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Ryze 19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmie OFallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bradley Johnson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bradley Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmie OFallon!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OFallon swinging wildly here.
OFallon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
OFallon throws a wild hook but Johnson just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! OFallon gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Johnson raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bradley Johnson!
Bradley Johnson made sure to mention his sponsor, Untouchable Fight Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Box has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brandon Reid's chin.
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Box!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reid tries for a takedown but Box circles away easily
enabling Box to counter with a crisp jab.
Box looks to land a right hand but Reid moved out of range.
Reid shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Box as he avoids it easily.
Reid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reid with a lazy takedown attempt
and Box counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Reid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Box goes for a takedown attempt but Reid pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Reid with a lazy takedown attempt
and Box counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Box throws a jab when Reid was well out of range.
Box rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reid counters with a one-two to the body.
Box misses with a right hand
and Reid counters with a series of strikes. Box will be more careful next time no doubt.
A slow jab from Box misses its intended target.
Reid dives in and grabs Box's left leg, looking for a takedown. Box pushes down on Reid's head and hops out.
Reid shoots in but Box avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Box circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Box throws a jab but it's blocked by Reid.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Box paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reid darts in and clinches Box up against the cage.
Reid is fighting off a takedown attempt but Box is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Reid to the mat. Reid regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Box content to stall in guard here.
Box stopping the sweep attempt from Reid.
Reid working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Box pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reid is keeping the position for now.
Reid bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Box's guard.
Box working a defensive guard here.
Reid knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Box on the ground.
Reid wants to get up but he can't break Box's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Reid looking to sit in guard and control but Box gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid wants to improve his position but instead Box has moved into half guard.
Reid throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Box wants to pass to mount but Reid is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reid manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Box controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Box dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Box misses with a lunging right hand
and Reid makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Box really felt that one!
Reid with a lazy takedown attempt
and Box counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Box throws an off balance right hand
and Reid counters with a head kick.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Box paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reid lands with a good body shot.
Reid closes the distance and clinches up with Box, looking for a takedown. Reid pushes Box against the cage but Box circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mr Box seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Box on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reid shoots and misses
and Box counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Reid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reid doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Box counters with a right hand that sends Reid tumbling to the canvas! Can Box finish him? He dives into Reid's guard looking to do just that!
Reid is rocked!
It looks like Brandon Reid has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Box gets to his feet and stands over Reid, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Reid felt that one! Box unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Reid from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Box!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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157 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrigo Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Butcher!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares shoots in but no luck this time.
Palhares shoots for a takedown but Butcher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Butcher.
Butcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Butcher.
Palhares shoots for a takedown but Butcher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butcher scoring well with a low kick there.
Palhares with a lazy takedown attempt
and Butcher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Palhares's knee momentarily.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Butcher circles away easily
and Butcher counters with an outside leg kick.
Butcher scores with a kick to the midsection.
Palhares is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Palhares.
Nice shot lands for Butcher.
Palhares dives in and grabs Butcher's left leg, looking for a takedown. Butcher pushes down on Palhares's head and hops out.
Butcher punishes Palhares's body with a nice straight punch.
Butcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Butcher connects with an inside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Palhares. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Butcher scores with a sloppy right hand. Palhares should have avoided that one.
Butcher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Palhares is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares walks straight into a right hand from Butcher - that's dropped him! Butcher jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Palhares from any more punishment! Palhares complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pete Butcher!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Pete Butcher made sure he mentioned Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaz Yago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eye Phone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eye Phone looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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181 lbs
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175 cm
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaz Yago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eye Phone!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phone closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yago wants to control but Phone postures up.
Phone swings around for an armbar but Yago sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Phone's guard.
Phone has a closed guard, preventing Yago from standing up.
Phone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yago defends it easily.
Phone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yago is one step ahead there.
Yago is looking to stand up but Phone won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phone is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Yago has his hands clasped together but Phone extends an breaks Yago's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Phone.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eye Phone!
Eye Phone spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smirnoff Diabolikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
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Good kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Smirnoff Diabolikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Walker!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker lands a jab.
Diabolikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diabolikov gets the takedown into side control.
Diabolikov throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Walker works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Diabolikov connects with a nice short shot to Walker's temple.
Diabolikov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diabolikov looks to land a strike but Walker avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Diabolikov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diabolikov throws an elbow that misses. Walker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diabolikov's guard. Nice move by Walker!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Diabolikov keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Diabolikov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Walker passes Diabolikov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Diabolikov is refusing to be controlled, as Walker sits in half guard.
Diabolikov tries to get to full guard but Walker has control of the leg.
Diabolikov moves into full guard.
Diabolikov keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Diabolikov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Walker!
Diabolikov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabolikov raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diabolikov looking to ground and pound but Walker is blocking nicely.
Diabolikov punching from mount but Walker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Diabolikov 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.
Diabolikov working the ground and pound effectively.
Diabolikov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Diabolikov lands a big elbow.
Walker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Diabolikov.
Walker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Walker taking shots to the head.
Diabolikov landing punches.
Walker is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Diabolikov.
Walker is still in real trouble! Can Diabolikov finish him?
Diabolikov landing strikes from the mount.
Walker takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Diabolikov's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Smirnoff Diabolikov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marko Storic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisy Girl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daisy Girl looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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177 lbs
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174 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marko Storic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daisy Girl!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storic needs to keep his hands up - Girl had a free shot at his head there.
Girl avoids the head kick by Storic.
Girl swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Storic counters with a right hand to the body.
Storic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Girl fails with a takedown attempt.
Girl looks winded!
Girl fails with the takedown.
Storic connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Girl tumbling to the canvas! Storic pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Girl was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marko Storic!
A very excited looking Marko Storic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Stickler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Stickler acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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157 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edwin Jordan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Stickler !
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stickler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jordan's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stickler wants to pass the guard but Jordan is keeping the position.
Stickler postures up.
Stickler is pushing down on Jordan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jordan is fighting to maintain full guard but Stickler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stickler is keen to just control but Jordan is a slippery customer.
Jordan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Stickler .
Stickler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jordan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stickler has managed to get both his arms back between Jordan's legs - danger averted.
Stickler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stickler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan is looking for a triangle but Stickler pushes his legs off easily.
Jordan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stickler passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan missing with punches from the bottom.
Jordan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stickler pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jordan tries to roll over but Stickler keeps him under control.
Stickler wants to take a breather but Jordan is having none of it.
Jordan actively working from the bottom here.
Jordan won't allow Stickler to pass to mount.
Jordan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stickler pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stickler connects with a nice short shot to Jordan's temple.
Stickler passes to full mount!
Jordan wants to control but Stickler is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jordan is desperately trying to improve his position but Stickler has a good base and remains in mount.
Jordan wants to hold on but Stickler pushes him away.
Jordan is looking to improve his position but Stickler isn't that keen on the idea.
Stickler trying to control but Jordan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stickler controlling the position easily from mount.
Jordan is trying desperately to improve position.
Stickler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stickler breaks from Jordan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jordan is rocked!
Jordan wants to control but Stickler is having none of it.
Oh Jordan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stickler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jordan looks a forlorn figure.
Jordan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Jordan seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stickler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jordan is looking to escape.
Stickler blocks Jordan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stickler scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jordan?
Jordan wants to hold on but Stickler pushes him away.
Jordan gets back to half guard.
Stickler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jordan is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stickler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stickler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jordan keeps working.
Jordan actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Stickler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jordan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stickler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stickler remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jordan can't do much from the bottom here.
Stickler landing strikes.
Stickler is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Jordan parries the strikes from Stickler easily there. Stickler is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jordan to escape.
Jordan struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan regains half guard.
Jordan trying to hold on to Stickler 's head to control him but Stickler postures up.
Stickler passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jordan!
Stickler wants to control the pace but Jordan is squirming around nicely.
Stickler has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jordan's face.
Jordan is squirming around, avoiding Stickler 's attempts to control the action.
Jordan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jordan working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stickler tries to control but Jordan wriggling away.
Jordan wants to hold on but Stickler pushes him away.
Stickler lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jordan is looking to get to half guard.
Jordan is working hard here to advance position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stickler lands a big shot there that rocks Jordan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jordan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jordan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Stickler .
Stickler scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jordan?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is squirming around, avoiding Stickler 's attempts to control the action.
Stickler blocks Jordan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jordan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stickler lands a big elbow.
Jordan tries to lock up and control but Stickler gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jordan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stickler avoids the attempt from Jordan to control.
Jordan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stickler wants to control the pace but Jordan is squirming around nicely.
Stickler lands a big shot there that rocks Jordan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stickler prevents Jordan from getting the reversal.
Stickler postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Jordan bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Stickler and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Stickler !
Simon Stickler is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Kingman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ping Pong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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204 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Kingman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ping Pong!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kingman to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Ping Pong has been cut.
Pong throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Kingman stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Pong follows into mount!
Kingman is rocked!
It looks like Austin Kingman has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oh Kingman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kingman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pong on the ground.
Kingman is looking to improve his position but Pong isn't that keen on the idea.
Kingman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pong looking to control but Kingman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kingman tries to lock up and control but Pong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pong sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kingman is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kingman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kingman seems to have got his legs back now.
Kingman wants to get back to his feet.
Pong wants to control the pace but Kingman is squirming around nicely.
Kingman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kingman tries to get out of the position.
Kingman tries to hold on but Pong pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Pong there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pong thowing shots but they're missing.
Pong thowing shots but they're missing.
Kingman trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kingman is trying to escape the mount.
Kingman tries to hold on but Pong postures up.
Pong controlling the position easily from mount.
Kingman tries to lock up and control but Pong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kingman is looking to escape.
Kingman really wants to buck Pong off and get back to his feet.
Kingman is trying desperately to improve position.
Pong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pong prevents Kingman from getting the reversal.
Kingman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingman wants to get back to full guard.
Kingman is working hard here to advance position.
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.
Kingman is controlling Pong's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Pong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kingman keeps working.
Pong wants to stand up but Kingman has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Pong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kingman defending well though.
Kingman is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pong looks to land a combination but Kingman avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pong drops his hands momentarily and Kingman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pong throws a nice looking combination but Kingman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pong looks winded!
Kingman lands a big right hand that sends Pong crashing to the mat! Kingman stays standing though and waves Pong back to his feet!
Pong is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingman throws a hook to the side of Pong's head but Pong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pong is still on wobbly legs! Can Kingman finish him?
Pong moves out of range of the strikes.
Kingman throws a looping overhand right but Pong ducks down to avoid it.
Pong misses with a body kick.
Kingman throws the left hand but Pong avoids the punch easily.
Kingman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pong closes the distance but Kingman moves to the side
and Kingman counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Pong out cold! What a finish! Kingman is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Austin Kingman!
Austin Kingman really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Gustin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melvin Gustin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Mills!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mills.
Mills lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mills slips a jab from Gustin.
Gustin misses with a looping left.
Gustin just misses with a punch to the body.
Mills fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustin manages to avoid it.
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Gustin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mills, right into the meat.
Good standup being displayed there by Gustin as he connects with a hook.
A cross from Gustin lands.
Gustin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mills.
Gustin slips a straight right by Mills.
Gustin tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mills. That's going to slow Gustin down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gustin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick there by Gustin.
Mills has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gustin.
Gustin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mills doesn't seem bothered though.
Mills throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gustin tries to bum rush Mills with a series of wild strikes but Mills uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gustin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mills, pushing him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mills as Gustin tries to tie him up.
Mills creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mills putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gustin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gustin dodges an elbow strike from Mills.
Mills pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gustin avoids the elbow strike from Mills, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustin blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Gustin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mills pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mills misses with an elbow over the top.
Mills throws an elbow that misses.
Mills is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gustin is defending well for now.
Gustin blocks the elbow strike.
Gustin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mills throws an elbow but misses.
Gustin tries to stall but Mills uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mills throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gustin avoids the elbow strike from Mills, against the cage.
Mills's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mills blocking some punches.
Mills lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gustin's defenses.
It looks like Melvin Gustin has been cut.
Gustin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mills's elbow.
Gustin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gustin fails to land.
Gustin manages to break the clinch.
Ricky Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mills 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.
Mills keeps Gustin at a distance using the push kick.
Mills lands a right hook to the body.
Mills motions for Gustin to come forward. Mills throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mills misses with a low kick as Gustin jumps back.
Gustin cracks Mills with a good jab.
Mills throws a solid leg kick but Gustin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mills.
Mills throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gustin's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mills fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustin manages to avoid it.
Mills misses with a leg kick.
Gustin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mills misses with an elbow over the top.
Gustin working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mills throws an elbow but misses.
Mills gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gustin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gustin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mills thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mills buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gustin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mills misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricky Mills will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Melvin Gustin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice jab there from Gustin.
Gustin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gustin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gustin misses with a hook.
Mills throws a low kick, looking for Gustin's leg but Gustin calmly moves out of range.
Mills is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gustin rather than just go for the knockout.
Mills turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mills lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gustin is looking to score with low kicks.
Gustin throws a head kick but Mills moves out of range.
Mills throws a body punch but Gustin moves out of range.
Gustin with a nice cross.
Good leg kick by Mills there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gustin misses with a looping right.
Gustin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Gustin misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills misses with an uppercut
and Gustin counters with an inside leg kick.
Mills misses with a head kick.
Gustin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gustin connects with a body shot that sends Mills's belly button to the back.
Mills bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Mills misses.
Mills feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gustins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gustin closes the distance and clinches.
Gustin wants to stall.
Mills looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mills throws an elbow that misses.
Mills pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mills misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gustin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills tries to land knees in the clinch but Gustin avoids the damage to the body.
Gustin dodges an elbow strike from Mills.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mills throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gustin.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mills just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gustin's brow.
Mills lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gustin backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustin is trying to stall.
Mills comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gustin blocks the elbow strike.
Gustin lands a right hand.
Mills gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gustin lands a left hand.
Mills is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mills throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills lands a nice elbow.
Mills is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gustin is keeping busy.
Mills throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gustin misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mills.
Mills lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gustin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gustin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mills throws an elbow but it misses.
Gustin avoids a wild elbow strike from Mills.
Gustin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mills looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gustin stalling in the clinch but Mills improves position.
Gustin seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Mills is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustin avoids a wild elbow strike from Mills.
Mills throws an elbow that misses.
Gustin blocks an elbow strike from Mills.
Gustin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mills pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mills.
Gustin breaks from the clinch.
Gustin swings for the body but Mills moves out of range.
Gustin jabs at Mills's body.
Mills slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Gustin does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Mills misses the target.
Gustin avoids the body shot from Mills.
Mills drops his hands momentarily and Gustin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Melvin Gustin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Melvin Gustin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Mills tries to clinch up.
Mills closes the distance and pushes Gustin back into the cage.
Mills wants to stall.
Mills tries to land knees in the clinch but Gustin avoids the damage to the body.
Gustin lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Mills.
Gustin avoids the elbow strike from Mills, against the cage.
Mills misses with an elbow over the top.
Gustin stalling in the clinch but Mills improves position.
Mills looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gustin avoids a wild elbow strike from Mills.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gustin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gustin avoids the elbow strike from Mills, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mills throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mills throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gustin working aggressively here.
Gustin throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mills.
Gustin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mills misses with an elbow over the top.
Mills prevents Gustin from breaking the clinch.
Mills pushes off an throws an elbow but Gustin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gustin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mills as Gustin tries to tie him up.
Mills gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mills swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ricky Mills seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mills lands a damaging elbow.
Melvin Gustin's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mills throws an elbow but misses.
Mills blocks an uppercut.
Gustin lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gustin fails to land.
Gustin takes an elbow to the temple.
Mills lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gustin backwards.
Gustin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gustin has a couple of punches blocked by Mills.
Mills has a couple of punches blocked by Gustin.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mills just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gustin's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mills.
Gustin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gustin is trying to stall.
Mills throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills trying to land knees to the body.
Mills slowing the pace effectively.
Gustin lands with a left to the head.
Mills pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mills throws an elbow that misses.
Mills throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mills blocks an uppercut.
Gustin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gustin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gustin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gustin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mills's elbow.
Gustin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mills throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gustin misses with a punch on the inside.
Gustin lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gustin.
Gustin blocks an elbow strike from Mills.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills missing with knees to the body.
Gustin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millss head.
Mills lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mills trying to stall but Gustin improves his position.
Mills misses with an elbow strike.
Gustin takes an elbow to the temple.
Melvin Gustin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gustin managing to block the knees to the body from Mills.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mills throws an elbow but misses.
Gustin takes an elbow to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Gustin.
Gustin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mills.
Mills lands an elbow inside that Gustin shrugs off.
Jeez, Melvin Gustin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gustin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mills.
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 Melvin Gustin.
I think Gustin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Gustin!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Isonmycok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Swarner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isonmycok kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is funky cold medina . Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johann Isonmycok!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Swarner!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swarner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swarner throws a series of punches but Isonmycok avoids them all with ease.
Isonmycok connects with a body shot that sends Swarner's belly button to the back.
Isonmycok throws a head kick that half lands.
Isonmycok throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Swarner.
Isonmycok throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Isonmycok throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Swarner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sloppy strikes from Swarner. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isonmycok's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Isonmycok duly obliges.
Johann Isonmycok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Isonmycok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Swarner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Isonmycok throws a head kick that misses.
Swarner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Isonmycok counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swarner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Isonmycok throws out the jab.
Isonmycok tries to keep at a distance but Swarner has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isonmycok gets through Swarner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Isonmycok scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Isonmycok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Swarner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Isonmycok jumps guard and drags Swarner to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Isonmycok is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Swarner frees his head nicely. Oh but Isonmycok has switched to an armbar! Swarner is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Johann Isonmycok!
Johann Isonmycok retains his light heavyweight title!
Johann Isonmycok was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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