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TTFC Wednesday Night Fights 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toni Rajamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rajamaki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Absolute Monster . Steel has chosen Its a Fight as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Powerful takedowns
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Great elbows
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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
17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toni Rajamaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Steel!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajamaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Julius Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Rajamaki tries a low kick but Steel avoids it.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Rajamaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rajamaki tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.
Rajamaki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steel throws a right and a left that Rajamaki avoids nicely.
Good work by Rajamaki as he checks the leg kick.
Rajamaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Rajamaki is just out of range.
Rajamaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rajamaki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rajamaki throws a combination. Steel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Steel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steel misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajamaki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Steel sprawls well initially but Rajamaki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rajamaki seems to be looking for submissions.
Steel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rajamaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rajamaki's back!
Good control from Steel.
Rajamaki rolls, trying to escape but Steel keeps control of the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Steel's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Steel gets his hands free as Rajamaki looks to control.
Rajamaki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Steel go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Rajamaki really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Steel's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Steel controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rajamaki looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki turns into Steel and is now in his guard.
Rajamaki drops back looking for a leg! Steel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Steel manages to kick Rajamaki off! Rajamaki jumps back into Steel's guard.
Steel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rajamaki stopping the sweep attempt from Steel.
Steel being controlled here, momentarily.
Steel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rajamaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rajamaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rajamaki throwing strikes from guard but Steel blocks nicely.
Rajamaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rajamaki.
Steel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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 Toni Rajamaki will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Rajamaki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Steel scores with a sloppy right hand. Rajamaki should have avoided that one.
Steel loads up on a big right hand but Rajamaki slips the punch.
Rajamaki throws a head kick but Steel moves out of range.
Steel scores with a jab. Rajamaki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Steel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rajamaki. That one must have hurt.
Steel swings for the body but Rajamaki moves out of range.
Rajamaki shoots in for a takedown but Steel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Rajamaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rajamaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Rajamaki as he checks the leg kick.
Steel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajamaki lands an overhand right.
Rajamaki throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
Steel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rajamaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel throws a body punch but Rajamaki moves out of range.
Julius Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rajamaki wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Steel. That snapped Rajamaki's head back.
Steel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rajamaki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steel tests Rajamaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toni Rajamaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rajamaki scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel blocks a head kick by Rajamaki.
Steel misses with a few strikes there.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Rajamaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steel moves into the clinch.
Steel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rajamaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steel is keeping busy.
Rajamaki decides to pull guard.
Steel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rajamaki's guard.
Rajamaki is controlling Steel's posture.
Rajamaki doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki pulls Steel in close to prevent any damage.
Rajamaki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rajamaki looking to finish Steel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Steel!
Rajamaki lands a big elbow.
Rajamaki wants to control the pace but Steel is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rajamaki thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rajamaki is working for a guillotine from mount but Steel frees his head quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rajamaki working the ground and pound effectively.
Rajamaki moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Steel has worked his arm free - good work by Steel!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel tries to bench press Rajamaki off him but Rajamaki keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Rajamaki dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Steel misses with a few strikes there.
Rajamaki swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Julius Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rajamaki blocks a jab.
Steel looks to land a left hand but Rajamaki moved out of range nicely.
Steel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rajamaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Rajamaki.
Jab from Rajamaki.
Rajamaki lands a nice hook to Steel's body. Steel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rajamaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rajamaki tries to bum rush Steel with a series of wild strikes but Steel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Steel misses the target.
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rajamaki scores a takedown into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajamaki with shots to the head and body - Steel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Steel is looking to improve his position but Rajamaki isn't that keen on the idea.
Rajamaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Steel tries to buck Rajamaki off but Rajamaki takes his back!
Steel is trying to stand back up.
Steel avoids the strikes from Rajamaki.
Rajamaki has Steel flattened out and is raining down punches.
Steel is trying to get back to his feet but Rajamaki has full control of the position and if anything, Steel has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki looking for the RNC.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Rajamaki.
Rajamaki connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Steel to escape the position.
Steel fending off the submission attempt from Rajamaki.
Steel avoids the strikes from Rajamaki.
Rajamaki is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki looking for the RNC.
Steel covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Rajamaki looking for the choke but no joy.
Steel showing good submission defense here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rajamaki misses with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rajamaki.
Even with his hooks in, Rajamaki manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Julius Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toni Rajamaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steel is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel covering up well under a series of strikes from Rajamaki.
Rajamaki working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Steel is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Rajamaki has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Steel taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Toni Rajamaki!
A victorious Toni Rajamaki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pray might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lay Pray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerry Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pray swivels and escapes.
Robinson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Robinson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pray is trying to stand up here but Robinson is controlling him well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pray manages to get to full guard.
Pray is looking to stand up but Robinson isn't so interested in that idea.
Robinson preventing the sweep.
Pray is looking to stand up but Robinson isn't so interested in that idea.
Robinson scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pray wants to stand but Robinson is controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Robinson postures up in Pray's guard and throws a big left but Pray blocks it.
Robinson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pray bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Robinson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson wants to stand up but Pray is controlling him.
Pray stands and steps away. Robinson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pray closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Robinson quickly recovers to half guard.
Robinson pushes Pray off and gets back to his feet.
Pray stuffs the takedown attempt from Robinson. Robinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pray but Pray pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lay Pray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Robinson.
Pray shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robinson pinned against the cage. Robinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pray shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robinson as he jumps to the side.
Robinson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pray is breathing heavily.
Robinson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pray decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Robinson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pray trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson has his feet on Pray's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Pray shoots in for a takedown but Robinson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robinson gets the takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Robinson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Robinson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Robinson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pray is avoiding damage well.
Pray takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pray parries the strikes from Robinson easily there. Robinson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pray to escape.
Robinson prevents Pray from escaping the position.
Robinson throws an elbow but Pray slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pray sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Robinson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pray wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray tries to roll over but Robinson keeps him under control.
Robinson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Robinson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Robinson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pray is trying to stand up here but Robinson is controlling him well.
Robinson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Robinson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Robinson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Robinson thows a huge punch but Pray dodges it nicely.
Robinson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pray with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pray works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Robinson won't allow Pray to get back to his feet.
Robinson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Robinson postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pray is pulling down on Robinson's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Robinson won't allow Pray to get back to his feet.
Robinson is looking to work some ground and pound but Pray has wrist control.
Pray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Robinson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Robinson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Robinson is looking to work some ground and pound but Pray has wrist control.
Pray trying to keep a closed guard but Robinson is proving a slippery customer.
Pray lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Robinson!
Pray tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson really wants to buck Pray off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jerry Robinson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Robinson shoots in but no luck this time.
Pray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Robinson as he avoids it easily.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pray napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Robinson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pray wants to get back to his feet.
Robinson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pray down.
Pray is looking for a sweep.
Robinson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pray is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Robinson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Robinson scoring with punches and elbows.
Robinson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pray tries to improve position but can't.
Pray is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Robinson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Robinson working the ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson lands an elbow.
Robinson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The strikes coming from Robinson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson is putting a hurting on Pray here, landing some big shots from side control.
Robinson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pray taking a bit of punishment here - Robinson scoring with strikes.
Pray can't do much from the bottom here.
Robinson is chipping away with strikes.
Pray is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Check out the look on Robinson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Pray is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jerry Robinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Robinson scoring with punches from side control.
Robinson lands a strong strike to the head of Pray. That's dazed him! Robinson looking to finish here. Pray is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Robinson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerry Robinson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jerry Robinson waved his t-shirt featuring Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Genovese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miquel Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genovese's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kick-Ass: Music Soundtrack. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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147 lbs
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World class MT
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Genovese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miquel Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza tries to clinch but Genovese moves away
and Genovese counters with a straight right hand.
Mendoza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mendoza throws a big shot that misses.
Mendoza is looking to clinch.
Genovese closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Genovese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Genovese tries to move into range but Mendoza moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Genovese. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Genovese.
Jab by Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a straight left.
Mendoza misses with a straight left.
Genovese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Genovese.
Mendoza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza moves to clinch but Genovese breaks away
letting Genovese counter with a right hand.
Mendoza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendoza tries to clinch up but Genovese circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Genovese counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Genovese connects with a solid leg kick.
Mendoza instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Genovese.
Genovese throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Genovese.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Genovese avoids it.
Mendoza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mendoza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Genovese in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mendoza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mendoza.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendoza lands an elbow just above Genovese 's eye.
A short uppercut from Genovese.
Genovese trying to stall but Mendoza improves his position.
Genovese trying to land knees to the body.
Mendoza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Genovese has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Genovese throws an elbow but misses.
Mendoza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mendoza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Genovese.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mendoza.
Mendoza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Genovese on the inside.
Genovese's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendoza clinches up with Genovese and pushes him back against the cage.
Genovese blocks the elbow strike.
Mendoza misses with a knee strike.
Genovese trying to land knees to the body.
Mendoza dodges an elbow strike from Genovese.
Genovese pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendoza blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Genovese.
Genovese wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendoza won't allow it.
Mendoza throws an elbow but it misses.
Mendoza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mendoza lands a damaging elbow.
Genovese manages to break the clinch.
Mendoza tries to clinch but Genovese is having none of it.
Genovese fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Genovese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendoza throws a jab but it's blocked by Genovese.
The fighters circling - Genovese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendoza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Genovese misses with a straight right.
Mendoza cracks Genovese with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mendoza misses the jab.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch but Genovese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendoza explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Miquel Mendoza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendoza scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mendoza looks to land a left hand but Genovese moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Mendoza. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Genovese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Genovese lands a nice looking body kick.
Genovese drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendoza moves in looking to clinch but Genovese pushes him off.
Mendoza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendoza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Genovese misses with a head kick.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Genovese swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendoza moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Genovese lands a nice elbow.
Mendoza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mendoza blocks an elbow strike.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendoza tries a knee to the head but Genovese blocks it.
Mendoza missing with knees to the body.
Genovese lands an elbow that stopped Mendoza in his tracks for a moment.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but Genovese blocks with his arms.
Mendoza dodges an elbow strike from Genovese.
Genovese lands an elbow that stopped Mendoza in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miquel Mendoza will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Genovese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Genovese takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mendoza is looking to clinch.
Mendoza might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mendoza tries to clinch there but Genovese circles away.
Genovese fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendoza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Genovese's hands.
Mendoza tries to clinch up but Genovese circles away and keeps his distance.
Genovese throws a jab when Mendoza was well out of range.
Mendoza slips under a jab.
Miquel Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza closes the distance but Genovese moves to the side
and Genovese makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mendoza is looking to clinch.
Mendoza moves in looking to clinch but Genovese pushes him off.
Mendoza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Genovese.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mendoza, as that shot connected.
Genovese is rocked!
BAM! Mendoza delivers a spinning backfist that drops Genovese like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Miquel Mendoza!
During a confident post fight interview, Miquel Mendoza thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Theiroff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallon comes to the cage accompanied by im not afraid. Theiroff has chosen Knuck If You Buck - Crime Mob as his entrance music. John Mallon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aaron Theiroff's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Mallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Theiroff!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Theiroff moves out of range of the strikes.
Mallon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like John Mallon has been cut.
Mallon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aaron Theiroff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Theiroff misses its intended target.
Theiroff moves in looking to clinch but Mallon pushes him off.
Theiroff connects with a body shot that sends Mallon's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Theiroff.
Theiroff feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mallon's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Theiroff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mallon swats away the attempt to clinch by Theiroff.
Theiroff attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Theiroff gets tackled into the cage by Mallon. Mallon maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theiroff throws a punch but it's blocked by Mallon.
A head punch on the inside from Mallon fails to land.
Mallon throws a head punch that misses.
Mallon scores with a shoulder strike.
Mallon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mallon fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Theiroff on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Theiroff.
Mallon misses with the head strike.
Mallon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mallon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Theiroff throws a punch but it's blocked by Mallon.
A head punch on the inside from Mallon fails to land.
Mallon misses with some punches.
Mallon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Theiroff.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mallon lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Theiroff.
Mallon swings wildly with an uppercut but Theiroff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Theiroff tries to work over Mallon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mallon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallon has Theiroff pressed against the cage, preventing Theiroff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mallon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mallon avoiding damage as Theiroff throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mallon.
Mallon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mallon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Theiroff working aggressively here.
Theiroff creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mallon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Theiroff.
Mallon throws a head punch that misses.
Mallon lands a nice uppercut.
Theiroff tries to throw a body punch but Mallon avoids it by throwing Theiroff back against the cage.
Theiroff working aggressively here.
Mallon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mallon swings wildly with an uppercut but Theiroff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Theiroff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Theiroff doesn't manage to clinch there - Mallon circles away.
Theiroff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallon connects with the punch.
It looks like Aaron Theiroff has been cut.
Mallon throws a hook but Theiroff avoids it easily.
Mallon throws a good cross that connects.
Mallon sends Theiroff crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mallon is motioning to the referee to let Theiroff up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Theiroff is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mallon feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Theiroff crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Mallon!
John Mallon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Redding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putin has chosen ... as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Redding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redding takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Putin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Redding has time to react.
It looks like Tom Redding has been cut.
Putin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redding takes a kick to the side of the head.
Redding dips to his left and cracks Putin with an uppercut!
It looks like Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin 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!
No joy there for Putin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Redding rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Putin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Putin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Putin slips a straight right by Redding.
Putin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Putin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Putin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Redding!
Redding might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Redding is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin controlling the pace for now.
Putin avoids the attempt from Redding to control.
Putin controlling the position easily from mount.
Putin throws some wild stikes that Redding manages to avoid easily.
Putin wants to control the pace but Redding is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redding slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Redding tries to get to full guard but Putin has control of the leg.
Redding tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Putin has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Redding trying desperately to get to his feet.
Putin thowing shots but they're missing.
Putin thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redding tries to reverse the position but Putin maintains control.
Redding regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Putin in particular looking to stall.
Redding has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Putin is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redding wants to improve his position but Putin is controlling well.
Putin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Putin wants to control but Redding is keeping him busy.
Redding is looking to escape.
Well, if Putin 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.
Redding has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Redding there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tom Redding is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redding takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Putin drives through with a takedown into Redding's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Putin is looking to stand up but Redding won't let him.
Redding looking to hit a scissor sweep but Putin is one step ahead there.
Putin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Redding tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Redding wants to stand and escape but Putin is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Redding misses with a lunging right hand
and Putin counters with a head kick. That will keep Redding thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tom Redding's cut is getting worse.
Putin misses with a low kick as Redding jumps back.
Putin digs a good body shot into Redding's ribs.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Putin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Redding has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin connects with an inside leg kick.
Putin moves away from the strike by Redding.
Putin misses with a hook.
Redding misses with an uppercut
and Putin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Redding throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Putin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Redding walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Putin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redding throws a looping overhand right but Putin ducks down to avoid it.
Putin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Redding throws a lazy right hand but Putin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Redding misses.
Putin blocks a jab.
No joy there for Redding, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Putin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Putin lands with an overhand left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Putin.
Redding takes a swing at Putin's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redding throws an overhand right that lands on Putin's shoulder, as Putin tries to avoid the shot.
Putin looks to land a combination but Redding avoids it well.
Redding is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Redding ducks right into an uppercut from Putin.
Tom Redding's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Putin thows a body shot but no joy.
Redding throws the left hand but Putin avoids the punch easily.
Redding avoids a punch combination nicely.
Redding throws the left hand but Putin avoids the punch easily.
Redding throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Putin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Putin misses with a body kick.
Putin lands a slapping body shot.
Redding fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin connects with a leg kick. Redding looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Putin misses with a looping left.
Redding swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Redding looks to throw the jab but Putin is out of range.
Putin misses with a straight left.
Putin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin throws a nice head kick!
Redding scores with a hook to the body. Putin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Putin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Redding stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Redding swings widly with a right hand
and Putin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jeez, Tom Redding's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Putin throws a push kick but Redding slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Putin misses with a series of wild punches.
Putin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Putin misses the shot to the body.
Putin dips to his left and cracks Redding with an uppercut!
Putin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Putin tries to land a front kick but Redding steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Putin slips under a jab from Redding.
Redding misses with a looping left.
Redding steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Putin. That one must have hurt.
Redding bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Redding scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Putin takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Putin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Putin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Putin throws a looping overhand right but Redding ducks down to avoid it.
Putin shoots in and drives through. Redding sprawls well.
Putin swings for the body but Redding moves out of range.
Putin shoots in for a double leg but Redding sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Putin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Redding circles away.
Tom Redding has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.
Putin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Putin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Putin shoots in looking for a takedown. Redding tries to sprawl out of it but Putin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Redding manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Putin throws a series of punches but Redding moves out of range.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redding pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Redding uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Putin.
Redding throws the left hand but Putin avoids the punch easily.
Redding misses with a double jab.
Putin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Redding takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Putin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Redding misses its intended target.
Putin lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redding keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redding misses with a hook.
Redding throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Putin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redding moves away.
Putin staying out of range there.
Redding thows a left - swing and a miss!
Redding is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Putin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Redding lands an overhand right.
Redding misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Putin.
Putin throws a body punch but Redding moves out of range.
Redding takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin staying out of range there.
Redding takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Putin misses the shot to the body.
Putin misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Redding to counter with a crisp jab.
Putin is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putin looks to throw the jab but Redding is out of range.
Putin ducks under a wild hook from Redding.
Redding avoids the head kick by Putin.
Redding swings for the body but Putin moves out of range.
Tom Redding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Putin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Redding's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Putin throws a sloppy head kick and Redding moves out of range easily.
Redding throws a hook but Putin blocks it.
Redding misses with a right hand
and Putin counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.
Well Putin 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin!
After the fight, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Osiris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ano Aukanaii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osiris comes to the cage accompanied by Deicide - Angels of Hell. Eric Osiris is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
14 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eric Osiris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ano Aukanaii!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aukanaii lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Osiris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aukanaii.
Aukanaii misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Osiris tries to clinch up.
Osiris throws the kick towards the body but Aukanaii avoids it.
Osiris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aukanaii.
Osiris thows a body shot but no joy.
Osiris misses with a straight left.
Osiris throws a right hand that misses
and Aukanaii counters with a good low kick that Osiris was not able to check.
Osiris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aukanaii circles away quickly and effectively.
Osiris misses with a body kick.
Osiris scoring well with a low kick there.
Osiris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aukanaii's calf.
Aukanaii sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aukanaii defending well as Osiris loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osiris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aukanaii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Osiris. Osiris obviously looking to wear him down.
Aukanaii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Osiris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aukanaii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eric Osiris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aukanaii on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aukanaii moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Osiris. Aukanaii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aukanaii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aukanaii keeps the fight on the outside.
Osiris wants to clinch.
Osiris tries to close the distance and clinch but Aukanaii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osiris just misses with a punch to the body.
Osiris takes one to the side of 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!
Osiris throws a head kick that misses
and Aukanaii counters with a leg kick.
Osiris throws a head kick that misses.
Aukanaii throws a good cross that connects.
Aukanaii throws a looping overhand right but Osiris ducks down to avoid it.
Eric Osiris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osiris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aukanaii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aukanaii looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Osiris is fending him off so far but Aukanaii persists. Nope, Osiris circles away and we're back to standing.
Osiris misses with a low kick.
Osiris tries to clinch but Aukanaii is having none of it.
Osiris closes the distance and pushes Aukanaii back into the cage.
Osiris manages to break the clinch.
Aukanaii circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Aukanaii checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Osiris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aukanaii works Osiris's body with a nice hook.
Aukanaii fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Osiris avoids it really well and circles away.
Eric Osiris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ano Aukanaii.
Osiris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aukanaii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aukanaii misses with a hook. Osiris ducked under it nicely.
Osiris thows a body shot but no joy.
Osiris throws a hook but Aukanaii blocks it.
Aukanaii throws a nice looking combination but Osiris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Osiris looks to score with a jab to the body but Aukanaii is just out of range.
Osiris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aukanaii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aukanaii throws a series of punches but Osiris moves out of range.
Osiris connects with a jab.
Osiris punishes Aukanaii's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Aukanaii.
Osiris misses with a low kick as Aukanaii jumps back.
Osiris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Osiris looks to land a left hand but Aukanaii moved out of range nicely.
Aukanaii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Osiris doesn't manage to clinch there - Aukanaii circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Osiris 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osiris throws a shot from downtown. Aukanaii moves away and avoids it.
Osiris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Osiris dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Osiris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aukanaii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Osiris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Osiris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Osiris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Osiris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aukanaii blocks a head kick by Osiris.
Aukanaii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Osiris was well out of range. Poor timing from Aukanaii.
Osiris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Osiris misses with a body shot
and Aukanaii counters with a leg kick.
Osiris with a hook.
Osiris tries to close the distance and clinch but Aukanaii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aukanaii blocks a head kick by Osiris.
Osiris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Osiris throws the kick towards the body but Aukanaii avoids it.
Eric Osiris is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aukanaii lands with a straight right. Osiris didn't see that one coming.
Osiris throws a head kick that misses.
Osiris tries to clinch but Aukanaii moves out of range.
Aukanaii moves out of range of the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Osiris, right into the meat.
A slow jab from Osiris misses its intended target.
Osiris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aukanaii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Osiris tries to clinch up.
Aukanaii moves away from the strike by Osiris.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aukanaii. Osiris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Osiris checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Osiris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Osiris tries to clinch but Aukanaii moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osiris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aukanaii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Osiris moves in looking to clinch but Aukanaii pushes him off.
Osiris throws a right hand that misses
and Aukanaii counters with an inside leg kick.
Osiris swings for the body but Aukanaii moves out of range.
Osiris closes the distance and clinches.
Osiris throws an elbow that misses.
Osiris has a couple of punches blocked by Aukanaii.
A frustrated look appears on Aukanaii's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Osiris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aukanaii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Osiris can't find room to land a body shot as Aukanaii controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Osiris.
Osiris breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osiris scores with a jab. Aukanaii acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That kick from Osiris tenderised Aukanaii's leg. Aukanaii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aukanaii takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Osiris, as that shot connected.
Aukanaii jabs Osiris right on the nose. Osiris blinks but takes it well.
Osiris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aukanaii avoids the body shot from Osiris.
An inside leg kick lands from Osiris.
Aukanaii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osiris throws out a powerful jab.
Osiris misses with a hook. Aukanaii ducked under it nicely.
Aukanaii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Osiris throws a nice looking combination but Aukanaii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Osiris thuds his right hand into Aukanaii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osiris lands a slapping body shot.
Osiris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Osiris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aukanaii is out of range.
Osiris misses with a straight left.
Osiris connects with a looping right hand.
Aukanaii swats away the attempt to clinch by Osiris.
Aukanaii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Osiris's sensitive parts.
Aukanaii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aukanaii, right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Aukanaii.
Aukanaii swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Osiris dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Good leg kick by Osiris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Osiris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Osiris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Osiris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aukanaii swats away the attempt to clinch by Osiris.
Osiris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aukanaii looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Osiris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Osiris has his foot on Aukanaii's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aukanaii works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osiris pulls Aukanaii in close to his closed guard and prevents Aukanaii from doing any damage or advancing position.
Osiris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aukanaii makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Osiris looking for a guillotine here but Aukanaii defends easily.
Aukanaii connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aukanaii's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Osiris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Osiris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Osiris looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Aukanaii is defending well. Osiris quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Aukanaii has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Osiris celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eric Osiris!
Eric Osiris thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Captain Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Lightfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid comes to the cage accompanied by lukenback texas. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
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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
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Captain Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Lightfoot!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightfoot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kid throws a lazy body kick
and Lightfoot counters with a good low kick that Kid was not able to check.
Kid misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lightfoot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lightfoot scores with a decent looking hook.
Lightfoot moves to clinch but Kid breaks away
letting Kid counter with a right hand.
Kid throws a chopping leg kick but Lightfoot manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kid throws a body punch but Lightfoot moves out of range.
Kid throws out a leg kick but Lightfoot moves out of range and Kid only half commits.
Kid explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lightfoot, pushing him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lightfoot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lightfoot tries a body shot but Kid blocks it.
Lightfoot tries a body shot but Kid blocks it.
Kid taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightfoot missing with knees to the body.
Kid looking to stall.
Lightfoot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lightfoot pushes Kid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lightfoot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lightfoot misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Kid.
Lightfoot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lightfoot tries to stall but Kid uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lightfoot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lightfoot tries to work over Kid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lightfoot misses with a body punch.
Lightfoot manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lightfoot looking to stall.
Lightfoot tries to work over Kid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lightfoot is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kid avoiding damage as Lightfoot throws knees to the body.
Kid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lightfoot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lightfoot on the defensive, avoiding the 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!
Kid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lightfoot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lightfoot tries to land a knee to the head but Kid blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lightfoot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lightfoot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kid tries to throw a body punch but Lightfoot avoids it by throwing Kid back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kid can't find room to land a body shot as Lightfoot controls the action.
Lightfoot scores a nice knee to the body.
Lightfoot lands a right hand.
Kid blocking some punches.
Kid avoiding damage as Lightfoot throws knees to the body.
Kid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lightfoot avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lightfoot obliges.
Lightfoot lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lightfoot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kid.
A hook to the body from Lightfoot.
Kid is breathing heavily.
Lightfoot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lightfoot leaning against his opponent.
Lightfoot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lightfoot landing knees to the head.
It looks like Captain Kid has been cut.
Lightfoot lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot misses with a knee to the head.
Kid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lightfoot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kid backwards.
Lightfoot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kid misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kid tries to stall but Lightfoot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lightfoot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Lightfoot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Captain Kid'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.
Lightfoot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kid under the eye.
Kid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lightfoot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kid.
A big right from Kid misses.
Kid tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lightfoot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lightfoot looking to throw knees to the head but Kid is blocking nicely.
Kid being controlled against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kid trying to stall but Lightfoot improves his position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lightfoot obliges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lightfoot prevents a body shot from Kid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid managing to block the knees to the body from Lightfoot.
Kid is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lightfoot is keeping busy.
Lightfoot lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kid wants to stall.
Kid struggles to land a body shot inside as Lightfoot controls his hands.
Lightfoot missing with knees to the body.
Lightfoot tries a knee to the head but Kid blocks it.
Lightfoot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kid avoids it.
Richard Lightfoot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kid scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Kid on the inside.
Kid is looking to control Lightfoot's arms but Lightfoot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kid has his back to the cage.
Lightfoot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kid is defending well for now.
Kid scores a nice knee to the body.
Lightfoot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kid has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lightfoot pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice elbow from Lightfoot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lightfoot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lightfoot missing with knees to the body.
Kid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kid is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lightfoot is keeping busy.
Lightfoot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lightfoot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kid blocks it with crossed arms.
Kid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lightfoot stalling the fight.
Lightfoot working aggressively here.
Kid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid misses with a knee strike.
Lightfoot looking to throw knees to the head but Kid is blocking nicely.
Lightfoot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kid.
Kid tries to throw a body punch but Lightfoot avoids it by throwing Kid back against the cage.
Kid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lightfoot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kid.
Lightfoot is stalling here.
A short right from Lightfoot on the inside.
Kid working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Lightfoot.
Lightfoot drops Kid with a big knee straight up the middle! Kid is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kid is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oh Kid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kid throws a low kick but Lightfoot moves out of range easily.
A big left from Lightfoot misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kid stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kid scores with a jab. Lightfoot acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lightfoot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lightfoot clinches up against the cage.
Kid seems to have got his legs back now.
Kid misses with a punch to the body.
Kid throws a punch but it's blocked by Lightfoot.
Kid scores with a hook to the body.
Lightfoot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kid taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lightfoot.
Kid tries a knee to the head but Lightfoot blocks it.
Lightfoot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lightfoot unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kid breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lightfoot.
Nice uppercut lands for Kid. That snapped Lightfoot's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Lightfoot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Captain Kid's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kid throws a sloppy head kick
letting Lightfoot counter with a right hand.
Kid throws a big shot that misses.
Lightfoot is looking to clinch but Kid is avoiding it.
Lightfoot lands a nice hook to Kid's body. Kid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kid tried to score with a low kick but Lightfoot checks it.
Lightfoot moves into the clinch.
Kid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lightfoot has him pressed against the cage.
Kid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot blocks an elbow strike.
Lightfoot misses with a body punch.
Lightfoot trying to stall but Kid improves his position.
Kid avoids a wild elbow strike from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot misses with some punches.
Kid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lightfoot missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid taking a breather.
Lightfoot crunches a lovely knee into Kid's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kid trying to land knees to the body.
Lightfoot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kid in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lightfoot lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kid trying to land knees to the body.
Lightfoot missing with knees to the body.
Lightfoot trying to land knees to the body.
Kid can't find room to land a body shot as Lightfoot controls the action.
Kid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lightfoot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lightfoot dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lightfoot lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightfoot connects with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Captain Kid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot gets through Kid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lightfoot dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kid avoiding damage as Lightfoot throws knees to the body.
Kid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lightfoot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lightfoot unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kid lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lightfoot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kid.
Lightfoot gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kid.
Lightfoot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kid blocks it with crossed arms.
Kid misses with a knee strike.
Kid trying to control the position but instead, Lightfoot has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kid into the cage.
Kid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lightfoot is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid looking to stall.
Lightfoot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lightfoot blocks an elbow strike.
Lightfoot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kid backwards.
Lightfoot leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kid looking to throw knees to the head but Lightfoot is blocking nicely.
Kid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kid swings wildly with an uppercut but Lightfoot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lightfoot unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kid lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lightfoot trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightfoot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot taking a breather.
Lightfoot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kid backwards.
Lightfoot displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kid up against the cage.
Lightfoot with a knee 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!
Kid takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lightfoot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kid.
Kid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lightfoot with a knee to the head.
Lightfoot lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kid trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Lightfoot.
Kid's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Lightfoot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lightfoot 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Lightfoot!
Richard Lightfoot seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Cockenschtuff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cockenschtuff comes to the cage accompanied by Wynona's Big Brown Beaver by Primus. King has chosen Lou Reed - Perfect Day as his entrance music. Levi King will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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269 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lester Cockenschtuff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi King!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
King is looking to chop away at Cockenschtuff's legs.
King misses with a hook
and Cockenschtuff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cockenschtuff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Cockenschtuff counters with a straight right hand.
King thuds a left hand into Cockenschtuff's body.
King gets tackled into the cage by Cockenschtuff. Cockenschtuff maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cockenschtuff connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
It looks like Levi King has been cut.
Cockenschtuff throws an elbow but it's blocked.
King lands with a light punch inside.
King lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Lester Cockenschtuff has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff lands a body shot in the clinch.
King looks winded!
Cockenschtuff lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
King throws an elbow but it misses.
Cockenschtuff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King working aggressively here.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cockenschtuff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Cockenschtuff - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cockenschtuff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cockenschtuff lands a right hand.
Cockenschtuff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cockenschtuff lands a shot to the body.
Cockenschtuff trying to land knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cockenschtuff tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cockenschtuff digs a right hand into King's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on King's gas tank.
Cockenschtuff stalling against the cage.
Cockenschtuff utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cockenschtuff lands a left hand.
Cockenschtuff tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff trying to land knees to the body.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
Cockenschtuff missing with knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Cockenschtuff back against the cage.
Cockenschtuff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cockenschtuff lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
Cockenschtuff misses with a punch to the body.
Cockenschtuff has King pushed against the cage.
Cockenschtuff lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
King misses with an elbow strike.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cockenschtuff is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cockenschtuff lands a left hand.
A short left from Cockenschtuff.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
Cockenschtuff lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cockenschtuff pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A body shot lands from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cockenschtuff lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cockenschtuff misses with a knee to the head.
Cockenschtuff scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
King throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff working King over with knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff trying to stall but King improves his position.
Cockenschtuff scores a nice knee to the body.
Cockenschtuff presses King against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cockenschtuff lands a shot to the body.
Cockenschtuff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cockenschtuff scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff misses with a knee strike.
Cockenschtuff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cockenschtuff tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King throws an elbow but it misses.
Cockenschtuff crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
Cockenschtuff tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Cockenschtuff lands a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff is stalling here.
A body shot lands from Cockenschtuff.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cockenschtuff tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Cockenschtuff back against the cage.
Cockenschtuff misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Cockenschtuff dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Cockenschtuff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cockenschtuff throws a nice outside leg kick.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cockenschtuff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cockenschtuff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
King attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cockenschtuff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cockenschtuff clinches up against the cage.
Cockenschtuff is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
Cockenschtuff digs a right hand into King's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on King's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cockenschtuff lands a knee to the body.
Cockenschtuff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
Cockenschtuff landing some nice looking knees to the body.
King is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Cockenschtuff - that landed with a thud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by King as Cockenschtuff tries to tie him up.
Cockenschtuff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cockenschtuff unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cockenschtuff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cockenschtuff trying to stall but King improves his position.
Cockenschtuff misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, King throws an elbow but misses.
Cockenschtuff misses with a punch to the body.
Cockenschtuff misses with a knee to the head.
Cockenschtuff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cockenschtuff backwards.
Cockenschtuff takes an elbow to the temple.
Cockenschtuff blocks an uppercut.
Cockenschtuff trying to land knees to the body.
King pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cockenschtuff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Cockenschtuff lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff is looking to control King's arms but King gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cockenschtuff has his back to the cage.
Cockenschtuff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
Cockenschtuff connects with a knee to the head.
Cockenschtuff throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cockenschtuff struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King prevents a body shot from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff lands a damaging elbow.
Cockenschtuff lands with a right to the head.
Cockenschtuff scores with a shoulder strike.
Cockenschtuff creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
King avoiding damage as Cockenschtuff throws knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cockenschtuff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cockenschtuff working King over with knees to the body.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff misses with a knee to the head.
Cockenschtuff misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
Cockenschtuff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
King has Cockenschtuff pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cockenschtuff manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cockenschtuff manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cockenschtuff is trying to maintain a safe position but King gets an underhook and turns Cockenschtuff into the cage.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff landing knees to the head.
Cockenschtuff lands a shot to the body.
Cockenschtuff crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Cockenschtuff.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cockenschtuff landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cockenschtuff lands a knee to the body.
Cockenschtuff lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff scores a nice knee to the body.
Cockenschtuff landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cockenschtuff lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff works on King's body with a couple of short punches.
Cockenschtuff misses with a body punch.
Cockenschtuff misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cockenschtuff here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
King misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by King.
Cockenschtuff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cockenschtuff scores a nice knee to the body.
King misses with an elbow strike.
Lester Cockenschtuff has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cockenschtuff prevents a body shot from King.
Cockenschtuff looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Cockenschtuff dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
King throws out a loose jab but Cockenschtuff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cockenschtuff throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cockenschtuff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cockenschtuff scoring well with a low kick there.
King throws a head kick that misses
and Cockenschtuff counters with an outside leg kick.
Cockenschtuff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
Cockenschtuff digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
Cockenschtuff lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
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!
Cockenschtuff digs a good hook to King's body.
Cockenschtuff has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cockenschtuff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
Cockenschtuff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cockenschtuff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cockenschtuff misses with a knee to the head.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cockenschtuff pushes King back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but King is keeping busy.
Cockenschtuff tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Cockenschtuff lands a nice uppercut.
Cockenschtuff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cockenschtuff gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cockenschtuff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, King throws an elbow but misses.
King avoiding damage as Cockenschtuff throws knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King takes a shot to the head.
Cockenschtuff misses with a hook to the ribs.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cockenschtuff using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cockenschtuff looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
Lester Cockenschtuff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King misses with an elbow over the top.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cockenschtuff utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cockenschtuff is stalling here.
Cockenschtuff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Levi King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cockenschtuff lands a shoulder strike.
Cockenschtuff putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by King.
With the fighters up against the cage, King throws an elbow but misses.
Cockenschtuff lands with a light punch inside.
Cockenschtuff looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for King.
King wants a takedown.
King lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cockenschtuff takes a shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by King.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cockenschtuff lands a nice elbow.
Cockenschtuff working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cockenschtuff can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Cockenschtuff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cockenschtuff avoids it.
Cockenschtuff avoids a wild elbow strike from King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King blocks an elbow strike from Cockenschtuff.
King landing knees to the head.
Cockenschtuff tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Cockenschtuff lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
Cockenschtuff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cockenschtuff dodges an elbow strike from King.
King pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cockenschtuff has a couple of punches blocked by King.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Cockenschtuff.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cockenschtuff lands a nice knee to the body.
Cockenschtuff misses with a punch on the inside.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cockenschtuff is keeping busy.
King misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Cockenschtuff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cockenschtuff 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Cockenschtuff!
An out of breath Lester Cockenschtuff 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Davis Hogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago De Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogg comes to the cage accompanied by Last Ones Standing. De Santos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drop the World. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jefferson Davis Hogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Thiago De Santos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hogg.
De Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hogg but Hogg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Santos gets tackled into the cage by Hogg. Hogg maintains the clinch.
De Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Hogg.
Hogg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Santos avoiding damage as Hogg throws knees to the body.
De Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but De Santos is blocking nicely.
De Santos avoiding damage as Hogg throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Hogg.
Hogg pushes De Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but De Santos is blocking nicely.
De Santos has Hogg pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. De Santos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hogg tumbling to the mat - De Santos dives into Hogg's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg wants to stand but De Santos is controlling the position.
Hogg trying to control the position here.
Hogg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jefferson Davis Hogg has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hogg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hogg counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santos blocks the body kick.
Hogg pushes De Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Santos avoids it.
De Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Hogg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jefferson Davis Hogg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago De Santos.
De Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hogg doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Hogg.
Jefferson Davis Hogg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hogg gets a clinch.
De Santos jumps guard but Hogg stands there with De Santos around his waist. De Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Santos successfully pulls guard.
De Santos keeping full guard, as Hogg tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos has his foot on Hogg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hogg works his way back into a safe position though.
Hogg tries to stand but De Santos is controlling from the bottom.
De Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hogg is one step ahead there.
De Santos wants to control the position but Hogg says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hogg is pressing down on De Santos's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Santos is holding on for now.
De Santos gets back to full guard.
De Santos has an active guard here but Hogg has managed to pass into half guard.
De Santos tries to get to full guard but Hogg has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are battling for position here. De Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hogg's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hogg wants to stand but De Santos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
De Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Santos looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hogg puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Santos trying to hold on to Hogg's head to control him but Hogg postures up.
De Santos wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Davis Hogg 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.
De Santos tries to keep at a distance but Hogg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hogg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Thiago De Santos has been cut.
De Santos jumps guard but Hogg stands there with De Santos around his waist. De Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Santos pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Santos wants to hit a switch here but Hogg passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for De Santos there!
Hogg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hogg wants to control the pace but De Santos is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg controlling his opponent.
De Santos bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Jefferson Davis Hogg wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hogg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hogg throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Santos is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogg throws a leg kick which misses De Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as De Santos tries to avoid it.
De Santos is looking to clinch.
Hogg scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hogg finds it's way through De Santos's defenses.
De Santos blocks a head kick by Hogg.
Hogg blocks a head kick by De Santos.
De Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thiago De Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hogg moves into the clinch successfully.
Hogg drops De Santos with a big knee straight up the middle! De Santos is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Hogg looks for the body kick but De Santos saw that one coming.
Hogg throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hogg moves into the clinch.
Hogg missing with knees to the body.
Hogg drops De Santos with a big knee straight up the middle! De Santos is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
De Santos is rocked!
That has opened up Thiago De Santos's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg throws a quick head kick that knocks De Santos silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Hogg is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jefferson Davis Hogg!
Jefferson Davis Hogg managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Mango Nutrition , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadiq Hossein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre comes to the cage accompanied by Memories- Guetta. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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159 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Andre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Sadiq Hossein!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Andre misses with a straight left.
Hossein throws a low kick but it's checked well by Andre.
Andre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hossein finds it's way round the side to connect with Andre's head.
Andre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Andre throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hossein's head.
Andre moves forwards but Hossein connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hossein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Andre counters with a slapping leg kick.
Andre thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hossein if he has to take too many more of those.
Hossein keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andre moves out of range as Hossein strikes.
Hossein stuns Andre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hossein takes a swing at Andre's ribcage but misses.
Hossein slips under a jab.
Andre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hossein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andre.
Hossein swings for the body but Andre moves out of range.
Hossein throws an off balance right hand
and Andre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hossein. Andre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andre takes a swing at Hossein's ribcage but misses.
Andre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hossein looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hossein is trying to improve his position.
Andre wants to control but Hossein is keeping him busy.
Hossein holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Hossein struggling a bit here.
Hossein is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein prevents Andre from improving position.
Hossein takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Andre trying to control the action but Hossein is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hossein regains half guard, as Andre was trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hossein is pressing down on Andre's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Andre wants to pass the guard but Hossein is keeping the position.
Hossein is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Andre is looking to control Hossein's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Andre avoid being mounted?
Hossein content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre is trying to get back to full guard.
Hossein not doing much here.
Hossein wants to pass to mount but Andre is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hossein wants to stand up but Andre is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sadiq Hossein will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hossein wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Hossein misses the target.
Hossein is looking to score with low kicks.
Hossein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hossein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Andre there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hossein throws an overhand right that lands on Andre's shoulder, as Andre tries to avoid the shot.
Hossein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hossein scores with a jab to the body.
Andre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hossein works the jab nicely.
Andre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hossein just misses with a punch to the body.
Andre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hossein manages to avoid it.
Hossein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andre was well out of range. Poor timing from Hossein.
Andre misses with a few strikes there.
Andre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hossein lands with a cross.
Hossein misses with a straight right.
Andre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hossein misses the shot to the body.
Hossein misses with a wild body shot.
Andre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Andre.
Andre drives through and clinches with Hossein against the cage.
Andre misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hossein blocks an uppercut.
Andre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Andre misses with the head strike.
Hossein blocks the elbow strike.
Andre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andre misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Andre on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andre throws a head punch that misses.
Hossein is trying to break the clinch but Andre is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andre displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hossein up against the cage.
Andre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Andre misses with a punch on the inside.
Hossein tries to break free but Andre pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hossein.
Hossein is trying to break the clinch but Andre has him pressed against the cage.
Hossein working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein is trying to break the clinch but Andre has him pressed against the cage.
Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Hossein controls his hands.
Andre throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Andre lands an elbow inside that Hossein shrugs off.
It looks like Sadiq Hossein has been cut.
Andre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hossein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andre has a couple of punches blocked by Hossein.
Hossein has had enough of the clinch but Andre keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hossein stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Andre throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sadiq Hossein will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sadiq Hossein's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hossein takes a swing at Andre's ribcage but misses.
Andre swings for the body but Hossein moves out of range.
Andre misses with a looping right.
Andre throws a leg kick but Hossein moved away.
Hossein fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hossein is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Andre rather than just go for the knockout.
Hossein catches Andre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sadiq Hossein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andre tries to clinch up.
Hossein misses with an uppercut
and Andre counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Andre.
Hossein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andre manages to avoid it.
Andre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hossein 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.
Hossein throws a body punch but Andre moves out of range.
Hossein's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Andre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hossein scrambles back to his feet.
Hossein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Andre. Andre obviously looking to wear him down.
Andre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hossein's calf.
Sadiq Hossein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andre. Hossein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andre lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hossein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andre.
Hossein throws a head kick that misses
and Andre counters with a nice leg kick.
Andre is looking to chop away at Hossein's legs.
Andre misses the jab.
Hossein misses with a head kick.
Andre connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Hossein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hossein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hossein takes a swing at Andre's ribcage but misses.
Andre throws a leg kick but Hossein checks it.
Hossein misses the shot to the body.
Hossein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Andre finds it's way through Hossein's defenses.
Hossein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hossein throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A combination from Hossein does no damage.
Hossein throws a jab but it's blocked by Andre.
Hossein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andre lands a leg kick that knocks Hossein off balance momentarily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Andre. Hossein shrugs it off though.
Hossein connects with a body shot that sends Andre's belly button to the back.
Hossein avoids the body shot from Andre.
Andre throws a solid leg kick but Hossein takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Andre.
Hossein misses with a straight left.
Hossein throws a hook but Andre blocks it.
Hossein misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hossein scores with a sloppy right hand. Andre should have avoided that one.
Hossein tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Andre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Andre is just out of range.
Andre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Andre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hossein moves away.
Andre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Andre moves out of range as Hossein strikes.
A jab from Hossein misses.
Andre lands a nice shot to the body.
Andre lands a leg kick that knocks Hossein off balance momentarily.
Andre throws a body punch but Hossein moves out of range.
Andre throws a right hand that Hossein ducks under and follows up with a left that Hossein also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hossein.
Hossein's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Andre cracks Hossein with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Hossein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andre misses with an uppercut. Hossein saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hossein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andre manages to avoid it.
Hossein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hossein throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Hossein lands an impressive looking overhand right. Andre doesn't seem phased though.
Andre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hossein.
Andre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hossein thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Hossein misses.
Andre fakes the leg kick and cracks Hossein in the body.
Hossein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Andre clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sadiq Hossein'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.
Andre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Andre slips a jab from Hossein.
Hossein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hossein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andre lunges at Hossein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hossein's hand.
Hossein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Andre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hossein circles away quickly and effectively.
Andre throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Andre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hossein is out of range.
Hossein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hossein works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Andre doesn't manage to clinch there - Hossein circles away.
Andre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hossein.
Hossein misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein blocks the body kick.
Hossein misses with an uppercut.
Andre misses with an uppercut. Hossein saw that one coming.
Hossein misses with a two punch combination.
Hossein swings for the body but Andre moves out of range.
Hossein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andre doesn't seem bothered though.
Andre throws a body punch but Hossein moves out of range.
Hossein fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Andre blocks a jab.
Hossein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hossein lunges at Andre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Andre's hand.
Andre throws a body punch but Hossein moves out of range.
Hossein lands a nice shot to the body.
Andre throws a hook to the side of Hossein's head but Hossein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Andre.
Andre motions for Hossein to come forward. Andre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hossein thows a body shot but no joy.
Hossein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andre was well out of range. Poor timing from Hossein.
Andre avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Andre misses.
Andre throws a head kick that half lands.
Hossein throws a lazy right hand but Andre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andre cracks the inside of Hossein's front leg.
Andre avoids the body shot from Hossein.
Andre avoids the body shot from Hossein.
Hossein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andre.
Hossein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hossein.
Andre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Andre misses with a wild body shot.
Andre misses with a body kick.
Hossein with a nice cross.
Andre defending well as Hossein loads up on a big left hand.
Hossein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andre.
Andre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hossein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andre looks to land a body kick but Hossein moved away.
Andre keeps Hossein at a distance using the push kick.
Andre walks into a left hand.
Hossein swings away with a body shot that misses
and Andre counters with a straight right hand.
Hossein cracks Andre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hossein lands a jab to Andre's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andre. Hossein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hossein scores with a hook to the body. Andre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hossein throws a shot from downtown. Andre moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andre misses with a looping right.
Hossein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hossein looks to land a left hand but Andre moved out of range nicely.
Andre wants to clinch.
Hossein blocks a head kick by Andre.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hossein just misses with a punch to the body.
Hossein throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hossein misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Alex Andre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sadiq Hossein's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hossein misses with a body shot.
Andre avoids the body shot from Hossein.
Hossein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Andre misses with a leg kick
letting Hossein counter with a right hand.
Hossein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hossein moves out of range of the leg kick from Andre.
Andre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hossein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hossein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Andre.
Andre avoids the body shot from Hossein.
Andre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hossein scores with a nice strike.
Andre moves out of range as Hossein strikes.
Hossein throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre scores with a jab. Hossein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Andre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Andre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Hossein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andre lands a nice hook to Hossein's body. Hossein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Andre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andre misses with a low kick.
Hossein loads up on a big right hand but Andre slips the punch.
Andre staying out of range there.
Hossein misses with a hook.
Andre ducks under a wild hook from Hossein.
Andre moves out of range of the body kick.
Andre moves out of range of the strikes.
Hossein keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut there from Hossein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hossein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andre.
Andre scores with a leg kick.
Andre lands a jab to Hossein's midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Andre. That's going to slow Hossein down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hossein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hossein misses with a body shot.
Hossein throws a jab but it's blocked by Andre.
Andre lands with a slapping head kick.
Andre just misses with a punch to the body.
Andre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Andre slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Hossein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossein throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Andre moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Andre.
Hossein scores with a punch to the head.
Hossein connects with a jab.
Hossein misses with an uppercut.
Hossein misses with an uppercut. Andre saw that one coming.
Hossein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hossein thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Andre misses.
Andre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andre scores with a jab. Hossein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Andre finds it's way round the side to connect with Hossein's head.
Hossein looks to land a right hand but Andre moved out of range.
A slow jab from Hossein misses its intended target.
Hossein misses with a hook. Andre ducked under it nicely.
Hossein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Andre.
Andre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Hossein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hossein.
Andre misses with a double jab.
Hossein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hossein throws an overhand right that lands on Andre's shoulder, as Andre tries to avoid the shot.
Hossein throws a hook but Andre avoids it easily.
Hossein takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hossein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Andre.
I think Andre 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:48
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 48:48
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Alex Andre retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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