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INY 49 Boxing Day PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Stradlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Lyger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Holy Diver. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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190 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Izzy Stradlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Lyger!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stradlin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stradlin tries to sprawl but Lyger drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lyger trying to mount his opponent but Stradlin defends it.
Lyger is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lyger is trying to control the action in half guard but Stradlin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lyger trying to work for an americana but Stradlin has managed to regain full guard.
Lyger forces his way into half guard.
Stradlin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stradlin tries to get out of the position.
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. Lyger connects with a nice short shot to Stradlin's temple.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stradlin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lyger 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.
Stradlin looking for a guillotine here but Lyger defends easily.
Stradlin wants to sweep but no luck.
Stradlin trying to control the position.
Lyger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lyger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lyger with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lyger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lyger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stradlin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lyger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lyger tries to free his leg and advance position but Stradlin is retaining full guard.
Lyger landing with the ground and pound.
Lyger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stradlin trying to control the position.
Stradlin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stradlin is trying to keep Lyger in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyger throws a big right hand that misses.
Lyger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lyger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lyger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stradlin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lyger wants to control from the top but Stradlin keeps moving.
Lyger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lyger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lyger wants to control from the top but Stradlin keeps moving.
Stradlin looking to control.
Lyger distracts Stradlin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyger trying to control the position from guard on top but Stradlin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stradlin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lyger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stradlin has control of Lyger's left arm, preventing Lyger from doing any damage.
Stradlin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lyger trying to control the position from guard on top but Stradlin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stradlin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Lyger dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lyger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lyger trying to control the position but Stradlin is working away.
You can see the frustration on Stradlin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyger landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lyger working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Stradlin parries the strikes from Lyger easily there. Lyger is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stradlin to escape.
Lyger 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.
Stradlin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
James Lyger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stradlin is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Lyger is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stradlin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stradlin won't allow Lyger to pass to mount.
Lyger thows a huge punch but Stradlin dodges it nicely.
Stradlin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lyger looks to land a strike but Stradlin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lyger passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stradlin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lyger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stradlin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lyger creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stradlin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Stradlin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lyger scoring with punches and elbows.
Stradlin is trying to get back to half guard.
Lyger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stradlin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stradlin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lyger's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stradlin is positioning himself well to prevent Lyger advancing to mount.
Lyger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lyger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stradlin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lyger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stradlin defending well though.
Stradlin trying to control from the bottom.
Lyger drops an elbow to the side of Stradlin's head.
Stradlin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lyger throwing shots but Stradlin is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stradlin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lyger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lyger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lyger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stradlin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lyger.
Lyger frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stradlin flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lyger lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stradlin hang on?
Stradlin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lyger working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Lyger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stradlin gets a takedown into half guard.
Stradlin is controlling the pace.
Stradlin is stalling here. Lyger is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Stradlin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lyger has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Stradlin tries to improve position but can't.
Lyger looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stradlin is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stradlin is trying to get back to half guard.
Stradlin taking a bit of punishment here - Lyger scoring with strikes.
Lyger scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stradlin to see if he's OK.
Stradlin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lyger connects with a decent elbow.
Lyger working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stradlin wants to control but Lyger postures up.
Stradlin parries the strikes from Lyger easily there. Lyger is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stradlin to escape.
Lyger working the head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes there by Lyger.
Lyger creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stradlin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lyger advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyger working Stradlin over with strikes here.
Lyger lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lyger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stradlin is rocked!
Lyger postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Stradlin is out cold - huge knockout for Lyger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Lyger!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, James Lyger made sure he mentioned Untouchable Fight Gear , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dusan Kikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Tutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tutov has chosen 7B - Young Winds as his entrance music. Andrey Tutov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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143 lbs
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18
144 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dusan Kikovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrey Tutov!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kikovic's head.
Tutov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kikovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Tutov.
Kikovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tutov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tutov moves out of range as Kikovic throws a body kick.
Tutov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kikovic doesn't seem bothered though.
Kikovic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tutov will feel that in the morning.
Kikovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Tutov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kikovic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tutov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good work by Kikovic as he checks the leg kick.
Kikovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kikovic ducks under a wild hook from Tutov.
Tutov lands with a cross.
It looks like Dusan Kikovic has been cut.
Tutov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tutov lands a nice shot to the body.
Tutov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tutov misses with a shot to the body
and Kikovic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kikovic throws a jab when Tutov was well out of range.
Kikovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tutov moves away.
Kikovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kikovic checks a low kick from Tutov.
Tutov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tutov misses with a hook. Kikovic ducked under it nicely.
Tutov works the jab nicely.
Nice shot lands for Tutov.
Tutov misses with a leg kick.
Tutov throws a right and a left that Kikovic avoids nicely.
Tutov throws an overhand right that lands on Kikovic's shoulder, as Kikovic tries to avoid the shot.
Tutov throws a chopping leg kick but Kikovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tutov scores with a nice strike.
Good shot there by Kikovic.
Tutov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kikovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Kikovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tutov misses with a series of wild punches.
Kikovic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kikovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tutov scores with a jab to the body.
Tutov throws out a loose jab but Kikovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kikovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Kikovic throws the left hand but Tutov avoids the punch easily.
Tutov looks for the body kick but Kikovic saw that one coming.
Kikovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tutov to score with a decent uppercut.
Tutov throws a jab when Kikovic was well out of range.
Kikovic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tutov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tutov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kikovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kikovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tutov's sensitive parts.
Kikovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andrey Tutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kikovic.
Kikovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov misses with a looping left.
Tutov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kikovic. That's going to slow Tutov down.
Tutov looks winded!
Tutov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tutov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kikovic is just out of range.
Tutov swinging wildly here.
Tutov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tutov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kikovic.
Kikovic throws a front kick that sends Tutov stumbling back into the cage.
Tutov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kikovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Tutov.
Kikovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tutov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kikovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tutov connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kikovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kikovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tutov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tutov misses with a looping right.
Tutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kikovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Tutov.
Kikovic slips under a jab from Tutov.
Kikovic throws a leg kick which misses Tutov's front leg but catches the back leg as Tutov tries to avoid it.
Kikovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Kikovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Kikovic works Tutov's body with a nice hook.
Tutov connects with a looping right hand.
Tutov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kikovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tutov throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kikovic to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kikovic looks to land a right hand but Tutov moved out of range.
Kikovic misses the shot to the body.
Tutov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kikovic moves away.
Some wild striking there from Tutov.
Kikovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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 Dusan Kikovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dusan Kikovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Kikovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kikovic misses with a head kick.
Kikovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kikovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Kikovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tutov throws a lazy right hand but Kikovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tutov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kikovic.
Tutov lands a nice looking body shot.
Tutov throws an overhand right that lands on Kikovic's shoulder, as Kikovic tries to avoid the shot.
Dusan Kikovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Kikovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tutov.
Tutov throws a lazy uppercut
and Kikovic counters with a nice body shot.
Tutov tries a low kick but Kikovic avoids it.
Kikovic is looking to wear down Tutov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tutov takes one on the button.
Tutov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tutov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kikovic.
Tutov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kikovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tutov. Kikovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikovic works over Tutov's head and body with a nice combination.
Kikovic defending well as Tutov loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kikovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Tutov.
Kikovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tutov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tutov throws a low kick but Kikovic avoids it.
Kikovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That kick from Kikovic tenderised Tutov's leg. Tutov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tutov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Tutov misses its intended target.
Tutov lands with a cross.
Kikovic feints and then cracks Tutov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tutov down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tutov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kikovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from Tutov finds it's target.
Tutov is breathing heavily.
Tutov misses with a looping right.
Kikovic cracks Tutov with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutov lands with a nice body punch.
Nice straight punches there by Tutov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tutov.
Tutov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kikovic.
Kikovic misses with a head kick.
Tutov misses with a series of wild punches.
Kikovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tutov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kikovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tutov throws a lazy right hand but Kikovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tutov lands a lovely overhand right.
Kikovic misses the jab.
Tutov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Kikovic misses.
Tutov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kikovic is out of range and Tutov settles back down.
Tutov throws a leg kick
and Kikovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Tutov.
Kikovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kikovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kikovic throws a body kick that misses.
Tutov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kikovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tutov throws out the jab.
Tutov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Kikovic.
Tutov throws a looping overhand right but Kikovic ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Kikovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kikovic misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from Tutov finds it's target.
Tutov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kikovic.
Kikovic connects with a jab.
Tutov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic throws a solid leg kick but Tutov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kikovic.
A telegraphed right hand from Kikovic misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tutov avoids a kick to the body.
Kikovic avoids the body shot from Tutov.
A punch combination from Kikovic misses.
Tutov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kikovic is just out of range.
Kikovic scores with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Kikovic.
Tutov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kikovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kikovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Tutov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kikovic moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tutov connects with a body shot that sends Kikovic's belly button to the back.
Kikovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tutov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tutov cracks Kikovic with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dusan Kikovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dusan Kikovic's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kikovic blocks a jab.
Kikovic connects with a leg kick. Tutov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
No joy there for Kikovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Kikovic.
Kikovic cracks the inside of Tutov's front leg.
Tutov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tutov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kikovic misses with a straight right.
Tutov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tutov blocks a head kick by Kikovic.
Kikovic misses with a straight left.
Tutov misses with a straight left.
Tutov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kikovic connects with a leg kick. Tutov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kikovic stuns Tutov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kikovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tutov moves away.
Kikovic slips a straight right by Tutov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov slips a straight right by Kikovic.
Tutov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tutov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tutov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kikovic.
Tutov scores with a jab. Kikovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kikovic takes a swing at Tutov's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kikovic.
Kikovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kikovic moves out of range as Tutov throws a body kick.
A good leg kick by Kikovic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kikovic. Tutov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kikovic moves away from the strike by Tutov.
Tutov cracks Kikovic with an open hand slap.
Kikovic slips a jab from Tutov.
Kikovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Kikovic slips under a jab.
Kikovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tutov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kikovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tutov.
Tutov throws out a loose jab but Kikovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tutov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Tutov misses the target.
Tutov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tutov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kikovic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Andrey Tutov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kikovic.
Tutov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kikovic.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tutov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kikovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kikovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kikovic looks to land a combination but Tutov avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tutov, as that shot connected.
Tutov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kikovic is just out of range.
Tutov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tutov swings for the body but Kikovic moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic scores with a jab to the body.
Kikovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Tutov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kikovic.
Kikovic thuds his shin into the meat of Tutov's side.
Kikovic feints and then cracks Tutov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tutov down.
Tutov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kikovic moves away.
Tutov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kikovic throws a nice looking combination but Tutov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tutov missing with a left hand there. Kikovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kikovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kikovic scores with a nice body kick.
Kikovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tutov's sensitive parts.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tutov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kikovic - the referee stops the clock and Tutov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kikovic. Tutov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kikovic ducks under a wild hook from Tutov.
Kikovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tutov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tutov moves out of range as Kikovic strikes.
Tutov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kikovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tutov throws a body punch but Kikovic moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kikovic.
Tutov takes a swing at Kikovic's ribcage but misses.
Kikovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tutov to score with a decent uppercut.
Kikovic keeps Tutov at a distance using the push kick.
Kikovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tutov misses with a low kick as Kikovic jumps back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kikovic delivers a nice body kick.
Tutov walks into a left hand.
Kikovic scores with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kikovic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dusan Kikovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kikovic 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dusan Kikovic!
Dusan Kikovic made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'i will kill you zyd'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joaquin Logan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joaquin Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Walker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Logan misses.
Logan throws out a powerful jab.
Logan jabs at Walker's body.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Logan tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Logan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Logans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Walker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Logan misses with a straight right.
Logan misses with a combination
and Walker counters with a nice body shot.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Logan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Logan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Logan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Logan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walker circles away.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Logan's shoulder, as Logan tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker pushes Logan up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walker blocking some punches.
Walker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker clinches.
Walker lands an uppercut.
Walker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Walker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Logan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Logan.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker 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.
Walker gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Logan tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Logan misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker stops a takedown attempt from Logan.
A short body shot lands from Walker as the two fighters clinch.
Logan is trying to stall.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker prevents a body shot from Logan.
Logan is trying to break free.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
Logan is looking to control Walker's arms but Walker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Logan has his back to the cage.
Logan is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joaquin Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker lands a knee to the head.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Logan prevents a body shot from Walker.
Logan avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.
Walker tries to work over Logan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Logan's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan prevents a body shot from Walker.
Logan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Logan tries to break the clinch but Walker is controlling the position.
Walker lands with a light punch inside.
Logan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Walker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Walker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Logan or not.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Logan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
Logan working aggressively here.
Walker taking a breather.
Logan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Walker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Walker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Logan up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Logan leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walker.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Logan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Walker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Logan controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker lands a nice uppercut.
Logan throws a head punch that misses.
Walker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Walker dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Walker connects with a leg kick. Logan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Logan was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Logan cracks Walker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Logan throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Walker.
Logan throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walker.
Logan misses with a double jab.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Logan throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
A combination from Logan does no damage.
Walker sizes up Logan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Logan fails to land with a series of punches.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Logan misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joaquin Logan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Walker.
Logan throws a combination. Walker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Walker tries to clinch but Logan moves out of range.
Walker connects with a body shot that sends Logan's belly button to the back.
Walker's corner calls for a 1-2. Walker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnny Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Logan tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Walker is looking to slow Logan down with leg kicks.
Logan sizes up Walker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab by Walker.
Joaquin Logan is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Logan's head.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Logan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Logan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Logan slips under a jab.
Walker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Logan's sensitive parts.
Logan takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Logan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walker is fending him off so far but Logan persists. Nope, Walker circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Logan was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Sloppy strikes from Logan. Those never looked like landing.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Logan throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.
Logan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Logan was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Logan looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
Logan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Logan throws out the jab.
A jab from Walker misses.
Logan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walker. Walker obviously looking to wear him down.
Logan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Logan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Logan looks to land a combination. Walker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Logan.
Walker staying out of range there.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Logan throws a big shot that misses.
Logan looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Logan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walker but Walker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walker blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walker to score with a decent uppercut.
Walker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walker misses with some punches.
Logan prevents a body shot from Walker.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walker lands a left hand.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Logan controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Logan fails to land.
Walker pushes Logan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Logan throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker just leaning against Logan, taking a breather.
Walker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker lands a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Logan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Walker misses with an uppercut. Logan saw that one coming.
Walker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Logans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Walker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Walker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Walker.
Logan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Logan looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Logan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Logan throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
Logan stalks Walker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Walker's face. Walker staggers backwards, shaken.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Logan.
Logan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Logan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Logan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker scores with a jab.
Walker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Logan misses with a double jab.
Logan scores with a decent looking hook.
A slow jab from Logan misses its intended target.
Walker moves into the clinch.
Walker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnny Walker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker lands a body punch.
Logan has picked Walker up - he's going for a ride! Logan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Walker desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Walker.
Walker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Logan from controlling successfully.
Logan is really struggling to control Walker but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joaquin Logan.
Walker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Walker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walker.
Walker throws a body punch but Logan moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Logan misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Logan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Logan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walker rushes Logan and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Logan takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walker obliges.
Walker blocking some punches.
Walker lands with a light punch inside.
Logan looking for a takedown.
Walker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Walker.
Johnny Walker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
Logan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Logan swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Walker.
Walker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Walker jerks Logan's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Logan drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Walker goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Walker because Logan was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Johnny Walker!
Johnny Walker took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hilo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Safdar Al Razi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Funk!
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, Safdar Al Razi!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Funk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Al Razi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Funk's knee momentarily.
Funk closes the distance and clinches up with Al Razi, looking for a takedown. Funk pushes Al Razi against the cage but Al Razi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Funk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Razi. That's going to slow Funk down.
Al Razi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Al Razi throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Funk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Al Razi is defending well.
Al Razi breaks from the clinch.
Al Razi connects with a solid leg kick.
Al Razi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Funk tries to keep at a distance but Al Razi has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Razi breaks from the clinch.
Al Razi is looking to slow Funk down with leg kicks.
Al Razi has managed to clinch.
Al Razi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Funk tries to close the distance and clinch but Al Razi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Funk tries for a takedown but Al Razi circles away easily
and Al Razi counters with an inside leg kick.
Al Razi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Razi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Funk shoots and misses
and Al Razi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Funk!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Al Razi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Funk has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Funk!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Funk passes Al Razi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Funk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Funk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Al Razi defends it well.
Al Razi actively working from the bottom here.
Al Razi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Funk pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Funk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Al Razi defends it well.
Al Razi actively working from the bottom here.
Al Razi tries to kick Funk off but Funk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Al Razi won't allow Funk to pass to mount.
Funk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Al Razi wants to get back to his feet.
Al Razi is trying to get back to full guard.
Al Razi wants to get back to his feet.
Al Razi looking for submissions off his back.
Funk passes to side control.
Funk is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Al Razi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Funk is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Al Razi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Razi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Funk's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Al Razi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Funk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Razi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Funk pulls his head out easily.
Funk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Al Razi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Safdar Al Razi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Al Razi takes the fight into the clinch.
Al Razi manages to break the clinch.
Funk doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Al Razi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Razi. That's going to slow Funk down.
Frank Funk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Razi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Funk has his takedown stuffed
and Al Razi counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk fails with the takedown
and Al Razi counters with a head kick. That will keep Funk thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Funk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Razi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Funk misses with a takedown attempt
and Al Razi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Funk wants to clinch but Al Razi slips to the side
and Al Razi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Funk's knee momentarily.
Funk tries to clinch but Al Razi moves out of range.
That kick from Al Razi tenderised Funk's leg. Funk is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Razi gets a takedown into half guard.
Al Razi 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.
Al Razi is looking for a kimura but Funk is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Al Razi to get the leverage.
Funk is trying to stand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funk is defending against the submission attempts here by Al Razi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Razi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Al Razi is looking for a kimura here.
Al Razi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Funk has managed to free his arm - good work.
Al Razi 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Razi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Funk is just riding it out for now. Al Razi eventually gives up the hold.
Al Razi prevents Funk from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Safdar Al Razi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Al Razi.
Funk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Funk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Al Razi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Funk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Al Razi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Al Razi.
Funk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Al Razi has him pressed against the cage.
Al Razi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Razi. That's going to slow Funk down.
Al Razi pushes Funk up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Razi breaks from the clinch.
Funk moves in looking to clinch but Al Razi pushes him off.
Funk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al Razi.
Funk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Funk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Al Razi somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Funk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Razi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Funk, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Razi manages to break the clinch.
Al Razi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Funk. That did some damage!
Al Razi connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funk moves into the clinch.
Al Razi breaks from the clinch.
Funk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Funk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al Razi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Al Razi counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Funk tries to clinch but Al Razi moves out of range.
Funk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Al Razi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Funk's sensitive parts.
Al Razi slaps away a takedown attempt from Funk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Funk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Al Razi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Al Razi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Razi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Funk is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Al Razi, into his guard.
Al Razi is looking for a triangle but Funk pushes his legs off easily.
Frank Funk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Funk advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Razi regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funk stops Al Razi from getting back to his feet.
Al Razi kicks off Funk and gets to his feet.
Safdar Al Razi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Al Razi misses with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Safdar Al Razi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Al Razi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Safdar Al Razi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mahatma Gandhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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23
175 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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183 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Good kicks
Very strong |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mahatma Gandhi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cung Lee!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gandhi shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Gandhi shoots in.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gandhi keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Gandhi . Gandhi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahatma Gandhi . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lee tries to clinch but Gandhi moves out of range.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Gandhi counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lee seems a little lost for a moment, as Gandhi dominates the positioning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gandhi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lee is trying to control Gandhi 's posture but Gandhi avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gandhi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lee rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gandhi 's guard! Nice work there by Lee!
Lee tries to stand but Gandhi is controlling from the bottom.
Gandhi pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
Gandhi working a defensive guard here.
Lee wants to get up but he can't break Gandhi '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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gandhi gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gandhi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gandhi wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Gandhi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gandhi looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gandhi trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee stands and steps away. Gandhi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gandhi swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee lands with a nice body kick.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gandhi .
Gandhi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gandhi misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Gandhi back into the cage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Gandhi gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
Gandhi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi looking for a takedown.
A bit of stalling here from Lee.
Gandhi has clasped his hands together around Lee's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
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!
Gandhi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gandhi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lee has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gandhi but great work by Lee.
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 Mahatma Gandhi 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.
Gandhi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lee did well to prevent Gandhi getting side control.
Gandhi is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gandhi .
Gandhi seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
It looks like Gandhi is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gandhi seems to be looking for submissions.
Mahatma Gandhi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gandhi 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.
Gandhi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to control Gandhi 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lee avoid being mounted?
Gandhi is trying to control. Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gandhi looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi has Lee pulled in close to control his posture.
Lee stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gandhi with a poor takedown
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gandhi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lee can't fight it off and eventually Gandhi manages to take the fight to the floor. Lee looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gandhi stands up and waves to Lee to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Gandhi shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Gandhi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gandhi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gandhi throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee throws a hook but Gandhi avoids it easily.
Lee leaves Gandhi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahatma Gandhi . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gandhi darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gandhi wants a takedown.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gandhi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahatma Gandhi dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Gandhi swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee wants to clinch up but Gandhi keeps it at a distance.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gandhi , pushing him back against the cage.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Gandhi controls the action.
Gandhi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee taking a breather.
Lee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gandhi tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Gandhi controls the action.
Gandhi avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gandhi tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee trying to stall but Gandhi improves his position.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Gandhi blocks it.
Gandhi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gandhi is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahatma Gandhi . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gandhi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Gandhi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Gandhi managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Gandhi jumps guard but Lee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gandhi 's face.
It looks like Mahatma Gandhi has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Gandhi avoids the damage to the body.
Lee taking a breather.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Gandhi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gandhi wants to take the fight to the mat but Lee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lee pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lee is looking to control Gandhi 's arms but Gandhi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cung Lee.
Gandhi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee feints and then cracks Gandhi 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gandhi down.
Gandhi shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Lee tries to clinch there but Gandhi circles away.
Gandhi throws a head kick that misses.
Lee wants to clinch up but Gandhi keeps it at a distance.
Gandhi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gandhi off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gandhi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gandhi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lee tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gandhi is in Lee's 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!
Gandhi wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee controls Gandhi momentarily but Gandhi frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cung Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gandhi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mahatma Gandhi !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between William Dowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Young Buck - Loose My Mind as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
135 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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28
135 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Dowe!
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, Jackson Jones!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowe throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Dowe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Dowe. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
William Dowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Jones.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dowe throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
William Dowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dowe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Dowe does no damage.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Dowe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dowe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Dowe's guard.
Dowe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dowe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dowe is keeping the position for now.
Jones is standing up over Dowe. Dowe looks to escape but Jones dives into side control.
Jones tries for a kimura but Dowe is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones works to advance to full mount. Dowe defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jones is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Dowe is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Dowe flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Jones anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Dowe and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Jones slips an arm under Dowe chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Jones has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Jones is squeezing on Dowe like an anaconda would it's prey. Dowe fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jackson Jones!
Jackson Jones spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Steinberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Steinberg has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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170 lbs
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172 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Steinberg!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Steinberg which made him look bad.
A big left from Steinberg misses.
Steinberg misses with a looping right.
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steinberg finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Steinberg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Steinberg counters with a good low kick that Williams was not able to check.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Steinberg circles away.
Steinberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steinberg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Williams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williams misses with an uppercut
enabling Steinberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Steinberg throws a leg kick but Williams moved away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steinberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinberg defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams scores with the left hand. Steinberg knows he should have avoided that one.
Williams shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Steinberg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Williams 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.
Williams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Williams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Steinberg is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Steinberg has escaped and now he's on top!
Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinberg wants to stand but Williams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Williams working for a triangle but Steinberg defends it easily.
Steinberg would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Williams looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Steinberg passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Williams is trying to work for a sweep but Steinberg has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is squirming around, avoiding Steinberg's attempts to control the action.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinberg wants to control the pace but Williams is squirming around nicely.
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Steinberg looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams is working hard here to advance position.
Steinberg looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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 Will Williams will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williams cracks Steinberg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Steinberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Steinberg.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Steinberg.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Steinberg moves away and avoids it.
Steinberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steinberg slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab from Steinberg does it's job there.
Steinberg scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Steinberg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steinberg connects with a looping right hand.
Frank Steinberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Steinberg is trying to improve his position.
Williams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Williams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Williams goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Steinberg rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Williams's guard! Nice work there by Steinberg!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking for a guillotine here but Steinberg defends easily.
Williams looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Steinberg passes into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinberg is looking to advance position but Williams won't allow it.
Steinberg decides to stand and escape the position.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Steinberg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Steinberg misses its intended target.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams misses the jab.
Steinberg ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Will Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steinberg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Steinberg wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steinberg tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steinberg to the ground. Steinberg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Steinberg.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Steinberg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Steinberg tries to score with a low kick but Williams moves his leg out of the way.
Steinberg lands with a nice body punch.
Steinberg sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Steinberg throws a body kick that misses.
Steinberg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steinberg connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steinberg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Steinberg throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Steinberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Steinberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steinberg scores with a nice head shot.
Steinberg digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steinberg.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steinberg throws out the jab.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Steinberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steinberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Steinberg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Steinberg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Steinberg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Steinberg wants it to stay on the feet.
Steinberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steinberg cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Steinberg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams slips a straight right by Steinberg.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Steinberg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steinberg manages to avoid it.
Steinberg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Steinberg did well to prevent Williams getting side control.
Steinberg trying to control from the bottom.
Steinberg is concentrating on defense, preventing Williams from advancing position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Steinberg manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Williams has gone for a leg lock! Steinberg slips out almost immediately though and dives into Williams's guard.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Steinberg from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Steinberg passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steinberg frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Williams can't escape the position.
Steinberg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Williams is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinberg trying to control but Williams is having none of it.
Steinberg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Steinberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Steinberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Steinberg was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Williams misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steinberg.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steinberg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Steinberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steinberg as he jumps to the side.
Steinberg throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Steinberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steinberg 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Steinberg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Szogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serj Wunderkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Infected Mushroom - I Wish. Wunderkind has chosen Rollin' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Szogun Rua could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Serj Wunderkind's chin.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Szogun Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serj Wunderkind!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wunderkind counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rua is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rua looks to clinch
and Wunderkind counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rua throws a head kick but Wunderkind moves out of range.
Rua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wunderkind.
Rua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wunderkind.
Rua on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Szogun Rua has been cut.
Both fighters circling a little - Wunderkind finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua tries to clinch but Wunderkind moves away
enabling Wunderkind to counter with a crisp jab.
Wunderkind takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Wunderkind circles away.
Rua lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wunderkind listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rua tries to clinch but Wunderkind moves away
and Wunderkind counters with an inside leg kick.
Rua throws a low kick, looking for Wunderkind's leg but Wunderkind calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rua looks for the body kick but Wunderkind saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Wunderkind.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua tries to clinch
and Wunderkind counters by moving into the clinch.
Wunderkind connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Rua scores with a shoulder strike.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Wunderkind.
Wunderkind blocks an uppercut.
Rua misses with some punches.
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Wunderkind.
Wunderkind slows down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind missing with knees to the body.
Rua takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wunderkind trying to land knees to the body.
Wunderkind trying to land knees to the body.
Wunderkind connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Rua takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wunderkind blocks an uppercut.
Wunderkind using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua misses with a body punch.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wunderkind lands with a right to the head.
Wunderkind misses with a knee to the head.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wunderkind is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Wunderkind.
Wunderkind misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Rua.
Wunderkind has Rua pushed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rua.
Wunderkind trying to land knees to the body.
Wunderkind blocks an uppercut.
Rua letting Wunderkind take a breather here.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wunderkind.
Rua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Wunderkind - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua effectively controlling the action here.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Wunderkind.
Rua throws a head punch that misses.
Wunderkind blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wunderkind landing knees to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind scores a nice knee to the body.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wunderkind tries to stall but Rua uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rua lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wunderkind utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Wunderkind is leaning against Rua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua is looking to control Wunderkind's arms but Wunderkind gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rua has his back to the cage.
Wunderkind scores a nice knee to the body.
Wunderkind connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Wunderkind avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Wunderkind scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serj Wunderkind dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Szogun Rua's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wunderkind lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rua on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wunderkind.
Wunderkind drives through and clinches with Rua against the cage.
Knees to the body from Wunderkind.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wunderkind with a knee to the head.
Szogun Rua's cut is getting worse.
Wunderkind is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rua.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Wunderkind blocks it.
Wunderkind unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua misses with a punch on the inside.
Wunderkind just leaning against Rua, taking a breather.
Serj Wunderkind seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wunderkind using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wunderkind with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wunderkind - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rua takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wunderkind crunches a lovely knee into Rua's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wunderkind.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wunderkind utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wunderkind lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wunderkind leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rua takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wunderkind has Rua pushed against the cage.
Wunderkind working Rua over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wunderkind obliges.
Wunderkind lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wunderkind.
Wunderkind working Rua over with knees to the body.
Wunderkind landing knees to the body.
Wunderkind with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Wunderkind - that landed with a thud.
Wunderkind putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rua in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wunderkind has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wunderkind is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the body.
Wunderkind throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wunderkind connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Wunderkind will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rua up against the cage.
Wunderkind lands with a light punch inside.
Wunderkind is trying to maintain a safe position but Rua gets an underhook and turns Wunderkind into the cage.
Rua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rua misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wunderkind working Rua over with knees to the body.
Wunderkind unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wunderkind scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Come on Wunderkind - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wunderkind with a knee to the head.
Wunderkind connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Szogun Rua's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rua.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rua.
Wunderkind crunches a lovely knee into Rua's ribcage.
Wunderkind blocks an elbow strike.
Wunderkind is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rua swings wildly with an uppercut but Wunderkind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wunderkind.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wunderkind putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rua in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wunderkind connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Rua working aggressively here.
Wunderkind is stalling here.
Knees to the body from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wunderkind unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Wunderkind.
Rua is rocked!
Wunderkind holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Oh Rua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wunderkind with a knee to the head.
Wunderkind lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua being controlled against the cage.
Wunderkind lands a good knee to the midsection. Rua won't want to take too many of those.
Wunderkind landing knees to the head.
Rua takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Wunderkind.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serj Wunderkind showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Szogun Rua's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wunderkind cracks Rua with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Rua falls to his knees and Wunderkind doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serj Wunderkind!
An out of breath Serj Wunderkind thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bowman Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Ventura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bowman Rook!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rook is looking to clinch but Ventura is avoiding it.
That kick from Ventura tenderised Rook's leg. Rook is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rook tries to clinch up.
Rook shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ventura as he jumps to the side.
Ventura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rook tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ventura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ventura circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ventura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rook avoids the head kick by Ventura.
Bowman Rook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ventura scores with a leg kick.
Rook throws a body kick that misses.
Donk. Ventura catches Rook right on the button with a cross.
Rook misses with a body kick.
Ventura feints and then cracks Rook's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rook down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ventura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rooks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A bone on bone clash there as Ventura blocks the leg kick.
Rook gets a clinch.
Ventura gets through Rook's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rook is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ventura is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook misses with a knee to the head.
Ventura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ventura misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rook.
Ventura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rook backwards.
Ventura working aggressively here.
Rook landing knees to the head.
Rook lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ventura backwards.
Ventura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rook struggles to land a body shot inside as Ventura controls his hands.
Rook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ventura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rook tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rook tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ventura avoids it.
Rook can't find room to land a body shot as Ventura controls the action.
Rook goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ventura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rook jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rook wants to sweep here but Ventura controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura gets to his feet. Rook looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Anthony Ventura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rook thows a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Ventura.
Rook takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rook takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Ventura.
Ventura scoring well with a low kick there.
Ventura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ventura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ventura scores with a sloppy right hand. Rook should have avoided that one.
That kick from Ventura tenderised Rook's leg. Rook is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ventura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rook under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook tries to clinch but Ventura is having none of it.
Ventura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rook is rocked!
Rook throws a sloppy head kick
and Ventura counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ventura just misses with a punch to the body.
Rook throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Rook.
Ventura works Rook's body with a nice hook.
Ventura thuds his shin into the meat of Rook's side.
Rook looks winded!
Ventura throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ventura.
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!
Ventura smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rook is still on wobbly legs! Can Ventura finish him?
Rook's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ventura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rook seems to have recovered his senses.
Ventura drops Rook with a left right combo! Ventura follows him down to the ground into side control.
Ventura wants to stand but Rook has his arm trapped.
Ventura decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rook on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ventura is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rook on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rook wants to clinch.
Ventura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ventura is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rook moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ventura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rook thuds a left hand into Ventura's body.
Ventura checks the leg kick.
Ventura misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ventura dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rook walks into a straight right hand from Ventura.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rook lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ventura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ventura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rook wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rook avoids the body shot from Ventura.
Rook tries to clinch up.
Ventura lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good leg kick by Ventura there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ventura takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anthony Ventura is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ventura scores with a body shot.
Rook closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ventura.
Rook tries to work over Ventura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ventura lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Ventura working aggressively here.
Rook takes a shot to the head.
Rook trying to land knees to the body.
Rook tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ventura avoids it.
Ventura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook has a couple of punches blocked by Ventura.
Ventura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ventura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Rook misses
and Ventura counters with a solid body kick.
Rook looks to land a left hand but Ventura moved out of range nicely.
Rook shoots in for a takedown but Ventura shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rook is breathing heavily.
Rook sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ventura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rook tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ventura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ventura.
Ventura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ventura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rook can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ventura.
Ventura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Ventura there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ventura. That's going to slow Rook down.
Ventura lands a slapping body shot.
That kick from Ventura tenderised Rook's leg. Rook is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ventura is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ventura works Rook's body with a nice hook.
Ventura lands with a straight right. Rook didn't see that one coming.
Ventura scores with a nice right hand.
Rook dives in and grabs Ventura's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ventura pushes down on Rook's head and hops out.
Ventura lands a really nice looking cross but Rook seems unphased.
Ventura throws a head kick but Rook moves out of range.
Rook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ventura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ventura bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ventura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rook has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ventura.
Ventura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ventura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ventura connects with a leg kick. Rook looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ventura connects with a nice looking jab.
Ventura scores with a shot to the body.
Ventura lands a jab to Rook's midsection.
Ventura ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura sizes up Rook with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rook moves in looking to clinch but Ventura pushes him off.
Rook gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ventura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rook stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ventura lands a nice shot to the body.
Ventura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ventura lands a glancing blow to the side of Rook's head.
Rook throws a hook to the side of Ventura's head but Ventura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ventura cracks Rook with a hook to the temple - Rook is on wobbly legs here! Ventura swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Rook falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Ventura wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anthony Ventura!
Anthony Ventura retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Anthony Ventura made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Fontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irving Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Fontes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Irving Brown!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fontes moves away.
Fontes throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Fontes throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Fontes lands a big head kick that sends Brown tumbling to the mat! Fontes takes a step backwards and waves Brown back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Irving Brown has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown lands a left and a right that send Fontes crashing to the mat, dazed. Brown thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Anderson Fontes has been cut.
Brown scores with a push kick.
Anderson Fontes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Fontes is breathing heavily.
Brown moves into range and clinches up with Fontes.
Fontes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Fontes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brown is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Fontes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick by Fontes misses
and Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown connects with the punch.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fontes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fontes sprawling to the canvas! Fontes rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Brown finish him?!
Fontes is rocked!
Fontes throws a body kick that misses
and Brown counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Fontes out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Brown is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Irving Brown!
Irving Brown is the new super heavyweight champion!
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