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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benigno Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Medina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Medina has chosen LA BAMBA as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Benigno Aquino has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benigno Aquino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Freddy Medina!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aquino circles away quickly and effectively.
Aquino checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aquino throws out a loose jab but Medina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aquino gets tackled into the cage by Medina. Medina maintains the clinch.
Medina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aquino leaning his opponent against the cage.
Medina tries to stall but Aquino uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aquino blocks an elbow strike.
Aquino stalling in the clinch.
Medina is stalling here.
Aquino has Medina pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benigno Aquino.
Medina throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Medina dodges the punch combination from Aquino.
Medina misses the shot to the body.
Aquino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Medina.
Medina has Aquino up against the cage in a clinch.
Aquino is pushing Medina up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Medina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aquino is defending well for now.
Medina is looking to control Aquino's arms but Aquino gets an underhook and turns him. Now Medina has his back to the cage.
Medina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aquino avoids it.
Medina is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquino displaying some good clinch control by pressing Medina up against the cage.
Aquino seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Aquino avoids the elbow strike from Medina, against the cage.
Aquino has Medina pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benigno Aquino.
Aquino is looking to clinch but Medina is avoiding it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aquino crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Medina - the referee stops the clock and Aquino gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Medina. Aquino manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Benigno Aquino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aquino scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medina has taken the fight to the clinch.
Come on Aquino - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Medina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Medina looking to stall.
Medina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aquino is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Aquino for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Medina putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aquino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aquino has Medina pressed against the cage.
Medina is trying to maintain a safe position but Aquino gets an underhook and turns Medina into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Medina as Aquino tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benigno Aquino.
Medina misses with a few strikes there.
Medina throws out a leg kick but Aquino moves out of range and Medina only half commits.
Aquino gets a clinch.
Aquino pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aquino tries to stall but Medina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Medina letting Aquino take a breather here.
Medina lands a damaging elbow.
Medina throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aquino holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aquino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Medina is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Medina wants a takedown but no success here.
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 Benigno Aquino will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aquino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Medina clinches with his opponent.
Aquino pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Medina.
Medina avoiding damage.
Medina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aquino avoids it.
Medina trying to stall but Aquino improves his position.
Benigno Aquino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aquino leaning his opponent against the cage.
Medina stalling in the clinch but Aquino improves position.
The referee calls for Aquino to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medina utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Medina throws an elbow but it misses.
Aquino trying to stall but Medina improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benigno Aquino.
Aquino misses with the combination.
Aquino wants to land a leg kick but Medina is out of range.
Medina throws a series of punches but Aquino avoids them all with ease.
Medina tries a low kick but Aquino avoids it.
Aquino tries to close the distance and clinch but Medina swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aquino tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Medina thows a leg kick but Aquino checks it
and Aquino counters with a left and a right that stings Medina.
It looks like Freddy Medina has been cut.
Medina throws a right and a left that Aquino avoids nicely.
Medina throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquino lands a nice shot that snaps Medina's head back.
Medina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Medina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aquino circles away quickly and effectively.
Aquino catches Medina with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Medina drives through and clinches with Aquino against the cage.
Medina lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from Aquino.
Aquino avoids a wild elbow strike from Medina.
Aquino avoids the elbow strike from Medina, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right from Medina on the inside.
Medina throws an elbow but it misses.
Aquino blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medina lands a shoulder strike.
Aquino trying to stall but Medina improves his position.
Aquino avoiding damage as Medina throws knees to the body.
Aquino blocks an elbow strike from Medina.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aquino takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Aquino blocks the elbow strike.
Medina connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aquino's face.
Aquino avoiding damage as Medina throws knees to the body.
Aquino stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benigno Aquino.
Aquino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medina tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aquino takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aquino swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Medina takes one to the chin there.
Medina misses with the combination.
Medina rushes Aquino and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Aquino is stalling here.
Medina tries a knee to the head but Aquino blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Medina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aquino blocks it with crossed arms.
Aquino avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Freddy Medina will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Freddy Medina's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Aquino is looking to clinch but Medina is avoiding it.
Medina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Aquino misses
and Medina makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aquino misses with a hook. Medina ducked under it nicely.
Medina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aquino.
Aquino misses the shot to the body.
Aquino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aquino is struggling to control the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Medina as Aquino tries to tie him up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Medina obliges.
Medina is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aquino is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquino has Medina pushed against the cage.
Medina tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Medina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Medina slows down the pace here.
Medina is looking to control Aquino's arms but Aquino gets an underhook and turns him. Now Medina has his back to the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aquino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aquino is trying to maintain a safe position but Medina gets an underhook and turns Aquino into the cage.
Medina taking a breather.
Medina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aquino blocks it with crossed arms.
Aquino taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benigno Aquino.
Medina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aquino manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medina feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aquino's calf.
Aquino checks the leg kick.
Medina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aquino.
A telegraphed right hand from Aquino misses the target.
Aquino connects with a good right hand that stumbles Medina. Medina circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aquino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Medina.
Medina fails to land with a series of punches.
Aquino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Medina looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aquino. That's going to slow Medina down.
Aquino moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Medina lands with a thumping leg kick.
Medina throws a right and a left that Aquino avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medina throws a looping overhand right but Aquino ducks down to avoid it.
Aquino avoids the head kick by Medina.
Aquino lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Medina slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Medina.
Aquino has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Medina.
Aquino has managed to clinch.
Aquino stalling in the clinch but Medina improves position.
Aquino taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Medina stalling in the clinch but Aquino improves position.
Aquino leaning against his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medina pushes off an throws an elbow but Aquino leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Medina lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aquino holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benigno Aquino.
Medina misses with a low kick.
Aquino throws a body punch but Medina moves out of range.
Medina thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Aquino.
Medina throws a leg kick
and Aquino counters by clinching up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Medina letting Aquino take a breather here.
Aquino is trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benigno Aquino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aquino has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Benigno Aquino!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rickon Mallister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa ss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papa ss is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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153 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rickon Mallister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Papa ss!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mallister.
Mallister just misses with a punch to the body.
ss fails to land with a series of punches.
Mallister displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from ss.
ss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mallister lands with a nice combination. ss backs away looking to recover.
Mallister thows a left - swing and a miss!
ss slips a jab and a cross from Mallister.
ss throws a right and a left that Mallister avoids nicely.
ss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mallister.
ss tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mallister sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten ss somewhat.
Rickon Mallister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papa ss.
ss shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mallister as he jumps to the side.
ss tries to bum rush Mallister with a series of wild strikes but Mallister uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ss ducks under a wild hook from Mallister.
Mallister scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
ss ducks under a wild hook from Mallister.
ss shoots for a double leg takedown but Mallister sprawls well. He's pushed ss's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mallister cracks ss with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
ss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mallister.
Mallister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ss looks to score with a jab to the body but Mallister is just out of range.
Mallister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
ss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mallister.
Mallister drops ss with a big left hand! ss is injured, injured bad! Mallister jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rickon Mallister!
Rickon Mallister decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Tyreke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyreke comes to the cage accompanied by Real Compton City G's. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jim Beckett was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dillon Tyreke!
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, Jim Beckett!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckett avoids the body shot from Tyreke.
Tyreke misses with a straight left.
Beckett slips under a jab.
Beckett scores with a shot to the body.
Tyreke just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyreke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beckett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tyreke throws a right hand that misses
so Beckett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Beckett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Beckett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beckett throws a big elbow that misses.
Beckett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett has gone for a leg lock! Tyreke slips out almost immediately though and dives into Beckett's guard.
Beckett managing to control the position.
Beckett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Beckett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beckett slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett trying to pass the guard but Tyreke defending well.
Beckett thows a huge punch but Tyreke dodges it nicely.
Beckett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Beckett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beckett thows a huge punch but Tyreke dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyreke wants to control but Beckett is keeping busy.
Beckett content to control rather than advance.
Beckett is trying to work for a kimura but Tyreke is defending well.
Beckett slips a nice elbow through Tyreke's hands, connecting with Tyreke's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tyreke defends it well.
Beckett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tyreke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Beckett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyreke tries to roll over but Beckett keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beckett wants to pass the guard but Tyreke is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beckett 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.
Tyreke throws a hook to the side of Beckett's head but Beckett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyreke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyreke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beckett.
Beckett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyreke misses the target.
Tyreke tries a low kick but Beckett avoids it.
Beckett lands with a shot to the body.
Tyreke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A big left from Tyreke misses.
Beckett takes a swing at Tyreke's ribcage but misses.
Dillon Tyreke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyreke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Beckett to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tyreke can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beckett controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyreke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beckett trying to control but Tyreke is working from the bottom.
Beckett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beckett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Beckett lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett just content to control the position.
Tyreke managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Beckett.
Beckett is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tyreke's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tyreke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Beckett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Tyreke's face as Beckett controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Tyreke!
Tyreke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Beckett scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tyreke?
Beckett with the ground and pound from mount.
Tyreke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beckett controlling from the full mount.
Tyreke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beckett on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beckett landing shots from mount.
Beckett looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beckett raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beckett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Beckett slips a jab and a cross from Tyreke.
Tyreke lands a jab.
Beckett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beckett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Beckett.
Tyreke struggles to land a body shot inside as Beckett controls his hands.
Beckett is working Tyreke over against the cage.
Tyreke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Beckett lands a body shot.
Tyreke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beckett.
Beckett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beckett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beckett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beckett digs a right hand underneath Tyreke's ribcage. Tyreke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beckett stalling the fight.
Beckett lands a left hand.
Beckett stalling.
A right hook to the body lands for Beckett.
Stalling in the clinch from Beckett.
Beckett lands with a short shot to the head.
Beckett lands with a left to the head.
Beckett controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Beckett.
Tyreke throws a looping overhand right but Beckett ducks down to avoid it.
Tyreke misses with a left hand
enabling Beckett to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyreke swinging wildly here.
Beckett shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beckett is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Tyreke is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jim Beckett!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zheka Poke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes into the arena with Downstait's blaring out of the sound system. 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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265 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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zheka Poke!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Martin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Poke is looking to work some ground and pound but Martin has wrist control.
Poke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Poke working some strikes from top position.
Poke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Martin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Poke has managed to get both his arms back between Martin's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poke is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Martin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Martin has escaped and now he's on top!
Martin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Poke manages to work his way to half guard, despite Martin's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Poke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martin pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is looking to take a break and control but Poke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Poke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martin pulls his head out easily.
Martin in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Poke tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Martin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrew Martin!
Our winner, Andrew Martin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Osman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ is Here. Reggie Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Osman!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osman looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Osman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jan Osman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Osman needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
Osman misses with a body kick.
Osman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Osman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Osman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Osman tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Osman lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Osman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osman misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osman's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Osman.
Anderson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Anderson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Osman drops back looking for a leg! Anderson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Anderson manages to kick Osman off! Osman jumps back into Anderson's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Osman keeps moving.
Osman is trying to keep Anderson in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osman wants to hit a switch here but Anderson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Osman there!
Osman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Anderson landing punches.
Osman wants to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Osman is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Osman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Anderson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Osman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Osman regains half guard.
Osman tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Osman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Anderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Osman is just riding it out for now. Anderson eventually gives up the hold.
Osman is trying to stand up here but Anderson is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Anderson there.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Anderson connects with a nice short shot to Osman's temple.
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 Reggie Anderson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Osman digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
Osman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Osman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Osmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anderson connects with a single shot there.
Osman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Osman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Osman - that will leave a mark!
Osman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Osman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Osman doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osman tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Osman scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Osman is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Osman as he avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Anderson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big left from Osman misses.
Anderson checks the leg kick.
Osman closes the distance but Anderson moves to the side
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Osman throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Osman.
Osman moves into the clinch successfully.
Osman tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Osman back against the cage.
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!
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Osman scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Osman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Osman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Osman avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Osman throws an elbow that misses.
Osman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Osman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson tries to stall but Osman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Osman misses with a punch to the body.
Osman tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Osman back against the cage.
Osman tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Osman lands a body punch.
Osman swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Osman trying to land knees to the body.
Osman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Osman controls his hands.
A short left from Osman.
Osman lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Osman.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson avoiding damage as Osman throws knees to the body.
Anderson is leaning against Osman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Osman tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Osman back against the cage.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Osman.
Osman is breathing heavily.
Osman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Osman can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Osman.
Anderson presses Osman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Osman pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Osman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Osman throws a poor cross that misses
and Osman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Osman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a nice body shot.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Osman.
The fight stays on the outside here - Osman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Osman.
Anderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Osman wants to clinch.
Osman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Osman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Osman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Jan Osman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Osman misses with a low kick as Anderson jumps back.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Osman but Osman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Osman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Osman takes one to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Anderson.
Osman tries to score with a low kick but Anderson moves his leg out of the way.
Osman throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Osman moves away and avoids it.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Osman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Osman.
Osman throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Osman should have avoided that one.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Osman clinches up against the cage.
Osman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Osman is working Anderson over against the cage.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
Jan Osman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Osman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Osman lands with a short shot to the head.
Osman working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Osman improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Osman.
Osman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Osman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Osman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Osman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Osman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Osman working aggressively here.
Osman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Osman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Osman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Osman backwards.
Osman tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Osman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Osman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Osman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Osman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Osman!
Jan Osman 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen Seasons in the Abyss as his entrance music. Eddie King has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Fenix!
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, Eddie King!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Fenix's head back.
It looks like Marcus Fenix has been cut.
Fenix walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. King checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice sprawl there from Fenix as King shoots in.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fenix throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Fenix misses.
King has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Eddie King has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Fenix tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fenix manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A shot to the liver by Fenix. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King blocks a jab.
Horrible takedown by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Fenix which made him look bad.
Marcus Fenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie King.
Fenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fenix.
Fenix scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fenix.
Fenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fenix.
King moves out of range as Fenix strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenix misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fenix with a jab.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fenix scoring well with a low kick there.
Fenix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fenix scores with a decent looking hook.
Fenix connects with the punch.
Marcus Fenix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fenix takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fenix is looking to get back to is feet but King passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fenix, who protects the arm well.
Fenix wants to get back to his feet but King drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenix is looking to regain half guard here but King keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fenix knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
King is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Fenix looks calm but he's in trouble here. King gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Fenix is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! King lets go of the hold and Fenix can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eddie King!
Eddie King thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Hickman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdeno Chara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zdeno Chara will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maxwell Hickman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zdeno Chara!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Chara misses.
Chara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hickman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chara drops Hickman with a beautiful combination! Hickman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Chara is looking for the KO!
It looks like Maxwell Hickman has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hickman shoots in but Chara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chara loads up on a big right hand but Hickman slips the punch.
Hickman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Chara lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zdeno Chara!
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