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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durdun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durdun's entrance music is Where is My Mind. A fine choice. Mir is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: New Low - Middle Class Rut . Tyler Durdun has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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258 lbs
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270 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Durdun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durdun throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
Durdun lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Mir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Durdun sprawls well. Durdun wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
Durdun throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyler Durdun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durdun's corner calls for a 1-2. Durdun obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Durdun swivels and escapes.
Durdun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mir looks gassed!
Mir takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Durdun! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tyler Durdun!
After the fight, Tyler Durdun was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Calliente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 29 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincenzo Calliente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Brown!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Calliente.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Calliente.
Calliente shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Calliente fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincenzo Calliente. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calliente.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Calliente.
Calliente shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Calliente as he jumps to the side.
Calliente fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Calliente is defended easily by Brown.
Brown looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calliente moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brown stands up over Calliente, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Calliente has wrist control.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Calliente is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calliente trying to control the position here.
Calliente preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Calliente looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calliente works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Calliente has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Calliente throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Calliente. Those never looked like landing.
Calliente shoots in and bounces Brown off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brown has his foot on Calliente's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Calliente works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Calliente tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Calliente stands up and waves to Brown to follow him.
Calliente throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Calliente off to one side.
Calliente throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Calliente is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Calliente circles away and we're back to standing.
Vincenzo Calliente is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Calliente.
Calliente is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincenzo Calliente. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Calliente counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
Brown has his foot on Calliente's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Calliente works his way back into a safe position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown is looking for a triangle here but Calliente uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Calliente is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Calliente raining down hammerfists from mount.
Calliente looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Calliente unloading with bombs!
It looks like Roy Brown has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calliente trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown taking shots to the head.
Calliente trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Calliente trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Calliente lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Calliente fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Calliente is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Brown has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Calliente can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Calliente dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roy Brown's cut.
That's time! Calliente's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Calliente.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Calliente, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Calliente looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Calliente scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calliente tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Calliente somewhat.
Calliente scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincenzo Calliente. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calliente misses with a two punch combination.
Vincenzo Calliente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calliente's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Calliente duly obliges.
No luck for Calliente with that takedown attempt.
Brown tries for a takedown but Calliente circles away easily
and Calliente counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brown's guard now.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Calliente from controlling successfully.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to sinch up a triangle. Calliente throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Brown's body to avoid the submission. Brown has instead reached around Calliente's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Brown arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Roy Brown!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luciano comes to the cage accompanied by The Big Payback. The key to victory for Charlie Luciano has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tommy Fire!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Luciano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fire swinging wildly here.
Fire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Luciano with a hook.
Fire takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Luciano moves into the clinch.
Fire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luciano.
Fire is working for takedown but Luciano is calmly controlling the position for now.
Luciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fire backwards.
Fire tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luciano just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fire is trying to pull guard but Luciano turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Charlie Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Fire.
Luciano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Luciano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fire blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luciano just stands there and leans against the cage.
Luciano scores with a hook to the body.
Fire lands a takedown into guard.
Luciano is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fire is controlling him.
Luciano keeping full guard, as Fire tries to pass.
Luciano is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tommy Fire has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Luciano cracks Fire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fire is trying hard to land a takedown here. Luciano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fire throws a nice looking combination but Luciano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luciano throws a shot to the body.
Luciano stuffs the takedown.
Luciano goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Luciano lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fire scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Luciano is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fire asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Luciano trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Luciano dodges the ground and pound from Fire.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fire throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fire prevents Luciano from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Luciano throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Luciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fire shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fire trying to pass the guard but Luciano defending well.
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 Charlie Luciano will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Luciano. No joy for Fire on that attempt.
Fire walks into a stiff left hand from Luciano.
Luciano throws a jab when Fire was well out of range.
Fire shoots in for a double leg but Luciano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Charlie Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Luciano cracks Fire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Luciano moves out of range of the body kick.
Luciano doesn't manage to clinch there - Fire circles away.
Luciano lands a jab to Fire's midsection.
Fire takes one to the chin there.
Luciano slaps away a takedown attempt from Fire, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Charlie Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Fire.
Luciano rushes Fire and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fire wants a takedown.
Fire tries to pull guard but Luciano holds him up against the cage and eventually Fire drops back down to his feet.
Fire looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire is looking for a takedown.
Fire lands a body punch.
Luciano is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fire wants a takedown.
Luciano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Fire's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Luciano.
Fire goes for a takedown attempt but Luciano pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Luciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Charlie Luciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luciano with a jab.
Luciano looks to land a combination. Fire sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Luciano lands the left hand.
Luciano scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Luciano does no damage.
Fire misses with a double jab
and Luciano counters with a nice body shot.
Luciano catches Fire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Luciano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Luciano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luciano throws a nice looking combination but Fire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Charlie Luciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Luciano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Luciano scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fire avoids a punch combination nicely.
Charlie Luciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luciano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Luciano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fire shoots in for a takedown but Luciano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fire throws a head kick that misses.
Fire fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Luciano avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luciano moves in looking to clinch but Fire pushes him off.
Luciano darts in trying to clinch
and Fire counters with a two punch combo.
Luciano lands with an uppercut that bounces Fire off the cage and back into range.
Luciano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Luciano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Luciano dips to his left and cracks Fire with an uppercut!
Luciano lands a two punch combo.
Fire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Luciano throws a right hand that Fire ducks under and follows up with a left that Fire also avoids with ease.
Fire bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Luciano prevents Fire from improving position.
Fire misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Luciano knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fire asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Luciano dominated that second round.
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.
Luciano misses with a few strikes there.
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Fire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano cracks Fire with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fire changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Luciano tries to avoid it but Fire manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Luciano to the ground. Luciano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fire moves forwards but Luciano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Luciano leaves Fire with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Luciano lands a body shot.
Luciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fire was well out of range. Poor timing from Luciano.
Fire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Luciano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fire takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luciano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fire walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano connects with a single shot there.
Luciano has Fire up against the cage in a clinch.
Fire is trying to drag Luciano to the mat but Luciano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Charlie Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Fire.
Fire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luciano is defending well for now.
Fire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luciano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fire tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luciano smiles and moves away.
Nice cross by Luciano.
Luciano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, jab by Luciano - just one landing.
Fire shoots in for a takedown but Luciano shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fire shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Luciano sprawls well. Luciano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fire gets slowly back to his feet.
Luciano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luciano tries to clinch but Fire moves out of range.
Fire has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luciano finds it's way round the side to connect with Fire's head.
Luciano misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fire.
Decent striking displayed by Luciano there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fire doesn't manage to clinch there - Luciano circles away.
Nice shot by Luciano.
Fire takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fire drops his hands momentarily and Luciano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Luciano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fire shoots in and gets a takedown into Luciano's guard.
Fire must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luciano wants to stand and escape but Fire is having none of it.
Charlie Luciano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fire throws a strike but Luciano rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Fire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Charlie Luciano wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fire fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Luciano avoids it really well and circles away.
Luciano's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Luciano duly obliges.
Luciano throws out a powerful jab.
A left and a right from Luciano both land. Nice combination.
Luciano jabs at Fire's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luciano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Fire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tommy Fire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luciano cracks Fire 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 fight!
Charlie Luciano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Luciano, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Luciano!
Charlie Luciano very nearly forgot to thank Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiichi Miyazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hannibal King has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiichi Miyazawa!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a takedown attempt - Miyazawa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
King drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Miyazawa controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
Miyazawa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
King postures up.
King is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
King drops back, looking for a kneebar! Miyazawa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Miyazawa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Miyazawa!
King is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
King takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Miyazawa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Miyazawa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Miyazawa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Miyazawa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
King is pushing Miyazawa's head away, looking to escape. Miyazawa manages to hold on to the position though.
Miyazawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.
Miyazawa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear King down.
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!
Miyazawa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused King some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
Miyazawa cracks King with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Miyazawa scores with a couple of short elbows.
King is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Miyazawa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Miyazawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King keeping moving, preventing Miyazawa from controlling successfully.
Miyazawa lands a couple of digs.
Miyazawa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
King has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Miyazawa doesn't defend quickly enough and King has managed to lock this one up! Can Miyazawa escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to King on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hannibal King!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Petrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Rudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudd is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up. 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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32
173 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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33
179 lbs
20 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Petrova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Rudd!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rudd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rudd throws a right and a left that Petrova avoids nicely.
Petrova shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rudd manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rudd wants to stand up but Petrova is controlling him.
Petrova stopping the sweep attempt from Rudd.
Petrova has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rudd is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rudd is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Petrova is aware though and is defending well.
Petrova stands up from Rudd's guard - Petrova perhaps looking for a knockout.
Petrova bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rudd can't do much from the bottom here.
Petrova decides to stand back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Petrova.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rudd tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Petrova wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrova stands up.
Rudd misses with a looping right.
Sasha Petrova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rudd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rudd is looking to chop away at Petrova's legs.
Rudd shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Petrova as he jumps to the side.
Rudd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrova drives through with a takedown into Rudd's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rudd will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rudd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrova stands and steps away. Rudd gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Petrova dives in and scores a takedown into Rudd's guard.
Rudd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rudd looks gassed!
Rudd wants to stand but Petrova is controlling the position.
Rudd trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rudd escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Petrova gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Petrova stands and steps away. Rudd gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudd shoots in and drives through. Petrova sprawls well.
Sasha Petrova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Rudd.
Petrova looking to score a takedown here. Rudd is defending well but Petrova drives through and ends up in Rudd's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrova decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rudd, up you get!
Rudd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rudd throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrova.
Petrova closes the distance and clinches.
Petrova has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rudd is trying to keep an underhook but Petrova manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Petrova postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Rudd to stand up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rudd gets caught flat footed, as Petrova shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Petrova gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Petrova dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Petrova feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rudd is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rudd wants to hit a switch here but Petrova passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rudd there!
Rudd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Petrova prevents Rudd from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrova controlling from the full mount.
Petrova really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rudd wants to hold on but Petrova pushes him away.
Petrova gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Petrova looking to score a takedown here. Rudd is defending well but Petrova drives through and ends up in Rudd's guard.
Rudd controls Petrova momentarily but Petrova frees himself.
Petrova wants to get up but he can't break Rudd's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Petrova is aware though and is defending well.
Rudd is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rudd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Petrova doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Petrova manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rudd is breathing heavily.
Rudd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rudd is working an open guard so Petrova takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrova shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Petrova showed some decent athleticism there.
Petrova stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rudd to get to his feet.
Petrova drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sasha Petrova overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rudd wants to stand but Petrova is controlling the position.
Petrova decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rudd, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Petrova shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rudd tries to hold on but Petrova pushes him away.
Petrova controlling his opponent.
Rudd is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Petrova gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrova fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrova takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Petrova dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Petrova closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Petrova lands in his opponent's guard.
Petrova decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rudd, up you get!
Petrova tries to clinch up.
Rudd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Petrova avoids it really well and circles away.
Rudd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrova looking to score a takedown here. Rudd is defending well but Petrova drives through and ends up in Rudd's guard.
Rudd is working an open guard so Petrova takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rudd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrova defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rudd.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Petrova looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rudd!
Petrova content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrova stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Petrova feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Petrova would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rudd is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Petrova is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrova decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rudd, up you get!
Rudd tries to land a leg kick but Petrova saw it coming and moves away.
Rudd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sasha Petrova is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rudd gets caught napping as Petrova dives in and scores a takedown. Rudd manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrova stands up and waves to Rudd to follow him.
Rudd moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Petrova drives through with a takedown into Rudd's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudd wants to sweep here but Petrova controlling him for the moment.
Petrova has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Petrova gets to his feet. Rudd looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Petrova shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chris Rudd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrova stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Petrova shoots in and bounces Rudd off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrova wants to stand but Rudd is controlling his posture from full guard.
Petrova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rudd can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudd kicks Petrova off and gets to his feet.
Sasha Petrova is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petrova shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Petrova was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rudd can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rudd trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rudd is looking to improve his position but Petrova isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sasha Petrova showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petrova 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasha Petrova!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Rosberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainer Zufall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zufall has chosen Rammstein - Sonne as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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212 lbs
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219 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Rosberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rainer Zufall!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosberg is looking to clinch.
Rosberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rosberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zufall throws out the jab.
Zufall shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rosberg is trying to defend but Zufall finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zufall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zufall is looking for a kimura here.
Rosberg tries to get to full guard but Zufall has control of the leg.
Rosberg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rosberg tries to get out of the position.
Zufall throwing shots but Rosberg is blocking nicely.
Zufall passes to full mount!
Rosberg is working to get back to half guard.
Rosberg takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Stan Rosberg has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zufall wants to control the pace but Rosberg is squirming around nicely.
Rosberg wants to try and get back to his feet.
Zufall looking to control but Rosberg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zufall working Rosberg over with strikes here.
Zufall putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zufall lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rosberg is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zufall lands a big shot to the head and Rosberg winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rainer Zufall!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rainer Zufall thanked Hilo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howard Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moon comes to the cage accompanied by Heartbeats. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Howard Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ippo Makunouchi !
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makunouchi blocks the body kick.
Moon missing with a left hand there. Makunouchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moon misses with a combination
and Makunouchi counters with a nice uppercut.
Moon throws a hook but Makunouchi avoids it easily.
Moon throws a lazy right hand but Makunouchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makunouchi throws out a powerful jab.
Makunouchi fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Makunouchi . Those never looked like landing.
Makunouchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moon.
Makunouchi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Makunouchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moon.
Moon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makunouchi .
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moon checks a leg kick.
Makunouchi shoots in but Moon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon moves into the clinch.
Makunouchi avoids the elbow strike from Moon, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Moon.
Moon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Moon pushes Makunouchi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makunouchi tries to work over Moon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moon tries to work over Makunouchi 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makunouchi misses with the head strike.
Makunouchi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moon is keeping busy.
A short right from Moon.
Moon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Moon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makunouchi .
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Makunouchi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moon is keeping busy.
Makunouchi lands with a right to the head.
Moon misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi misses with a body punch.
Moon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moon prevents a body shot from Makunouchi .
Moon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Makunouchi or not.
Makunouchi looks gassed!
Moon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Makunouchi backwards.
Moon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makunouchi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moon misses with an uppercut. Makunouchi saw that one coming.
Moon looks to score with a jab to the body but Makunouchi is just out of range.
Moon tries to clinch but Makunouchi moves out of range.
Makunouchi closes the distance and clinches up with Moon, looking for a takedown. Makunouchi pushes Moon against the cage but Moon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Makunouchi misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Moon misses.
Howard Moon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makunouchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon misses with a straight right.
Makunouchi throws a series of punches but Moon avoids them all with ease.
Makunouchi shoots for a double leg takedown but Moon sprawls well. He's pushed Makunouchi 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Howard Moon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ippo Makunouchi .
Moon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makunouchi .
Moon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moon feints and then cracks Makunouchi 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makunouchi down.
Makunouchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moon. Moon obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab by Moon.
Oooooh!!! Moon has knocked Makunouchi down with a huge combo! Moon steps away and waves a wobbly Makunouchi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Ippo Makunouchi has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makunouchi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moon momentarily.
Moon tries to clinch but Makunouchi moves out of range.
Moon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Makunouchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makunouchi tries a low kick but Moon avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon lands a front kick.
Moon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moon manages to break the clinch.
Moon jabs Makunouchi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Moon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice shot lands for Moon.
Makunouchi is rocked!
Moon thumps Makunouchi with a low kick.
Moon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Makunouchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Moon finish him?
Makunouchi throws out a loose jab but Moon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makunouchi seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makunouchi .
Makunouchi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Moon is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Makunouchi .
Moon scores with a leg kick.
Moon circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Makunouchi drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Moon follows Makunouchi to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Howard Moon!
Our winner, Howard Moon, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logen Glotka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hezekiah Stoltfus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoltfus has chosen The Chase as his entrance music. 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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210 lbs
25 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logen Glotka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hezekiah Stoltfus!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glotka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stoltfus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Glotka. Glotka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Logen Glotka has been cut.
Stoltfus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stoltfus thuds a left hand into Glotka's body.
A swing and a miss from Glotka.
Glotka checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Stoltfus misses.
Stoltfus swings for the body but Glotka moves out of range.
Glotka misses with a low kick.
Stoltfus with a nice cross.
Glotka motions for Stoltfus to come forward. Glotka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stoltfus misses with an uppercut.
Stoltfus slips a jab and a cross from Glotka.
Glotka connects with an inside leg kick.
Glotka throws out a leg kick but Stoltfus moves out of range and Glotka only half commits.
Stoltfus dips to his left and cracks Glotka with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoltfus stuns Glotka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Glotka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Glotka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Glotka.
Glotka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Glotka slips a straight right by Stoltfus.
Glotka drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Glotka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Glotka works a leg free and moves into 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!
Glotka trying to control the pace.
Stoltfus is refusing to be controlled, as Glotka sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glotka tries to pass to full mount but Stoltfus defends it.
Stoltfus trying to hold on to Glotka's head to control him but Glotka postures up.
Stoltfus wants to get back to full guard.
Stoltfus is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Stoltfus.
No joy there for Stoltfus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glotka connects with a solid leg kick.
Glotka is looking to score with low kicks.
Glotka drops Stoltfus with a beautiful combination! Stoltfus stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Glotka is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoltfus misses with a body shot.
Stoltfus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Glotka counters with a head kick that wobbles Stoltfus - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Glotka sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Logen Glotka!
Logen Glotka took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Sekyere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sekyere has chosen Juicy-Biggy Smalls as his entrance music. Joseph Sekyere has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chris Adams's chin.
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Sekyere!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sekyere dives in and grabs Adams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adams pushes down on Sekyere's head and hops out.
Adams tries to sprawl but Sekyere drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Adams regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sekyere.
Sekyere prevents Adams from getting back to his feet.
Adams has a closed guard, preventing Sekyere from standing up.
Sekyere is working Adams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sekyere cracks Adams with a solid left hand.
Adams wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Adams trying to control the position.
Sekyere decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Adams, up you get!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams lands a head kick. Sekyere smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Sekyere throws a series of punches but Adams moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sekyere.
Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Sekyere tries a knee to the head but Adams blocks it.
Adams ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Adams no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Adams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sekyere wanted to stand there but Adams had control of the position.
Sekyere gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sekyere tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Sekyere. Those never looked like landing.
Joseph Sekyere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sekyere swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sekyere bucks Adams off and manages to get back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sekyere tries to keep at a distance but Adams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sekyere tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adams gets control of Sekyere's arms and successfully pulls guard. Adams will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sekyere throws a big elbow that misses.
Sekyere throwing strikes but missing.
Adams trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sekyere tries to sprawl but Adams drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Adams wants to control but Sekyere is keeping him busy.
Sekyere makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sekyere throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Adams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Adams showed some decent athleticism there.
Adams is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sekyere tries to kick Adams off but Adams keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sekyere should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sekyere is refusing to be controlled, as Adams sits in half guard.
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 Chris Adams will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adams dodges the punch combination from Sekyere.
Adams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sekyere with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adams leaning against his opponent.
Sekyere using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sekyere with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sekyere throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adams blocks it with crossed arms.
Adams tries to land knees in the clinch but Sekyere avoids the damage to the body.
Adams has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sekyere is trying to keep an underhook but Adams manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sekyere is staying active underneath Adams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams prevents Sekyere from standing back up.
Adams trying to control the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chris Adams just wasn't active enough.
Adams throws a series of punches but Sekyere moves out of range.
Sekyere scores with a one two! Adams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Adams stuffs the takedown attempt from Sekyere. Sekyere gets slowly back to his feet.
Adams misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams shoots in and bounces Sekyere off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Adams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sekyere on the ground.
Adams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sekyere swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sekyere wriggles free and stands up.
Adams feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sekyere has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekyere working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adams.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Sekyere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Adams wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sekyere throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Adams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Adams showed some decent athleticism there.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sekyere keeps working.
Chris Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Adams wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Adams fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sekyere sprawls well initially but Adams persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sekyere does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sekyere is trying to stand up here but Adams is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Adams dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sekyere lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adams circles away quickly and effectively.
Adams shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sekyere napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sekyere is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Adams asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sekyere is not content to let Adams control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekyere is pushing Adams's head away, looking to escape. Adams manages to hold on to the position though.
We're going to have a standup here because Chris Adams wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Adams drives through and clinches with Sekyere against the cage.
Sekyere with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sekyere with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adams lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to stall but Sekyere uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sekyere tries to land a knee to the head but Adams blocks with his arms.
Sekyere throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adams blocks it with crossed arms.
Sekyere throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sekyere is defending well for now.
Sekyere misses with a knee strike.
Sekyere tries to land a knee to the head but Adams blocks with his arms.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sekyere lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Adams has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sekyere uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekyere would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Adams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sekyere is one step ahead there.
Sekyere scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Adams wants to stand but Sekyere is controlling the position.
Sekyere decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Adams, up you get!
A punch combination from Sekyere misses.
Adams slaps away a takedown attempt from Sekyere, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adams is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sekyere's half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams is stalling here. Sekyere is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Adams seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sekyere has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sekyere scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Adams to see if he's OK.
Sekyere stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Adams.
Well Adams 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Adams!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Tentheros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Shuai jiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shuai jiao has chosen Everything in its right place- Radio Head as his entrance music. 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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205 lbs
13 - 2 - 1 |
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33
216 lbs
30 - 8 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Tentheros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Shuai jiao!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tentheros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shuai jiao.
Shuai jiao lands a leg kick that knocks Tentheros off balance momentarily.
Tentheros on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Ken Tentheros has been cut.
Shuai jiao tests Tentheros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shuai jiao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tentheros scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shuai jiao.
Tentheros scores with a jab.
Shuai jiao motions for Tentheros to come forward. Shuai jiao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shuai jiao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shuai jiao avoids the body shot from Tentheros.
Tentheros gets a takedown into half guard.
Shuai jiao tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Tentheros manages to move to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tentheros moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Shuai jiao has worked his arm free - good work by Shuai jiao!
Shuai jiao tries to escape but Tentheros is in control.
Tentheros is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shuai jiao knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tentheros in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros taking a breather here.
Tentheros swings around for an armbar but Shuai jiao sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tentheros's guard.
Tentheros looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Shuai jiao has picked Tentheros up and slammed him! Tentheros can't keep hold of the triangle and Shuai jiao manages to pass to side control!
Tentheros is trying to improve his position.
Shuai jiao decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros throws out a leg kick but Shuai jiao moves out of range and Tentheros only half commits.
Shuai jiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shuai jiao misses with a looping right.
Shuai jiao throws a jab when Tentheros was well out of range.
Shuai jiao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tentheros jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shuai jiao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tentheros takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shuai jiao misses the shot to the body.
Shuai jiao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tentheros on the side of the head.
Shuai jiao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shuai jiao scores with a nice head shot.
Shuai jiao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shuai jiao throws a leg kick that is checked
so Tentheros counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros is looking to work some ground and pound but Shuai jiao has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tentheros accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tentheros trying to control but Shuai jiao is working from the bottom.
Tentheros passes Shuai jiao's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tentheros looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tentheros throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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 Ken Tentheros will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ken Tentheros's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tentheros just misses with a punch to the body.
Tentheros cracks Shuai jiao with a good jab.
It looks like Master Shuai jiao has been cut.
Shuai jiao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shuai jiao misses with a body shot.
Shuai jiao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tentheros looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shuai jiao tries to score with a low kick but Tentheros moves his leg out of the way.
Shuai jiao connects with a leg kick. Tentheros looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tentheros drops Shuai jiao with a big left hand and mounts him. Shuai jiao is in big trouble!
Shuai jiao is rocked!
Tentheros landing punches.
Shuai jiao is still in real trouble! Can Tentheros finish him?
Tentheros throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Shuai jiao wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tentheros.
Tentheros landing strikes from the mount and Shuai jiao is in trouble!
Tentheros has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tentheros postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Shuai jiao is out cold - huge knockout for Tentheros!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ken Tentheros!
A victorious Ken Tentheros thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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