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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deejay Vendetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Wynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vendetta's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killswitch Engage - Save Me. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wynn's choice of entrance music: Flower Of Scotland - Red Hot Chilli Pipers. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deejay Vendetta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Willie Wynn!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wynn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vendetta missing with a left hand there. Wynn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vendetta lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick from Vendetta lands but Wynn takes it in his stride.
It looks like Willie Wynn has been cut.
Vendetta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wynn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vendetta as he avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Wynn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Vendetta connects with a looping right hand.
Vendetta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wynn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vendetta.
Vendetta's corner calls for a 1-2. Vendetta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vendetta gets off balance looking for a body kick
so Wynn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vendetta wants to get back to his feet but Wynn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wynn wants to stand but Vendetta is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vendetta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wynn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wynn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wynn content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Wynn is looking to take a break and control but Vendetta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wynn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendetta pushes Wynn away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wynn gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Vendetta taking a bit of punishment here - Wynn scoring with strikes.
Vendetta is trying to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Vendetta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wynn in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Vendetta is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Willie Wynn!
An out of breath Willie Wynn 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazna Futzchag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Futzchag comes to the cage accompanied by Emika. 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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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kazna Futzchag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Futzchag has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mullen prevents Futzchag from breaking the clinch.
Mullen can't break the clinch.
Mullen wants to break free but Futzchag has control.
Mullen stops a takedown attempt from Futzchag.
Futzchag is trying to drag Mullen to the mat but Mullen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Futzchag tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mullen smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazna Futzchag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Futzchag misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mullen slaps away a takedown attempt from Futzchag, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Futzchag tries to clinch
and Mullen counters with a thumping low kick.
Mullen with a poor takedown
and Futzchag counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen throws a leg kick
letting Futzchag counter with a right hand.
Futzchag staying out of range there.
A low kick from Mullen misses
enabling Futzchag to counter with a crisp jab.
Futzchag has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mullen.
Mullen closes the distance and clinches up with Futzchag, looking for a takedown. Mullen pushes Futzchag against the cage but Futzchag circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Futzchag shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mullen's guard.
Futzchag won't allow Mullen to get back to his feet.
Futzchag working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mullen's head.
Futzchag wants to control from the top but Mullen keeps moving.
Futzchag trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Futzchag drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mullen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mullen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mullen!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag sneaks back into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Futzchag works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mullen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Futzchag has control of Mullen's left arm, preventing Mullen from doing any damage.
Futzchag is trying to keep Mullen in close.
Mullen trying to control but Futzchag is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mullen manages to get himself to full guard.
Mullen is adopting a defensive guard.
Futzchag wants to control from the top but Mullen keeps moving.
Futzchag is looking to stand up but Mullen won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Futzchag.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mullen lands a front kick.
Futzchag misses the shot to the body.
Futzchag tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Futzchag wants to clinch.
Mullen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mullen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Futzchag.
Futzchag really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Futzchag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Futzchag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazna Futzchag dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Futzchag 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.
Mullen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Futzchag.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Futzchag is defended easily by Mullen.
Good exchange - Mullen coming out on top.
Mullen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Futzchag's waist but Futzchag gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mullen off to one side.
Mullen throws a push kick but Futzchag slaps the foot to one side.
Mullen connects with an inside leg kick.
Futzchag shoots in and gets a takedown into Mullen's guard.
Mullen trying to keep a closed guard but Futzchag is proving a slippery customer.
Futzchag loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Futzchag prevents Mullen from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen has his hands on Futzchag's head, controlling the position.
Futzchag trying to control the position from guard on top but Mullen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Futzchag passes Mullen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Futzchag looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Futzchag looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen is trying to get back to full guard.
Mullen is trying to stand up here but Futzchag is controlling him well.
Futzchag drops an elbow to the side of Mullen's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Futzchag is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mullen defends it well.
Mullen is looking for a sweep. Futzchag is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Futzchag is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Futzchag is nestled in close to Mullen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mullen pushes Futzchag off looking to stand but Futzchag dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen tries to get to full guard but Futzchag has control of the leg.
Mullen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Futzchag is working away from the top position though.
Futzchag stalling away here and it's allowed Mullen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mullen wants to stand and escape but Futzchag is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Futzchag looking to pass the guard.
Mullen keeping moving, preventing Futzchag from controlling successfully.
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 Kazna Futzchag 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. 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.
Mullen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mullen is looking to chop away at Futzchag's legs.
Futzchag misses with a body punch
and Mullen counters with a single leg into guard. Futzchag didn't expect that.
Futzchag is trying to keep Mullen in close.
Futzchag has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mullen stands and steps away. Futzchag gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Futzchag scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Futzchag throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mullen's waist but Mullen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Futzchag off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futzchag uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mullen.
Futzchag moves into the clinch successfully.
Futzchag wants to get back to striking at distance but Mullen won't allow it.
Mullen wants to get back to striking at distance but Futzchag won't allow it.
Futzchag tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mullen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Futzchag uses from the top position.
Mullen trying to control the position here.
Mullen looking for a sweep. Not yet Mullen, not yet.
Futzchag wants to control from the top but Mullen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mullen looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mullen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Futzchag checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Futzchag shoots for a takedown but Mullen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazna Futzchag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mullen misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Mullen.
Kazna Futzchag is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Futzchag throws a series of punches but Mullen moves out of range.
Mullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Futzchag throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mullen avoids the head kick by Futzchag.
Futzchag is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mullen's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Futzchag thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen is trying to get back to full guard.
Futzchag trying to control from half guard but Mullen is working away.
Futzchag wants to pass the guard but Mullen is defending well.
Mullen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Futzchag wants to control from the top but Mullen keeps moving.
Paul Mullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazna Futzchag is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mullen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Futzchag avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mullen.
Mullen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Futzchag wants to control but Mullen is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mullen avoids the attempt from Futzchag to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Mullen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Futzchag 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazna Futzchag!
After winning the bout, Kazna Futzchag thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, UFC Original Theme Music . 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Royce Gracie Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Hughs!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie Jr. Hughs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughs swinging wildly here.
Hughs scores with a kick to the body.
Gracie Jr tries to bum rush Hughs with a series of wild strikes but Hughs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie Jr shoots in for a takedown but Hughs shows good takedown defense.
Hughs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie Jr misses the shot to the body.
Hughs throws the left hand but Gracie Jr avoids the punch easily.
Gracie Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie Jr throws a hook but Hughs blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie Jr misses with a body shot.
Hughs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hughs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hughs cracks a nice hook into Gracie Jr's ribs.
Gracie Jr looks to land a right hand but Hughs moved out of range.
Hughs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Hughs counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Joe Hughs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hughs is fending him off so far but Gracie Jr persists. Nope, Hughs circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughs avoids the head kick by Gracie Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs tries a head kick but it misses.
Hughs throws a head kick that Gracie Jr semi-blocks.
It looks like Royce Gracie Jr has been cut.
Hughs misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughs tries to bum rush Gracie Jr with a series of wild strikes but Gracie Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hughs stalks Gracie Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie Jr's face. Gracie Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
A combination from Hughs does no damage.
Gracie Jr misses with a body shot.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie Jr 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Hughs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gracie Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Hughs counters with a leg kick.
Gracie Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie Jr is looking to wear down Hughs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hughs misses with a hook
and Gracie Jr counters with a left to the body.
Gracie Jr scores with a hook to the body. Hughs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hughs blocks a leg kick.
Hughs stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie Jr. Gracie Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Hughs tests Gracie Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hughs tries a head kick but it misses.
Hughs throws a head kick but Gracie Jr moves out of range.
Gracie Jr wants to slow Hughs down by chopping away at his legs.
Sloppy strikes from Hughs. Those never looked like landing.
Hughs gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gracie Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughs scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hughs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hughs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hughs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hughs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie Jr.
Gracie Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie Jr thows a leg kick but Hughs checks it
and Hughs counters with a two punch combo.
Hughs tries to bum rush Gracie Jr with a series of wild strikes but Gracie Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gracie Jr. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gracie Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hughs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs throws a series of punches but Gracie Jr moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hughs. Those never looked like landing.
Hughs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Gracie Jr blocks the low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hughs.
Gracie Jr misses with a low kick.
Gracie Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughs was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie Jr.
Gracie Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Hughs throws a leg kick but Gracie Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs misses with the combination.
Gracie Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Hughs swinging wildly here.
Hughs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie Jr.
Gracie Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gracie Jr moves out of range as Hughs throws a body kick.
Hughs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hughs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie Jr shoots in for a double leg but Hughs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hughs misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Hughs.
Hughs tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie Jr blocks a head kick by Hughs.
Gracie Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Hughs's head.
Horrible takedown by Gracie Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Hughs which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughs slips a jab from Gracie Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie Jr gets a double leg takedown into Hughs's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hughs trying to control the position.
Gracie Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughs is keeping the position for now.
Hughs looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie Jr drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hughs looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hughs looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hughs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Hughs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gracie Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hughs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gracie Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Hughs.
Hughs fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joe Hughs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs misses with a body kick.
Hughs misses with a body kick.
Gracie Jr throws a hook but Hughs blocks it.
Hughs throws a head kick but Gracie Jr moves out of range.
Joe Hughs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hughs throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie Jr counters with a leg kick.
Hughs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hughs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hughs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hughs throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hughs is looking to score with low kicks.
Gracie Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hughs is fending him off so far but Gracie Jr persists. Nope, Hughs circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hughs's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Gracie Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hughs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hughs tries to bum rush Gracie Jr with a series of wild strikes but Gracie Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughs was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie Jr.
Hughs misses with a few strikes there.
Hughs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hughs.
Hughs throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie Jr moves out of range easily.
Hughs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie Jr is out of range and Hughs settles back down.
Royce Gracie Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughs throws a series of punches but Gracie Jr moves out of range.
Hughs checks a low kick from Gracie Jr.
Hughs jabs at Gracie Jr's body.
A combination from Hughs does no damage.
Hughs misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughs checks a leg kick nicely.
Hughs checks a leg kick.
Hughs scores with a hook to the body. Gracie Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hughs throws a right and a left that Gracie Jr avoids nicely.
Hughs misses with a hook.
Hughs tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Hughs misses
and Gracie Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hughs thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie Jr tries for a takedown but Hughs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hughs counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Hughs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hughs winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Hughs!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Demoss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Synephrine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Synephrine has chosen Hammerfall - Hearts On Fire as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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171 lbs
11 - 16 - 0 |
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Good knees
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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
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Demoss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Synephrine!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Synephrine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demoss moves in looking to clinch but Synephrine pushes him off.
Synephrine throws a sloppy head kick and Demoss moves out of range easily.
Demoss tries to clinch but Synephrine moves away
and Synephrine counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Demoss tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Synephrine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Synephrine swats away the attempt to clinch by Demoss.
Demoss tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Synephrine counters with a nice leg kick.
Mike Demoss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demoss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Demoss throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Synephrine.
The fight stays on the outside here - Demoss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Synephrine blocks a head kick by Demoss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Synephrine throws a head kick that misses.
Demoss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Synephrine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demoss tries to clinch
and Synephrine counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Demoss is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Demoss scores with a three punch combo!
Synephrine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Synephrine needs to keep his hands up - Demoss had a free shot at his head there.
Demoss tries to clinch but Synephrine moves out of range.
Demoss wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Demoss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Demoss closes the distance looking to clinch
and Synephrine counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Demoss tries to clinch but Synephrine moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demoss misses with a series of wild punches.
Demoss moves in looking to clinch but Synephrine pushes him off.
Demoss tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Synephrine counters with a body kick that stops Demoss in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demoss looks to clinch
and Synephrine counters with a head kick that wobbles Demoss - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Synephrine sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Synephrine!
After the big win, Sam Synephrine made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Empire Threads and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Braun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David has chosen Bring The Pain 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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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
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Braun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Xavier David!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David scores with a head kick. Braun tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
David misses with a right hand
and Braun counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for David!
Braun looking to ground and pound but David is blocking nicely.
Braun throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braun prevents David from getting the reversal.
Braun wants to control the pace but David is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
David really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Braun is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Braun scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish David?
Braun punching from mount but David doing a good job of avoiding damage.
David is looking to improve his position but Braun isn't that keen on the idea.
Braun connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
David tries to hold on but Braun postures up.
David can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braun with the ground and pound from mount.
Braun with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Braun throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
David working to try and regain half guard.
Braun scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish David?
Braun looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Braun sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Braun wants to control the pace but David is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Braun there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David tries to lock up and control but Braun gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David is desperately trying to improve his position but Braun has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braun thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Braun scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish David?
Braun prevents David from getting the reversal.
Braun breaks from David's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Braun punishing his opponent with strikes.
David is looking to improve his position but Braun isn't that keen on the idea.
David tries to lock up and control but Braun gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Braun controlling from the full mount.
David regains half guard.
Braun is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. David doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Braun.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David tries to get to full guard but Braun has control of the leg.
Braun is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Braun is sneakily working for an arm triangle but David sees it coming and defends easily.
Braun wants to lay and pray for a moment but David keeps working.
David tries to get to full guard but Braun has control of the leg.
David trying to control but Braun postures up.
David is trying to get back to full guard.
Braun is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David wants to get back to full guard.
Braun is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
David keeping control of the position.
Braun is sneakily working for an arm triangle but David sees it coming and defends easily.
Braun is looking for a kimura but David is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Braun to get the leverage.
David slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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!
Braun postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braun stopping the sweep attempt from David.
David is trying to control the position from the bottom.
David looking for a sweep. Not yet David, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Braun dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Braun drives through with a takedown into David's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Braun postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Braun wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.
Braun preventing the sweep.
David pulls Braun in close to his closed guard and prevents Braun from doing any damage or advancing position.
Braun sitting in guard, not really doing much.
David managing to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Braun shoots in for a takedown but David shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
David misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Braun's head.
David lands with a good body shot.
David tries a head kick but it misses.
Braun shoots for a double leg takedown but David sprawls well. He's pushed Braun's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mario Braun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
David lands a lovely overhand right.
Braun takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A bone on bone clash there as Braun blocks the leg kick.
David throws a right hand that misses
and Braun counters with a left and a right that stings David.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David lands a jab to the head.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braun moves away.
Braun fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Braun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Braun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David throws a hook but Braun blocks it.
Braun blocks a leg kick.
David throws a series of punches but Braun moves out of range.
Braun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
David is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Braun is defending well.
Braun managing to block the knees to the body from David.
Braun manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
David trying to control but Braun is working from the bottom.
Braun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
David postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David trying to control but Braun is working from the bottom.
David looking to sit in guard and control but Braun gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
David controlling the position.
David can't keep his opponent in guard - Braun advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Braun is pressing down on David's thigh, looking to free his foot. David is holding on for now.
David trying to hold on to Braun's head to control him but Braun postures up.
Braun looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
David blocking the ground and pound attempt from Braun.
David makes his way to full guard. A much better position for David.
Braun tries to free his leg and advance position but David is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
David is controlling Braun's posture.
Braun with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
David lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Braun!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Braun?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
David throws a wild left hand from mount and Braun manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Braun makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Braun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Xavier David will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Braun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
David throws a poor cross that misses
and Braun counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Xavier David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Braun has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
David misses with a combination
and Braun counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Braun stops David from getting back to his feet.
Well, if Braun 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.
Braun working David over with strikes.
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!
Braun is looking to advance position but David won't allow it.
David moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Braun postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David wants to sweep here but Braun controlling him for the moment.
David is trying to keep Braun in close.
Braun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Braun postures up in David's guard and throws a big left but David blocks it.
Braun stopping the sweep attempt from David.
Braun 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.
Braun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as David works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
David not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Braun postures up in David's guard and throws a big left but David blocks it.
David has momentary wrist control but Braun slips an elbow through the middle.
David is trying to control the position but Braun postures up.
Braun trying to control the position from guard on top but David is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Braun is looking to work some ground and pound but David has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braun is looking to work some ground and pound but David has wrist control.
Braun stands up over David, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Braun being controlled here momentarily.
Braun passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Braun working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braun wants to lay and pray for a moment but David keeps working.
David tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on David's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
David is trying to buck Braun off.
Braun wants to control but David is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mario Braun wasn't doing enough on the ground.
David pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Braun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with David but David pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Braun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but David paws at him with a jab and circles away.
David misses with a right hand
and Braun counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braun misses with a takedown attempt
and David connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braun scores with a takedown into David's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
David manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Braun manages to get himself to full guard.
David postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Braun throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
David scoring with punches to the head and body.
Braun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David with a flurry of punches that miss.
Braun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from David.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Braun showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Braun 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Braun!
Mario Braun thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aodhan o hAodha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira comes to the cage accompanied by Don Omar - Danza Kuduro. o hAodha has chosen Cursum Perficio by Enya as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
196 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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34
200 lbs
18 - 19 - 0 |
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Great elbows
KO power |
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Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aodhan o hAodha!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oliveira throws a solid leg kick but o hAodha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a nice inside leg kick.
o hAodha moves out of range as Oliveira strikes.
Oliveira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A lazy left from Oliveira finds it's target.
o hAodha ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a head kick but o hAodha moves out of range.
Oliveira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
o hAodha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oliveira scoring well with a low kick there.
o hAodha swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from o hAodha. Those never looked like landing.
Oliveira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and o hAodha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oliveira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but o hAodha ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira scores with the left hand. o hAodha knows he should have avoided that one.
Oliveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by o hAodha.
Oliveira connects with a solid leg kick.
Oliveira tests o hAodha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oliveira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliveira misses the target.
Oliveira throws out a powerful jab.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but o hAodha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A leg kick checked by o hAodha.
The fighters circling - Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oliveira.
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab by Oliveira.
o hAodha throws a lazy right hand but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
o hAodha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliveira.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveira tries to clinch
and o hAodha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
o hAodha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
o hAodha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
Oliveira tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oliveira lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and o hAodha has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from o hAodha and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab lands there for Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a hook.
Oliveira tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from o hAodha misses.
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but o hAodha pushes him off.
o hAodha looks to land a left hand but Oliveira moved out of range nicely.
Good shot there by Oliveira.
o hAodha slips a jab and a cross from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a leg kick
and o hAodha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oliveira misses with a kick to the body
and o hAodha counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricardo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira dips to his left and cracks o hAodha with an uppercut!
Oliveira loads up on a big right hand but o hAodha slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira swings widly with a right hand
and o hAodha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliveira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
o hAodha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliveira throws a shot from downtown. o hAodha moves away and avoids it.
o hAodha misses with a looping left.
o hAodha walks into a jab.
Oliveira tries to clinch up
and o hAodha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good leg kick by Oliveira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
o hAodha checks a leg kick.
o hAodha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from o hAodha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Oliveira dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
o hAodha checks a low kick from Oliveira.
Oliveira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
o hAodha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses the jab.
o hAodha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
o hAodha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
o hAodha moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliveira misses the target.
o hAodha misses with a hook.
o hAodha misses with a jab, cross combination.
o hAodha circles away from the clinch attempt.
o hAodha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
o hAodha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oliveira scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
o hAodha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oliveira cracks the inside of o hAodha's front leg.
o hAodha swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Oliveira attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Oliveira finds it's target.
Oliveira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira lands with a straight right. o hAodha didn't see that one coming.
Oliveira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. o hAodha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
o hAodha takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oliveira wants to slow o hAodha down by chopping away at his legs.
Oliveira misses with a leg kick.
o hAodha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliveira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and o hAodha is able to avoid easily.
o hAodha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oliveira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and o hAodha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
o hAodha stalks Oliveira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oliveira's face. Oliveira staggers backwards, shaken.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick and o hAodha moves out of range easily.
o hAodha misses with a straight right.
o hAodha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oliveira. Oliveira obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as o hAodha blocks the low kick.
Oliveira throws a nice head kick!
Oliveira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and o hAodha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
o hAodha is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oliveira.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but o hAodha might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Oliveira has got the better of the exchanges.
Oliveira throws an overhand right that lands on o hAodha's shoulder, as o hAodha tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
o hAodha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot lands for Oliveira.
Oliveira misses the jab.
Oliveira tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
o hAodha's jab looks to have found its range, popping Oliveira under the eye.
o hAodha throws a shot to the body.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but o hAodha is avoiding it.
Oliveira throws the kick towards the body but o hAodha avoids it.
Oliveira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by o hAodha.
Jab, jab by o hAodha - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Oliveira catches o hAodha right on the button with a cross.
o hAodha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oliveira tried to score with a low kick but o hAodha checks it.
Oliveira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. o hAodha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oliveira throws a poor cross that misses
enabling o hAodha to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliveira misses the jab.
Oliveira throws a shot from downtown. o hAodha moves away and avoids it.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract o hAodha.
o hAodha throws a jab but it's blocked by Oliveira.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira throws a jab but it's blocked by o hAodha.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
o hAodha takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oliveira misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Oliveira dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A head kick by Oliveira misses
and o hAodha counters with a three punch combo that has Oliveira backing up. Oliveira nods at o hAodha to acknowledge the strikes.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Oliveira thows a body shot but no joy.
o hAodha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
o hAodha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliveira.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira moves out of range of the strikes.
o hAodha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from o hAodha.
A jab from Oliveira finds it's way through o hAodha's defenses.
o hAodha avoids the head kick by Oliveira.
Oliveira digs a good body shot into o hAodha's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Oliveira does no damage.
o hAodha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a right hand
and o hAodha counters with a nice body shot.
Oliveira misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick from Oliveira misses.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
o hAodha blocks a head kick by Oliveira.
That kick from Oliveira tenderised o hAodha's leg. o hAodha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oliveira misses with a lunging right hand
and o hAodha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliveira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that o hAodha can do to turn this around?
Oliveira misses with a kick to the body.
Oliveira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. o hAodha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oliveira misses with a hook.
Aodhan o hAodha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oliveira scores with the left hand. o hAodha knows he should have avoided that one.
Oliveira connects with a single shot there.
Oliveira misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by o hAodha.
Oliveira throws a nice head kick!
A jab from o hAodha misses.
o hAodha throws a shot to the body.
Ricardo Oliveira is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
o hAodha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliveira throws out the jab.
Oliveira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oliveira. That's going to slow o hAodha down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from o hAodha lands.
Oliveira throws a leg kick
and Oliveira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
o hAodha moves out of range of the strikes.
Oliveira looks for the body kick but o hAodha saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as o hAodha blocks the low kick.
Oliveira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oliveira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oliveira connects with a leg kick. o hAodha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
o hAodha throws a hook to the side of Oliveira's head but Oliveira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliveira connects with a crisp jab.
Oliveira lands with a cross.
o hAodha misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oliveira.
Oliveira is looking to slow o hAodha down with leg kicks.
Oliveira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
o hAodha 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.
Oliveira checks a low kick from o hAodha.
Oliveira throws a poor cross that misses
and o hAodha counters with a two punch combo.
Ricardo Oliveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oliveira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
o hAodha walks into a straight right hand from Oliveira.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oliveira lands with an overhand left.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that o hAodha avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oliveira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Oliveira!
Ricardo Oliveira made sure to mention his sponsor, [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trey Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Travolta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anastasio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tweezer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
201 lbs
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Anastasio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Travolta!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasio throws a sloppy head kick and Travolta moves out of range easily.
Travolta closes the distance and clinches.
Travolta stalling the fight.
Anastasio tries to score a body lock takedown but Travolta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Travolta pushes off an throws an elbow but Anastasio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Travolta is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Travolta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anastasio's efforts to push away.
Travolta lands an elbow inside that Anastasio shrugs off.
Anastasio can't break the clinch.
Travolta is stalling here.
Travolta pushes Anastasio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Travolta has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Anastasio uses from the top position.
Travolta controls Anastasio momentarily but Anastasio frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio trying to control the position from guard on top but Travolta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Travolta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Travolta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anastasio's guard.
Anastasio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Travolta is controlling him.
Anastasio pushes Travolta off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Anastasio shoots for a takedown but Travolta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Anastasio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Travolta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Travolta shoots in and gets a takedown into Anastasio's guard.
Travolta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Travolta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Travolta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anastasio is looking to stand up but Travolta isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Anastasio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Travolta tries to free his leg and advance position but Anastasio is retaining full guard.
Anastasio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Travolta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Travolta postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Travolta trying to control but Anastasio is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Trey Anastasio wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Anastasio shoots for a double leg takedown but Travolta sprawls well. He's pushed Anastasio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Travolta closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Anastasio to the mat! Anastasio manages to get full guard.
Travolta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anastasio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Travolta scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travolta wants to pass the guard but Anastasio is keeping the position.
Anastasio manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Travolta is looking to get to half guard.
Travolta gets back to half guard.
Anastasio passes the guard and advances to mount!
Anastasio thowing shots but they're missing.
Travolta slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Travolta is pressing down on Anastasio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio trying to control but Travolta is working from the bottom.
Travolta keeping full guard, as Anastasio tries to pass.
Anastasio throws a big elbow that misses.
Anastasio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Travolta is adopting a defensive guard.
Travolta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Travolta is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Travolta wasn't active enough on the ground.
Anastasio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Travolta prevents Anastasio from moving into mount.
Travolta looks to move to half guard but instead Anastasio has passed into mount! Damn!
Anastasio dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Travolta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Travolta stuffs the takedown.
Anastasio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Travolta is out of range and Anastasio settles back down.
Anastasio tries to keep at a distance but Travolta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anastasio working hard to break the clinch.
Travolta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anastasio's defenses.
It looks like Trey Anastasio has been cut.
Travolta is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Travolta.
Travolta lands a hook that snaps the head of Anastasio backwards.
Travolta taking a breather.
Anastasio is fighting off a takedown attempt but Travolta is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Anastasio to the mat. Anastasio regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anastasio wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Travolta is now in half guard.
Travolta stalling.
Anastasio trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Travolta is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Travolta working over Anastasio with some ground and pound. Anastasio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Travolta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Travolta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Travolta lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Travolta lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Travolta is looking to advance position but Anastasio won't allow it.
Travolta is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anastasio has managed to free his arm - good work.
Travolta wants to control but Anastasio is keeping him busy.
Anastasio is trying to control but can't.
Travolta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anastasio defending well though.
Anastasio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Travolta scores with a couple of nice shots.
Travolta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anastasio is rocked!
Travolta lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Anastasio quite badly. Anastasio pulls Travolta in close trying to recover. Travolta postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Anastasio on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Anastasio doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Travolta!
John Travolta took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « ONI ↑ 5x160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haji Muakbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muakbar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, That Punjabi Jay-Z song. Haji Muakbar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haji Muakbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Pope!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope with a lazy takedown attempt
and Muakbar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pope is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Muakbar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Muakbar.
A big left from Muakbar misses.
Muakbar misses with a body kick.
Muakbar tried to score with a low kick but Pope checks it.
Pope with a poor takedown
and Muakbar counters with a series of strikes. Pope will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice body punch from Muakbar.
Pope takes a swing at Muakbar's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Muakbar.
Pope dodges the punch combination from Muakbar.
Pope misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Haji Muakbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Pope.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope shoots and misses
and Muakbar counters with a solid body kick.
Pope fails with the takedown.
Pope on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope fails with the takedown
and Muakbar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pope looks winded!
Muakbar lunges at Pope with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pope's hand.
Muakbar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muakbar throws an off balance right hand
and Pope counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muakbar scores with the left hand. Pope knows he should have avoided that one.
Pope is rocked!
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch but Muakbar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pope with a poor takedown
and Muakbar counters with a stiff right hand.
Pope is still on wobbly legs! Can Muakbar finish him?
Pope is trying desperately to land a takedown but Muakbar is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pope.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pope walks straight into a right hand from Muakbar - that's dropped him! Muakbar jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Pope from any more punishment! Pope 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 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Haji Muakbar!
After the fight, Haji Muakbar 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greissi Jiorgite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasty has chosen Dr. Dre- Kush as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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242 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greissi Jiorgite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buck Nasty!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasty stuns Jiorgite with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Greissi Jiorgite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nasty slips a jab from Jiorgite.
Nasty fails to land with a series of punches.
Nasty misses with a right hand
and Jiorgite counters with a three punch combo that has Nasty backing up. Nasty nods at Jiorgite to acknowledge the strikes.
Jiorgite shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nasty sprawls well. Nasty wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jiorgite gets slowly back to his feet.
Nasty slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nasty moves out of range as Jiorgite strikes.
Nasty scores with the left hand. Jiorgite knows he should have avoided that one.
Nasty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nasty lands a leg kick that knocks Jiorgite off balance momentarily.
Nasty lands a head shot.
Nasty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jiorgite misses with a lunging right hand
and Nasty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nasty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nasty misses the jab.
Nasty fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jiorgite has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nasty connects with a right hand. Jiorgite shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiorgite misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nasty.
Nasty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nasty connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jiorgite fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nasty manages to avoid it.
Jiorgite shoots in for a takedown but Nasty shows good takedown defense.
Jiorgite uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nasty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buck Nasty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nasty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jiorgite.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greissi Jiorgite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jiorgite waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nasty.
Nasty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nasty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Jiorgite there.
Jiorgite throws a hook to the side of Nasty's head but Nasty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nasty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jiorgite.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiorgite scores with a decent looking hook.
Jiorgite takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jiorgite misses with a right hand
and Nasty counters with a leg kick.
Nasty thuds his right hand into Jiorgite's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nasty throws a hook to the side of Jiorgite's head but Jiorgite sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nasty staying out of range there.
Jiorgite rushes Nasty and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nasty is trying to break free.
Nasty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nasty throws an overhand right that lands on Jiorgite's shoulder, as Jiorgite tries to avoid the shot.
Jiorgite throws out a powerful jab.
Jiorgite avoids the body shot from Nasty.
A big left from Jiorgite misses.
Nasty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jiorgite throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nasty.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nasty.
Nasty throws the left hand but Jiorgite avoids the punch easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jiorgite. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nasty finds it's way through Jiorgite's defenses.
Nasty swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jiorgite.
Jiorgite digs a good hook to Nasty's body.
Nasty looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jiorgite fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nasty throws a looping overhand right but Jiorgite ducks down to avoid it.
Jiorgite avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nasty connects with a looping right hand.
Jiorgite has a takedown stuffed.
Jiorgite shoots in looking for a takedown. Nasty tries to sprawl out of it but Jiorgite keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nasty manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiorgite takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jiorgite takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiorgite. Nasty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiorgite shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nasty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jiorgite gets the takedown into side control.
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.
Nasty wants to control but Jiorgite postures up.
Jiorgite wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nasty keeps working.
Nasty is trying to improve his position.
Jiorgite wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nasty keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jiorgite is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nasty has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Nasty dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nasty is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jiorgite throws a looping overhand right but Nasty ducks down to avoid it.
Nasty misses the body punch
and Jiorgite counters with a straight right hand.
Nasty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nasty displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jiorgite.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nasty.
Nasty connects with a leg kick. Jiorgite looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nasty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jiorgite misses with the combination.
Nasty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jiorgite.
Jiorgite tries to clinch up but Nasty circles away and keeps his distance.
Nasty tries to bum rush Jiorgite with a series of wild strikes but Jiorgite uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nasty bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiorgite misses with a looping right.
Nasty moves away from the strike by Jiorgite.
Jiorgite misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Nasty misses its intended target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jiorgite.
Nasty misses with a straight right.
Nasty lands a jab-cross combination.
Nasty misses with a low kick.
Nasty throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jiorgite punishes Nasty's body with a nice straight punch.
Jiorgite scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jiorgite takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiorgite takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nasty feints and then cracks Jiorgite's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jiorgite down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jiorgite takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiorgite misses with a lunging right hand
and Nasty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jiorgite tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nasty was well out of range. Poor timing from Jiorgite.
Jiorgite stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nasty.
Nasty lands with an uppercut that bounces Jiorgite off the cage and back into range.
Nasty lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nasty throws a shot to the body.
Nasty takes a swing at Jiorgite's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Jiorgite misses the target.
Jiorgite fails with the takedown
letting Nasty counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greissi Jiorgite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Nasty.
Nasty misses with a series of wild punches.
Jiorgite looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nasty throws the left hand but Jiorgite avoids the punch easily.
Nasty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nasty thuds his right hand into Jiorgite's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasty digs a good hook to Jiorgite's body.
Nasty 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.
Nasty's corner calls for a 1-2. Nasty obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nasty cracks the inside of Jiorgite's front leg.
Nasty lands with a nice body punch.
Nasty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jiorgite at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nasty. That's going to slow Jiorgite down.
Nasty scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nasty. That's going to slow Jiorgite down.
Nasty scores with a decent looking hook.
Jiorgite is rocked!
Jiorgite stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nasty.
Oh Jiorgite is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nasty steps in with a hook that catches Jiorgite right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Nasty follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Jiorgite looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buck Nasty!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Buck Nasty made sure he mentioned Balco Boys - Hilo, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davy Crockett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: Enter Sandman by Metallica. Davy Crockett could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carter Johnson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davy Crockett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Crockett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Crockett slips the punch.
Crockett closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crockett.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Crockett.
Johnson throws a body punch but Crockett moves out of range.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crockett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crockett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crockett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Crockett's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crockett tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crockett to the ground. Crockett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Crockett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnson - the referee stops the clock and Crockett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnson. Crockett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Davy Crockett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson is looking to slow Crockett down with leg kicks.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crockett misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Crockett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crockett throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Crockett throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Crockett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crockett misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Crockett is breathing heavily.
Crockett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
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!
Crockett misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Crockett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson cracks Crockett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crockett momentarily.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Crockett's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Crockett with a big right hand and Crockett goes down!
Crockett is rocked!
Johnson passes Crockett's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oh Crockett is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson working over Crockett with some ground and pound. Crockett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Crockett! More strikes land and this one is all over! Johnson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carter Johnson!
A pretty intense looking Carter Johnson took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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