles back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Newman. Beautiful body shot.
Reynolds cracks Newman with an open hand slap.
Newman misses with a leg kick.
Newman misses with a straight left.
Newman throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reynolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reynolds lands a nice shot that snaps Newman's head back.
Nice defenses there by Reynolds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman thows a body shot but no joy.
Reynolds throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Newman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Reynolds is in Newman's guard.
Reynolds forces his way into half guard.
Reynolds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reynolds is thwarting Newman's attempts to control the position.
Wilfredo Newman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reynolds is stalling here. Newman is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Reynolds seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Newman has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Reynolds wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman trying to control the action but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Niko Reynolds is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reynolds tries to bench press Newman off him but Newman keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Reynolds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reynolds winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Reynolds!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Shuai jiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shuai jiao's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Everything in its right place- Radio Head. Russell has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
216 lbs
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Shuai jiao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaun Russell!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell misses with a leg kick.
Russell throws a hook but Shuai jiao avoids it easily.
Shuai jiao scoring well with a low kick there.
Shuai jiao connects with a solid leg kick.
Russell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shuai jiao.
Shuai jiao throws a hook but Russell blocks it.
A jab from Russell misses.
Russell throws a series of punches but Shuai jiao moves out of range.
Russell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shuai jiao checks it well.
Shaun Russell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russell throws a right hand that Shuai jiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Shuai jiao also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Russell there.
Russell throws a series of punches but Shuai jiao avoids them all with ease.
Shuai jiao throws out a powerful jab.
Shuai jiao lands a big head kick that sends Russell tumbling to the mat! Shuai jiao takes a step backwards and waves Russell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Shaun Russell has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russell thows a leg kick but Shuai jiao checks it
and Shuai jiao counters with a huge left! Russell is in big trouble! He's backing up but Shuai jiao isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Russell from any more damage. A dominating finish by Shuai jiao!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Master Shuai jiao!
Master Shuai jiao retains his light heavyweight title!
After the big win, Master Shuai jiao made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Steel Penn's Laundry 93% and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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